Learning more about new faculty and staff in the Dragon Community
Many new Dragons joined us this past summer! The stories below came about through interviews with students. We invite you to read these fun Q&A’s to discover more about your new teammates.
- Peter Dux, area director of Snarr Resident Hall Complex (May)
- Katy Chapman, sustainability coordinator (May)
- Aidan Kolehmainen, Admissions representative (June)
- Kim Voxland, senior human resources business partner (June)
- Lauren McCombs, housing coordinator in Housing & Residence Life (June)
- Hailan Ackerman, Nursing student support specialist (July)
- Jin Shanahan, general maintenance worker for Alex Nemzek Hall (July)
- Derek Borgerding, network administrator & cybersecurity analyst (July)
- Isack De Moraes Pontes, area director of Dahl and John Neumeier Hall (August)
- Kayla Due, assistant professor of Drawing & Illustration in the School of Art (August)
- Justin Fraase, executive director of Campus and Community Relations (August)
- Tricia Rohloff, director of Field Experiences in the Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning (August)
- Courtney Banister, speech language pathology clinician (August)
- Emma Burns, assistant professor of animation in the School of Media Arts, Design & Entertainment (August)
- Evan Forde, assistant wrestling coach (August)
- TJ Chapman, Jaime Watson, and Ryan Sullivan, Mathematics faculty (August)
- Whitney Jacobson, assistant professor of English (August)
- Nayt Rundquist, assistant professor of English (August)
- Danielle Nasenbeny, assistant professor of English (August)
The list above does not include all new employees in the last six months, but rather those who responded to requests for interviews. Stories are shared as they are completed. You can also see photos of new colleagues in the MSUM Facebook album.
If you are a new employee that hasn’t participated in a Welcome to the Dragon Community story but would like to, let us know by emailing marketingteam@mnstate.edu. We’re sorry we missed you!