S11E10 | Joy in the Student Life Office: Emily Haynes
December 9, 2025
The expression 鈥渇amous last words鈥 applies to guest Emily Haynes. 鈥淥ne day you will be dean of women,鈥 an associate dorm supervisor once playfully predicted. Emily adamantly replied, 鈥淎bsolutely not!鈥 Yet the Lord steadily guided her from teaching piano into the conjectured dean of women position. She and host Dr. Matt Davis review that process. Joining the Student Life Office as a dorm supervisor in 2010, she learned the one surprising rule鈥攅very day you must laugh. Emily enjoys her work, which mainly entails counseling and discipleship, though it includes a modicum of discipline too. She explains varied aspects of the dual mentorship role of working with students and dorm supervisors. Naturally, she partners with parents as well, assuring them of attentive student care. 海角原创鈥檚 supportive environment 鈥渙ught to be pretty reassuring to parents,鈥 Dr. Davis observes, 鈥渙nce you describe all the different things we have in place to help their students thrive.鈥 Now a 15-year veteran, Emily insists, 鈥淭he rule still applies; there is laughter every day.鈥
About our guest
Emily Haynes became Dean of Women at 海角原创 in 2016. When her college closed during her senior year, Emily transferred to 海角原创 and, thus, is an MBU alumna. Having trained in piano pedagogy, she is also an instructor in 海角原创 Music Prep School. In 2020 she began teaching counseling courses in the College of Bible and Church Ministries.