2010 Hardee Fellows Induction

By Shaine Marsden, master’s student On October 27, 2010 the Hardee Center had the honor of inducting the new-est members of Hardee Fellows. A Hardee Fellow is a student in the Higher Edu-cation program who has at least a 3.80 Grade Point Average and has completed at least 18 graded credit hours. The Hardee Fellows are recognized every year in the fall semester for their outstanding academic achievement. Hardee Fellows are also eligible for travel grants through the Hardee Center for Leadership and Ethics in Higher Education. The induction ceremony was held in the Alumni Center with faculty, staff, students, and guests in attendance. The ceremony began with Dr. Mary Coburn, director of the Hardee Center, welcoming the group and discussing the purpose of the Center and the significance of being a Hardee Fellow. Dr. Marcy Driscoll, Dean of the College of Education, spoke for a few minutes on the importance of scholarship and how students of the Higher Education program at Florida State University are continuing to achieve academic success. Lindsey Katherine, a doctoral candidate and returning Hardee Fellow, spoke about what being a Hardee Fellow has meant to her during her time at FSU. She reflected on learning about Melvene Hardee’s legacy and the signature choco-late chip cookies present at all Hardee Center functions. When discussing what being a Hardee Fellow means to her Lindsey said that ―It's a challenge and an ex-pectation. With this label, we're being told we have great potential. Now it is up to us to see that potential fulfilled. Our great GPA will only take us so far before it up to us to determine how we translate and apply our individual talents.‖

Congratulations 2010-

2011 Hardee Fellows!

LifeNet Higher

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY DECEMBER 2010

2010 Hardee Fellows

Doctoral Fellows Masters Fellows

Shanna Autry Brandon Bowden Rebecca Brower Angela Coleman Rachel Cooey Grady Enlow Lisa Hagen Patrick Heaton Deborah Hood Jennifer Iacino Faye Jones Lindsey Katherine Andrew Mauk Lisa McClelland Timothy Middleton Jonathan Ottley Jill Peerenboom Sarah Rebhun Rochelle Rush Craig Stanley Theodore Stratton Mackenzie Streit Shenifa Taite Monoka Venters Jennifer Vermes Glenn Walters Janine Welch Tamaria Williams

Ashley Baltuch Michael Cherry

Abbey Cunningham Aysha Daniels

Tessly Dieguez Nicole Gray

Christina Henry Mellissa Hulsey

Steven Kleuver Selby Lo

Jessica McPherrin Christina Mitchell

Julie Neilsler Elisa Oliver

Arelis Palacios Titus Queen

Brendan Richardson Christina Schaefer

Bailey Simpson Jessica Stein

David Sullivan

* Bold text denotes new inductee

Encourage students to apply to FSU!

It’s that time of year again, as applications begin rolling in to higher education programs across the country. Please keep your alma mater in mind! Information regarding admissions to the Florida State University Higher Education Program

is located online at: http://www.fsu.edu/~elps/he/prospective.htm.

The deadline to apply at FSU is January 22nd, 2011 for fall ad-

mission. This year’s Visiting Days activities will occur on February 20-22,

2011 for accepted students.

Words from the Director Dear Students, Alumni, Faculty, and Friends of the Hardee Center: I hope that everyone is having a great fall – it is nice to finally be getting glimpses of autumn weather in Tallahassee! The Hardee Center has had a successful term hosting campus events and supporting our students. On October 27, the latest class of Hardee Fellows was inducted and they now stand ready to represent the best of the Hardee Center. As I begin my tenure as director of the Center, I have had a chance to examine the Center operations and budget. The

