Kevin Entrekin is an academic advisor and senior coordinator for career services for the division of Education on MSU's regional campus in Meridian, MS. He primarily advises undergraduate students, but has also recently served as the advisor for a teacher residency program, which also includes advising graduate students. Recently, he became the recruitment and retention manager for the MSU Teacher Residency, which is a new alternate route teaching program that leads to licensure to teach elementary education and special education. Kevin works with school districts throughout the state of Mississippi to find well qualified candidates for MSU’s programs and also to help find job placements after graduation.