Area Coordinator Spotlight!

Ali Wobschall

• Hometown: Medina, MN
• Undergraduate institution: Gustavus Adolphus College, communication studies & religion majors
• Grad institution (and program): University of St. Thomas. Counseling Psychology.
• Organizations I was/am involved with include… basketball, track, Wellness/Peer Education, Sexual Assault Advocates
• Favorite places to visit: Home!
• Favorite food: Fruit
• The reason I work in res life is…I love the college atmosphere and I think there's something really neat about the experience of living with others in a common place.
• My favorite thing about St. Olaf is….the pride students and faculty have about being Oles!
• What do I do in my free time: run, play basketball, visit family, organize things, watch the Vikings!
• One thing students should know about me…Sundays are for football. :)

This is Ali's first year at St. Olaf. She's the Area Coordinator in Ytterboe & Hill Kitt. She lives in Ytterboe Hall with her husband Mike and has office hours in both Ytterboe & Hill Kitt. You can reach her at wobschal@stolaf.edu or 507-581-4555.

Area Coordinator Spotlight!

Amanda McConnell

• Hometown: Grinnell, Iowa
• Undergraduate institution: Hope College, Intercultural Studies major
• Grad institution (and program): University of Maryland, College Park. College Student Personnel
• Organizations I was/am involved with include…Omicron Delta Kappa, ACPA, NASPA. At U of Maryland: Ten Man/Ten Woman Plan (A Sexual Assault Prevention Program). At Hope College: Phelps Scholars Living-Learning Program, Hope's Asian Perspective Association, Black Student Union, International
• Favorite places to visit: Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; New Zealand; Melbourne, Australia; anywhere my friends live!
• Favorite food: Sushi, Korean, or Thai!
• The reason I work in res life is…I love working with students and helping them grow during college.
• My favorite thing about St. Olaf is….the great sense of community!!!
• What do I do in my free time: watch tv/movies
• One thing students should know about me…I am very passionate about Social Justice.

This is Amanda's first year at St. Olaf. She's the Area Coordinator in Thorson and Mohn. She lives in Thorson Hall and has office hours in both buildings. You can reach her at mcconnel@stolaf.edu or 507-581-2090.

Training starts soon!

It's almost time for residence life student staff training to start! Student Hall Coordinators move in on Tuesday, August 24; Senior RAs move in on Friday, August 27; RAs/JCs move in and start training on Saturday, August 28!

Res Life student staff training - a.k.a. "Week Zero" - is a busy, fun and intense week of training to prepare student staff to do great things in their residence halls.

The Area Coordinators have been preparing for your arrival, too! Here they are...

From left to right: Ross Jungers (Kildahl/Rand), Jessica Pena (Ellingson/Larson), Ali Wobschall (Ytterboe/Hill Kitt), Glen Lloyd (Mellby/Hoyme) and Amanda McConnell (Thorson/Mohn).

Each Area Coordinator will be featured on this blog in the next couple weeks. Just a little background information to help you get to know them!