UofSC HESA

Congratulations to Noah Sheridan, HESA c/o 2024, who has been selected as HESA Student of the Year by the faculty!

HESA Student of the Year is based on academic performance and effort in coursework, including overall GPA. We also consider contributions to the field of higher education and student affairs (i.e. presentation at conference) and/or application of course material to the field (i.e. internship or practicum).

Congratulations, Noah-- we are very proud of you!

We had a blast celebrating our soon-to-be graduates who successfully passed their Portfolios! Supervisors, faculty, friends, and family were there to cheer our second years on their run to the Torchbearer.

Thank you to SPA for organizing an amazing event!

Check out this profile on Dr. Jamil Johnson, one of our HESA faculty!

Education professor, researcher believes in the value of mentoring Despite growing up the son of a special education teacher, Jamil D. Johnson did not set his sights on being a teacher himself until he was well into his undergraduate education as a history major at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Congratulations to all of our HESA M.Ed. graduates! We are so proud of your accomplishments and can't wait to see all of the amazing things you continue to do in the future. [tag yourselves in the pics!]

📷: the amazing Madi ONeill

Welcome home Molly Peirano (HESA c/o 2015)! The HESA program is excited for you to come home and lead the new Office of Civil Rights and Title IX!

UofSC alumna selected to lead Title IX efforts Following a national search, Molly Peirano, a University of South Carolina alumna who recently led Title IX engagement and education efforts at Ohio State University, will assume the newly created position of Assistant Vice President for Civil Rights and Title IX at South Carolina.

Join us for the final event that is part of a special exhibit on the History of College Football at the Museum of Education on Wednesday, January 12th at 3:00 p.m. in the Museum of Education (125 Wardlaw).T

his brings the past to the present with a discussion of paying college athletes. We’ll watch the documentary “Schooled: The Price of College Sports” and then have a discussion with Richard Southall, director of the College Sports Research Institute. See y'all there!

Interested in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program at UofSC? Please consider attending our virtual Meet & Greet this Sunday at 5pm! There will be many current students to answer all of your questions and to show you a glimpse of the HESA life here at UofSC! To register please use the QR code in the flyer. Looking forward to seeing you Sunday! Spurs Up 🤙

Come and learn more about ! The next program in the Museum of Education and the History of College Football exhibit will include author Matt Brown as he discusses selected “What If” scenarios related to topics about the history of college football: 3 pm on Wednesday, November 17th.

There will also be a special session for undergraduate and graduate students only that starts at 4:30 pm on November 17th: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87950142365?pwd=Wkt1UHNwQ3hkalR0QmVKN21kRjR2QT09

We are excited to launch a new HESA Speaker Series! Dr. Cindy Ann Kilgo (UofSC HESA c/o 2012) will be our virtual keynote on Monday, November 8, 2:30-4 pm Eastern. In this keynote, Dr. Kilgo will share highlights from their book, Supporting Success for LGBTQ+ Students: Tools for Inclusive Campus Practice, which was released in October 2020 by The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. Attendees of the keynote will be entered in a raffle to win a copy of Dr. Kilgo’s book, which are generously donated by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. In addition, Dr. Kilgo’s book can be purchased here with the code KILGO for 25% off between the dates of October 25 and November 25.

Registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PASOeUj8TsaWrxwHzUSuxw

Interested in the Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) M.Ed. program at the University of South Carolina and want to learn more?

Join us for our upcoming virtual program information session!

Wednesday, October 13th
6-7 PM Eastern

Hear from current students Raechel Blakeney, Angela Cabrera, Gabriella Penaherrera, Tyler Parker, and Dr. Christina Yao (HESA Program Coordinator)

Please register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvdeGtrjgqGdB5GBjVO0Oba138LHg8SXV7

Congratulations to UofSC HESA ‘19 Alum, Emilia Demarco, for receiving the New Professional Staff Member of the Year award from the Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support! ❤️🤙

Presenting to you the University of South Carolina’s Higher Education and Student Affairs M.Ed graduates, class of 2021!!! We are so proud of each and every one of you and wish you the best of luck with all future endeavors.

We are so excited to watch our 2021 HESA graduates participate in the Hooding ceremony tomorrow! This moment is so special and we know that the friends and families of all our grads want to be a part of the magic. So, tomorrow at 4 p.m. EST make sure to tune in to the live Facebook event hosted by Student Personnel Association at University of South Carolina!! We look forward to (virtually) having you all there 🤙

📷 : Photo was taken at the 2019 hooding ceremony.

