Krystal K. (Owens) Jones, (MA SAA ’11) was selected as the recipient of the Southern Methodist University’s 2013 President’s New Employee Excellence Award. Jones has served as a residential community director at SMU since 2011 and has demonstrated significant service to the university, including serving on the Student Affairs Division Staff Development and Assessment committees.… Read More »
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Enos to receive national service award
Former assistant vice president for student services and adjunct faculty member Patricia Enos has been selected to receive the Esther Lloyd Jones Professional Service award, given by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). Enos will receive the award during ACPA’s annual conference in Las Vegas, March 4-7. “It’s a humbling honor to be included in the… Read More »
SAA Student Receives Service to the International Community Award
Mark Chung Kwan Fan, a current second-year student in the Student Affairs Administration masters program, was selected as the recipient of the 2013 Service to the International Community Award, sponsored by ACPA’s Commission for Global Dimensions of Student Student Development. The award recognizes a student affairs professional or graduate student for outstanding service to the… Read More »
HALE professor takes lead role in AAU project to improve STEM education
A Michigan State University faculty member is taking a lead role in a national initiative designed to improve the quality of undergraduate teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the STEM fields. James Fairweather, a professor of higher, adult and lifelong education, will serve as co-principal investigator of the Association of American Universities’… Read More »
Remembering alumnus John Porter, historic education leader in Michigan
Alumnus John W. Porter (M.A. ’57, Ph.D. ’62) passed away June 27, 2012. He was 80. A two-time graduate of the College of Education, he received a master’s in counseling and guidance and a doctorate in higher education. Dr. Porter worked as a teacher before becoming the first black professional employed in the Michigan Department… Read More »
Honoring Bruce Erickson, distinguished donor to the college
W. Bruce Erickson helped both students and faculty members realize their goals through his generous gifts to the Michigan State University College of Education, providing funding for scholarships and a distinguished chair in Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education (HALE). Bruce Erickson was the son of former MSU Provost Clifford Erickson — the College of Education’s… Read More »
Student Affairs Administration Students Win 2012 MCPA Case Study Competition
First-year Student Affairs Administration students Melisa Carrasquillo, Ross Logan, and Nicole Micolichek won the 2012 Michigan College Personnel Association (MCPA) Case Study Competition. The competition was held during the 2012 MCPA Annual Conference, October 9-11, 2011, in Lansing, MI. MCPA is Michigan’s comprehensive professional development organization for college student educators. The organization provides a forum for networking, professional development, research and publishing… Read More »
Renn honored with Elizabeth Topham Kennan Award
Kristen Renn, an associate professor in the MSU College of Education and highly regarded leader in the field of student affairs, received the Elizabeth Topham Kennan Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in the Field of Education from the Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College. Renn, an alumna of the women-only college, received the prestigious award during her 25th reunion. She… Read More »
HALE student, graduate nationally recognized by NACADA
For nearly 30 years, the National Awards Program for Academic Advising has recognized outstanding professionals in the field of academic advising. This year, Shannon Burton, current HALE doctoral student and academic advising specialist in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University, received the NACADA Student Research Award in the Doctoral degree category. Burton was recognized… Read More »
Rankings: No. 1 in elementary and secondary education for 17th year
New national rankings are in and… the College of Education at Michigan State University is still ranked # 1 in the nation for elementary and secondary education. That makes 17 consecutive years! The U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, which hits newsstands April 5, also recognizes the college’s capacity… Read More »