Orientation Professional Staff
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Steve Grande, Ph.D. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Position: Director of Orientation
Favorite Song: Anything by Bob Marley, They Might Be Giants, Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann, and Spearhead as well as funky French Café music.
Favorite Quote: "Others are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects something you love or hate about yourself." - Cherie Carter-Scott
Fun Fact: I did really well on my 7th grade bowling team
Favorite Orientation Memory: Even though I've been doing this for 8 years I still get nervous before every single day of Springboard and 1787 Orientation. What amazes me is how quickly that nervousness dissipates once I talk with inspiring new students, their families and our wonderful student staff. Being involved with Orientation is truly a transformative experience.
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Tisha McCoy Chicago, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri
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Position: Associate Director, Orientation
Favorite Song: "He Loves Me" (Lyzel in E Flat) by Jill Scott
Favorite Quote: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
Fun Fact: I am the first person in my family to graduate from college.
Favorite Orientation Memory: Being an Orientation Assistant at my undergraduate institution is the reason why I decided to become a student affairs professional!
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Debbie Pine Mt. Crawford, Virginia
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Position: Assistant Director of Operations
Favorite Song: "New York, New York" - Frank Sinatra
Favorite Quote: "A friend is one before whom I may think aloud." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fun Fact: I took swimming class in Keezell pool!
Favorite Orientation Memory: Working with all orientation student staff.
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Dan Murphy Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Position: Coordinator of Student Staff
Favorite Song: "Misguided Roses" - Edwin McCain
Favorite Quote: "I swore never to be silent whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." - Elie Wiesel
Fun Fact: I was Buster Bronco, the mascot for Western Michigan University!
Favorite Orientation Memory: My favorite memories have been during Summer Springboard when the OPAs get their first chance to work with the incoming students. The energy is amazing and you really feel like you are a part of something great here at JMU!
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Megan France Cincinnati, Ohio
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Position: Graduate Assistant, Assessment
Favorite Song: "Africa" by Toto
Favorite Quote: "This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere: the dew is never all dried at once: a shower is falling forever: vapor is ever rising: eternal sunrise: eternal sunset: eternal dawn and gloaming, on seas and continents and islands, each in its turn as the round earth rolls." - John Muir
Fun Fact: I like going to the zoo!
Favorite Orientation Memory: Rappelling off of Eagle Hall with the OPAs.
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Stephanie Rathburn Staunton, Virginia
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Position: Graduate Assistant, Transfer Experience
Favorite Song: "Would you go with me?" by Josh Turner
Favorite Quote: "Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fun Fact: I like to go fishing!
Favorite Orientation Memory: Hearing the fight song at the pep rally after helping new students learn it.
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Josh Novak Portersville, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Orientation Memory: My first Frog Dance Lesson. |
