We are excited to share that Elizabeth Shayler has been selected to
serve as the new Associate Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs!
Liz has worked as an Assistant Director since August 2014 and, in that
time, she has established trusting relationships with students; demonstrated
excellent communication and project management skills; and shown a strong
understanding of all aspects of OFSA and its role within the Lehigh community. Liz has a solid track record in creating
successful and meaningful partnerships with others, and recent broader Student
Affairs contributions include leading the campus-wide Hazing Prevention
Coalition and serving as a member of the Lehigh After Dark Operations Team. Prior
to her work at Lehigh, Elizabeth worked at Harvard College, Pace University,
and Vanderbilt University.
In this new role, Liz will manage many of the educational and bLUeprint
initiatives within OFSA; be responsible for communication processes across the
department; work closely with chapter and alumni advisors to provide resources
and training opportunities; assist with conduct follow-up and crisis response;
and oversee the annual Accreditation process.
Those that interviewed Liz provided overwhelmingly positive feedback
when evaluating her candidacy. They said
the following:
She is the best choice for the job…I find her to be smart, engaging,
aware, and able to collaborate in meaningful ways.
Overall, I think she hit it out of the park…She can hit the ground
running and, having built up capital with students, organizations, and others
would be a serious asset.
Elizabeth is in an excellent position to take on responsibilities as
well as represent OFSA in a manner that would be expected of the Associate
Director…Elizabeth's continuity is important.
In a nutshell, I think it would be a mistake not to hire Elizabeth.
Liz’s will
transition into this role effective July 1st. Feel free to send Liz a
congratulatory message at els414@lehigh.edu
While we understand that it seems that many changes are taking place, we
are truly excited for the opportunity to move the OFSA in this direction while
also providing additional staffing support and continuity within the
office. A search is underway to fill
Liz’s current position, and we will be in contact with council, chapter, and
alumni leadership shortly regarding Liz’s transition into her new role and its
impact on her current assignments and responsibilities.