Phanawn Bailey, ’23

Advantage Partnership Admission Coordinator
Enrollment Management Division

Recruitment Territory

Advantage Partners

Favorite Spot on Campus
Memorial Stadium- beautiful stadium field great views of the sunset and night sky. Great view of the courtyard and trees behind the campus center.

Name one thing you love about Otterbein
I like the location of Otterbein, interactive community of college students and staff with Westerville residents. Great food and activities in our backyard and 15 min from downtown

why I love my job
To be able to support the younger version of myself, in the sense of finding a place of belonging to develop that pathway into adulthood here at Otterbein. I love building relationships with prospective students to ensure equitable growth opportunities.

Advice for the college search
“Be confident in your decision by making sure your university of choice checks all the boxes that are essential to you — from campus culture, to location, to academics and social life. Trust your gut feeling”

What makes Otterbein great
Otterbein is great because of the people. The faculty, staff, and students are all wonderful to be around. Combine that with a great community in Westerville and you have the makings for an awesome college experience.

Favorite memory as an alumnus
My favorite memory is scoring the game tying and game winning goal back-to-back in the playoffs against Capital University in Otterbein Men’s lacrosse game. My other favorite memory was traveling to University of Austen Texas as reprehensive of Otterbein’s Black Student Athlete Book Club in attendance of the Nation Black Student Athlete Summit.

More about Phanawn:

Phanawn is your go-to contact for every question you have about Otterbein, or the college application process in general! He’s a double alum (Finance ’21, MBA ’23) in his first year serving Advantage Partnership students, and looks forward to helping them find a place of belonging on campus.

Phanawn fell in love with Otterbein’s location, community and people when he was a student here. He advises his students to “trust your gut” when it comes to choosing a college. “Be confident in your decision by making sure your university of choice checks all the boxes that are essential to you — from campus culture, to location, to academics and social life.”