Meet The Staff

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Carrie Schade and Kate Walbert at the All Campus Picnic 2004

Carrie Schade
Assistant Dean of Students & Director of Campus Life
Warde Academic Center, Room L-208.
Phone: (773) 298-3122
E-mail: schade@sxu.edu

Carrie has worked at Saint Xavier University since 2003. A native New Yorker, Carrie has a B.S. in Business Economics from the State University of New York, College at Oneonta. During her time at Oneonta, Carrie worked in residence life, career development, and orientation. Her M.Ed. is in Student Personnel Services from the University of South Carolina. Carrie spent two years at the USC Academic Skills Program (a learning center) where she counseled students and developed workshops in student cognition and learning styles. She also taught two classes at USC: a first year seminar for business students and a reading/writing skills course. Carrie then spent six years working at The University of Texas at Austin where she worked with the Women in Engineering Program, encouraging girls and women to enter and stay in technological fields.

Another interest of Carrie’s is student leadership. She has worked with LeaderShape, a national leadership development program for young people. At SXU, Carrie serves as the advisor to the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Student Activities Board (SAB). She also teaches an SXU Seminar class. Carrie sings in a local community choir called Musichorale and enjoys traveling, cooking, and shopping.

Kate Walbert
Assistant Director of Student Activities
Warde Academic Center, Room L-208.
Phone: (773) 298-3974.
E-mail: walbert@sxu.edu

Kate is a new addition to SXU as of Fall 2004. Although a native of eastern Pennsylvania, Kate did all of her higher education in New York City. She has a B.A. in Communication Arts from Marymount Manhattan College. While still a student at Marymount, Kate was a resident assistant, orientation assistant, a member of Student Government, and a tour guide. As a graduate of Marymount, she spent a year working as an Admissions Counselor for the college. Kate went on to receive her M.A. from New York University in Student Personnel Administration. For two years, Kate worked as a Graduate Assistant in the Office of Student Activities at Pratt Institute. She also spent a summer working with the orientation program at Stony Brook University through the National Orientation Director's Association (NODA).

At SXU, Kate co-advises the Student Activities Board (SAB), oversees all of the student organizations and many other activities as needed! She also teaches an SXU Seminar class. Kate is looking forward to exploring the "second city" and loving a new city!