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News Release
DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE/ September 23, 2008
Student Affairs at Boise State University Welcomes Two New
Directors, One Assistant Director
Kelly Stevens, Charles Varland and Francisco Salinas recently joined the
Division of Student Affairs at Boise State University.
Stevens is the new director of Student Activities/Involvement and
Leadership, arriving at Boise State from Ithaca College, where she was the
associate director for the Center for Student Leadership and Involvement.
Stevens received a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of
Nevada-Reno and a master’s degree in higher education administration from
the University of Texas at Austin. She previously worked as a program
adviser and assistant director of the student union at California State
University, Fresno, and as a program adviser at the Texas Union Council at
the University of Texas at Austin.
Varland is the new assistant director of Student Activities at the Student
Union. Varland has a bachelor’s degree in English from Western Washington
University and a master's degree in higher education from Iowa State
University. He comes to Boise State from Pacific University in Oregon, where
he was a resident director and Greek life program coordinator.
Salinas is the new director of Student Diversity and Inclusion at the
Student Union. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s in political science from
the University of Washington. His most recent position was the director of
Student Support Services at Washington State University. He previously was
the director of multi-cultural affairs at the University of Idaho, where he
also served as the assistant director and multi-cultural outreach
coordinator for the Office of New Student Services; the director of
multi-cultural student services and a counselor at Skagit Valley College; a
multi-cultural specialist at Spokane community college; and an adjunct
instructor for Chicano studies and multi-cultural issues at Boise State and
Yakima Valley Community College.
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Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540,
juliehahn@boisestate.edu
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