Congratulations to HESA alumnus Mike Jones, who will serve on the SEAHO Executive Board!

Proud of you, Ræchel L Blakeney!!! ❤️🤙

Staff Spotlight: Raechel Blakeney was recognized in the College of Education's Advisor Spotlight publication for providing excellent service to students, faculty and staff with a positive attitude. She said, "I love having the opportunity to help my students and colleagues every day. To be a resource to people, helping them find their passion, and making sure they know their options is a great joy to me." Regarding the value of she shares, "Working at a PWI can be hard, especially during times of significant political and civil unrest, but being connected to people who look like me and have similar experiences in the world and the field of education makes me feel like I’m not alone in my experiences."

Our 2021 Graduate Assistant Recruitment Program is in full swing starting today! Thank you to our 2021 Student Panelists and good luck to all accepted students this weekend! ❤️🤙

Hi everyone! Happy 🤙🏼 My name is Brie Penaherrera - I am a first year in the HESA program with a graduate assistantship in the Career Center to plan and oversee the Graduate Assistant Recruitment Program, and a practicum in the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. I can’t wait to take you along on my day!

Tune into on Instagram to follow along!

Congratulations to the 2021 inductees of Chi Sigma Alpha!

Join us in congratulating faculty member Dr. Toby Jenkins on being appointed as the Interim Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for The Graduate School at the University of South Carolina, as well as the Associate Director of the Grace Jordan McFadden Professors Program! We are so proud of you, Dr. Jenkins!

Dr. Toby Jenkins to be the Graduate School's Interim Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Associate Director of the GJMPP Dr. Toby Jenkins, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Director of the Museum of Education has been appointed Interim Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Associate Director of the Grace Jordan McFadden Professors Program for the Graduate School.

Congratulations to faculty member Dr. Toby Jenkins-Henry on being named a 2021 Social Justice Award Winner! We are so proud of you and thankful for your contributions to the HESA program. 👏👏👏

Happy first day of classes to our graduate students, and happy first day at University of South Carolina to our spring admits! Here’s to a great semester. 🤙

It’s a cool, rainy day but faculty and staff in Wardlaw are keeping warm and dry in their HESA sweatshirts!

Congratulations to alumni Natalie Rooney, Shannon Calega, Timothy Lewis, and Katharine Pei on being recognized by NODA! 👏👏👏

Join us in congratulating second-year student Briahnna Ismail on being elected as the Diversity and Inclusion Chair of the South Carolina College Personnel Association Executive Board! Way 👏 to 👏 go! 👏👏👏

A few hours until our virtual Meet and Greet! Zoom links were sent out this morning. Let us know if you have not received yours!

: Check out this upcoming webinar for folks interested in a NODA Internship! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

NODA Internship Program info post!

Grads get your resumes ready and Host Sites dig out those job descriptions, because the NODA Internship Program opens on November 30th! Find more information, along with key dates and times, pricings, and application forms on the Internship Website here: https://www.nodaweb.org/page/InternProgram

Not sure about being an intern or hosting an intern? Have questions about what this experience looks like virtually? Join us for two webinars to hear from folks who had successful grad intern relationships during the summer of 2020.

Webinars:
"Hosting a NODA Intern"
Date: Tuesday, December 8th
Time: 1-2pm CST
Registration link: https://www.nodaweb.org/events/register.aspx?id=1449635

"So You Wanna be a NODA Intern?"
Date: Wednesday, December 9th
Time: 12pm - 1pm CST
Registration link: https://www.nodaweb.org/events/register.aspx?id=1449644

Happy Wednesday!

We will be hosting a virtual Meet and Greet with current HESA graduate students this Sunday, November 22nd from 6:00PM - 7:00PM EST.

Come meet and get to know some of our current students in the program! We would love to answer any questions you may have about our program, the university, or even the city of Columbia, South Carolina.

Please RSVP at https://bit.ly/2UxU7Nf.

A Zoom link will be sent out the morning of 11/22. Feel free to Facebook message us if you have any questions!

Check out our Instagram page to see our with current 2nd year Ryan Edmonds. Ryan serves as our Director of Recruitment for the Student Personnel Association and holds a Graduate Assistantship within the Student Success Center at the University of South Carolina