Our Staff

Fred George

Dean of Students

Office: McPherson Center
276-944-6168
Cell: 276-285-0036
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John Holloway

Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Belonging

Student Affairs & Special Advisor to the President

Office: McPherson Center
276-944-6772 Email
Emily Richardson

Director of Student Activities and New Student Experience

Office: Martin Brock Student Center
276-944-6948 Email
Rakeem Rutherford

Director of Campus Recreation

Office: Martin Brock Student Center
276-944-6335 Email
Timara Brooks

Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards
276-944-6827
Cell: 276-608-0145
Email
Amy Sorensen

Director of Inclusion and the Director of the Women’s Center

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Department Co-Chair

Office: Damer House 101
276-944-6322 Email
Bill Pearce

Director of Housing

Manager of Auxiliary Services
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Adria Hayden

Assistant Director of Student Housing Operations

Office: McPherson Center
276-944-6529 Email
Michael Parks

Head Area Coordinator

Office: McPherson Center
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Zach Cleland

Area Coordinator

Elm, Hickory, Sullins, and Wiley Jackson

Office: McPherson Center
(276)944-6240 Email
Shiree Teagle

Area Coordinator: Wiley Jackson, Stuart, Martin House, Mitchell House

Office: McPherson Center 305
276-944-6795 Email
Jami Young

Area Coordinator: The Village, Weaver, Hillman, Emily Williams House, DEI

Office: McPherson Center
(276) 944-6560 Email

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<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2869-sga-breaks-ground-on-new-student-space"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1365/13863_SGAChestnutLaunch-12.rev.1682113609.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1365/13863_SGAChestnutLaunch-12.rev.1682113609.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1365/13863_SGAChestnutLaunch-12.rev.1682113609.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1365/13863_SGAChestnutLaunch-12.rev.1682113609.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1365/13863_SGAChestnutLaunch-12.rev.1682113609.jpg" alt="From left to right: Kate Prager '23, Jaynae Wright '23, Ryan Vaughan '25, Rakeem Rutherford '11" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1365/13863_SGAChestnutLaunch-12.rev.1682113609.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1365/13863_SGAChestnutLaunch-12.rev.1682113609.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="1365" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2869-sga-breaks-ground-on-new-student-space">SGA Breaks Ground on New Student Space</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Student Government Association is pleased to announce plans for a new student space on campus, “The E&H Chestnut Commons.” On Friday, April 21, SGA and Campus Recreation hosted a launch party with music, games and food, to give students an idea of what the new space will mean for students in the future.</span></p><a href="/live/news/2869-sga-breaks-ground-on-new-student-space" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>