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McFarlane to leave in November
by Miranda Neubauer
Senior Writer
News | 10/30/07
Posted online at 9:05 PM EST on 10/29/07
/ Last updated at 3:41 AM EST on 10/29/07
Keenyn McFarlane, a financial officer who worked closely with students and clubs, will leave Brandeis at the end of November for a position as budget director at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in Washington D.C., he said Monday.
McFarlane has been the assistant vice president and budget director for students and enrollment at Brandeis since June 2006. Before coming to Brandeis, he worked as finance director for the U.S. Attorney's office in Boston.
"I enjoyed working here," McFarlane said. "When you can interact with your mission…every day and really see it happening, it's a very rewarding experience."
McFarlane said the main focus of his work at Brandeis has been managing the budgets for offices concerned with the "student experience outside the classroom," including the Office of Admissions, Office of Student Life and the Athletics Department. In addition, he said he has worked closely with the Student Union and has overseen the distribution of the Student Activities Fee to campus clubs.
"I think the students here are just remarkably bright, very passionate about the things they believe in and very driven and focused," he said. "I definitely admire them."
Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Jean Eddy, McFarlane, Dean of Student Life Rick Sawyer, student representatives, directors from the Office of Students and Enrollment and administrators from the University's budget office are all involved in a search process for McFarlane's replacement, Eddy wrote in an e-mail to the Justice.
The group, she wrote, has interviewed three candidates so far. An announcement about McFarlane's replacement will probably be made in the upcoming weeks, and the new hire will start work in late November, according to Eddy.
"Keenyn is one of the best hires I've made," Eddy wrote. "He is very smart, capable, and has wonderful people skills."
McFarlane said he expects that his successor will have a smooth transition.
McFarlane has been the assistant vice president and budget director for students and enrollment at Brandeis since June 2006. Before coming to Brandeis, he worked as finance director for the U.S. Attorney's office in Boston.
"I enjoyed working here," McFarlane said. "When you can interact with your mission…every day and really see it happening, it's a very rewarding experience."
McFarlane said the main focus of his work at Brandeis has been managing the budgets for offices concerned with the "student experience outside the classroom," including the Office of Admissions, Office of Student Life and the Athletics Department. In addition, he said he has worked closely with the Student Union and has overseen the distribution of the Student Activities Fee to campus clubs.
"I think the students here are just remarkably bright, very passionate about the things they believe in and very driven and focused," he said. "I definitely admire them."
Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Jean Eddy, McFarlane, Dean of Student Life Rick Sawyer, student representatives, directors from the Office of Students and Enrollment and administrators from the University's budget office are all involved in a search process for McFarlane's replacement, Eddy wrote in an e-mail to the Justice.
The group, she wrote, has interviewed three candidates so far. An announcement about McFarlane's replacement will probably be made in the upcoming weeks, and the new hire will start work in late November, according to Eddy.
"Keenyn is one of the best hires I've made," Eddy wrote. "He is very smart, capable, and has wonderful people skills."
McFarlane said he expects that his successor will have a smooth transition.
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