Bulldog Families,
Nothing like a welcome back blizzard to kick off a new semester! Certainly helpful that it was a weekend event and only served as a true disruption for one day. We all weathered the storm (pun intended) and even those not from this region braved the elements like hearty New Englanders. With the groundhog making his appearance this week, this Dean of Students is hopeful that spring is right around the corner.
As we are just a month into 2022, it's a great time for students to think about a new idea or initiative that they will try or get involved in on campus. The college journey can move quickly and we want our students to embrace the full experience be it a leadership position (New Student Orientation Leader advertisement below), work-study or maybe simply joining a student organization. Whether you are a senior and you view yourself as Tom Brady heading off into the sunset or you are in your first year, like the upstart Cincinnati Bengals trying to win your NFL title, it is always a great time to try something new. These are all great ways to enhance your social network and strengthen your toolkit.
We are excited this month to celebrate Black History Month, highlighted by the Annual Black Excellence Showcase and the Chinese New Year (Year of the Tiger) with a special dinner in the Smith Dining Center.
The COVID-19 Omicron strain is showing a national downward trend and that is certainly a positive development. We have also seen this in our weekly testing positivity rate. The campus continues to do a wonderful job respecting our COVID policies, and we will update our community with any changes that occur in the coming weeks.
Wishing you all a wonderful start to 2022! Go Bulldogs!
Dave Drucker, M. Ed.
Associate Vice President, Student Life & Dean of Students
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Theodore and Cynthia Berenson Center for Writing, Mathematics and Presentation Excellence
We are happy to announce the grand opening of the Theodore and Cynthia Berenson Center for Writing, Mathematics and Presentation Excellence! The Center, conveniently located on the first floor of the Green Family Library Learning Commons, is the perfect place for students to visit and receive support. Services available to students at no additional fee include:
Academic Study Partners: This resource is for students who want to have a peer work with them on organization, time management and study skills.
Berenson Math Center: Peer and faculty support is available for students who need assistance with math concepts or analytics.
Berenson Presentation Center: Students or groups may schedule time in the Berenson Presentation Center to run through their speeches or presentations.
Berenson Writing Center: Students can schedule appointments in person or virtually with a peer, professional, or faculty at any phase of their writing process.
Group Study Rooms: Spaces are available for students to meet with a group/team members to work on presentations, assignments, or hold meetings.
Peer Tutoring: A wide variety of content-based tutoring is available to help students level up in their classes.
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Robbins Family Center for Advising & Career Planning
- We are looking forward to reconnecting with your students in the new year! Encourage your student to check emails about meeting up with their Success and Career Advisor—a workshop, a coffee, or just a meeting to catch up! The spring semester flies by, so meeting early is important!
- Did you know we have a Career Closet filled with professional attire if students need it for an interview? Encourage them to stop by our office and learn more!
- There are upcoming mini-conferences (February 8th from 2-4pm and March 23rd from 3:35-5:35pm) in the Campus Center that focus on essential workplace skills and resources for a successful semester—encourage your student to keep up with Today@Dean!
- Our chatbot Boomer is at it again! Boomer texts students to answer questions, check-in, and remind them of upcoming deadlines. Encourage your student to engage with Boomer via text—the more we chat the better he is! If you are receiving texts instead of your student, please email kefitzgerald@dean.edu to get the number changed.
- Has your student activated their Handshake account yet? Handshake is our hub for internships as well as on or off campus jobs. Additionally, we partner with many other colleges to gain access to online career fairs. Encourage your student to log on and check out the events section of the page to see what is up and coming!
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Financial Aid Award Letters Coming in March!
If you haven’t submitted the 2022-2023 FAFSA as of yet, please do so online or via the myStudentAid app today. The earlier you submit the FAFSA the better as some aid is limited and awarded on a first come, first serve basis. Your FSA ID and password and your parent FSA ID and password (if dependent) will be needed to electronically sign the FAFSA. As always, if you need help filling out the FAFSA or have any questions you can contact the Center for Student Financial Planning and Services at sfp@dean.edu or via phone at (508)-541-1518. Financial aid award letters will be sent home in March for those who did file the FAFSA.
