Stanley Hudson has been promoted to associate dean for student services.

Stanley Hudson, newly promoted to associate dean for student services, will head the group. He joined HSPH three years ago as assistant dean for enrollment services, with oversight of Admissions, Student Financial Services and the Registrar’s Office.

"Under the previous structure, there were two stovepipes, so to speak," said Hudson. "The system worked well enough, but there were differences in priorities and processes which made it more challenging for students to accomplish certain tasks."

Student Services will now comprise Admissions, Career Services, Registrar’s Office, Student Financial Services and the Office for Student Affairs. The directors of each office will report directly to Hudson. The directors are: Kathryn Austin, director of Student Financial Services; Vincent James, director of Admissions; Joann Wilson-Singleton, Registrar; Peter Crudele, director of Career Services; and Jim Glover, director, Office for Student Affairs.

Alumni Programs is now part of the Office for Resource Development.

"The changes in Student Services are tremendously exciting," said Dean Barry Bloom. "We have a group of professionals who can handle personal, financial and academic problems of students in an integrated and coordinated way that was not possible prior to this year."

Within Student Services is the newly created Office for Student Affairs, which replaces the Office for Students. Student Affairs helps in a range of activities from planning academic support events to finding housing to accessing mental health care services and coping with stress. Glover has a master’s degree in social work and has experience in student affairs at both Tufts and Boston University. He was joined earlier this year by Theresa Sass in the new position of assistant director of student affairs. Christine Kaye is the office’s coordinator, and Tyler Case is the program coordinator for housing and Shattuck International House.

Hudson said that Student Services will work with Nancy Turnbull, a lecturer in the Department of Health Policy and Management, who has been named the first director of academic advising and student mentoring for the school.

Alumni Programs Now Part of Office for Resource Development

Alumni Programs, which once reported to an assistant dean for students, has been made part of the Office for Resource Development.

Established to serve as a liaison between graduates and HSPH members, Alumni Programs will continue its primary functions of developing and implementing programs to facilitate alumni access to University resources, as well as serving as a networking nexus, said David Woodruff, dean for resource development.

"The change brings a synergy to the efforts of Alumni Programs and of Resource Development in their communication and outreach programs," said Woodruff. The move also aligns HSPH with other schools at Harvard in their organization of alumni offices.

Added Margaret Loret, director of alumni programs: "Alumni Programs has had a good working relationship with the Office for Resource Development. This change makes official that informal relationship. The move should open new avenues of collaboration that will benefit all those involved–the alumni, the students and the school."

The change will provide more opportunities for coordination between the Alumni Council and other groups of volunteers interested in HSPH activities, such as the newly established Leadership Council, said Woodruff.

While the Office for Resource Development is based at Landmark Center, Alumni Programs will continue to have an office in the Kresge Building. The proximity to school activities will support Alumni Programs’ efforts to keep graduates in touch with what is going on at the school and will provide a base for visiting alumni at the central campus, said Woodruff.

Added Loret, having a presence in Kresge allows Alumni Programs to better coordinate programs, such as the alumni-student mentoring program, with current students.