# Katie Patrick Director for Orientation and Family Engagement ![a smiling woman wearing glasses and a sweater](/sites/g/files/omnuum7076/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/2025-04/Screenshot%202025-01-23%20at%209.58.41%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=ktIHrgpU) location\_on Hilles email I work with the incredible Student and Family Engagement team to plan and implement meaningful opportunities that support the newest members of our community to experience student life through large-scale events such as Orientation and Family Weekends. My higher education background is in Orientation, Admissions, Sorority and Fraternity Life and Veterans Upward Bound (TRIO). I love working with and for our students and am excited to continue my journey at Harvard! I graduated from Central Michigan University with my Bachelors in Communication and Illinois State University with my Masters in College Student Personnel Administration. I have previously held positions at Ozarks Technical Community College, Illinois State University, Heartland Community College and Sigma Kappa National Headquarters. In my spare time, I enjoy cooking, reading, and exploring new places with my rescue dog Bandit! - ## Area [Student Engagement](/programareaoffice-type/student-engagement) [Parent and Family Engagement](/programareaoffice-type/parent-and-family-engagement) - ## Role [Central](/people-type/staff-0)