{"id":16989,"date":"2021-10-06T14:27:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-news\/?p=16989"},"modified":"2026-02-27T21:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:51:18","slug":"macalester-selects-new-dean-of-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/macalester-selects-new-dean-of-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Macalester Selects New Dean of Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, Macalester College Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Lisa Anderson-Levy announced that Dr. Kathryn Kay Coquemont will join the college as Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students beginning in January 2022.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhat most impressed me about Dr. Coquemont is her ability to think strategically while listening closely to the needs of community members. I believe her deep passion for enriching&nbsp; the student experience will contribute greatly to Macalester,\u201d said Dr. Anderson-Levy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Coquemont was chosen by the hiring committee for her expertise, her leadership supporting historically underrepresented students, and her experience collaborating closely with faculty.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI am thrilled that we will welcome Dr. Coquemont to Macalester. She brings a deep commitment to social justice; a wide range of experience in student affairs and higher education; a collaborative and strategic leadership style; and a tremendous interest in, and care and respect for, students\u201d says Joan Ostrove, Chair of the AVP\/DoS search committee.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Coquemont comes to Macalester most recently from Salt Lake City Community College (SLCC) where she was Associate Vice President for Student Success. Her responsibilities included: co-chairing a team of deans, faculty, and administrators to recreate general education course curriculum to include transition support, major exploration, and retention pedagogy through an equity-minded lens; overseeing the creation of the Dream Center, the Gender and Sexuality Student Resource Center, the institutional Land Acknowledgement, First-Gen Celebration, &amp; Women\u2019s History Month programming; and creating a five-year strategic plan to increase grants serving first-generation, low-income students.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A seasoned student affairs professional, Dr. Coquemont brings a wealth of experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion. At SLCC, she led institutional learning circles focused on anti-racism and co-chaired task forces for increased institutional support of Hispanic\/Latinx and Asian American, Native American and Pacific Islander students. She also created and facilitated the professional development series <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Path of the J.E.D.I. (Justice, Equity, Diversity, &amp; Inclusion) <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">at SLCC, and received the 2017 President\u2019s Award from NODA, the Association for Orientation, Transition and Retention in Higher Education, for her l<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">eadership in creating an organizational infrastructure to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion through the creation of a Sr. Diversity Officer role and a standing DEI committee.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prior to joining SLCC, Dr. Coquemont spent more than five years at the University of Utah directing a wide range of student programming and served as an instructor for a number of Leadership Studies courses. In addition, she spent two and a half years at Georgetown University, where she led a team of student affairs professionals and student leaders.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Coquemont received her Bachelor of Journalism with honors and a Master of Education from the University of Georgia, and her PhD in Educational Leadership &amp; Policy from the University of Utah. She has served in a number of leadership roles for professional associations including on the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASPA) Board of Directors.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I look forward to serving students as I lead the Student Affairs division for Macalester College,\u201d said Dr. Coquemont. \u201cAfter meeting with staff, faculty, and administration, it is evident I am joining a strong team of colleagues who center student learning and social progress.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Coquemont and her husband are proud parents and are excited to become part of the Macalester community. She\u2019s a dog lover who likes to bake, play MarioKart, and is passionate about immersing herself in the diversity of our world.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Kathryn Kay Coquemont will become the college\u2019s Associate Vice President and Dean of Students. 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