Family & Graduate Housing Mission Statement
Family & Graduate Housing serves the students of Montana State University by providing affordable housing options in an environment that is conducive to the academic and social success of student families, and qualifying single tenants. We are dedicated to providing excellent customer service, well-maintained apartments, ‘outside the classroom’ education, and a safe environment that our clientele can be proud to call home.
Full Time Staff
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Assistant Director: Chancey Ringer oversees the daily operation of Family & Graduate Housing. Chancey has been with Family & Graduate Housing for a year and a half. He is originally from White Sulphur Springs, Mt. His favorite hobbies include fitness & recreation, sports and any time spent with family. Chancey says this about his favorite thing about FGH: "My favorite thing is easily the people. I enjoy the diversity of our students and staff - our community and staff offer an amazing wealth of people from different backgrounds and locales. As well, the configuration of graduates, undergraduates, doctorates, faculty, and staff in single, married, roommate and family configurations proves an amazing variety of people to meet and get to know in our community." |
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Maintenance
Supervisor: Tim Carlson is responsible for the
interior cleanliness and condition of apartments. Tim has been with Family & Graduate Housing for 13 years. He is originally from Washington state. His favorite thing to do is to help family members and his favorite thing about Family & Graduate Housing is assisting students in their pursuit of an education. |
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Grounds Supervisor: Jeff Jennings is responsible for the upkeep of the grounds, garden
plots, and snow removal. Jeff has been with Family & Graduate Housing for 16 years. He is originally from California. His favorite hobbies and activities include camping and hunting. He says his favorite thing about Family & Graduate Housing are the people and that every day is different. |
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Housing Coordinator: Dacia Johnson is
responsible for assigning
apartments, payroll and processing thirty (30) day notices. She has been with Family & Graduate Housing for 5 years. Dacia is originally from Plains, MT and enjoys pinochle, western dancing and training her American Coonhounds. Her favorite thing about working for Family & Graduate Housing is the diversity of cultures and people that live here make each day a fascinating experience. |
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Administrative Associate:Jason Platt is responsible for processing work orders, sending out maintenance
notices, and setting up check-out appointments. Jason has been with Family & Graduate Housing for 3 years.
He is originally from Billings, MT. His favorite hobbies include golfing,
biking and camping. His favorite thing about working in Family &
Graduate Housing is all the friends he has made from all over the world. |
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Collections Technician: Martha Wheeler oversees the payment of rent and other charges at the Hedges
Complex. Martha has been with Aux Services since September of 2007. She began as the part-time cashier and in August 2008 she became full time. She is originally from Livingston, MT. She enjoys walking and hiking with her dogs, traveling and spending time with her family. Her favorite thing about Family & Graduate Housing and Aux Services is the people, both coworkers and the students. |
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Cashier Supervisor: Katena Pershing oversees daily
operations of the Hedges Complex Cashier's Office. Katena has been at this position for 11 months. She worked for Auxiliaries for 4 1/2 years, took a break and then came back. (Thats how much she loves it here). She is originally from Boise, Idaho. Her favorite hobbies include scrapbooking, spending time with her children and according to her two year old "working on her fitness". Her favorite thing about FGH & Aux Services is the great coworkers and the fun upbeat tempo and environment a college campus provides. |
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Program Coordinator: Liz Grant is
responsible for community development in the Family &
Graduate Housing community and supervises the Community Assistant Staff. Liz has been with FGH for 7 months. She is originally from Glastonbury, CT. Her hobbies include hanging out with friends, cooking, shooting, shopping and scrapbooking. Her favorite thing about FGH is the new people she meets every day. She also loves her CA Staff. |
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Student Assistant: Adrianna Willoughby assists with working in the front office. Her duties include check-in welcome meetings, answering phones, work orders and filing. Adrianna is originally from Arlee, Montana. She is studying Family & Consumer Sciences at MSU and the reason she loves working at FGH is because she loves being around people and helping the communities. |
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Other Staff
General Maintenance Staff are scheduled through
Facilities Services. Please call the Family & Graduate
Housing Office at (406) 994-3730 to place a work order.
Work orders are processed immediately upon request.
Student Staff are an integral part of Family
& Graduate Housing. Student staff are hired to work in
the office, on the grounds or cleaning crew, as tower
attendants, or as a program assistant. If you are
interested in becoming a student employee, please stop by
the FGHO to pick up
an application.
Community Assistant
I "CAs": Community Assistants are available in all
communities in Family & Graduate Housing. They are
there to assist residents with problems, communicate
resident concerns to the Family & Graduate Housing
Office, and provide fun and informative programs and
activities for their communities. To find out who your CA
is please contact the Family & Graduate Housing Office
at (406) 994-3730.
Community Assistant II: With the assistance of
these "CA" II's, the Family & Graduate Housing Office
is staffed 24 hours, every day of the year. The student
night attendant "teams" check out keys and equipment,
assist with minor maintenance problems, and call out the
appropriate trades person when necessary. CA II's reside in
101 E & 101 F Julia Martin and assume their after-hour
duties from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. daily. They also provide
the same activities and resident assistance services as the
Community Assistant I position.
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Employment Opportunities
Positions Available
Post Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009
COMMUNITY ASSISTANT POSITION AVAILABLE - West Side Houses
To see what a Community Assistant job entails please click on the below link to view the Position Description: To apply, please click on the "Application". All applications are due Monday, November 23rd by 5:00pm - late applications WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
CA Positions Description:
CA Application
If you have further questions please call 994-3730 or e-mail Lgrant@montana.edu
Thank you
Other University Employment Opportunities
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