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Paul Lehmann
Director of Student Activities
105A Strebel Student Center

(315) 792-3036
(315) 792-3126 (Fax)

Student Activities Staff



 

PAUL LEHMANN
Director of Student Activities


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f Student Activities and the Strebel Student Center, Paul Lehmann, came to Utica College in the Fall of 1999.  He has over twenty years experience in Residence Life, Judicial Affairs and Student Activities.  Paul received his B.S. in Psychology from Fredonia State and did his Master’s work in Student Personnel Administration from Buffalo State.  He has presented at national conferences on needs based programming and generational differences.  While at UC he began the Programming Board concert series which has brought national acts such as The Goo Goo Dolls, Bill Cosby, Kanye West, Paramore and Luke Bryan to the Utica area.  He was instrumental in enlarging and relocating the Student Health Center, re-designing the Pioneer Pub and introducing online room reservations and ticketing.  He lives with his wife Sue in Hamilton, NY and has two sons, Zachary and Jay ’08.


BETHANY PIRAINO
Assistant Director of Student Activities



Bethany recently relocated tob the area after working as the Graduate Assistant in the Office of Student Activities at Syracuse University.  She graduated from SU in 2011 with a Master's degree in Higher Education and has a Bachelor's degree from Le Moyne College in Mathematics/Computer Sciences and Secondary/Special Education.  She is very excited to continue to work in Student Activities as the staff advisor for the Utica College Programming Board.  Bethany's responsibilities also include leadership skillbuilding training and student organization policy training, and her research revolves around student leadership and transfer/commuter services.  She is a dedicated watcher of the Food Network, enjoys bowling and mini golf, and likes to take road trips to beautiful places.


FRANCES LUCIA
Activities Advisor/Event Coordinator

fFran joined the UC Family in the summer of 2004.  If someone were to ask Fran about her UC experience, she would immediately smile and say that UC is her extended family.  Having all of her daughters graduate from UC, Amie '05, Carrie '08, and Sarah '11.  Fran feels that Utica College has given her daughters a solid foundation.  As the Greek Life Advisor, Fran takes great pride in working with the ten active Greek Organizations on campus.  Fran is the recipient of many awards and certificates of appreciation – Womyn’s Resource Center Mentor of the year 2005-2006; Women In a New Direction Certificate of Appreciation 2005; SCT Certificate of Recognition 2006; Student Senate Outstanding Advisor 2008-2009; Dean Robert Woods Student Life Award 2010.  When Fran is not on the UC campus, she is enjoying family time with her daughters and her husband Ralph.