Associate dean of student affairs hired at Pitt–Bradford

Pitt–Bradford has hired Michele Cruse as its associate dean of student affairs and experiential education.

The associate dean position is a restructuring of a position occupied by Holly Spittler for 37 years. Spittler retired in 2018. In the newly reconfigured position, Cruse oversees career services, judicial affairs, first-year experience and orientation, leadership development, community engagement and student engagement in the Office of Student Affairs.

Cruse comes to Pitt-Bradford from Portland (Ore.) Community College, where she served as the dean of student development. A native Pittsburgher, Cruse earned her bachelor’s degree in public administration at Pitt, a master’s degree at Portland State University and a doctorate in education at Oregon State University.

In addition, Reid Helford has been hired to offer career strategies and professional development for students. Helford is a sociologist who earned his bachelor’s degree in animal sciences from the University of Kentucky and his master’s and doctoral degrees in sociology from Loyola University Chicago.