Candidates for USU positions
A candidate from Kansas and one from Connecticut are the finalists for the director of student involvement, leadership and student-life position at USU Eastern.
Morgan Boyak is currently a special assistant at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan. He manages a 15-person recruitment and processing staff. He developed strategic recruitment plan to mirror university long-term goals, and manages a budget of $1,200,000.00 for development and analysis.
A candidate from Kansas and one from Connecticut are the finalists for the director of student involvement, leadership and student-life position at USU Eastern.
Morgan Boyak is currently a special assistant at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan. He manages a 15-person recruitment and processing staff. He developed strategic recruitment plan to mirror university long-term goals, and manages a budget of $1,200,000.00 for development and analysis.
He has been an associate director of admissions at the University of Northern Colorado, admissions counselor at the University of Utah and financial aid specialist at the U of U. He has a bachelor’s of science and master’s of arts degree from the U of U.
Kristian Olsen is the director of recruitment and selection at Northwestern Mutual Financial
Network. He manages all recruitment and a selection of full-time employees and interns. He developed new avenues of recruitment and increased communication and presence on area college and university campuses.
His experience includes the director of school relations/undergraduate recruitment at Southern Utah University, student activities coordinator at University of Connecticut-Stamford, campus director at Inside Track and client solutions manager/strategic planner at Datamark. He earned a bachelor’s of science degree from SUU and a master’s of arts degree from U of C.
Students, faculty and staff were invited to a candidate open forum on Feb. 28 and 29. They were given an interview-feedback form where they could describe the candidate’s strengths, weaknesses, and overall opinion of his qualifications for the position.