programs run well and have great student participation. Between Research Roundta-bles, Dinner Dialogues with faculty, and other special occasions, every event is at maximum capacity and students are highly engaged. On the budget side, however, it would be generous to say that we operate on a shoe string. You know how important conference participation is to networking and find-ing jobs but the Hardee Fellow travel stipend is down to $185. To remain competi-tive for the best and brightest graduate students, we need to provide more resources to supplement their modest graduate assistantship salaries. Won’t you please help us grow that stipend by committing to an annual gift to the Center? In November we held a phone campaign and I hope that many of you re-ceived calls asking for your contribution. I appreciate all of you who talked to our students and expressed your support. If we did not reach you by phone, we would still like you to consider a gift. Spring term promises to bring several major events. The Dalton Institute on College Student Values (February 3-5) features Parker Palmer talking about his new book, The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal. (see story on page 16) Then on March 12-16, I hope that Florida State will have a great showing at the NASPA conference in Philadelphia. The theme of Educating for Lives of Purpose is so consistent with our work at FSU that we had the most number of programs ac-cepted (eleven) of any institution...and that does not include all of your alumni sub-missions! Plan to join us for the big FSU reception in the City of Brotherly (and Sis-terly) Love! I wish you and yours all the best in the upcoming holiday season and I hope that 2011 brings many opportunities to network with all of you across the country. Sincerely, Mary B. Coburn, Director

Shaine Marsden, Editor

Contributors Ashlie Baty Jennifer Chavis Stephen Dominy Mackenzie Streit

Selby Lo Jessi McPherrin Carolyn Barringer

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Many higher education pro-fessionals throughout the country remember Dr. Hardee for her establish-ment of the FSU Higher Education LifeNet, a support system that continues throughout graduates' profes-sional years. It is with this guidance that the Hardee

Center quarterly Newsletter promotes the LifeNet of students, alumni, faculty, and friends of the Florida State University Higher Education Pro-gram, as well as seek support for future endeavors.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Hardee Fellows Induction 1

Words from the Director 2

Accomplishments 3-6

Support the Legacy 7

Adopt a Higher Ed. Grad. Student 7

Uphold the Garnet and Gold Program 8

Meet the Newest ‘Noles 9,12

Visiting Iraqi Fulbright Scholars 13

Student Spotlight: Jessi McPherrin 13

Lunch with Molly Barron 14

NASPA Preview 14

2011 Dalton Institute 15

Higher Education 2

Noteworthy Accomplishments

Higher Education LifeNet 3

By Jessi McPherrin, master’s student As the leaves are changing and the temperatures are beginning to fall, we cannot forget about those students who were study-ing here at Florida State just a few short months ago. The Higher Education class of 2010 has moved on to changing the world one student at a time. We want to recognize these students and bring their accomplishments to the forefront of the LifeNet. After completion of his master’s degree, Mr. Tadarrayl Starke (MS 2010) took a position as the Director for the Take Stock in Children/College Reach-Out Program at the Tallahassee Community College (TCC). He is also currently enrolled as a Higher Education Student Affairs Doctoral student at Florida State University and works as an Adjunct Professor at TCC. When he is not working he is enjoying life with his wife and two year old daughter. Ms. Rebecca Lee (MS 2010) is finishing her post-graduate internship with Gilfus Education Group where she is working with educational technology research and strategy. Through this position she assists higher education institutions evaluate and select learning management solutions to help find current and future institutional needs. Rebecca has accepted a position with Grant Thornton LLP in their Global Public Sector office in Alexandria, Virginia. In this position she will contribute to Grant Thornton’s Organizational Improvement practice area working with state and federal government clients. She will be-gin with Grant Thornton in November. Rebecca is missing sunny Florida, but enjoying life and staying busy in the Washing-ton, D.C. metro area. Mr. Mark Green (MS 2010) is happy to report that over the summer he married his college sweetheart, Sarah. Mark and Sarah were married on June 12, 2010 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where they attended college at Millersville University. Mark is enjoying married life while living in the Philadelphia area. He is working temporarily at Home Health Agency as a clinical team assistant while searching for a position in Higher Education Student Affairs. Mr. Thomas Kester (MS 2010) has continued to work with Florida State University in the role of Customer Relations Co-ordinator for Information Technology Services (ITS) after graduation. He leads a team that manages FSU’s support ticket system. Furthermore, Tom’s team provides informational releases to the community for anything IT related. He also over-sees the documenting and developing of internal operating procedures for ITS. It is exciting to know that Florida State graduates are making a mark on their communities. We wish all of the 2010 graduates health, happiness, and success in 2011.

