Congratulations to Beth Settje one of our assistantship site supervisors for receiving the ACPA Excellence in Practice award! Learn more >>

 

Kathy Andrade (‘13) and Mike Lynch (‘13) had the opportunity to present at this year’s National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Northeast Regional Conference in Hartford, CT. The 2nd year HESA students presented “Engaging Students Through Social Media” to students and student affairs professionals.

Jeremy DiGorio (’13) and Krista Muise (’12), Coordinator for Leadership Programs at the University of Connecticut presented at the Leadership Educator’s Institute (LEI) in Columbus, Ohio in December 2012. The duo co-presented with colleagues from Baylor University on Leading, Living, and Learning: Effective Leadership Learning Communities on campus. The presentation provided attendees with a myriad of strengths and challenges for leadership educators nationwide.

The MCPA Conference Committee has selected a program written by four HESA students (‘13): Sutha Kanagasingam, Amanda George, Sarah Lane, and La’Rez Wilson. Their presentation is titled: Undergraduate Commuter Students: Turning College Roadblocks into Green Lights. These HESA students will present at the 2012 Drive-In Conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on December 7th.Well done!

 

Ashley Vrabely (‘13) was selected as one of the 2013 ASCA Annual Conference Raymond Goldstone ASCA Foundation Scholarship recipients. Congratulations Ashley!

Sutha Kanagasingam’s (‘13) article: Group-Specific Campus Involvement for Students with Disabilities was published in the Fall 2012 NASPA Knowledge Community Online Publication. To read the article, please reference page 25.

The M. Kevin Fahey Graduate Assistant Award was named to honor one of NACA Northeast’s founders. This award is given to a graduate student in the region who has made a significant contribution to his/her institution and/or NACA. Congratulations to Kyle Neary (Class of ’14), the recipient of the 2013 M. Kevin Fahey Graduate Assistant Award!

Kristen Glines (‘13), Mike Metzger (‘11), and Maria Sedotti, Coordinator of Orientation Services at the University of Connecticut presented at the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) National Conference in Las Vegas in October of 2012. The presentation was titled: Creating Better Orientation Customer Service Using Magic and some FISH! Mike Metzger (‘11) created a corresponding Wiki. Well done!

[Glines, K., Metzger, M., & Sedotti, M. (2012, October). Creating Better Orientation Customer Service Using Magic and some FISH!. National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) National Conference, Las Vegas, NV.]

Danielle Sosias (‘14) was awarded funding by El Instituto to host a working group that focuses on Trends of Latino/a students in higher education. In her project, students and staff meet monthly to discuss current research trends that focus on the Latina/o student. Sosias will conduct research on areas such as Latino/a identity, bi-cultural Latino/a students, and retention and graduation rates of Latino/a students who are involved in PRLACC’s mentoring program.