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Student Activities
The Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development (SALD) kicked off the spring semester with a “Glow Back to Dean” event featuring mini-golf and bowling. SALD is thrilled to host two days of Student Involvement Fairs (Feb. 1st & 2nd) which promises to be a great opportunity for new and returning Bulldogs to meet student leaders and get connected with student organizations.
The Dean Activities Board (DAB) also has some exciting events scheduled for February. OpinioNation, an opinion-based trivia game, provides the opportunity for students to compete for prizes. Comedian, Anthony Moore, performs on February 11th. And on February 12th, the Black Student Union and MyBlackSpeaks will host the fifth annual Black Excellence Showcase which features various student performances.
Make sure to check out the @DeanCollegeCampusLife Instagram page for event details and highlights!
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Sodexo Dining Services- Send Your Student a Valentine's Gift From Home
Valentine's Day packages include a large cupcake, a box of chocolates, and a card with a personalized message!
Visit our site for more options or email Allison Zzie at azzie@dean.edu with any questions.
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Dean College Global Days of Giving | 02.17.22 - 02.18.22 |
This year, you can make an impact and secure the future of the College by supporting an area or fund that matters most to you.
Whether you choose the area of greatest need, student activities, one of the many Dean scholarships, or take part in the hotly contested Dean Athletics Battle of the Bulldogs, the Community will come together to be The Dean Difference. Donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar, by an anonymous donor, to the Dean Fund.
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School of the Arts Spring Productions and Performances
We are excited to bring you the spring line-up of performances showcasing the tremendous talents of our students. Please select the link below for tickets,
spectator policies, and additional information. On with the show!
CLYBOURNE PARK
FEBRUARY 17-20, 2022
2:00 P.M. | 7:30 P.M.
MAIN STAGE
Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Lawrence Olivier Award, as well as the 2012 Tony Award for Best Play, in addition to many more nominations, Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris was written as a spin-off to Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun (1959). Loosely based on historical events that took place in the city of Chicago, it portrays fictional events set during and after the Hansberry play and applies a modern twist to the issues of race and housing and aspirations for a better life in two acts, set fifty years apart.
Clybourne Park is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.
CHOREOGRAPHERS’ CONCERT
FEBRUARY 25 & 26, 2022
7:30 P.M.
MAIN STAGE
Student choreographers will have selected works showcased and adjudicated by renowned professional choreographers in this two-night opportunity. You will have the chance to see the creative talents of new and emerging student choreographers in a full production setting. Friday evening will be presented as a regular concert, with Saturday evening’s performance featuring live commentary from the guest artists following each work.
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
MARCH 30-APRIL 3, 2022
2:00 P.M. | 7:30 P.M.
MAIN STAGE
Big business means big laughs in this classic satire of big business and all it holds sacred. A tune-filled comic gem that took Broadway by storm, winning both the Tony Award for Best Musical and a Pulitzer Prize, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying is an irreverent and tuneful romp, jam-packed with sly, swift, and sharp jabs to the funny bone and an exhilarating score by Frank Loesser. The story follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, who climbs the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive, tackling such familiar but potent dangers as the aggressively compliant "company man," the office party, backstabbing coworkers, caffeine addiction and, of course, true love.
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
FRESHMAN THEATRE SHOWCASE
APRIL 8 & 10, 2022
7:30 & 2:00 P.M.
MAIN STAGE
An informal showing of monologues, scenes, songs, and theatre works brought to the stage by our first-year theatre majors.
SENIOR THEATRE SHOWCASE
APRIL 9 & 10, 2022
7:30 P.M.
MAIN STAGE
Featuring scenes, songs, and monologues, the annual Theatre Showcase is a celebration of the class of 2022 and the cohort’s formal introduction to the professional theatre community.
SENIOR DANCE SHOWCASE
APRIL 22 & 23, 2022
7:30 P.M.
MAIN STAGE
Creating a performance from the ground up, our talented senior dance students share their choreography, performance, and production expertise in this annual collaborative showcase.
DANCE COMPANY
APRIL 28-May 1, 2022
2:00 P.M. | 7:30 P.M.
MAIN STAGE
Award-winning faculty and guest choreographers showcase the impressive talent of our dance majors through a mixed bill of new and restaged dance works, ranging in style from hip-hop to jazz dance, tap to modern, and ballet.
