Staff Accolades

Hannah Stone

Employee of the Month

October 2024

Hannah Stone

University Health Services

 

Hannah Stone is an Accreditation, Quality & Strategic Planning Manager for University Health Services. Hannah oversees the accreditation process for UHS, leads the quality improvement projects, and strategic planning efforts.
In the words of Hannah's nominator: "Hannah is a cornerstone in University Health Services... She is thoughtful in how she approaches her work, ensuring multiple perspectives and voices are brought into every decision-making process. Through Hannah’s efforts, we have streamlined our protocol and procedures review process and successfully passed for our most recent accreditation process. So much of her work is behind the scenes, meaning people do not always see the amount of effort and care she puts into everything she does."

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

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Awards, Fellowships and Scholarships

Caitlin Reichert

Caitlin Reichert

Center for Global Engagement, Global Exchanges

October 2024: awarded a Conference Travel Grant from NAFSA: Association of International Educators to attend the 2024 Region VII Conference in Jacksonville, Florida this November.

Robert Billings

Robert Billings, MPA

Counseling & Psychological Services

September 2024: was awarded the Arising Scholar Graduate Student Award and Scholarship which honors Black/African American students who are on their journey to earn a doctoral degree (PhD, PsyD) in psychology.

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Liz Iaconis

Center for Leadership and Service

July 2024: coordinated by Liz Iaconis, FSU Votes was recognized by ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as one of 3 ACC institutions to date to have submitted a highly established campus voter engagement plan for the 2024-2026 action planning cycle. With this achievement from ALL IN, FSU Votes was jointly recognized by Campus Vote Project and NASPA for the second consecutive cycle as a Voter Friendly Campus.

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Division of Student Affairs Marketing and Communications Office

DSA Marketing and Communications Office

July 2024: earned an international Circle of Excellence Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for the "Hello FSU!" campaign. This FSU student success communications campaign won the CASE Student Engagement Grand Gold Circle of Excellence Award—the recognition awarded to the highest scoring entry in the category. Congratulations DSA MarComm team members Alice Maxwell, Alycia Malicz, Emma Massaglia, Cassidy Shaw, Chlo Keicher, Suzan Kurdak, Jessie Colegrove, Evan Eisenstark, Ilaria Georgi and Amanda Fronczak!


Presentations, Conferences and Exhibits

Annette Peters

Annette Peters, Ph.D., CGP

Counseling & Psychological Services

September 2024: presented “UCC Innovative Strategies to Attract and Retain Staff” at the 2024 Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies Conference in Philadelphia.

Christy L. Mantzanas

Christy L. Mantzanas

Career Center

August 2024: presented "Navigating Career Advancement: Evaluate and Strategize to Achieve" for members of the Big Bend Society of Human Resource Management.

DeOnte Brown

DeOnte Brown

Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement

July 2024: co-presented “Students Experiencing Homelessness: Your Role in Building Equitable Campus Support” and served as a panelist for “Managing Up: Lessons Learned by First Scholars Network Institutions” at the NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education in Anaheim, CA.

Shannon Staten

Shannon Staten, Ph.D.

University Housing

July 2024: presented two sessions at the 2024 Association of College and University Housing Officers – International Conference: "Making 20 new contacts in an hour: Connecting with Women Leaders" and "My Doctoral Journey Started at 50."


Service

Dr. Brittany Devies

Dr. Brittany Devies

Fraternity and Sorority Life

August 2024: named the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship.

Zduy Chu

Zduy Chu, Ed.D.

Office of the Vice President For Student Affairs

July 2024: selected as chair of the 2025 NASPA AVP Symposium Committee.


Publications

Freddy Juarez

Freddy Juarez

Fraternity and Sorority Life

September 2024: published with FSU doctoral student, Johnnie Allen Jr., a new article, (Re)designing Leadership Engagement to Center Learners in New Directions for Student Leadership.

Dr. Brittany Devies

Brittany Devies, Ph.D.

Fraternity and Sorority Life

August 2024: published articles, “First Come, First Observed: Utilizing Observation as a Pedagogical Tool to Transform Leadership Learning” with Grant Mitchell and Katherine Gibson (FSU alumni); “Intentional, inclusive, and interconnected: Looking forward with the leadership learning framework” with Ana Maia, Ph.D.; “Engaging, Observing, and Reflecting: Utilizing the Leadership Learning Framework as an Instructional Tool” with Kathy Guthrie Ph.D.; and published an article “Engaging, observing, and reflecting: Utilizing the leadership learning framework as an instructional tool” in New Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2024. She also co-authored a book, Foundations of Leadership: Principles, Practice, and Progress.

Amy Hecht

Amy Hecht

Vice President for Student Affairs

August 2024: co-edited "The Next Act: Realigning Your Mindset, Purpose, and Career." The book is available here for presale.


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