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Dawn Dewar

  • Senior Specialist-Advisor

About Me:

My name is Dawn Dewar and I have been in an advising role for 8.5 years. I started my student affairs journey in admissions at Grand Valley before moving to MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine. My husband also works at MSU as an undergraduate advisor in the Broad College of Business. We have a 4 (soon to be 5) year old son named Wyatt and two weimaraners - Ditka (9) and Bodhi (6).

In my free time I love reading, listening to music and building puzzles. I grew up in Northwest Indiana but my true home is Michigan.

Education:

Bachelor of Science - Hospitality and Tourism Management from Grand Valley State University
Master of Education - College Student Affairs Leadership from Grand Valley State University

Interest Areas:

Proactive advising
Barriers to help seeking behaviors
Appreciative advising
Resource development