May

Cotner Receives 2024 Ronald Lunardini Distinguished Alumni Award

The Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education is pleased to announce Amy L. Cotner as the 2024 recipient of the Ronald Lunardini Distinguished Alumni Award. A 1997 graduate of the SAHE Program, Amy is Associate Vice President for Student Life/Dean of Students/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Student Life at Keuka College in Keuka Park, New York, where she has worked since 2021.

Benjamin Receives University Senate’s Distinguished Faculty Service Award

At the May 9 University Faculty Achievement Awards Dinner, Mimi Benjamin received the University Senate’s Distinguished Faculty Service Award, which recognizes significant contributions to the university community or to the recipient’s professional community at large. Benjamin joined the faculty in 2013.

Students Honored at SAHE Banquet

The Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education honored graduating students and recognized two graduates for exceptional accomplishments and contributions as part of the department's annual banquet on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

"Developments" SAHE Alumni Newsletter, Spring 2024 Issue

The spring 2024 issue of "Developments" is now available.

Benjamin Co-authors Book on Living-Learning Communities

Mimi Benjamin, professor in the Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education, co-authored "Living-Learning Communities in Practice: A Guide for Creating, Maintaining, and Sustaining Effective Programs in Higher Education," with Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas and Jody Jessup-Anger.

April

Alumna Egnosak Receives COEC Impact Award

On Friday, April 19, the College of Education and Communications recognized Carrie Egnosak ’05 as the recipient of the 2024 Impact Award for the Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education. Carrie is accomplished in the field of academic advising. 

Benjamin Presents on Peer Mentoring at ACPA Conference

Mimi Benjamin, professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education Department, presented at the ACPA convention on the findings of an international research project on peer mentoring, focusing on establishing belonging through peer support programs for underrepresented students.

Lowery Contributes Chapter to Student Affairs Text

John Wesley Lowery authored a chapter on student conduct administration in Rentz's "Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education" (6th edition).

Lowery Delivers 2024 Saddlemire Lecture at BGSU

John Wesley Lowery, professor and department chair of Student Affairs in Higher Education, delivered the 2024 Saddlemire Lecture at Bowling Green State University on Tuesday, April 2.

March

Lowery Presents at NASPA Conference

John Wesley Lowery presented at the 2024 NASPA Conference in Seattle last week on law and policy issues and the history of student affairs profession.

February

Lowery Presents at ASCA Annual Conference

On Saturday, February 3, 2024, John Wesley Lowery, professor and department chair of Student Affairs in Higher Education, presented at ASCA conference held at Portland, Oregon.

January

Lowery Receives NASPA Faculty Service Award

John Wesley Lowery, department chair of Student Affairs in Higher Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has been recognized by the NASPA Faculty Council as the 2024 recipient of the Faculty Service Award.

Benjamin Publishes on Sport Management Learning Community

Mimi Benjamin, Student Affairs in Higher Education professor, co-authored “Why Living in a Sport Management Learning Community Matters,” recently published in the Sports Innovation Journal.