2011 NASPA Conference Don’t forget to register for the NASPA Conference! This year, Florida State University Vice-President for Student Affairs, Dr. Mary B. Coburn, will be the conference chair. Register for the conference at: http://naspa.org/conf/

From our most recent alumni

Noteworthy Accomplishments

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Sonja Ardoin (MS 2006) (pictured left),

moved to Raleigh, NC to begin the PhD

program in Educational Administration

at North Carolina State University. She is

working as a graduate assistant for the

Adult and Higher Education program

faculty.

Dr. Joy Blanchard (MS

2001) (pictured right) recently

was appointed Assistant Pro-

fessor of Higher Education

at Florida International Uni-

versity. Joy's previous work

in student affairs includes

having served as Assistant

Dean of Students at the Uni-

versity of Louisiana at Lafay-

ette. She has published on issues of institutional liability and

student welfare as well as on intellectual property law as it re-

lates to faculty and online course ownership. Joy also had an

invited chapter in "Beginning Your Journey," a book published

by NASPA.

Melissia Ann Brannen (MS 2005) welcomed her second

daughter, Brooklyn Mae Brannen, on May 18, 2010.

Annie Carlson (MS 2009) presented "Generations in the

Workplace: Building and Sustaining Effective Teams" with

John Duncan and Tim McMahon (both with the University of

Oregon) at the NASPA Western Regional Conference in No-

vember. She presented "Fraternity and Sorority Rambo: Suc-

ceeding as a One Person Army" with Luke Benfield (Coastal

Carolina University) at the Association for Fraternity/Sorority

Advisors' Annual Meeting in December. Also, she is volunteer-

ing as the NASPA Region V Fraternity and Sorority Knowledge

Community Chair and the Finance and Development Chair for

Oregon Women in Higher Education.

From our Alumni Dr. Lynne Sponaugle Crosby (MS 1993) earned her Ph.D. in

Higher Education Administration from the University of Florida

in May 2010. Her dissertation advisor was Dr. Luis Ponjuan (MS

1993).

Maria Stathakis Darley

(MS 1998) (pictured right), re-

cently went back to work full

time after staying home with

her three children for a few

years. She is now in a newly

created position as the Inter-

national Affairs Coordinator

at Augusta State University. She is working to promote the study

abroad programs and prepare students for the various programs as

well as anything involved with studying abroad.

Abbie Day (MS 2009) has begun full time employment at Loyola

University Maryland as the Coordinator for Academic Affairs for

Varsity Athletics. She will work with the Men’s Soccer, Men’s

Golf, Men’s & Women’s Tennis, and Men’s & Women’s Crew

athletes.

Tom Fritz (MS 2010) has been selected as the 2011 Novack In-

stitute for Hazing Prevention Intern.

Christian Garcia (MS 1997)(pictured

right), Director of the University of

Miami’s Toppel Career Center, was

chosen as one of the South Florida

Business Journal’s ―40 Under 40‖

honorees. The magazine gives the

award to ―young professionals who

are among the community’s most

vital assets, and it is important to recognize and acknowledge

those who are making great strides in shaping its future. The em-

phasis of the award is on leadership and potential leadership,

whether it be in business, law, real estate, nonprofits, education,

health care, public service, or other industries. Focus is placed on

the nominees’ community involvement.‖

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Noteworthy Accomplishments

Dr. Grahaeme Hesp (EdD 2006) (pictured left), was recently asked to write an article detailing his experience with this year’s AIDS/LifeCycle. De-tails about this event and his involve-ment with it can be found on his blog. www.tofighthiv.org/goto/ghesp.

Dr. Jennifer Latino (EdD 2007) will

be leaving the University of South

Carolina in December and moving to

Campbell University. She has accepted

a new position as the Director for the

First-Year Experience program.

Dr. Terry Leas (PhD 1989) was reappointed to a three-

year term on the Governor’s Workforce Development

Council by Gov. Pawlenty. He also wrote four articles:

―Academic Abstention,‖ ―Community or Junior Colleges,‖

―Conflict of Commitment,‖ and ―Conflict of Interest‖ for

The Encyclopedia of Law and Higher Education.

Rachel Navarre (MS2008) has accepted a position in De-

velopment and Alumni Relations at Johns Hopkins Univer-

sity as the Associate Director of Annual Giving. Rachel will

focus on engaging young alumni in philanthropic giving.

For the past two years, she worked in Student Life as Coor-

dinator of Campus Programming.

