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Office of the Dean of Students

  • Headshot of Christian Wuthrich, Dean of Students

    Christian Wuthrich, Ph.D.

    Dean of Students

    Responsible for:

    • Advocacy and support related to critical or emerging student issues
    • University policy pertaining to students
    • Faculty and staff concerns
    • Research on students and student success
    • Careers in Student Affairs

    Responsible for:

    • Advocacy and support related to critical or emerging student issues
    • University policy pertaining to students
    • Faculty and staff concerns
    • Research on students and student success
    • Careers in Student Affairs
  • Headshot of Associate Dean of Students Lauren Oe

    Lauren Oe, LMSW

    Senior Associate Dean of Students

    Responsible for:

    • Boise State CARE Team
    • Campus and community resources
    • One-on-one student support
    • Student self-efficacy
    • Communication and recovery support for student deaths

    Responsible for:

    • Boise State CARE Team
    • Campus and community resources
    • One-on-one student support
    • Student self-efficacy
    • Communication and recovery support for student deaths
  • Headshot of Assistant Dean of Students Anna Moreshead

    Anna Moreshead, LMSW

    Associate Dean of Students

    Responsible for:

    • The Impact Scholars Program
    • Navigating financial, academic and social challenges
    • Case management support services
    • Student engagement in campus and community change

    Responsible for:

    • The Impact Scholars Program
    • Navigating financial, academic and social challenges
    • Case management support services
    • Student engagement in campus and community change
  • Charlie Varland

    Charlie Varland, Ph.D.

    Associate Dean of Students

    Responsible for:

    • Co-curricular student programs
    • Student engagement
    • Experiential learning
    • Leadership development
    • Fostering a thriving community

    Responsible for:

    • Co-curricular student programs
    • Student engagement
    • Experiential learning
    • Leadership development
    • Fostering a thriving community
  • Adriane Bang

    Adriane Bang, LMSW

    Associate Dean of Students

    Responsible for:

    • Collaborative and cohesive prevention and response efforts for stalking, sexual assault and relationship violence (OVW Grant)
    • Crisis intervention, case management and advocacy related to violence and/or identity
    • Creating student centered programs and services

    Responsible for:

    • Collaborative and cohesive prevention and response efforts for stalking, sexual assault and relationship violence (OVW Grant)
    • Crisis intervention, case management and advocacy related to violence and/or identity
    • Creating student centered programs and services

Student Rights and Responsibilities

  • Kate Law

    Kate Law, Ed.D

    Assistant Dean of Students

    Responsible for:

    • Facilitating the Student Conduct Process
    • Ensuring compliance with regulations connected to students’ rights and responsibilities
    • Policy compliance, consultation, and updates
    • Supporting faculty in maintaining effective learning environments

    Responsible for:

    • Facilitating the Student Conduct Process
    • Ensuring compliance with regulations connected to students’ rights and responsibilities
    • Policy compliance, consultation, and updates
    • Supporting faculty in maintaining effective learning environments
  • Joleena Malugani

    Joleena Malugani

    Student Conduct Programs Manager

    Responsible for:

    • Oversee academic integrity program, including misconduct reports, sanctions, and appeals.
    • Advise faculty and students on academic integrity policies
    • Support student conduct cases to ensure fair, educational, student-centered outcomes.
    • Connect students with tutoring, support centers, and basic needs resources.

    Responsible for:

    • Oversee academic integrity program, including misconduct reports, sanctions, and appeals.
    • Advise faculty and students on academic integrity policies
    • Support student conduct cases to ensure fair, educational, student-centered outcomes.
    • Connect students with tutoring, support centers, and basic needs resources.
  • Rebeca Oviedo

    Rebeca Oviedo

    Student Conduct Programs Coordinator

    Responsible for:

    • Adjudicating behavioral student conduct
    • Conduct-centered outreach and prevention programming
    • Administrative support for Student Conduct Program

    Responsible for:

    • Adjudicating behavioral student conduct
    • Conduct-centered outreach and prevention programming
    • Administrative support for Student Conduct Program

Student Outreach and Assistance

  • Ale Wellman

    Ale Wellman

    Senior Case Manager

    Responsible for:

    • Case management services for students navigating behavioral health challenges
    • Coordinating systems of care to promote student success
    • Individualized support for students facing personal or academic challenges
    • Skills training to address the safety and wellbeing of students

    Responsible for:

    • Case management services for students navigating behavioral health challenges
    • Coordinating systems of care to promote student success
    • Individualized support for students facing personal or academic challenges
    • Skills training to address the safety and wellbeing of students
  • Meredith Higgins

    Meredith Higgins

    Case Manager

    Responsible for:

    • Academic disruption guidance to promote the success and retention of students
    • Connecting students to campus and community basic need resources
    • Consultation to instructors and staff in responding to students sharing personal stress
    • Emergency Absence Notifications

    Responsible for:

    • Academic disruption guidance to promote the success and retention of students
    • Connecting students to campus and community basic need resources
    • Consultation to instructors and staff in responding to students sharing personal stress
    • Emergency Absence Notifications
  • Sydney Becker

    Sydney Becker, LMSW

    Residential Case Manager

    Responsible for:

    • Assisting students living on campus overcome barriers to academic success
    • Connection to campus support and resources

    Responsible for:

    • Assisting students living on campus overcome barriers to academic success
    • Connection to campus support and resources
  • Emily Hester

    Emily Hester

    Campus Food Pantry Manager

    Responsible for:

    • Creating and Supporting Food Pantry Operations
    • Providing Leadership for Volunteers, Donations, Drives and Media Outreach
    • Advocating for Food Security Programming and Social Action

    Responsible for:

    • Creating and Supporting Food Pantry Operations
    • Providing Leadership for Volunteers, Donations, Drives and Media Outreach
    • Advocating for Food Security Programming and Social Action
  • Crystal Galea'i

    Crystal Galea’i

    Project & Operations Coordinator

    Responsible for:

    • Supporting Food Pantry Operations
    • Providing Leadership for Volunteers, Donations, Drives and Media Outreach
    • Advocating for Food Security Programming and Social Action

    Responsible for:

    • Supporting Food Pantry Operations
    • Providing Leadership for Volunteers, Donations, Drives and Media Outreach
    • Advocating for Food Security Programming and Social Action
  • Garrett Campbell

    Garrett Campbell

    Student Outreach Case Manager Intern

    Responsible for:

    • Outreach to students referred for support
    • Connection to campus and community resources
    • Problem-solving solutions to academic and personal barriers

    Responsible for:

    • Outreach to students referred for support
    • Connection to campus and community resources
    • Problem-solving solutions to academic and personal barriers
  • Katie Vincent

    Katie Vincent

    Basic Needs Case Manager Intern

    Responsible for:

    • Emergency food and financial support
    • Basic needs support and navigation
    • Problem-solving solutions to academic and personal barriers

    Responsible for:

    • Emergency food and financial support
    • Basic needs support and navigation
    • Problem-solving solutions to academic and personal barriers

Administrative

  • Jenn Dimsey

    Jenn Dimsey

    Management Assistant

    Responsible for:

    • Administrative and office support
    • Department financial issues
    • Student Outreach and Assistance support
    • Student support, student death notices, grievances
    • Emergency student locator services
    • Student employees

    Responsible for:

    • Administrative and office support
    • Department financial issues
    • Student Outreach and Assistance support
    • Student support, student death notices, grievances
    • Emergency student locator services
    • Student employees
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