Lascinsky named assistant dean of residential life
By Christopher Chang | April 3, 1996Mary Lascinsky will become the College's new Assistant Dean of Residential Life at the end of this term. Lascinsky, who was previously an area director at the College, said she is looking forward to returning to Dartmouth. "Dartmouth students are fabulous, they bring a bright challenge to me," she said. Lascinsky will replace Alison Keefe, who announced in July she would leave Dartmouth to accept a position as assistant director of residential life at Salem State College in Salem, Mass. Lascinsky said she is looking forward to continuing her work with the College's residential education programs -- particularly through the implementation of Dean of the College Lee Pelton's Dartmouth Experience plan in the East Wheelock cluster. She also said one of her goals is to let students take the lead in discovering what they want and what is best for them in terms of residential life. Lascinsky said the current area directors at Dartmouth College, Chris Chambers and Chris Foley, are both superb. Lascinsky said, "I am honored, and I look forward to working with them." Beatty said Lascinsky was chosen for the position because she had significant experience, especially in the areas of diversity, sexual harassment and interaction with students at all levels. Beatty said the College invited Lascinsky to visit Dartmouth a day to speak with the search committee which consisted of Assistant Dean of the College Sylvia Langford, Assistant Dean of First-Year Students Gail Zimmerman and himself.