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News

Awards Presented at SAHE Thanksgiving

At the annual SAHE Thanksgiving celebration, the program honored students with two major awards: the Get Involved! SAHE Student Leadership Award, presented to Nyekeya Hardy, and the Nancy J. Newkerk Scholarship, awarded to Abigail Hancox and Tristan Pfeiffer. These recognitions celebrate students’ outstanding contributions to the SAHE community and the broader field of student affairs.

Benjamin is Keynote Speaker at National Learning Communities Association 2025 Conference

Mimi Benjamin, SAHE professor, delivered the keynote at the National Learning Communities Association conference in Ames on Nov. 4, sharing how learning communities function as a “blueprint for home” at the intersection of belonging, engaged learning, and gathering.

ASD Hosts “Finding Your SAHE Why” Event

Associates for Student Development hosted “Finding Your SAHE Why” on November 3, bringing current SAHE students together with SAHE alumni for a purpose-focused conversation on career direction in student affairs.

SAHE Alumna Motycki Named NODA’s 2025 Outstanding OTR Professional

SAHE alumna Katie Motycki (’04) has been named NODA’s 2025 Outstanding OTR Professional for her leadership and impact in student orientation and transition at The Pennsylvania State University.

Lowery Is Keynote Speaker at ATIXA-NABITA 2025 Conference

John Wesley Lowery, professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education program, was the opening keynote speaker at the Association of Title IX Administrators and the National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment joint annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday, October 14.