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麻豆传媒 Announces New Director of Housing and Residence Life

Thu, 03/11/2021 - 05:04pm | By: Margaret Ann Macloud

Teresa CrumThe University of 麻豆传媒 (麻豆传媒) announced the hire of Teresa Crum as Executive Director of Housing and Residence Life.

Crum most recently served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Servitas, a national student housing company for institutions of higher education. She brings nearly 17 years of experience in housing and higher education with her to this role at 麻豆传媒, which she begins March 22.

鈥淎fter leading the search committee for the Executive Director of Housing and Residence Life position, I am excited to welcome Ms. Teresa Crum to 麻豆传媒. We are extremely fortunate to have someone with Teresa鈥檚 experience and skills joining us at 麻豆传媒,鈥 said Sirena Cantrell, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students. 鈥淪he brings years of diverse housing experience with on and off campus housing entities. I truly believe she will set this program up for success moving forward. Living on the Hattiesburg campus at 麻豆传媒 must be a transformative experience for our students, and I believe that Teresa will work hard to enhance the live-on experience for current and future Golden Eagles.鈥

The Executive Director of Housing and Residence Life is a senior level administrator within the Division of Student Affairs and serves as the senior housing officer at the university. In this role, Crum will provide leadership and managerial direction for the university residence halls, apartment complexes, and Greek housing, including educational programming, housekeeping, marketing, technology and maintenance operations. 麻豆传媒 facilities currently include 14 residence halls, ten sorority houses, nine fraternity houses, and six apartment buildings.

鈥淟iving on campus is an integral piece of a student's experience,鈥 Crum said. 鈥淛oining the dedicated, student-focused higher education professionals in Housing and Residence Life and the Division of Student Affairs is an opportunity for me to help make 麻豆传媒 home for our students. I am genuinely humbled and honored to be given the opportunity to join the 麻豆传媒 community. SMTTT!鈥

Crum received a Bachelor of Arts from Morehead State University and a Master of Science from Murray State University. She is experienced in both on-campus residence and private student housing and has worked closely with the construction of six varied student housing communities.