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Kieran Duffy

Assistant Director of Residential Life
Phone: (603) 862-0220
Office: Hitchcock Hall, Durham, NH 03824

Responsibilities

  • Supervise 4-5 Hall Directors
  • Assessment Committee
  • Community Living Association (CLA)
  • Student Leadership Development Committee (SLDC)
  • Tech Committee
  • RHD Search - Campus Visit planning
  • Housing Assignments Liaison
  • Star Rez Liaison

Education

B.S.Ed. Technology & Engineering Education (K-12), Central Connecticut State University

M.Ed. Higher Education, Merrimack College

About Me
I have a lot of hobbies and interests. Some would say too many! And to them I would say, 鈥測es, you鈥檙e probably right.鈥 Exploring new topics and learning everything I can about them is my default. I enjoy being active and will almost never turn down a game of volleyball, especially on a sand court. I鈥檇 rather bike 60 miles than run 1, but believe it or not- I used to be a championship fencer (Epee & Foil primarily). A good movie, board game, or session of D&D will make my day. Last, but certainly not least, I have a cat- Vincent who is way too smart for his own good.

Pronouns:
He/Him

Background and Career

I grew up in a small suburban town in Connecticut and funnily enough was never planning to attend college. My friends and family convinced me to give it a try and I went to Central Connecticut State University where I came to love Student Affairs and Residential Life. I completed my Bachelor鈥檚, thinking I would become a high school teacher and get to teach all the fun classes (robotics, graphic design, etc.). Somewhere along the way, I had a lightbulb moment and realized that I could do the Residential Life thing professionally and pursued my Master鈥檚 degree in Higher Education Administration, completing it in about 10 months! I鈥檝e lived and worked in a variety of places in New England, mostly in the Massachusetts and Connecticut area鈥xcept for that one time when I moved to Colorado and was in Denver for a year. It鈥檚 always been a goal of mine to make my way up north to this area so I鈥檓 incredibly excited to be here. My background has included most functional areas of Student Affairs from Orientation to Conduct, Curriculum Design to Crisis Intervention, and everything in between.

Professional Interests

  • Process assessment and improvement
  • Curricular design and development
  • Learning and the personal development process
  • Technology Law of Higher Education
  • Transforming Industry Practices
  • Team building
  • Professional development