Campus Visit

Connie Beck & Marcus Savage

 About CBU

First college in the city of

Memphis
13:1 Student Faculty Ratio
96% of full-time undergraduate
students receive financial aid
1,842 enrolled students
Catholic university, 34
different faiths, Student body
is 21% Catholic
 Director of
Counseling, Sadie
Lisenby

No pressure to identify as
Catholic
Enter to Learn, Leave to
Serve
Food Closet
Staff knows students on first
name basis (smaller campus)
Diverse student population;
would like to see more diverse
staff
 Director of
Counseling, Sadie
Lisenby
Mission: Develop the Whole Student
Values: Leadership, Holistic
Development, Greek Life, Culturally,
Socially, Academically
Familial Environment
Jail Fundraiser
Micromanaging
Brothers live on campus and work
with student life
 Director of
Counseling, Sadie
Lisenby

Buffet Line Physical,

Mental, and Spiritual Health
 Dean of Students,
Karen Conway-
Bartnett
Worked as a Multicultural
Coordinator at Rhodes College
Wears many hats (Also works with
Disability Services and International
Students)
M.S. in Student Personnel at
Memphis
Her sons attended CBU
Supportive staff (family feel)
 Director of Student
Activities and
Assessment,
Zack Knight
Attended Southern Mississippi
Mentioned to invest in a higher
education legal class
Wears a lot of hats Greek Life,
Students orgs,
Accommodations for Muslim students,
BLM movement
Interpersonal relationships with students
Lives near campus
 Director of Student
Activities and
Assessment,
Zack Knight

Student development theories

Not research focused
Stimulation (Busy calendar)
Campus attracts a variety of
students
Holistic learning with student
activities
 Coordinator of
Intramurals &
Community
Programming
Earnest Spiller

Just graduated in the Fall

Everyone knows everyone
Diverse campus, Need to offer
more diverse activities
Not just a number.
Big Fish, Small Pond
Look forward to challenges
 Lasallian Tradition
Mentioned in each interview
Provides a human and Christian
education to all youth
Poor and marginalized students
Ministries conducted as places of
salvation
Staff and faculty acting together and
by association for the sake of the
Lasallian mission