May 2023
Awards
Cheyenne Belanger
Department of Student Support and Transitions
May 2023: winner of the Growth Category in the FSU College of Social Work Color the College Art Competition for her painting “Fairytale Wonderland”.
Tracey Dowling, Ed.D.
May 2023: The Society for Experiential Education (SEE) has selected Tracey Dowling as recipient of the 2023 SEE Dissertation of the Year Award for her dissertation "Facilitating Student Engagement in Experiential Learning: An Implementation Evaluation of a Centralized, Interdisciplinary Program".
This implementation study reviewed Experience Recognition Program (ERP) components in regards to criteria for effective high-impact practice implementation as well as industry principles for supervising students engaged in experiential learning activities and career readiness education to offer insight into programs successes and suggested areas of improvement.
Cynthia Green
May 2023: Cynthia Green, Director of the Center for Global Engagement, has won the 2023 International Education Award for Leadership and Collaboration from NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Green has spent her career working tirelessly to promote the benefits of international education at FSU and abroad. She has initiated university-wide efforts to internationalize the campus and to create a globally rich learning environment where all students can increase their global awareness and interact with people from around the world. Learn more about Green’s prestigious award and the impact of her work.
Brittany Mueller
May 2023: represented on the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) website as a Rising Star in the field. Read the full article.
Terri Brown
May 2023: received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Heroes in Public Safety at a recent banquet at Tallahassee Community College. Since starting her career as a patrol officer with the FSU Police Department in 1991, Terri has served as Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Deputy Chief and retired as Chief and then returning to FSU to work in the Title IX Office.
Madison Drummond
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
May 2023: received the William Leftwich Award for Outstanding New Professional from NASPA Region III.
Zduy Chu, Ed.D.
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
May 2023: received the NUFP Champion Award from NASPA Region III. The NUFP Champion Award is presented to an individual or institution that has made a significant contribution to the NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program, and has served as a champion for students from traditionally underrepresented and historically disenfranchised populations, by hosting programs, providing professional development opportunities, and/or supporting other activities that advance campus, regional, or national NUFP initiatives.
Amy Hecht, Ed.D.
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
May 2023: received the John Jones Award for Outstanding Performance as a Senior Student Affairs Officer from NASPA Region III. The award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the field through publications or involvement in professional associations.
Brandon Bowden, Ph.D.
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
May 2023: received the AVP/Senior Level Student Affairs Professional Award from NASPA Region III. The award honors individuals who have a record of innovative programming that has had an impact on the home campus environment in more than one functional area of student affairs.
Features
Rachel Blakesley
May 2023: Rachel Blakesley's article, "The Last of Us: Saving Middle Managers from a Mass Exodus" was published in the Spring 2023 edition of The Southeastern Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO) Report.
April 2023
Awards
Mandy Shields
Won the Florida State University Jeffrey A. Gabor Superior Accomplishment Award.
"Mandy Shields exemplifies the essence of excellence and student-centered service.
As the Associate Director for University Housing’s HOME team, Mandy oversees occupancy management, student recruitment, and marketing for the department. In this role, she continuously works with many campus partners to consider and meet the residential needs that will help our students be successful. This year, Mandy collaborated with campus partners to provide safe living environments for students who identify as homeless and do not have the resources to pay for housing. She led the efforts to create an application and assignment process sensitive of students who identify as LGBTQ+, and worked with CARE to establish the first-gen living learning community.
Beyond her regular duties in University Housing, Mandy agreed to serve as the Interim director of Residential Student Experience. In this role, she led the team to continue providing a quality living environment for students in the halls, helped them continue their strategic initiatives, and served as the chair of the selection committee for the new director. She served with the senior leadership team in Housing providing assistance to students and families in crisis, responding to requests from families and the campus environment as needed. With her leadership, the department continues excellent support for students and student leaders who lived on campus.
