Staff Accolades

Taylor Sheplak

Employee of the Month

December 2024

Gabriela Mendizabal

Student Union

 

Gabriela Mendizabal is an Event Coordinatior with Campus event Services who has been with Florida State for two and a half years. Gaby manages reservations, and plans and coordinates with department liaisons for events at the Student Union, Askew Student Life Center, Student Services Building.
In the words of her nominator: "She is the one of the integral people behind the curtain for some of our largest events on campus. As she is involved helping departments from the beginning to the end on the unseen portion of events, I consider her an unsung hero. So much work goes into the behind the scenes of events that I would love to see her receive recognition for her hard work." Gaby "absolutely loves working with the CES team. It’s a pleasure to collaborate with such a supportive and encouraging group of colleagues. I truly enjoy the nuances of event planning. Taking all elements of an event and figuring out how to make them work cohesively and efficiently. Every day is always different and it is exciting to transform a space to make each event unique in it's own right."

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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Honors and Awards

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Owen Weekley

University Housing

Owen Weekley (University Housing) was awarded the Inter Residence Hall Council Advisor of the Fall for his work with Salley Hall Council.

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Division of Student Affairs Marketing and Communications Office

DSA Marketing and Communications Office

Alice Maxwell, Alycia Malicz, Emma Massaglia, Cassidy Shaw, Chlo Keicher, Suzan Kurdak, Jessie Colegrove, Evan Eisenstark, Olivia Linton, Bala Kuthyaru, Ilaria Georgi, Amanda Fronczak and Shakir Choudhury (DSA Marketing and Communications) won the 2024 Best of District III (Southeast) Student Engagement Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for their student success campaign, Hello FSU!


Presentations and Conferences

Hale Butler Presentation

Abbey Hale, M.S. & Jamie Butler, M.S.W

Career Center

Abbey Hale and Jamie Butler (Career Center) presented the roundtable discussion "Collaborating with Employers on Real-World Challenges to Prepare Students for the Workplace" at the 2024 Southern Association of Colleges & Employers Annual Conference in December in Orlando, FL.

Ford Pon Presentation

Anissa Ford & Li P. Pon

Career Center

Anissa Ford and Li Pon (Career Center) presented "Unlock Transformative Experiential Learning with FSUshadow and InternFSU" at the 2024 Southern Association of Colleges & Employers Annual Conference in December in Orlando, FL.

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Alice Maxwell, Alyica Malicz and Emma Massaglia

DSA Marketing and Communications

Presented "Say "Hello" to Campus-wide Student Engagement Marketing" in November at the American Marketing Association's Higher Education Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sean Wilkinson

Sean Wilkinson

Campus Recreation

Presented "Florida Man Changes the Outdoor Industry with Regional Collaborations" at the Association of Outdoor Recreation & Education Conference held in New Orleans in November. He was joined by three colleagues and seven students from FSU Outdoor Recreation.

Shelley Ducatt

Shelley Ducatt, Ph.D.

Department of Student Support & Transitions

Made three presentations during the National Association of ADA Coordinators Annual Conference in November: “ADA Basics, Role of the ADA Coordinator & What OCR Expects,” “The Intersection Between Title IX and Disability” and “Student Misconduct: When You Find Yourself at the Crossroads of Mental Health, Threat Assessment, and Threat to Self.”

Scott Bleiweis

Scott Bleiweis

Center for Global Engagement, New International Student Services

Served on the Leadership Team for the NAFSA Region VII Annual Conference in Jacksonville, FL, in November. He also hosted a newcomer's session, presented on peer collaboration activities for international students and facilitated a panel discussion with representatives from the U.S. Department of State.

Michael Stewart-Meza

Michael Stewart-Meza

University Health Services, Medical Response Unit (MRU)

Presented “Crossroads of Ethics and Medicine: Ethical Considerations in the Out-of-Hospital Care of the Dying” at the HCA Florida Capital EMS Symposium held in November in Daytona Beach, FL.

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Robyn Brock and David Peters

New Student and Family Programs and Campus recreation

Robyn Brock (New Student & Family Programs), David Peters (Campus Recreation), and Allison Peters (Undergraduate Studies) presented “Cutting Through the Noise: Collaboration for Student Communication and Retention” at the National Orientation Directors Association national conference in November in Portland, OR.


Service

Rob Liddell

Rob Liddell, Ph.D.

Career Center

Rob Liddell, Ph.D. (Career Center) was selected to serve as a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Pathways Profession Task Force.

Tracey Dowling

Tracey Dowling

Career Center

Tracey Dowling was invited to serve on the inaugural Career Development Advisory Committee for CEA CAPA, a third-party provider for international experiential learning and study abroad opportunities.


Bylines and Publications

Asia Henry

Asia Henry

Career Center

Wrote "A Review of “Holland’s RIASEC Hexagon: A Paradigm for Life and Work Decisions." The article was published on Career Convergence, the National Career Development Association's Web Magazine.


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