STUDENT AFFAIRS 4 ANNUAL REPORT Despite multiple vacancies and competing priorities across the state and campus, Student Affairs has continued to make progress on our goals as defined by our Strategic Plan. “Proud” and “thankful” seem inadequate terms for how I feel about the team’s hard work, persistence, and dedication to student success. In its fourth year of publication, this annual report will highlight updates and progress made toward achieving the Student Affairs Strategic Plan (2021-2025). Significant progress was made in housing, dining, safety, and mental health. We are extremely proud of all the work accomplished in year four of our Strategic Plan. We also highlight our teams’ contributions across campus and within our community. We hope you will also enjoy learning more about two graduating students who inspired our work and remind us of the power of engagement within higher education. Sean Blackburn Dean of Students Message from the Dean of Students Sean Blackburn Dean of Students with Thunder the Wolf Staff transitions Student Affairs welcomed five new team members, while saying goodbye to five colleagues during the 2023-24 year. Jerilyn Mielke was named Student Affairs program assistant. Ms. Jerilyn Mielke was promoted from senior secretary to program assistant in February 2024. “We are grateful for Jerilyn’s incredible service to Northern and Student Affairs. Jerilyn celebrated 30 years on campus last August. She has been the one constant over the past 30+ years, maintains our collective memory, knows all the unpublished processes and procedures of campus, and keeps our division running smoothly,” said Sean Blackburn, dean of students. Key Result 195 of the Student Affairs Strategic Plan (2021-2025) called for transitioning the senior secretary to a program assistant. Ms. Megan J. Frewaldt, director of student Involvement and Leadership, announced her departure in September 2023. Megan was named director of academic Processes at Clemson University, in Clemson S.C., and began her new duties on September 18, 2023. Megan is a Northern alum who returned to the university in 2018 with over 10 years of experience in the field of student affairs. Programs she oversaw at Northern included New Student Programs, Student Government Association, Homecoming, WAVE, Multicultural Student Affairs, Wellness Services, and the Student Center. Megan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology (summa cum laude) from Northern and a Master of Arts degree in mindfulness-based transpersonal counseling from Naropa University.
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