Students from NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) participated in the Florida Conference for the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, (NASPA), NASPA Florida Drive-In held at the University of Central Florida. The students are working on their master’s degrees in College Student Affairs (CSA) in the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS). NASPA is a leading professional association for those in college student affairs.
When all was said and done, SHSS students received top honors at the conference.
Two NSU teams, made up of Tara Centeno, Dani Durbala, Craig Johnson, Greg Langstaff, Victor Martinez, Julio Perez, Sean Ryan and Samantha Townshend entered the Case Study Competition. The NSU team of Craig Johnson, Greg Langstaff, Sean Ryan and Samantha Townshend won First Place – the first time an NSU team took first place in this competition!
Not to be outdone, CSA student Greg Langstaff was named NASPA-Florida Graduate Student of the Year! This is the second consecutive year a CSA student from NSU received this honor. Greg will now be nominated by the state association for the NASPA Region III Graduate Student of the Year.
Undergraduate students from institutions throughout the state participated in the Undergraduate Symposium. CSA student Stephanie Schmidt, along with Josh Hammer, Director of Assessment and Student Engagement, represented NSU at the Graduate Preparation Program Fair and CSA student Julio Perez participated on the graduate student panel.