Appointment
Penn State Intercom......January 25, 2001

Housing and Residence Life appoints
Gail Hurley as its new director

Gail Hurley has been appointed as the new director of Housing and Residence Life. This position was created to bring central leadership to the two departments with reporting lines directly to the vice president for Student Affairs and the assistant vice president for Auxiliary and Business Services.

Hurley will be responsible for a housing system at University Park of more than 12,000 residents and a residence life program that spans nine campus locations. She will oversee the management of residence buildings, laundry services, special interest housing and resident programs.

Hurley has been the director of Residence Life since 1984. In 1997, she was appointed as the assistant to the vice president for Student Affairs, serving as liaison to Student Affairs directors at 19 campus locations. From September 1996 through May 1997 she was an intern to the senior vice president for finance and business/treasurer as part of the Administrative Fellow program.

Hurley holds a bachelor's degree in Spanish secondary education from Westminster College and a master's degree in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University.

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