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VP MAGGIE BALISTRERI-CLARKE RETIRES EDGEWOOD COLLEGE TODAY
Vice President for Student Development & Dean of Students Maggie Balistreri-Clarke stepped down from her post at the end of the 2014-2015 academic year. Maggie has served as the chief student affairs officer for more than twenty years, and her impact has been felt by thousands of students, alumni, faculty, and staff. During her time at the College, the resident student population grew by hundreds, a comprehensive
approach to student development was implemented, and retention rates moved from near the bottom of the College’s peer group to among the top. In 2014, she was recognized by her peers when the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators named Maggie a “Pillar of the Profession.”
have known that they can count on Maggie to be a trusted advisor, mentor, and advocate,” President Scott Flanagan said. “While her professional accomplishments are noteworthy, none represents Maggie’s greatest achievement: the countless students and alumni whose lives she has touched.”
“Whether first-semester freshmen dealing with homesickness or seniors needing advice about how to start their professional lives, our students
Maggie celebrates saying “Aloha” to students, faculty and staff at a party in her honor, April 2015.
For Megan Waltz, MBA ’15, getting a master’s degree has been a long time in the making. She says, “I talked about getting my MBA for the past fifteen years and finally took the plunge!” Waltz jumped in to the MBA in Health Systems Leadership program at Edgewood College in Spring 2012 and graduated this May, as part of the program’s first-ever graduating class. As Director of Culinary and Clinical Nutrition for the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Waltz says Edgewood College’s program stood out to her. “I really liked the focus on healthcare and I like the flexibility that Edgewood College had to offer with evening and online classes.” The College’s reputation reinforced her choice. “I wanted to pursue my MBA at an institution where I believed I would receive a great education and Edgewood College has an excellent reputation,” she says.
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