Mr. Sabolo has been director of residence life and dining services at Northern since July 1, 2015.  While at Northern, Mr. Sabolo has overseen the opening of three new halls and a revamping of the social and educational programming within the residence life department. Mr. Sabolo has 32 years of student life experience, with 28 years in residence life at Blackburn College, Dickinson State University, Arkansas Tech University, and Northern. He served as dean of students at MacMurray College for three years. His commitment to residential living stems from the positive growth he experienced as an undergraduate at Blackburn College, his alma mater. With that experience in mind, Mr. Sabolo strives to provide a welcoming, inclusive and engaging community for all students at Northern. Mr. Sabolo earned his bachelor of arts in speech communications and theatre at Blackburn and his masters of science in college student personnel at Arkansas Tech University.