January Out of the Blue TV show shares how Doss, Student Affairs cares for MTSU students [+VIDEO] MTSU News

MURFRESBORO, Tenn. — The January edition of “Out of the Blue,” Middle Tennessee State University’s television magazine show, features Khalilah Doss, the first-year vice president of Student Affairs and dean of students, sharing about how her division proactively cares for students.

Doss, a Kingston, Jamaica, native who came to MTSU from Southern Indiana University-Evansville in July 2024, said her “role is to bring together some key departments that provide resources and support for the students who call MTSU home” in her interview with Andrew Oppmann, vice president of marketing and communications and “Out of the Blue” host.

“The nature of what Student Affairs is and does,” said Doss, “it’s that we are concerned about the welfare of students. Everyone is, but it’s in our job description, it’s Student Affairs, right? So, it’s how do we navigate between being present and having a presence?”

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