After almost three years in his position at Baker University, Director of Multicultural Affairs Silas Dulan will be leaving to take a position at construction company called Kiewit.

“They do power, infrastructure, building, lighting and energy, and I’ll be under the energy and power district,” Dulan said.

Dulan will be performing project management related tasks dealing with power and construction.

While he has been part of the administration for just shy of three years, Dulan has been on BU’s campus since 2001, when he was a student.

“I had a wonderful time as an undergrad at Baker University,” he said. “So bringing all that to my current position right now, for me to come back as an administrator was almost like a dream come true to come back and give back to a school that’s given so much to me.”

Aside from being the director of multicultural affairs, Dulan was involved in many other areas on campus. He took over as the coordinator of the intramurals program, Mungano adviser, GSA co-adviser and has been on various boards for the administrative cabinet.

“As the director of multicultural affairs, Silas has done so much work within the multicultural affairs area,” Dean of Students Cassy Bailey said. “He’s really put a large emphasis on the educational months, so each month we highlight some kind of diversity … whether it be age, sex, race, whatever. He has done a great job of really bringing that to the forefront of the university.”

Dulan impacted many students at Baker, including senior Previn Moore, whom Dulan works closely with through Mungano and intramurals.

“Probably on a weekly basis, I spend maybe six to six and a half hours with Silas, just talking about business stuff throughout the week,” Moore said. “And then I can also text him and talk to him outside of that, so I know him on a real personal level.”

Moore said Dulan was part of the reason he decided to stay at Baker after thinking about transferring, and is thankful for Dulan because he allows students to open up to him.

“He’s a voice for the people who don’t feel like they’re getting heard or they feel like they just want to be able to talk to somebody,” Moore said. “Silas will pretty much stop everything he’s doing to sit down and talk with any student that were ever to come into his office.”

That is what Dulan will miss most about Baker University.

“I’ll miss everybody in general, but definitely my students,” he said. “Just being a part of their lives, watching them grow and just being an ear, being a friend, being somebody they can just talk to.”

The director of multicultural affairs position will be filled, but Bailey said the job entailment could change depending on funding and time.

A drop-in reception for Dulan on Thursday allowed people to thank him for his service to the university.

One thing Dulan wants to make clear is that while he may not be working at Baker, he will continue to keep the university a part of his life.

“Baker University has a great spot in my mind and in my heart,” he said. “My heart will always be with Baker University no matter where I am.”