Carlena Haney

First year at KU: 1994

Degrees: BA, Spanish, University of Kansas; MA, English, University of Kansas

Contact: 2051 Dole, 864-0600

“My whole background is in education, and I knew that this is where I wanted to be.” — Carlena Haney

- by Brande N. Aleman

Students who walk into the School’s Radio/TV office in the Dole Center know they will be greeted with a smile. Carlena Haney, the office manager, loves her job and loves working with students. She likes to make the students feel welcome when they walk in.

Haney does a variety of work. She is in charge of making sure the Dole office runs smoothly. She helps the staff with their work, and she also gets a chance to edit. With a background in English and Spanish, Haney edits in both languages.

Along with her daily work, Haney likes to get to know the students who come to Dole. She gets to know some students so well that once a student gave her a Mother’s Day card. The students appreciate the work that Haney does as much as she appreciates the students.

“I try to make this place user-friendly,” Haney said. “The students that are down here a lot, I get to know.”

After obtaining her master’s degree in English, Haney knew that she wanted to be involved in education. She loves the learning environment and the relationships between the students and faculty.

“My whole background is in education, and I knew that this is where I wanted to be,” Haney said.

As much as Haney loves being at home with her family and pets, when asked where she would be if she could be anywhere in the world, her answer was simple: “I would be right here. It is an upper to come to work.”