Brad Popiolek (MS 2009) (pictured right)

blogged for the National Academic Ad-

vising Association’s (NACADA) Annual

Conference in Orlando, FL in October

2010 and presented a session entitled,

―Creating and Sustaining an Online Presence‖.

(http:nacada2010.blogspot.com/ )

Dr. Kathyrine Scheuch (EdD

2007) (pictured left) and former FSU

Higher Education professor, Dr.

Joy Gaston-Gayles recently spoke

to faculty members at the State

University of New York, Potsdam

(SUNY-Potsdam) on their mono-

graph "Reinventing Undergraduate

Education: Engaging College Stu-

dents in Research and Creative Ac-

tivities" which was also co-authored

by FSU professors Dr. Shouping

Hu, Dr. Robert Schwartz and FAMU research analyst, Dr.

Shaoqing Li. Dr. Scheuch and Dr. Gaston-Gayles were inau-

gural speakers as part of the SUNY Potsdam Guest Author

Book Series. This series was funded as part of the college's

five-year, $1.6 million dollar Title III Strengthening Institu-

tions Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Education

to promote undergraduate research across the curriculum.

Dr. Sandi Smith (EdD 1999) has designed and implemented

an online technology system for managing college/university

Study Abroad Offices located at http://

www.abroadoffice.net.

Jason Stiles (PhD, August, 2010) presented with Dr.

Schwartz at ASHE (Association for the Study of Higher

Education) in Indianapolis on "Millenials at Risk? Building a

Model and Possible Solutions to the Inadequacy of Retire-

ment Planning by College Students in American Higher Edu-

cation". The presentation was taken from Jason's dissertation

research.

From our Alumni (continued)

We want to hear from you!

If you recently began a new job, earned a degree, married, celebrated the birth of a child, or have any news to share with your fellow alumni and friends, please fill out our alumni update form available online at:

www.fsu.edu/~elps/hardee/update.html

We'll include your news and photos in this section

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Noteworthy Accomplishments

Elisha Bender was selected as the 2010-2011 FSU ambassador

for The Placement Exchange. Elisha will be available to share

specific information with students about job postings at a vari-

ety of institutions, serve as a liaison between employers and the

Higher Education program at FSU, and help candidates find the

tools they need to be successful in their job search.

Master’s students Tessly Dieguez and Virginia Byrne’s pro-

posal, Pursuing Their Passions: Enabling Students in the Quest

for Positive Sustainable Change has been accepted for the 2011

Dalton Institute for College Student Values.

Patrick Heaton (doctoral student) was recently elected to an

executive officer position on the National Orientation Directors

Association’s (NODA) Board of Directors. Patrick will serve a

2010-2013 term as Director of Regions.

Second year master’s student Richard Linck, and his wife

Phyllis have been nominated to serve in the Peace Corps. Rich-

ard's nomination is in the Secondary Teaching English Program

& Phyllis' is in the Primary Education Teacher/Trainer Pro-

gram. Their estimated departure date is August 2011.

At the recent SACSA/NASPA Region 3 conference in Panama

City Beach, Florida, second year master’s students Selby Lo and

Bailey Simpson received 2nd place in the graduate case study

competition. First year master’s student, Ashlie Baty, received

3rd place with her part-

ner, Lexie Hart, from the

University of Mississippi.

Doctoral Candidate Andy Mauk had two presentations selected

for the NASPA - Administrators in Student Affairs annual confer-

ence in March, 2011. He will be co-presenting with Rebekah

Dorn, Communications Coordinator for the FSU Division of Stu-

dent Affairs, "Student Stars: The Stories of Purposeful Living," a

session highlighting a program coordinated by the Division which

highlights outstanding student leaders.

Second year Masters student, Jessi McPherrin, recently was

awarded the Jennifer Jones-Hall scholarship for the 2010 Associa-

tion for Fraternity and Sorority Advisors’ Annual Meeting held in

Phoenix, Arizona from December 1-5. Jessi has also been asked to

facilitate a second time at CAMPUSPEAK’s Recruitment Boot

camp for the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity in Indianapolis, Indiana in

January. Finally, Jessi is happy to announce that she has been for-

tunate to win a scholarship from her own fraternal organization,

the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation.

