Welcome to New Student Programs and Campus Visit Experiences

Megan Green Simonds, M.Ed. Student Affairs in Higher Education
Director of New Student Programs & Campus Visit Experiences
greenmega@umsl.edu

Megan Green Simonds is the Director of New Student Programs & Campus Visit Experiences and has been at UMSL since February 2013. Before coming to UMSL, she worked as an Assistant Director of Student Life, at Rockhurst University, where her primary responsibilities were in orientation, welcome week, family weekend, advising student organizations, and leadership development.

Megan received her B.A. in Communication, Science and Disorder from Rockhurst University and M.Ed. in Higher Education and Administration from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. Her work with student affairs began as an undergraduate student leader in the Office of Student Activities. She continued her education and working as the Program Assistant at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, and then advanced as the Coordinator of New Student Programs at Southern Methodist University, where at both institutions excelled in implementing their extended orientation, welcome week, and parent programming. These opportunities have cultivated her passion for diversity education and leadership development, and given her experience in program expansion and implementation.

Erin Sullivan, M.S. Student Affairs in Higher Education
Assistant Director of New Student Programs & Campus Visit Experiences - (Orientation/Admitted Events)
sullivanem@umsl.edu

Erin Sullivan is the Assistant Director of New Student Programs & Campus Visit Experiences and has been at UMSL since January 2017. Before coming to UMSL, she worked as an Assistant Director for New Student Programs, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  Her primary responsibilities were in student leadership development for Orientation Student Coordinators and Orientation Leaders, growing the extended orientation experience, and various events in New Student Programs.  

Erin received both her Bachelor of Sciences in Marketing and Master of Sciences in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Missouri State University.  Her excitement for student affairs began as a highly involved student on campus, through her Orientation Leader and Team Leader role in the New Student and Family Programs office. The drive to my work is to have a welcoming, diverse, helpful, and engaging environment for all of our new students and our Orientation Leader team.  Feel free to contact me about any questions you may have about Orientation! #GoTritons #UMSL

Jenna Haddock, M.S. Student Affairs in Higher Education
Assistant Director of New Student Programs & Campus Visit Experiences - (Welcome Center/Visits)
jchnp6@umsl.edu

Jenna Haddock is the Assistant Director of New Student Programs & Campus Visit Experiences with emphasis in Welcome Center, daily tours, group tours, and visits. She has been at UMSL since July 2021. Before becoming the Assistant Director of the Welcome Center, Jenna was the Student Recruitment Specialist within the Honors College at UMSL where her responsibilities included the Honors admissions process, scholarships, and developing Honors New Student Orientation and the Opportunity Scholars Program Interview Day.

Jenna earned her master’s degree in Higher Education Administration at the University of Missouri – St. Louis in the area of Adult and Higher Education in 2022 with a certificate in Student Affairs Administration and Leadership. She also earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology along with the Pierre Laclede Honors College certificate from the University of Missouri – St. Louis in 2020.