It has been announced that Gregory Madrid is the new Director of Residential Life at Sacred Heart University. Madrid, who was previously the Assistant Director of Residential Life for seven years, has worked at Sacred Heart for nine years. As Assistant Director, Madrid’s focus was on operations for campus life. He has previously been involved with assisting freshmen in the adjustment to living on campus through the First Year Experience (FYE) program.
Previous Director of Residential Life, Joel Quintong has moved to a new position as the Dean of Students at Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y. He was the Director of Residential Life at Sacred Heart for 13 years and prior to that, he worked at other institutions such as Boston College and Marquette University.
Before coming to Sacred Heart, Madrid worked in residential life for 14 years at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Western New England University, and Quinnipiac University.
Madrid graduated from Western New England University and earned his Master’s Degree at Quinnipiac University in organizational leadership, which prepared him to work in residential life.
Many students are excited to hear that Madrid is the new Director of Residential Life.
“I think Greg Madrid becoming the head of Residential Life is great for SHU,” said junior Alexandra Justo. “He is very involved with the student’s well-being and has been dedicated to keep everything running smoothly.”
Madrid’s involvement focuses on students who are just moving to Sacred Heart or are having trouble adjusting to campus life.
“In my opinion, Gregory Madrid becoming the head of Residential Life is great for the students here at SHU. He will have an amazing impact on the students as he gets to know them. I think Gregory can definitely strive for greatness in this position,” said junior Leslie Duda.
Resident Success Assistants (RSAs), who directly work with Madrid, commented on him being appointed.
“Greg has always made an effort to get to know every RSA on a personal level by encouraging us to stop by his office, and beyond that, he does everything in his power to make sure every resident at SHU has a good experience,” said junior Sean Morin. “He’s clearly an incredibly hard worker who understands the importance of his role, and I’m fully confident in him being promoted.”
In addition to the new dorms being built on the Upper Quad, Madrid now has 15 residential areas that he now will oversee in this new position.
