Slippery Rock University has elevated a current employee into a newly created administrative position.
The former director of student support, Karla Fonner, has been named the first SRU dean of students.
Fonner will continue to lead the Student Support Office but will also have oversight of the Student Conduct Office which is looking to hire a new director.
The Student Support Office helps students experiencing or causing distress that interferes with learning while the Student Conduct Office addresses violations of the University’s Student Code of Conduct.
Fonner has worked at SRU for nearly 20 years including the last seven as the director of student support. She will continue in her new position out of her current office in Patterson Hall.