The Dean's office

With 8 departments within the Division of Student Engagement and Success, the dean's office lead and serve in helping students connect and succeed across campus. Part of their responsibilities include:

  • Serve as a resource for information you are seeking or wanting to share.
  • Be a sounding board for ideas for the OWU campus, your student organization, or yourself.
  • To empower students by providing a challenging and supportive environment for personal growth and leadership opportunities.
  • To facilitate students' developmental process of becoming an active and productive adult citizen with a personal mission.

Douglas M. Koyle

Vice President for Student Engagement & Success; Dean of Students; Title IX Coordinator
dmkoyle@owu.edu

Koyle's primary responsibility is to ensure that students experiencing personal and academic challenges receive the assistance they need to remain in school and graduate. In that role, he oversees the areas of counseling services, student conduct, and residential life. In addition, he serves as a liaison to the student health center (operated by OhioHealth) and helps to lead both OWU's care and concern team and its retention intervention team.

Koyle earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Ohio State, and joined OWU after serving as Assistant Vice President for the Office of Student Life at Ohio State. Koyle's key responsibilities in that role included overseeing the student conduct department, student advocacy center, recreational sports, the student wellness center, and the student health insurance department. He also provided support for student services on OSU's five regional campuses and chaired the consultation and assessment team, which reviews student behavioral threats and advises university leadership on appropriate strategies for response.

Koyle joined the OSU staff in 1987 as the coordinator of summer conference and orientation housing. He later served as Ohio State's manager of off-campus student services, associate director of housing services, general manager of The Blackwell Hotel, director of administrative services, and assistant to the vice president of student life.

Professionally, Koyle has been a member of the American College Personnel Association, the Association for Student Conduct Administration, the Association of College and University Housing Officers, the Association of International Educators, the National Association of College Auxiliary Services and the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals.

Brad T. Pulcini

Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement and Success
btpulcin@owu.edu  

Dr. Brad Pulcini works to optimize student retention, academic progress, and transitional experiences at Ohio Wesleyan. In his role, Dr. Pulcini strategically bridges student services, enrollment operations, and academic affairs by chairing critical response networks and teams. He also works with and counsels students 1:1 who need assistance navigating a number of college processes and resources, to include student assistance programs. Brad advises OWU's student government, the Wesleyan Council on Student Affairs (WCSA), and leads OWU's premier orientation program, Camp Oh-Wooo. Dr. Pulcini also serves as a Deputy Title IX Coordinator for the university. 

Dr. Pulcini is a first-generation college graduate and earned a PhD in higher education from Ohio University. Additionally he has earned a master's degree in educational studies and a bachelor's degree in social studies education from Duquesne University.

Professionally, Dr. Pulcini is actively involved with ACPA - College Student Educators International, where he previously served as the chair for the Commission for Admissions, Orientation, and the First-Year Experience, (AOFYE), a peer reviewer the for the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), and a member of NASPA. 

Ida Mostofi

Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Student Engagement and Success

icmostof@owu.edu | 740-368-3135

Mostofi provides support for the Vice President and the Division Leadership Team. She has more than 14 years of experience in higher education working at Ohio Wesleyan with a wide range of administrative and financial responsibilities. She serves as a liaison for the Vice President with constituencies including students and parents, trustees, donors, alumni, faculty, and staff. Before joining Ohio Wesleyan, Mostofi worked as the Executive Administrative Assistant and Finance Administrator at The Delaware Hotel. She holds a bachelor's degree in tourism administration and previously worked in marketing in Munich, Germany, where she received special training in marketing for international expositions and conventions.

Mostofi is the first face students and families will see when they visit the Office of Student Engagement and Success, located in Room 209 of Hamilton-Williams Campus Center. She enjoys assisting, interacting with students, and witnessing their personal growth while pursuing an education they are passionate about. 

Mostofi strives to provide students and their families with helpful information, connecting them with staff to get the answers and information they need.

Department Contact Info

Location

Hamilton-Williams Campus Center 209
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, Ohio
P 740-368-3135
F 740-368-3174
E deansoffice@owu.edu