NIU last hosted the Student Affairs 101 Conference in 2021, drawing an impressive 70 people despite the lingering circumstances of COVID-19. Four autumns later, the event returned to DeKalb – as did a crowd. A big crowd. More than 180 people representing
Read moreEchoes of NIU history resonate loudly for HESA students in archival research
Aspiring practitioners in Higher Education and Student Affairs continue to examine the past to inform their future professional approach, thanks to an assignment in their NIU master’s degree program. For Lauren Asbury, it’s watching how a university president can tread successfully in
Read moreHESA master’s student Sophie Miller celebrates NASPA Rising Star honors
The answers come to Sophie Miller just when she needs them. Growing up in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Miller harbored dual fascinations with communications and political science – and when she enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, her solution was to
Read moreCAHE students return from Bucerías trip with hearts of humanity, compassion
During Kristin Lee’s 13 years as a bilingual special education teacher, she shepherded multiple high school groups on global trips. Her chance this spring to flip the script was not one she could pass up. “I’m a huge world traveler. I love
Read moreQuortne Hutchings among 2025 quintet of ACPA Emerging Scholars in higher ed
Quortne Hutchings believes the mission is to pay it forward. And that, it turns out, is a family tradition. “When I was applying for college, one of the things my mom and my grandma said was, ‘We don’t know if higher education
Read moreIn unearthing NIU student life history, HESA students grasp current meaning
As a member and leader of Prism, Peregrin Capriglione is fully familiar with the campus organization’s work to provide educational and social activities for LGBTQ students and their allies. Now, thanks to their HESA 500: Foundations of Higher Education course, Capriglione is
Read moreHESA Program Coordinator Welcome
Happy New Year! We hope you all had a relaxing winter break and a good start to the new semester. We are thrilled to share all the exciting things going on in our program. Spring is always a busy time for us.
Read moreHESA Scholarly Activities
We would love to share what our faculty and graduate students have been up to over the past few months and celebrate their accomplishments. Faculty, student and alumni names are bolded. Faculty and Student Publications Hu, X. (2023). Using ordinary least squares
Read moreUpcoming Conference Presentations
ACPA Convention in Chicago Tuesday, March 19, at 8:30 a.m.: Scholarly Paper Presentation featuring How Can I Help: College Recovery Program Staff Experiences, presented by Quortne Hutchings, Nick Bloniarz, Yulissa Chavez Tena, Jessica Chatonda, Holly Hansen, Dakota Williams, Rabi Muslim Tuesday, March
Read moreHESA students scour campus archives for local histories of social movements
Yulissa Chavez and Madison Mathews were born long after the Vietnam War. But that time has come alive for them thanks to a research assignment in their HESA 500: Foundations of Higher Education course that sent them digging through the Founders Memorial
Read moreHESA master’s student Kayce Fuentes extends NIU reign as NASPA Rising Star
Kayce Fuentes makes it four. A second-year M.S.Ed. student in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education, Fuentes is the 2022 recipient of the NASPA Region IV-E Graduate Student Rising Star (Illinois) Award and the fourth consecutive Huskie chosen for the annual
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