Once again on a hot July Sunday, we had a MACUHO/MCPA BBQ.  For the 2nd year in a row Goucher served as the host to this great event.  There was tons of food, members from all over the state, amazing converstions, even a few games, and of course...DOORPRIZES  :) 

Here is Joe the Maryland/Delaware Regional Coordinator Drawing the winners!

   Many people enjoying a great Sunday afternoon

MACUHO members, David, Laura and Greg catching up  :) 

Michael Robbins 
Director of Residence Life 
McDaniel College

Where I went to School: I went to New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) for Chemical Engineering, was betrayed by the evils of calculus, and then enrolled in a joint program with NJIT and Rutgers-Newark where I earned a BA and MA in History from both institutions.

What are you most passionate about in the field: The chance to do so many different things and interact with a new population every year.

Who has been your biggest influence in your career: Lisa Pierce, my supervisor when I was a graduate assistant with NJIT’s Residence Life staff.

What book should someone read (fiction or non-fiction): Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond for some good history, or the whole line of Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher for fun.

Something exciting you are planning to do this summer: Get my older daughter ready for kindergarten.

Something fun that you do outside of your job or something we should know about you: I can waste time with the best of them playing WoW.

As a CHO, do you have any advice for our membership: When you take a new position, especially at entry level, don’t let yourself fall into the trap of assuming you’ll only be there for a few years and so you don’t look into your new community for things to get involved in outside of your job. If you don’t find some connection to the new locality other than your job, your burn-out factor is higher and you are more likely to look to leave sooner, kind of fulfilling your own prophecy that led to not getting involved in the first place.

Alison Ginder
Community Director
UMBC

Where you went to school : I did both of my degrees at Virginia Tech

What are you most passionate about in the field:  I most enjoy watching the transformation process of students as they discover who they are and who they want to be.

Who has been your biggest influence in your career: A brilliant woman by the name of Tricia Smith.

Something exciting you did this summer: I spent time with my family at the beach… my favorite place in the world!

Something fun that you do outside of your job  or something we should know about you:

I LOVE to bake and have a deep desire to one day own and operate a bakery.