Gossen and Sahr promoted in Residence Life

By Alli Hill
Cardinal Staff

As students returned to school, they returned to the new titles of some familiar faces, Tim Gossen and Angie Sahr.
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Gossen, previously known as the Director of Residence Life, has taken on an additional position at Saint Mary’s University. In February of last year, he officially took over the title of Dean of Students. Gossen sees this as just an overlap of responsibilities between the two jobs.

Gossen currently works very closely with Campus Safety, Chartwells food service, and Campus Ministry. He meets with the director of each of these sections so they can update him on how things are going and let him know of any issues, concerns, or needed improvements.

Gossen also works closely with Student Senate. The most recent project that has come out of working with senate is the renovations happening around campus, particularly renovations in the dorms. “We want to make living on campus more desirable,” said Gossen.

With this new title comes different responsibilities within the university as well. “It’s not the most popular job, since I have to make the tough decisions,” Gossen said. “I really try to do what’s best for the university and the students.”

Angie Sahr also received a new job title in the Office of Residence Life. In May, Sahr signed a contract naming her the Assistant Director of Residence Life along with fellow Hall Director Andy McLees.

The biggest change that Sahr sees with her new job title is that she now has to supervise many more people than before. Along with her position as Hall Director of Hillside and Gilmore halls, she is now also the area coordinator for the upper classes. This means that she supervises those students in the villages as well.

As for more responsibilities, Sahr has taken over some of Gossen’s duties. “It really helped to balance everything out down here,” she said.

Not only has Residence Life experience changes in positions, but they have also moved locations in the Toner Student Center. Now located in the area formerly known as Room E, the move made space available for other offices to join them in the Toner basement. “It’s now a lot easier to work collaboratively with other departments like Campus Ministry and Student Development now that they are down here,” Sahr said.

The only downfall to her new job is the time commitment. “I’m in my office all the time,” she said.