By TRACY MEZA
Student Writer
A supersized mug of coffee is what it takes to get through a day as the dean of Student Affairs at NWOSU.
On a typical day at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Dean Calleb Mosburg arrives on campus at 8 a.m. to check emails and make his to-do list for the day, even though he realizes that most likely his day will be in a constant change because of last-minute needs.
However, the day does not officially begin until he has made his way to Herod Hall to fill his supersized Yeti mug with coffee.
Mosburg spends a lot of his time working closely with his directors within the student services umbrella; he makes it his goal to let his staff know that he is here to support them and that he is grateful for them. “I have an absolutely wonderful staff that makes everything possible. They make things happen. It’s not me,” Mosburg said.
Along with his daily duties of running the Student Affairs office, Mosburg also serves as the ADA coordinator, the Title IX coordinator, and serves on the Academy for Student Assistance and Completion, Heritage Month Committee and the Commencement Committee.
Considering all of that, the most important part of Mosburg’s job is to help the students. “The administration—Dr. Cunningham, Dr. Lohmann, Dr. Pechi, and Mr. Valencia—took a chance on bringing in a young guy into a senior executive position,” he said, “and for two years I try every day to live up to the standard to ensure that the students are getting the best possible support. They took a chance on me. My return is to help students in what they want to do, whether it is to be a student, be in the band, be an athlete, I am here to support them. I am here to make sure that they have a great college experience.”
Mosburg absolutely loves his job, and he believes that it is not only helping students but also helping students succeed. Therefore, the reason he gets out of bed every morning and comes to work each day is to watch a student get the degree that they are going to carry with them for the rest of their life.
“My role at a graduation is to take the diploma cover and hand it to the president so she can hand it to the student,” he said. “To watch students walk across that stage and know that they have a degree from Northwestern. To watch them go out and succeed, to see them join a family of alumni that bleeds red and black and makes me proud to work here. That is what I get up for and come to work for every day is to see that happen.”
It may take a whole lot of caffeine to get Mosburg through his day, but he truly loves his job and loves being a part of the students’ lives here.