Welcome

Perhaps the best preparation for my work in student affairs was the time I spent getting into and out of trouble throughout my education, beginning with the Little Red House Nursery School.  I have a well-developed sense of irony, a keen ear for shaky excuses, and a genuine appreciation of students who don’t see things quite the way their institution might want them to.

All of this leads me to feel a great sense of privilege (and not a little amazement) at being in this particular seat, as Dean of Students at Wheaton College.  Someone once told me, "Lee, you have an interesting, perhaps distorted, way of looking at the world," which is probably true.  I think my capacity to distort (i.e. "to twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts") the world around me is what allows me to see possibilities where they might not be obvious. 

On this site, you'll find my course syllabi, my c.v., various professional presentations, and some other personal and professional links that might be useful.  Also listed here are text links to all of the articles I’ve published in About Campus, a magazine for professional educators.  They are evidence of the way I view my work:  a series of interrelated narratives that, when taken together, comprise the arc of my life in higher education.

You can also peruse the complete archive of my Dean's Almanac from my time at the University of Connecticut.

Looking for fun around the workplace?  Check out the Personal section for fun and educational activities including the never-before-seen (by you) Uconn Oozeball multimedia experience. 

If you're interested in the book I edited with Barbara Leigh Smith (Learning Communities and Student Affairs; Partnering and Powerful Learning) you can get more information at the NASPA Bookstore.

Also, if you're interested in international travel, check out my blog from my trip through the middle east summer 2008 at leeofarabia.blogspot.com.