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October

Benjamin Recognized as COEC 2020-21 Faculty Research Awardee

The Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education is pleased to announce that Mimi Benjamin is the recipient of College of Education and Communications Faculty Research award which recognizes “outstanding achievement and success in scholastic endeavors.” She joined the SAHE faculty in 2013. 

  • 27 October 2021
Faculty Achievements IUP Now

SAHE Alumna Honored as COEC Alumni Scholar for 2021

The Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education is pleased to announce that Annemarie Vaccaro is the 2021 recipient of College of Education and Communications Alumni Scholar award.

  • 25 October 2021
Alumni Community

Ron and Peggy Lunardini Fund Announced at COEC Scholarship Reception

The Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education and the College of Education and Communications formally announced the Ron and Peggy Lunardini Fund on October 18, 2021.

  • 22 October 2021
Student Assistance Alumni IUP Now Academic Programs Community

Newkerk Scholarships Awarded for 2021

The Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education is pleased to announce two recipients of the Nancy Newkerk Scholarship for 2021: Abigail (Abby) Gontis and Reaiah Rutherford.

  • 20 October 2021
Student Achievements Academic Programs

Join SAHE for our November Online Info Session

IUP SAHE faculty and students are partnering to host a Zoom-based information session for prospective students seeking a master's degree in student affairs and higher education on Monday, November 15.

  • Jesse Brown
  • 20 October 2021
Events Academic Programs Community Student Opportunities

IUP SAHE to Host Practicum Fair for Current Students

IUP SAHE is inviting current SAHE students to participate in our annual practicum fair. This event will take place Friday, October 29, from 11:00 a.m. to noon in the HUB Ohio Room.

  • Jesse Brown
  • 20 October 2021
Events For Students and Advisors Academic Programs Internships or Jobs Student Opportunities

August

Lowery Recognized with Outstanding Contribution to Literature/Research Award

John Wesley Lowery, professor of Student Affairs in Higher Education, received the Outstanding Contribution to Literature/Research Award by NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, Region II on June 9, 2021.

  • 30 August 2021
Faculty Achievements

Mueller Publishes on Measurement of Privileged Identity Exploration

John Mueller published "Measuring Privileged Identity in Educational Environments: Development and Validation of the Privileged Identify Exploration Scale." The article focuses on how privilege is constructed and how that can be useful to training in student affairs.

  • 30 August 2021
Faculty Achievements Community

May

Students Honored in SAHE 2021 Commencement Video

Three graduating students from the Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education were honored for exceptional accomplishments and contributions as part of the department’s commencement video for the graduating class of 2021.

  • 18 August 2021
Alumni Student Achievements

February

SAHE Announces 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

The Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education is pleased to announce Kristin Eicholtz as the 2021 recipient of the Ronald Lunardini Distinguished Alumni Award.

  • 23 February 2021

SAHE Students Host Panel Discussing Race in Higher Education

SAHE student Rachel Pettiford worked with the Multicultural Center for Student Leadership and Engagement to present “IUP Celebrates: The Power of Education,” a panel discussion featuring Veronica Watson, Mel Jenkins, and fellow SAHE student Chandler Stafford discussing race at predominantly white institutions and black activism in higher education. 

  • 08 February 2021

January

DeSoto-Jackson, Benjamin, and Alumni Co-Author Book Chapter on Teamwork

Rachel DeSoto-Jackson, Paige Matzerath ’20, Emily Ostrowski ’20, and Mimi Benjamin coauthored the chapter “Teaching Teamwork through Theater: Interdisciplinary Collaboration in a General Education Course,” included in Integrating Professional Skills into Undergraduate Chemistry Curricula.

  • 27 January 2021

Benjamin Publishes on Learning Community Peer Mentors

Mimi Benjamin published a study on learning community peer mentors in Learning Communities Research and Practice. The article highlights findings from a study about how peer mentors prepared and provided transition assistance to new undergraduate students in a science-based learning community, with a focus on how they address concerning behaviors.

  • 19 January 2021