With the start of the new academic year comes new residential life staff on the Fayette campus of Central Methodist University, as residence hall directors and residential assistants begin work in their respective buildings. The staff’s work is getting started in earnest this weekend with student move-in.
Residence hall directors for the 2024-25 academic year include Jocelyn Woods in Holt Hall, Patrick Gittemeier in Howard-Payne Hall, Gabriella Strehlow in Burford Hall, Landon Rothgeb in Woodward Hall, and Bryan Adams in McMurry Hall.
Kayce Messner, an OTA major from Albany, Mo., will serve as the first RA for the new student housing in Eagle Plaza, Central’s new building on the Fayette square.
The remainder of the residential life staff for each CMU hall includes the following RAs:
Holt Hall
Bri Klobe, a nursing major from St. Peters, Mo.; Candela Blanco, an exercise science and psychology major from Avila, Spain; Janell Whitfield, an environmental science major from Columbia, Mo.; Alyson Goforth, an accounting major from Harrah, Okla.; and Evelyn Ponce, a mathematics and graphics & design major from Pittsburg, Texas
Howard-Payne Hall
Dacus Leech, a criminal justice major from Branson, Mo.; Maja Henriksen, a sports management and criminal justice major from Ikast, Denmark; Jaxon Hiser, a biology major from Butler, Mo.; and Aubrey Calhoun, a nursing and psychology major from Bell City, Mo.
Burford Hall
Bailey Grossman, a criminal justice major from Mercer, Pa.; Mikenna Collins, an accounting major from Jonesburg, Mo.; Ryan Fouts, a biology (pre-dentistry) major from Bartlesville, Okla.; and Neil Green, a business major from La Plata, Mo.
Woodward Hall
Austin Hill, a criminal justice major from Rolla, Mo.; Kyle Drewes, a nursing major from Williamsburg, Mo.; Wyat Martin, a psychology major from Blackwater, Mo.; and Leandro Ficone, a computer science major from São Paulo, Brazil
McMurry Hall
Grace Wilkinson, a nursing major from Oak Grove, Mo.; Tucker Karl, a psychology major from Hardin, Mo.; Ryan Blair, a psychology major from Smyrna, Del.; and Xaden Lockett, a business major from Centralia, Mo.