Time Capsule: the transformation of the School of Education,
through a staff member's eyes
Longtime staff Julie Hahm recalls 23 years worth of memories
February 21, 2023
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"I started my career as a part-time Finance Administrative Assistant II back on September 17, 1999. I still remember my first day here when it was a small Department of Education as if it were yesterday. Fast forward to today: I find it very humorous that, since I was only looking for a temporary part-time job while my children were in elementary school (my children are now 33 and 31) I still have the same enthusiasm for what I do for the School of Education finance team and its employees and students, which have grown tremendously over the past 23-plus years.
When I first started, the entire Department of Education was housed on the second floor of our current building, and Family Fitness was on the first floor, which is now the School of Law. Since then, a lot has changed not only in physical space but the people I have been fortunate to work with for two decades. Back in 1999, the Department of Education had two fiscal officers, two finance assistants and Carol Jun was the chief administrative officer. I was hired as a part timer to support Jane Gunther, who managed the Writing Project’s grants with Form 5 payments and travel vouchers which were all paper payments back then. Since then, I have been involved with three financial campus systems: Zeus, PayQuest, and now Kuali Financial System, known as KFS to most employees. |
Julie Hahm
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I am fortunate to have worked with so many great supervisors over the years. As the Department of Education grew to become the School of Education, ranking number 10 among graduate schools of education in the nation, so has my role and responsibilities. I find joy and work satisfaction keeping up with the growth and working closely with students, faculty, and staff, providing guidance and help in all financial matters.
I am also fortunate to have seen firsthand how the Department of Education, with Louis Miron as department chair, successfully became the School of Education, with Deborah Lowe Vandell as the founding dean, Richard Arum as her successor, and our current dean Frances Contreras, achieving the rank of number 10 among graduate schools of education in the nation. I am proud to have been part of this journey and hope for even more success for the School of Education."
I am also fortunate to have seen firsthand how the Department of Education, with Louis Miron as department chair, successfully became the School of Education, with Deborah Lowe Vandell as the founding dean, Richard Arum as her successor, and our current dean Frances Contreras, achieving the rank of number 10 among graduate schools of education in the nation. I am proud to have been part of this journey and hope for even more success for the School of Education."
