CSC hires Beu as director of student affairs

CSC hired a veteran of the Nebraska State College System when it hired Pat Allen Beu as its next senior director of student affairs.

Beu, who serves as director of retention and testing, registrar, and academic services at South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City, spent 10 years at Peru State College as the director of student services and support before taking his current position at SDSM.

He was one of two finalists who visited the campus late last month.

The other was Beu’s colleague at SDSM, Michael Keegan, director of that institution’s student activities and leadership.

“The thing I would like to impact the most is to bring a philosophy of student success to student affairs,” Beu said Wednesday in a telephone interview. “I want to build a system of success within all student affairs.”

Beu said he accepted the job “about two weeks ago, minus five seconds.”

He added that he is excited to come to Chadron, and he said he plans to impact the college in a positive way.

“I am determined to impact this culture of student success,” Beu said. “I am a big believer in the fact that this culture has to be strategic and planned.”

Beu began his career in higher education at the University of Great Falls in Montana. He spent 13 years there as the learning resource counselor before taking a job at Peru State College.

In addition to his time at Peru and Great Falls, he has spent his past 10 years at the School of Mines.

Beu said he expects to arrive in Chadron  June 2, and begins his new post for the 2014-15 academic year.