Meet the Staff!
The Housing and Residence Life (HRL) Staff consists of a Director, an Assistant Director, two Resident Directors, a Graduate Assitant and 14 Resident Advisors. All staff members live on campus in order to respond to emergencies and other important student needs.
Director of Housing and Residence Life
Mary E. Oleksy
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Mary Oleksy has worked at NDNU since July 1998 and has served the University as Resident Director (1998-2001), Assistant to the President (2001-2003), Director of Student Development and Responsibility (2003 - present), and Director of Housing and Residence Life (2005-present). She attended S.U.N.Y. Geneseo for her undergraduate studies in sociology and psychology, and received a Master's in Public Administration from NDNU. Her current areas of interest include conflict resolution, meeting facilitation, and diversity issues. |
Contact Mary: (650) 508-3657 or Email moleksy@ndnu.edu
Assistant Director of Housing and Residence Life
Jacque S. Little
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Jacque's residence life career started during her sophomore year of college when she applied for an RA position at Westminster College in Pennsylvania. She became an RD her senior year of college and remained in the position during the year following graduation. After a two year hiatus from residence life while attending graduate school at the University of Vermont in which she worked in the Health Promotions Office, she longed to return to her first love of Student Affairs: Residence Life. Two more years as an RD at Keene State College in Keene, NH helped to prepare her for her current position as the Assistant Director of Housing & Residence Life at NDNU. This is a great institution with great people, great education, and she feels fortunate to be here! |
Contact Jacque: (650) 508-3759 or Email jlittle@ndnu.edu
Resident Director
Meagan E. Burke
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As a Notre Dame de Namur University graduate Meg is very honored and excited to be working at her alma mater. She became a Resident Advisor her junior year of college and quickly fell in love with Student Affairs. She continued to work at NDNU as a Senior Resident Advisor, and as an Assistant Resident Director. This year she fels very privileged to continue to serve NDNU as a Resident Director. |
Contact Meagan: (650) 508-3424 or Email mburke@ndnu.edu
Resident Director
Monica Serrato
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Monica came to NDNU after spending four years working in the non-profit sector with homeless and at-risk youth in Phoenix, AZ, while she also studied energy work, Reiki, aromatherapy, and massage. Monica made the decision to return to Residence Life when she realized that some of her happiest times were when she worked as an RA and as the Residence Life Intern at Marymount College (now Fordham University) in Tarrytown, NY. Prior to college, Monica spent two years as an Americorps member with the National Civilian Community Corps and traveled around the west coast doing community service. The commitment that NDNU has to social justice, diversity, and holistic learning rings true to Monica’s own personal values, and she is looking forward to a great year of learning and sharing with the NDNU community. |
Contact Monica: (650) 508-3790 or Email mserrato@ndnu.edu
Resident Advisors
Resident Advisors (RAs) are the most visible members of the Housing and Residence Life team. They are full time graduate and undergraduate students who live with the residents. RAs are trained leaders who can respond to various situations that arise in a group living environment. RAs are community developers who: advise and counsel students, plan programs, enforce university policies, serve duty, help solve problems, help out in emergencies and most importantly, promote the well-being of each individual student as well as the community. (JB, x3459 and SJ, x3427).