Staff Accolades

Staff Accolades

Employee of the Month

September 2025

Anissa Ford

Career Center

Anissa is a Senior Assistant Director and Program Manager with the Career Center. As an Assistant Director for FSUShadow and MentorFSU, she coordinates services and supervises liaisons for these programs.

In the words of her nominator: “Anissa exemplifies excellence in her role and consistently goes above and beyond to create a collaborative, innovative, and supportive working environment. She manages both the FSU Shadow Program and Mentor FSU Program with remarkable consistency and diligence, ensuring high-quality outcomes and continuous improvement. She actively seeks and incorporates feedback through post-program surveys, analyzing data to refine and grow both student and employer experiences. Notably, she took the initiative to explore and utilize Power BI to develop interactive data visualizations, expanding the impact and accessibility of program insights.”

Florida State University’s Division of Student Affairs recognizes and celebrates your steadfast dedication to FSU. Thank you for all you do!

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Honors and Awards

Fraternity and Sorority Life

Fraternity & Sorority Life

FSU Fraternity and Sorority Life received the 2025 Elevation in Practice – Innovation Award from the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors for their newest program, 5 Senses of Hazing.

Megan Crowe

Career Center

Megan Crowe (Career Center) was one of 16 Pre-Law Advisors nationwide to be selected to serve on the new class of the Law School Admission Council's Prelaw Advisory Council for a two-year term.

Bylines and Publications

Brittany Devies, Ph.D

Fraternity & Sorority Life

Brittany Devies, Ph.D. (Fraternity and Sorority Life) and Kathy Guthrie, Ph.D., recently published two articles in New Directions for Student Leadership, "Framing the Use of Context in Leadership Programs" and "Future of Leadership Learning: The Possibility of ILA's General Principles." They also coauthored a third article with Joshua Taylor (Oklahoma State University), "Applying Content: Integrating Theory, Design, and Student-Centered Learning.”

Erin Morpeth-Provost, Ph.D.

COUNSELING & PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES

Erin Morpeth-Provost, Ph.D. (Counseling & Psychological Services) published her study "Voices of Students in Crisis: Qualitative Interviews with College Students Hospitalized for Psychiatric Distress" in the Psychiatric Quarterly journal.

Presentations and Conferences

Amy Magnuson and Hannah Stone

UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES

Amy Magnuson, Ph.D. and Hannah Stone (University Health Services) presented "Strategic Planning, Identifying KPIs, and Performing Leadership Rounds" for college health centers at the American College Health Association Conference.

Alice Maxwell

Division of Student Affairs Marketing and Communications

Alice Maxwell (Division of Student Affairs Communications and Marketing) presented at a webinar hosted by Taylor & Francis, publishers of the UK-based journal Perspectives: Policy & Practice in Higher Education. The webinar featured interactive discussions with authors from the journal’s special issue, “Student Communications in Higher Education.” Maxwell’s presentation was based on her article, “Exploring a model for student success communications that welcomes collaboration across higher education divisions.”

Shannon Staten, Ph.D

University Housing

Shannon Staten presented "Making 20 new contacts in an hour: Connecting with women leaders" at the June Association of College & University Housing Officers International Conference: Campus Home. Live!.

Shelley Ducatt, Ph.D. and Shannon Staten, Ph.D

University Housing and the Department of Student Support & Transitions

Shelley Ducatt, Ph.D. (Department of Student Support & Transitions) and Shannon Staten, Ph.D. (University Housing) presented "A Student Affairs Coordinated Response to Natural Disasters: Best Practices and Lessons Learned" at the NASPA Region III Summer Symposium in June.

Ben Wicker

University Housing

Ben Wicker presented a session on current issues to a cohort of 60 international housing and residence life professionals at the James C. Grimm National Housing Training Institute at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA in July.

Ben Wicker and Shannon Staten, Ph.D

University Housing

Ben Wicker and Shannon Staten, Ph.D. presented "Strategic Marketing in Student Affairs for Student Success" A lesson in self-assessment and its impact on the Housing staff" at the June Association of College & University Housing Officers 2025 International Annual Conference, Campus Home. Live!