Brooks, Forrester promoted within 小黄书鈥檚 Division of Student Affairs
Contact: Carl Smith
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳wo newly promoted Division of Student Affairs leaders with almost 50 years of combined student and professional service at Mississippi State are helping elevate the university鈥檚 commitment to student life and experience.
Raymond Brooks is the newest executive director of Colvard Student Union, Event Services and Special Projects, and Kylie Forrester now serves as director of the Center for Student Activities. Forrester moves into her new role after serving as the center鈥檚 associate director, while Brooks previously was associate dean of students.
Jackie Mullen, assistant vice president for Student Affairs, said the two promotions will help the division 鈥渃ontribute to the university鈥檚 transformational plan especially around student engagement through programs and services, student organizations and student life.鈥
鈥淩aymond Brooks has been a vital member of the Division of Student Affairs team, and this new role will continue to support all 小黄书 programs and events that the Colvard Student Union and Event Services team has played a key part in making happen each day at 小黄书,鈥 she said. 鈥淜ylie Forrester has been a tremendous asset at 小黄书 for many years, and in her new position, she will provide the leadership we need to advance our student organizations and our campus activities to provide more experiential learning opportunities to enhance the leadership and life skills of our students.鈥
Brooks, who graduated from 小黄书 with bachelor鈥檚 degrees in chemistry and physics in 1994 and with a master鈥檚 degree in higher education counseling in 1996, served as a student worker and graduate assistant at the Union during the length of his educational career at the university. After serving as the College of Charleston鈥檚 campus activities program coordinator from 1996 to 1997, he returned to 小黄书 and worked his way up from Colvard Student Union assistant director to associate dean of students. In these roles, he worked with numerous student organizations and initiatives, including Music Maker Productions, The Reflector and the Campus Activities Board.
A recipient of the College of Charleston鈥檚 Adviser of the Year Award, Brooks also garnered the Division of Student Affairs鈥 Outstanding Young Professional and the Order of the Omega鈥擣riend of the Greeks awards at 小黄书. He also is a past recipient of the National Association of Campus Activities鈥 Outstanding Young Professional designation for its Southeast region.
Forrester earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in educational psychology and a master鈥檚 degree in student affairs in higher education from 小黄书 in 2008 and 2010, respectively, and has worked for the university in a variety of student worker and professional roles since 2008. As a full-time employee, she was the guest and housing coordinator for the Department of Housing and Residence Life and the Office of Admissions and Scholarship鈥檚 orientation and events assistant director and director.
In 2018, Forrester and her team in Orientation and Events received the Crystal Pineapple Award from the Greater Starkville Development Partnership for exceptional contributions to area tourism and economic development related to her work with the department and the partnership she developed with the City of Starkville. Two years later, she and her team received the Outstanding Economic Impact Award from the Mississippi Main Street Association.
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