Staff Employee of the Month

An employee in New Student Programs was named the new Staff Employee of the Month at last week’s First Wednesday. Geoff Bauer, a program coordinator in New Student Programs, has been with Columbus State since 2019.

In their nomination form, Jessica Eberly and Allison Franz said that Bauer served as a lead on crucial initiatives when the College went remote. “Geoff worked to redesign the entire orientation experience for our incoming new students to serve them in a virtual environment,” they said. “He worked with IT to make sure that even though students missed out on the in-person setting, they did not miss out on the content or connections students would need to be successful here.”

Bauer’s supervisor, Brittany Barrett, assistant director of New Student Progams, says, “He tackles all tasks and programming with logic and genuine care for students, their experiences, and their well-being.”