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I have been privileged to work with COCM for quite a few years.  When I reflect on my career and on discussions with peer, I am grateful that COCM truly values its’ employees. COCM is hands down, in my opinion, the best when it comes to caring about employees and putting programs in place to…

I recently celebrated my 15th year with COCM.  When I came to work for COCM, I had a plan of working for 3-5 years with a private company and then returning to a university, but that never happened. I found my professional home. I am grateful to have found a place where I have been able to grow, continue…

I’m thankful for the all the problems that create the need for COCM.  That probably sounds confusing because who welcomes a problem, but if it weren’t for schools wanting their residential students to have an exceptional experience while living on campus, we wouldn’t exist.  And if it weren’t for all the different problems that are…

I must confess talking about this stuff is not my strength. I was present twenty years ago at the beginning of what is now COCM. I was coming off a terrible career decision which led me to my first experience with unemployment. I needed a paycheck, an identity boost, and I needed to feel successful again.  Joining Capstone…

“I was surprised when I first received my COCM e-mail address to have over 30 unread messages.  While of a few of these were about human resources and general e-mail blasts, the vast majority were from other site directors, ADs, and home office staff with personalized welcome messages to me.  When an e-mail went out…