 | W. Marichal Gentry and Shelly C. Lowe |
The Yale College Dean’s Office welcomed two new staff members this summer: W. Marichal Gentry, the new
dean of student affairs and associate dean of Yale College, and Shelly C. Lowe,
the University’s first assistant dean for Native American affairs and director of the Native
American Cultural Center.
T H I S
Yale College deans for student
and Native American affairs
Dean of student affairs
“Coming to us after eight years of positions of increasing responsibility at
Middlebury College, Marichal brings to Yale an exemplary record of commitment
to the highest standards in student affairs administration,” said Yale College Dean Peter Salovey in announcing Gentry’s appointment.
As associate dean of Middlebury, Gentry assisted in implementing college-wide
initiatives and provided a variety of student services to enhance the academic
and extracurricular experience of students. He also served as the college’s chief judicial affairs officer and advanced the college’s diversity initiative. During his deanship, he served as acting dean of the
Office for Institutional Diversity, chaired the Honor Code Review Committee and
was a member of the Human Relations Committee. He also advised the
Distinguished Men of Color organization, among other duties.
From 1999 to 2005, Gentry was the associate dean of student affairs at
Middlebury. In this role, he oversaw the college judicial system, advised
student groups, assisted in overseeing new student orientation programs and
trained residential life staff. He was the acting dean of student affairs in
the spring of 2004, supervising nine departments in the student affairs
division, including the Americans with Disabilities Office, Career Services,
the Counseling and Human Relations Center and Public Safety.
Gentry also served as acting registrar at Middlebury for six months during 2005.
The new dean of student affairs majored in political science and French as an undergraduate at the University of the South (Sewanee) and earned an M.S.W. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After beginning his career as an assistant director of
admissions at the University of the South, he was an assistant area director
the Department of University Housing at UNC. He then was a pediatric social
worker at the Duke University Medical Center, where he counseled young people
and their families in the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program and the
Pediatric Psychiatric Inpatient Unit.
“Marichal is known for his engagement with individual students, both as a mentor
and as a supporter of student-led activities,” noted Salovey in his announcement. “His record is one of a proactive, collegial and deeply engaged professional who
will bring to Yale a passion for ensuring that all Yale students benefit to the
fullest extent from the resources of our community. He has both the experience
and the energy to guide our student affairs initiative with wisdom and
creativity in the coming years.”
“I am quite eager and excited to take on this new role,” Gentry said shortly after his arrival at Yale in early August. “While I have had the immediate pleasure of working with Dean Salovey and all of
my fabulous new colleagues in the Yale College Dean’s Office, I also look forward to becoming more acquainted with the larger Yale
community, especially the students.”
Gentry succeeds Betty Trachtenberg, who had served as dean of student affairs
from 1978 until her retirement this
summer.
Dean of Native American affairs
For the past six years, Lowe has been the facilitator of the American Indian
Studies Program at the University of Arizona. She served as an academic adviser
for the undergraduate students in the program and coordinated many aspects of
admissions, financial aid, curriculum development, special event planning and
alumni relations.
“Her students and colleagues describe her deep commitment to Native American
students and their education and her broad knowledge of Native American
communities throughout the country,” Salovey said in announcing Lowe’s appointment.
As a Ph.D. candidate, Lowe’s program of study emphasizes American Indian college student development and
achievement. She received her undergraduate education in sociology and American
Indian Studies at the University of Arizona, as well as a master’s degree in American Indian studies and a graduate certificate in college
teaching.
Lowe hails from Granado, Arizona, and is ,a member of the Navajo tribe. She has
published research on the use of campus services by Native American students
and is a member of the research team conducting the Gathering of Voices Project
sponsored by the National Institute of Native Leaders in Higher Education. She
serves on the board of directors of the National Museum of the American Indian
and was vice president of the National Indian Education Association.
“I am looking forward to working with students and enhancing their success at the
University,” says Lowe. “I hope to support the University in bringing about strong relationships with its
American Indian/Alaska Native students, their families, their communities and
tribes, alumni and the tribes located in the Northeast. I think we can build a
supportive network between alumni and current students and together bring in
greater numbers of American Indian/Alaska Native students. The experiences
these students and alumni gain will then spread into Indian Country to benefit
numerous communities.”
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Memorial service to be held for astronomy researcher Dorrit Hoffleit
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