Kara Ostlund
Associate Dean; Director of Conduct, Housing and Residence Life
E-mail: kostlund@catawba.edu
Ostlund joined Catawba in 2013 as Associate Dean and Director of Conduct, Housing and Residence Life. She earned her undergraduate degree in Family and Consumer Sciences and Secondary Education, as well as her master's degree in College Student Development from Appalachian State University. Prior to that, she worked at Winthrop University with a number of responsibilities in residential life, student programs and support, and academics.
Kelly HeinemenArea Coordinator for RA Programming; Assistant to the Director of Housing
E-mail: kheinema@catawba.edu
Phone: x3333 (on campus)
As Area Coordinator for Housing, Kelly assists with room changes, room assignments, roommate conflicts, etc., as well as RA Programming.
Emily Schneider
Assistant Director for Residence Life; Coordinator of Wellness
E-mail: eschneid@catawba.edu
Phone: X4577 (on campus)
Emily is a native of southwest Ohio who earned her B.S. in Exercise Science from Urbana University (Ohio) and an M.Ed in Higher Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro while working at Catawba as a graduate assistant. In addition to living on campus and supervising her side of RAs, Emily also oversees the Wellness Center, Intramurals, and Alcohol Programming.




