After an extensive national search, campus leaders have announced that Jodean Schmiederer will join Elon University as its new assistant dean of students, with overall responsibility for the Moseley Campus Center, Greek Life, Student Judicial Affairs, Student Activities, Summer Conferences, and Family Weekend.
She brings 15 years of experience in progressively responsible positions in student affairs positions from four institutions of higher education, most recently as the director of the Office of Student Life; Student Ombudsman at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.
Schmiederer has a broad range of experiences in her portfolio with undergraduate, graduate and adult populations, which include: student activities and programming boards, mediation and judicial board experience, cultural awareness programs, new student orientation, student center administration, fitness center management, advisement of Student Government and student organizations, Greek Life and Greek housing, supervision and fiscal management, academic advisement (for athletes and the general student body) and teaching leadership studies and first-year experiences courses.
Jodean and her husband, Mike, have two sons, Garrett (5) and Jake (13).
– Information from Smith Jackson, vice president for student life and dean of students