Beyond the housing department work, Mandy served on several staff selection committees for campus partners, and began building educational resources and support for students who choose to live off campus. Mandy makes a difference for our program and for the division."
Brittany Devies, Ph.D.
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
Awarded the FSU Fraternity and Sorority Life Outstanding Faculty/Staff Member of the Year Award.
Presentations, Conferences and Exhibits
Jabreon Jackson
The Center for Leadership and Social Change
Presented “Toxic Resiliency: The Weaponization of Resilience Against Black Women” at the 2023 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Annual Conference.
Brittany Devies, Ph.D.
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
Presented "The Space for Leadership Education in Institutional Priorities: Analyzing Institutional Mission Statements" at the 2023 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Annual Conference
DeOnte Brown, Ph.D.
Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement
Presented “Just Another Day: Reflections, Perspectives, and Experiences from Black/Brown Deans in the field” at the 2023 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Annual Conference.
Service
Zduy Chu, Ed.D
Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs
Was named board chair for the NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program (NUFP).
Shannon D. Staten, Ph.D.
Served as a faculty member for the Global Housing Training Institute held in Melbourne, Australia. In addition to mentoring a cohort of participants, she presented two program sessions for the Institute: "Human Resources: Workforce Excellence" and "Managing Operations".
March 2023
Presentations, Conferences and Exhibits
Zabe Thompson, MPH, CHES
University Health Services, Center for Health Advocacy and Wellness
Presented "LGBTQ+ Sex Ed 101 – Increasing LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in Programming & Clinics", "Queer Sex Ed 201: Beyond the Basics (Programming & Clinical)" and co-presented with Jacob Cryderman "Alcohol and Other Drugs Bingo: Gamifying Health Education" at the Southern College Health Association Conference in Greenville, NC.
Jennifer Russell, DNP, APRN-BC; Latricia Simmons, BSN; Mari Kay Avant
Presented "Meet Students Where They Are with Mobile Flu Clinics" at the Southern College Health Association Conference in Greenville, NC.
Hannah Stone, B.S.
Presented "Where are we going and how will we get there? A strategic planning journey in one college health center" at the Southern College Health Association Conference in Greenville, NC.
Mari Kay Avant
Presented in partnership with University of Central Florida "Marketing Essentials: Simplifying the Complex Campus Communications Environment" at the Southern College Health Association Conference in Greenville, NC.
Ben Wicker
Presented two peer-selected sessions at the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers Annual Conference in Richmond, VA. Wicker facilitated a men’s networking roundtable discussion, and presented “Managing Up Using Personality Types”.
Sarah Butler
Was elected to serve as the Director of Communications for the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers. Sarah also presented "Effectively Adapting in a World of Change" at the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers Annual Conference.
Features
Kari Scott DiDonato and Lynn Grasso
Campus Recreation, along with the Center for Health Advocacy and Wellness (CHAW), Seminole Dining, and Counseling & Psychological Services, were highlighted in Campus Rec Magazine in an article featuring Stress Busters Day, which focuses on collaborative events that enhance student mental health programming.
Service
Ben Wicker
Was elected as the President-Elect for the Southeast Association of Housing Officers and will serve a three-year cycle as President-Elect, President, and Past President.
February 2023
Presentations
Alice Maxwell, Alycia Malicz and Emma Massaglia
Division of Student Affairs Marketing and Communications Office
Selected to present "A Welcomed Approach to a Collaborative Marketing Campaign: Hello FSU!" at the CASE District III Annual Conference in Atlanta.
Dylan Fields
Student Conduct and Community Standards
Represented Florida State University as a Graduate Intern for the Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values (AFLV) 2023 Central Conference.
Service
Brittany Mueller
Served as the Assistant Director for the Unified Tournament for NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation.
Grants
Makenna Campbell-Hutts
Student Conduct and Community Standards
Awarded the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Foundation Access Scholarship.
