Hampshire College

The dean of students office provides a broad range of student services and facilitates educational and campus life opportunities within the division of student life.

Division of Student Life Organizational Chart (pdf)
Division of Student Life Mission Statement (pdf)

The dean of students office is located on the second floor of the Merrill Student Life Center.

Dean of Students
Dawn Ellinwood, 413.559.5412

The dean of students is responsible for overseeing the division of student life, including:

• » Residence Life
• » Community Advocacy
• » New Student Programs
• » Campus Leadership and Activities
• » Public Safety
• » Outdoors Program and Recreational Athletics (OPRA)
• » Career Options Resource Center (CORC)
• » Dining Services
• » Health Services

Dawn Ellinwood has been the dean of students since August of 2008. She previously served as the vice president of student affairs at Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts for twelve years.

Senior Associate Dean of Students for Residence Life
Renee Freedman 76S, 413.559.5412

The senior associate dean of students for residence life oversees all aspects of residence life and in-house disciplinary affairs. This includes supervision of the residence life staff and the director of housing operations. Together with members of the residence life staff, the senior associate dean ensures safe and comfortable housing in an environment that encourages students to grow and learn outside the classroom as well as within it.

Dean Freedman is a Hampshire College alum, and has overseen residence life since 2001. She has been a member of the Hampshire College staff since 1986.

Assistant Dean of Students for Community Advocacy
Amnat Chittaphong (beginning 7/1/10), 413.559.5412

The assistant dean of students for community advocacy oversees the College's identity-based programs: the Center for Feminisms, the Cultural Center, the Queer Community Alliance Center, and the Spiritual Life program. The assistant dean also works in collaboration with the Community Health Collaborative.

Dean Chittaphong will be joining the Hampshire community in July of 2010. He is coming to us from Siena College in New York, where he has been the director of multicultural education for the past eight years.

Assistant Dean of Students for New Student Programs
Josiah Litant 00F, 413.559.6666

The assistant dean of students for new student programs is responsible for outreach to and support of new first-year and transfer students.

This includes the planning and oversight of the College's biannual new student orientation program. New student programs is a new and developing student life initiative, designed to offer and augment the College's programs, services, and resources that are available for first-year and transfer students. In addition, the assistant dean serves as the advisor to the Community Review Board, Hampshire's student judicial hearing board, as well as working closely with the Community Council (student government association).

Dean Litant is a Hampshire College alum, and has been responsible for new student programs since 2008. He has held various positions in student life since 2004, including in residence life and student activities.

Assistant Dean of Students for Campus Leadership and Activities
Pam Tinto, 413.559.5751

The assistant dean of students for campus leadership and activities works with the College's 150 student groups in support of student activities and events. She oversees the office of campus leadership and activities, which includes Signer Seminar (student leadership training), Hampfest (student activities fair), the annual Ingenuity Awards, and the student group recognition and approval process. The assistant dean also works closely with the subcommittees of Community Council (student government association), including FiCom, the financial committee.

Dean Tinto has been overseeing campus leadership and activities since 2008. Prior to that, she was a member of the residence life staff from 2000-2006.

Assistant to the Deans
Susan King, 413.559.5412

The assistant to the deans handles the daily operations of the dean of students office and provides logistical support for the programs managed by the office: orientation, commencement, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Halloween. She also holds primary responsibility for strategic planning for the office's logistical operations. The assistant to the deans is responsible for the deans' calendars, as well as the office budget, website, and communications. The assistant also oversees the student work staff in the dean of students office.

Susan King joined the dean of students office in July 2009. She previously worked for several years in the Gateway Regional School District in Huntington, Massachusetts.

Dean of Students Office Assistant
Kelley Barthelmes, 413.559.5412

The office assistant supports the daily activity of the dean of students office. She manages the office's purchasing, filing systems, and correspondence, and provides logistical support to the assistant to the deans in the planning and management of office events.

Kelley Barthelmes has been at Hampshire College since 2004, previously working in the event services and summer programs office; she joined the dean of students office staff in January 2010.