The Department of Student Affairs, Student Success, and Disability Access is centered around support in higher education. From supporting our students with disabilities, to supporting all students with tutoring, even developing future leaders through the Student Affairs in Higher Education program, this department has a way to help you.
College is no easy quest, and often cannot be done alone. We are here with expert faculty advisors, first-year adjustment specialists, and faculty who understand all that it takes to be successful in college and as a Crimson Hawk. We have decades of experience working with soon-to-be practitioners in student affairs, college students with disabilities, and first-year programming and curriculum to help ensure your success.
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Jen Ferrell (SAHE ’05), associate vice president of student engagement at Keene State College, has been named a recipient of ACPA’s 2026 Annuit Coeptis Senior Professional Award in recognition of her impactful leadership and commitment to mentorship.
John Wesley Lowery, professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education program, delivered the keynote address at Mississippi State University’s Legal Issues Conference on Dec. 4, where he discussed the major challenges facing higher education amid recent federal policy changes. He also led sessions on FERPA and the Clery Act for administrators from across the Southeast.
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.
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.
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.