January 2023
Honors and Awards
Lucy Rodriguez
Student Affairs Panama City Campus
Graduated with honors, Master of Science in Corporate & Public Communication from FSU Panama City
Brittany Devies
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
Was inducted to the American Association of Colleges and Universities’ Future Leaders Society.
Kelly Clark, M.A. and M.B.A.
Presented at the Florida Housing Officers State Conference and won "Best of Florida" for her program: "I got skills, they're multiplying: How to create a competency-based employment model for student staff". Kelly will represent FSU and the state of Florida with the presentation at the regional Southeastern Association of Housing Officers Conference in February. This is the third time in the past four years Kelly has won this award.
December 2022
Service
Shelley Ducatt, Ph.D.
Department of Student Support and Transitions
Elected as the President of the National Association of ADA Coordinators. This association brings together professionals, providing a forum for the most up-to-date information on ADA issues, strategies and solutions, and enforcement.
Joi N. Phillips, Ph.D.
Center for Leadership & Social Change
Selected to the American Council on Education’s Women’s Leadership Mentoring Program. As part of the strategy to increase the number and diversity of women serving in executive-level positions at institutions and on governing boards, the American Council on Education designed this program to support and advance women through their careers in higher education.
Honors and Awards
Anissa Ford
December 2022: Received the New Professional Award at the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers Conference. This award recognizes “future leaders” within the association who have demonstrated significant contributions to the career services and/or recruitment profession
Grants
University Housing FSU Childcare & Early Learning Program was awarded the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant to cover costs of tuition for student families and to offset some expenses for the center. It is a 4-year award of $1,353,400 each year for a total $5,413,600.
November 2022
Presentations, Conferences and Exhibits
LaToya Stackhouse, Ed.D.
FSU Panama City Campus Student Affairs
Was accepted to Ujima Institute, NASPA's leadership institute designed by and for African American and Black student affairs professionals who aspire to senior student affairs leadership.
Lacey Moret
Was selected to participate in the Guest Coach Program by FSU Athletics for November for her role in supporting international student athletes. She attended a session with Student Athlete Academic Services Staff and also was recognized on the court, along with several other FSU advisors, during the FSU Women’s Basketball game on November 16 as one of the “Heroes of the Game.”
Bylines
Casey Dozier, Ph.D.
Career Center, Career Advising, Counseling and Instruction
Cowrote "Standardized career course curriculum: Effects on negative career thoughts" for The Career Development Quarterly.
October 2022
Presentations, Conferences and Exhibits
Laventrice Ridgeway, Ed.D.
Office of Accessibility Services
Presented “Navigating Higher Education as Black Woman with ADHD” at The Black Women ADHD Summit. This workshop offered insight into strategies to help turn ADHD into a superpower by increasing awareness of differences, leaning into connections with others with similar experiences, and encouraging self-acceptance in Black women with ADHD, diagnosed or not.
Brittany Mueller
Presented “An Introduction to Unified Sports” at a National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association Conference. In this presentation, Mueller shared her knowledge on bringing Special Olympics/Unified Sports to campus intramural sports programs.
Annette Peters, Ph.D.
Counseling and Psychological Services
Co-presented “Exploring Students' Experience with Telemental Health at Counseling and Psychological Services” at the American Psychological Association Conference. Research findings presented showed that the majority of participants indicated finding that telemental health helped them address their concerns and reduce their symptoms. They also found many benefits, such as continuing to have access to services during a pandemic, convenience, and flexibility of scheduling.
Honors and Awards
Amy Magnuson, Ph.D.
Is serving as the President of the Southern College Health Association (SCHA) until March 2023. SCHA is a regional affiliate of the American College Health Association.
Grants
DeOnte Brown, Ph.D., (Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement), Principal Investigator along with Co-Principal Investigator Stacy Spencer (Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement) and Joe O’Shea, Ph.D., (Undergraduate Studies) were awarded a $1.4 million dollar U.S. Department of Education grant for operation of an Upward Bound Math and Science Program for five years.
