Welcome to University Housing

Welcome to DBU Housing! My name is Andrew Daniel, and I serve as the Director of University Housing. I want to personally welcome you as you transition to DBU and consider living on campus. We hope that our website can be of assistance as you gather information about the on-campus housing and consider the opportunity of joining either the Residence Life or Upperclassmen Housing communities. Our office is located in the Crowley Complex above the Dining Hall. Each of our staff is dedicated to serving you during this time of transition, and we hope to be of help during your educational experience. In conjunction with receiving a Christ-centered, quality education, University Housing hopes to extend the scholastic experience beyond the classroom and into the housing environment as you grow in community through fellowship. At DBU, we believe that true transformation takes place when you commit yourself to authentic, Christ-centered community.

"How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!" Psalm 133:1

Hello! My name is Zach Middlebrooks, and I serve as the Lead Resident Director and Residence Life Coordinator of University Housing. I want to warmly welcome you to DBU and am so thankful that you will be a part of the DBU family. I first came to DBU in the Fall of 2018 and graduated with my BA in Camp Sport Leadership in December of 2021. I recently graduated with my Master of Arts in Leadership in May of 2025. DBU has completely transformed my life. The Lord has placed great friends, professors, and mentors in my path here and those individuals have made an immense impact on me. I have been poured into and am now honored for the opportunity to pour into others. I strive faithfully to proclaim the Gospel and glorify the Lord in all I do.

My hope is for the residence halls to be the best place in the world for collegiate students to live. I want our students to feel that they belong, have community, and ultimately go into the world prepared to share the good news of Jesus Christ. My goal is for every student to belong. Proverbs 27:17 says,

“Iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”

This verse beautifully conveys the importance of community and friendship. I pray that it is a verse that every dorm resident takes to heart. If you need anything at all, please contact me and I would be happy to speak with you.

Zach Middlebrooks
Lead RD and Residence Life Coordinator
zmiddlebrooks@dbu.edu
(214) 333-5125

Hi! My name is Taryn Wilson, and I am the Project Manager for University Housing. I recently graduated from DBU and am currently pursuing my master's degree here. DBU changed my life tremendously during my undergrad years, and there is no place I would rather work and serve than DBU. Because I called DBU home for so many years, I am excited to help in whatever way I can to make it yours as well! In this role, I support upperclassmen in University Housing by serving our housing communities and supporting our Community Assistants (CAs). My goal is to make our housing as safe, supportive, and friendly as possible! My desire is that every student has a life-changing experience here at DBU, and I am excited I get to foster that in my role as Project Manager!

“How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise!” 
Psalm 84:1–4

I love Psalm 84 because it reminds me to be in desperate need of God. I also love that it speaks about a home, which allows me to apply it to the heart of this job as well. My hope is that these verses remind us all that just as we need shelter and a physical home here on earth, we also need the shelter of our Father in heaven. I pray our housing here on campus would remind students that just as shelter is a basic need, so is the shelter, protection, love, and life that only our heavenly Father can give.

Taryn Wilson
Project Manager
taryn@dbu.edu
(214) 333-5456