Welcome, Layne, Our New Director
It’s been an exciting week for us in the Student Union and Activities–we welcomed our new Director, Layne Anderson, on Monday!
You may be thinking, “Wait a second, I thought Layne already was the Director.”
Well, you’re not entirely incorrect – he served for two years as the Interim Director. However, with Karen’s retirement, the position was officially open and needed to be filled permanently. We conducted a nation-wide search and interviewed several qualified candidates, with Layne rising to the top with his knowledge and his vision for the Student Union and Activities at MSUM. So, now, Layne is officially the Director of the Student Union and Activites (and we couldn’t be happier!)
He is getting settled into his new office and has hit the ground running. Though he knows MSUM and the department well, he is intentionally taking the first month of his new role to meet with each member of the staff individually, listen carefully, and not assume that he knows anything. (A wise man, our new Director!) We continue to make progress on the renovation project under Layne’s watch, prepare for the start of a new year, and make the CMU a second home to many students.
Stop by the Student Union Administration Office and extend a warm welcome and congratulations to Layne! And watch for a future interview with our new director, coming soon–we thought we’d let him have more than a week on the job before we started pestering him with questions.