Although she’s been here for a year, Christine Bogulaski recently made the switch to the Student Development and Campus Activities (SDCA) Office. Currently, she works as the Coordinator for Student Development, aiding students and hoping to further develop their activities on campus.

Through this position, Bogulaski gets to work with many different students. Primarily, she works with non-Greek organizations, helping them understand programming and how to effectively run their organization.

“I’m so proud of how students come in with their ideas, and they’re ready to go full force to follow them,” Bogulaski said.

Some students have come forward with new ideas for clubs.

“And it’s only week three!” Bogulaski said. “Seeing the excitement about really pushing ideas forward, and seeing how much students can do makes me really happy. It’s not like that at every institution, so that’s pretty awesome.”

Last year, Bogulaski worked for Pace as the Residential Director in Dow Hall. She says that her residential background helps her see the needs of the commuters that she now works with.

Immediately following graduation from The College of Saint Rose in Albany, Bogulaski applied for the position of a Residential Director at Pace.

“I went home that day, I interviewed, and remembered telling people that Pace reminded me of my college,” Bogulaski said.  “I remember having that familiar feeling, and it seemed like a good fit. That’s what helped me realize that this is where I was going to be.”

In exploring all the different fields of higher education, Bogulaski realized that student affairs was one that she was naturally drawn to. She especially enjoyed working with the freshman orientation.

“Getting to be a part of the different weeks the first year students have is always a huge thing I love. I think it’s partly because I remember my freshman orientation,” Bogulaski said about orientation at Marist College where she studied during her undergraduate years.

Due to campus construction, Bogulaski’s position began in Martin Hall, where SDCA was relocated for the summer.

“We had some good fun with it because it had the residential furniture. I had a bed frame without the mattress, so I used it as a shelving space,” Bogulaski said. “But I’m really excited to see how this place grows as one campus with so many of the changes going on.”

Bogulaski hopes to get involved in different areas on campus, such as Pace 4 Kids and Relay for Life.

“I’m excited to help students with putting their events on and getting things prepped and ready. It’s a bit of a learning experience for me too,” she said.

Students can now come visit her in her new SDCA office in Kessel and enjoy her blue velvet chairs, which are a favorite part of her office.