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Dean Alumnus Andrae Murphy ’07 Chosen to Lead Football Program
Dean College Director of Athletics George Martin has announced the hiring of former Bulldogs football student-athlete and 2007 alumnus Andrae Murphy as the next head coach of the football team.
"It's an honor to be named the head coach of Dean College," said Murphy. "I'd like to thank President Rooney and George Martin for giving me such an incredible opportunity to return home and lead this remarkable group of student-athletes. I owe so much to Dean College, and I am eternally grateful to serve the Dean Community in this capacity."
Murphy earned honorable mention NJCAA All-American and First Team All-Northeast Junior College honors as a defensive back at Dean from 2005-07. He earned an associate degree in Communications in 2007. Murphy takes over a Bulldogs program that went 2-8 overall and 1-5 in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) in 2021. The team is two years removed from an ECFC championship in 2019 and will look to make a run at next year's title with a large group of returning skill position players and a talented crop of newcomers.
"I am pleased to welcome back Andrae to the Dean College Community as our next Football Head Coach," said Martin. "Coach Murphy's passion for Dean, our student-athletes, and vision for the future of the program elevated him to the top of a very deep and talented pool of applicants. I am excited to bring Coach Murphy back home to Dean, and I look forward to seeing the impact of his leadership on our student-athletes, our Athletic Department, and the entire campus community."
"I am thrilled that we are welcoming a Dean Bulldog to lead our NCAA Division III Football Program," said Dean College President Paula M. Rooney Ed.D. "Dre knows what it means to be a Bulldog and to live The Dean Difference. We are welcoming home an alumnus that we are very proud of to lead our student-athletes to new academic and athletic success."
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Men's Volleyball kicks off 2022 campaign; Men's and Women's Basketball continue to battle conference opponents
The men's volleyball team will open its 2022 campaign at home versus Russell Sage College from Albany, NY. The team is led by first-year head coach Mark Ledwich.
The men's and women's basketball teams continue to battle in a very competitive Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) conference as both remain in search of their first conference win. Both teams will be on the road during the week, before coming home for a doubleheader in the Pieri Gymnasium on Saturday, February 5.
Continue to follow Bulldogs athletics with news inclusive of current spectator policy, schedules, and highlights all year long at deanbulldogs.com. Let's go Bulldogs!
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Counseling Services
This Spring - Refuse to Play the Stress Game
Sometimes we wear our busyness like a badge of honor, it’s important to remember that stress diminishes your performance level and ability to cope with the regular ups and downs of life. Try some of these quick 5-minute relaxation strategies and refuse to play the stress game!
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Deep breathing: Take slow, deep breaths through your nose – filling up your whole chest – and exhale slowly through your mouth. Try to make your exhale longer than your inhale.
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Progressive muscle relaxation: Starting with your toes and working your way up to your head, slowly tighten ... hold ... and then relax your muscle groups (feet, legs, buttocks, abdomen, shoulders, arms, hands, face). This type of body scan exercise is also great for helping you fall asleep.
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Mini-meditation: Even two-five minutes of meditation can calm your mind and help you feel more focused and relaxed.
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Visualization: Mentally rehearse a task you want to master. Imagine yourself acing the task (taking an exam, having an important conversation). Now, focus on how your success feels (excited, relieved, satisfied, smart). Re-visit this feeling often.
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Grounding exercise: While breathing deeply and slowly, connect with your five senses by naming 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste.
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Thoughts as clouds: Sit comfortably with your eyes closed. Observe your thoughts as though they were clouds in the sky passing overhead, coming, and going involuntarily.
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Change of scenery: Get up and take a short walk. Or take the longer route to class to take in a few extra minutes of nature.
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Let it out: Laugh with a friend. Do 20 jumping jacks. Put on your favorite song and dance.
Counseling Services 508.541.1602
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00am-7:00pm Friday 9:00am-4:00pm
MaryAnn Silvestri. M. Ed, LMHC Director of Counseling counselingservices@dean.edu
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As always, please feel free to reach out to any of our offices if we can be of further support to you or your student.
Advising and Career Planning: 508.541.1536
Athletics: 508.541.1816
Campus Safety: 508.541.1888
Dining Services: 508.541.1564
Morton Family Learning Center: 508.541.1768
Residence Life: 508.541.1838
Email: deanofstudents@dean.edu
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