DSA Team, we want to celebrate your success!
Awards, Fellowships and Scholarships
Liz Iaconis - FSU Votes
Center for Leadership and Service
July 2024: recognized by ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as one of 3 ACC institutions to date to have submitted a highly established campus voter engagement plan for the 2024-2026 action planning cycle. With this achievement from ALL IN, FSU Votes was jointly recognized by Campus Vote Project and NASPA for the second consecutive cycle as a Voter Friendly Campus.
Division of Student Affairs Marketing and Communications Office
DSA Marketing and Communications Office
July 2024: earned a prestigious international Circle of Excellence Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for the "Hello FSU!" campaign. This FSU student success communications campaign won the CASE Student Engagement Grand Gold Circle of Excellence Award--the recognition awarded to the highest scoring entry in the category. Congratulations DSA MarcComm team members Alice Maxwell, Alycia Malicz, Emma Massaglia, Cassidy Shaw, Chlo Keicher, Suzan Kurdak, Jessie Colegrove, Evan Eisenstark, Ilaria Georgi and Amanda Fronczak!
Shannon Staten, Ph.D.
July 2024: Shannon was one of the six recipients of the 2024 Parthenon Society Award. The Parthenon is the Association of College and University Housing - International Foundation's (ACUHO-I) most prestigious award, recognizing supreme achievement in the profession, outstanding service, leadership, and contributions to campus housing. Champions nominated candidates for the Parthenon Society each year. To be considered for this award, candidates must have contributed 10 years of service to the housing, residential life, or affiliated profession and five years of service at the regional or international level of ACUHO-I. If selected, the champion raises a minimum of $5,000 for the Foundation on behalf of the nominee.
Presentations, Conferences and Exhibits
Christy L. Mantzanas
August 2024: presented "Navigating Career Advancement: Evaluate and Strategize to Achieve" for members of the Big Bend Society of Human Resource Management.
DeOnte Brown
Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement
July 2024: co-Presented with Lisa Jackson (Social Work) a pre-conference session, “Students Experiencing Homelessness: Your Role in Building Equitable Campus Support”, at the NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education in Anaheim, CA.
Served as a panelist for “Managing Up: Lessons Learned by First Scholars Network Institutions” during the NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education.
Shannon Staten, Ph.D.
July 2024: Shannon recently attended the annual conference for the Association of College and University Housing Officers - International (ACUHO-I). While at the conference she presented two sessions for the membership. One was leading a networking program, "Making 20 new contacts in an hour: Connecting with Women Leaders" that introduced newer professionals to seasoned women professionals in the field. 48 newer professionals had the chance to meet and ask questions of 25 of the seasoned professionals. She also presented a SPRINT session entitled, "My Doctoral Journey Started at 50" as part of the closing session for the conference.
Service
Dr. Brittany Devies
August 2024: named the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship
Zduy Chu, Ed.D.
Office of the Vice President For Student Affairs
July 2024: selected as chair of the 2025 NASPA AVP Symposium Committee.
Publications
Freddy Juarez
September 2024: published with FSU doctoral student, Johnnie Allen Jr., a new article, (Re)designing Leadership Engagement to Center Learners in New Directions for Student Leadership.
Dr. Brittany Devies
August 2024: published an article, "Engaging, Observing, and Reflecting: Utilizing the Leadership Learning Framework as an Instructional Tool" in New Directions for Student Leadership with Dr. Kathy Guthrie.
Dr. Brittany Devies
August 2024: published an article, "First Come, First Observed: Utilizing Observation as a Pedagogical Tool to Transform Leadership Learning" in New Directions for Student Leadership with Florida State alumni Grant Mitchell and Katherine Gibson.
Dr. Brittany Devies
August 2024: Dr. Brittany Devies and Dr. Ana Maia recently published a new article in New Directions for Student Leadership, titled "Intentional, inclusive, and interconnected: Looking forward with the leadership learning framework"
Dr. Brittany Devies
August 2024: Dr. Brittany Devies and Dr. Kathy Guthrie recently published a new article in New Directions for Student Leadership, titled "Engaging, observing, and reflecting: Utilizing the leadership learning framework as an instructional tool"
Dr. Brittany Devies
August 2024: Freddy Juarez, Jarred Pernier, and Dr. Brittany Devies had a recent publication in New Directions for Student Leadership, titled "Foundational Leadership and Organizational Wellness (FLOW) Model: Designing leadership learning for individuals and organizations"
Dr. Brittany Devies
August 2024: published a new book, "Foundations of Leadership: Principles, Practice, and Progress" with Dr. Kathy Guthrie
Amy Hecht
Vice President for Student Affairs
August 2024: co-edited "The Next Act: Realigning Your Mindset, Purpose, and Career." The book is available here for presale.
Erin Morpeth-Provost, Ph.D.
Counseling and Psychological Services
July 2024: published "Demographic, Academic, and Clinical Characteristics of College Students Hospitalized for Psychiatric Crises" in the APA Journal of Counseling Psychology.
