Justice Studies
Bostick accepted into MASS program
CLASS Advisor Danielle Bostick was recently accepted into Georgia Southern’s Master of Social Sciences (M.A.S.S.) program. Bostick holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Columbus State University and a Master of Education in Higher Education Administration from Georgia Southern.
Advisor for sociology, anthropology, and incoming justice studies students, Bostick plans to start course work for the MASS program in the fall with a concentration in Sociology.
Learn more about Georgia Southern’s MASS program by visiting the program’s website.
Simpson awarded Certificate of Merit by NACADA
CLASS Advisor Kimberly Simpson has been awarded a 2014 Certificate of Merit of the Outstanding Advising Award – Primary Advising Role. Established in 1983, the NACADA Annual Awards Program for Academic Advising honors individuals and institutions making significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising. NACADA is a representative and advocate of academic advising and those providing that service to higher education.
NACADA has grown to over 10,000 members and hosts an Annual Conference each fall that has attracted over 3,000 attendees, as well as 10 Regional Conferences, and intensive study of advising through various other events held throughout the year. NACADA publishes a scholarly Journal, a quarterly e-Publication, and occasional special publications. NACADA offers an advising training video, manages an Academic Advising Consultants and Speakers Service, offers member career services, funds research grants, sponsors an awards program, grants scholarships, and supports commissions to address important academic advising issues. Most of all, NACADA provides a network and professional identity for the thousands of faculty, full-time advisors, and administrators whose responsibilities include academic advising.
Simpson nominated for 2014 Outstanding Advocate for First-Year Students
Justice Studies Advisor Kimberly Simpson was recently nominated to receive Georgia Southern University’s 2014 Outstanding Advocate for First-Year Students.
This annual award recognizes excellence in the teaching and mentoring of first-year students at Georgia Southern. Nominations are accepted from Georgia Southern University students. Winners receive a plaque and up to $1,500 to attend the 34th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (held February 6-10, 2015 in Dallas, TX) or another conference relating to student success, global education, or pedagogical practice.
CLASS Advisement Center Coordinator, Advisor nominated for NACADA awards
The CLASS Advisement Center is proud to announce that two of its members have been nominated for National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) awards.
Kimberly Simpson, justice studies advisor, was nominated for the 2014 Outstanding Advising Award. Simpson joined the advising team in 2012, and is a native of Rincon.
Jennifer Glenn, CLASS advisement coordinator, was nominated for the 2014 Outstanding Administrator Award. A native of Florida, Glenn has been with Georgia Southern University since May 2012.
The Outstanding Advising Awards annually recognize individuals who have demonstrated qualities associated with outstanding academic advising of students or outstanding academic advising administration. All recipients will be honored at the Awards Ceremony held during the Annual Conference this Fall. Winners receive a complimentary basic registration for the Annual Conference, a recognition plaque, and a one-year membership in NACADA. Certificates of Merit may be awarded to other nominees.
CLASS Coordinator, Advisors present at local NACADA conference
The CLASS Advisement Center was represented at the recent National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Conference held April 1-3 in Savannah.
On the final day of the conference, Advising Coordinator Jennifer Glenn; Justice Studies Advisor Kimberly Simpson; and Music Advisor Veena Shankar presented “Parents: Friend or Foe to Academic Advising?.” An interactive presentation about the various types of parents that advisors encounter–from the helicopter parents to the lawnmower parents, Glenn, Shankar and Simpson challenged the audience to create strategies and techniques for actively and appropriately engaging parents in their student’s academic advisement experience.
Also attending the conference were CLASS Advisors Breanna Calamas, Christy Curley, Danielle Bostick, JoAnne White and Graduate Advising Intern Kinsley Baker.
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