Congratulations to Dr. Jesse Watson, PhD (HALE, 2013) for a recent co-authored article acceptance in the Journal of College Student Development. The article’s authors are Nolan L. Cabrera, Jesse S. Watson, and Jeremy D. Franklin. The article is scheduled for publishing in early 2016. Please see the article citation below and annotated summery. Cabrera, N., Watson, J.,… Read More »
Mathis, J. (2014, July 21). Fighting the stigma: Attorney’s dissertation looks at mental illness among lawyers. Ingham County Legal News, p. 1. “As a law clerk in the 30th Circuit Court several years ago, Michael McCue met several lawyers he was convinced were struggling with mental illness. In at least one case, the attorney ended… Read More »
Current HALE PhD candidate, Tonisha B. Lane has joined the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education this summer as a Consultant. Ms. Tonisha B. Lane is a Ph.D. candidate in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education (HALE) program at Michigan State University (MSU) and a King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellow. Her dissertation research focuses on… Read More »
Watson, J. S. & Cox-Brand, E. (2014). Looking across the research: Social and cultural capital’s interplay with marginalized student communities. In L. S. Kelsay & E. M. Zamani-Gallaher (Eds.). Working with students in community colleges: Contemporary strategies for bridging theory, research, and practice. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing. “This timely volume addresses the urgent need for new strategies… Read More »
Scott Maas (SAA MA, ’05) was recently elected as the Director for the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Region V. Scott currently works at Creighton University as Director of the Skutt Student Center. Scott was also named the Outstanding Campus Collaborator for the Division of Student Affairs during the… Read More »
C. Rob Shorette (aka Rob) is keeping busy along with his dissertation by providing several commentaries through his fellowship with NASPA’s Research and Policy Institute (RPI). Below are the titles (and links) of Rob’s commentaries: Commencement Speakers and Shared Governance: An Unlikely, Yet Necessary Partnership (May 22, 2014) Sexual Violence Prevention and College Campuses: Insight… Read More »
Shorette, C. R. (2014, May 6). The losing culture of college sports: Thoughts from a higher education idealist. Retrieved from http://www.naspa.org/rpi/posts/the-losing-culture-of-college-sports-thoughts-from-a-higher-education-ideal “After closely following the initial public reactions to the recent unionization efforts of football players at Northwestern University and further engaging in related conversations with my colleagues and friends, I was convinced that I should write… Read More »
Zeig, M. J., Baldwin, R. G., & Wilbur, K. M. (2014). Great expectations: A longitudinal study of new university trustees, first phase report. East Lansing, MI: Center for Higher and Adult Education. Executive Summary: “University trustees serve an important fiduciary and strategic role for the institutions they serve. This report highlights the initial findings from… Read More »
The annual ACPA Awards Reception was held in the evening of Sunday, March 30, 2014. Many MSU and HALE alumni and future faculty and students were recognized. 2014 Association Awards Senior Scholar Diplomate: Jill E. Carnaghi, MA 1977 (Washington University in St. Louis) Commission for Career Services Awards Outstanding Directorate Member Award: Ashleigh Brock, SAA… Read More »
At the 2014 ACPA Annual Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, three first year Student Affairs Administration students, Dan Fotoples, Nadeeka Karunaratne, and Lauren Koppel, won the annual case study competition. The Standing Committee for Graduate Students and New Professionals holds the competition each year. There’s one for graduate students and one for new professionals. Congratulations, Dan,… Read More »