Third year doctoral student, Rochelle Rush, presented a program

at the recent SACSA/NASPA Region 3 conference in Panama

City Beach, Florida. The title of her session was ―Inspire your Fu-

ture: Pursue a Doctoral Degree!‖

Mackenzie Streit (Doctoral student) will be co-presenting

"Blurry lines: When personal and professional ethics collide" at

the 2011 NASPA Annual Conference in Philadelphia. Her presen-

tation is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16, 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

in Franklin 12 - Marriott.

David Sullivan and Jessi McPherrin, master's students, received

Order of Omega Scholarships at the Association for Fraternity

and Sorority Advisors An-

nual Meeting.

From our Students by Ashlie Baty

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Noteworthy Accomplishments

Dr. Joseph Beckham (pictured

right), co-presented on the

topic of ―student free speech

in public higher education‖ at

the November 12th meeting of

the Education Law Association

and will be presenting on this

topic at the NASPA confer-

ence in March.

Dr. Kathy Guthrie (pictured left),

recently published the following

three articles:

Guthrie, K.L. (2010) Service

Leadership Seminar: A Unique

Tool for Transition. The Journal of

College Orientation and Transition, 18

(1): 48-55.

Guthrie, K.L., & McCracken,

H. (2010). Reflective Pedagogy:

Making Meaning in Experiential Based Online Courses.

The Journal of Educators Online, 7 (2): 1-21.

Guthrie, K.L., & Thompson, S. (2010) . Creating Meaning-

ful Environments for Leadership Education. Journal of

Leadership Education, 9 (2): 50-57.

Dr. Shouping Hu (pictured

right), published an article

with G.C. Wolinak titled

―Initial Evidence on the In-

fluence of College Student

Engagement on Early Career

Earnings‖ in Research in

Higher Education.

Dr. Brad Cox (pictured right), co-

authored an article with K.

McIntosh, P.T. Terenzini, R.D.

Reason, & B.R. Lutovsky Quave.

The article, ―Pedagogical Signals

of Faculty Approachability. Fac-

tors Shaping Faculty-Student In-

teraction Outside the Classroom‖

was published in Research in Higher

Education.

Dr. Robert Schwartz (pictured left), pub-

lished the book Deans of Men and the

Shaping of Modern College Culture. The

book discusses how the roles of deans

adapted to the changing culture on college

campuses in America during the twentieth

century.

From our faculty

SUPPORT THE LEGACY

There are many different ways your gift can benefit the

Hardee Center for Leadership and Ethics in Higher Educa-tion. Gifts can help us directly support students or help to subsidize programs and services for students such as the following: The Graduation Reception and Hooding Cere-

mony: Each year the Hardee Center sponsors the Higher Education Graduation Reception and Hooding Ceremony for graduating masters and doctoral students, family members, faculty, supervisors and friends.

Orientation Welcome Reception: Each year the Har-

dee Center kicks off the academic year with a reception welcoming incoming students by faculty, staff, and cur-rent students (see the story on page 1).

Dinner Dialogues: Twice a semester, the Hardee Cen-

ter hosts dinner dialogues with faculty and/or mentors. These inexpensive dinners provided free to students are opportunities for students to interact in a casual setting with faculty and/or mentors (see the story on page 17).

Named Annual Awards: Every year during the Graduation Ceremony, the Hardee Center presents special achievement awards to outstanding students and mentors. Currently the Peer Leadership and Supervisor/Mentor awards are unnamed, and with your gift of $200 per year for five years, we would be pleased to present an award in your name (see photo above).

Another option for gifts is to support a student directly. Some

programs for individual student support include: Hardee Fellow Travel Grants: Graduate Students who

earn a 3.8 GPA or greater with at least 18 graded credit hours are named as Hardee Fellows. Hardee Fellows are then eligible for grants dedicated to travel.

Adopt a Graduate Student: See the section below for a

complete description of this popular conference travel pro-gram.

Are you looking for a way to contribute in a man-

ner that directly impacts current Florida State Uni-versity graduate students? As you choose how to designate your gift, you’ll see that you can provide a general contribution, and/or money to our ―Adopt a Graduate Student‖ program. This program is de-signed to support masters and doctoral students at-tendance at national and regional conferences. Attending a professional conference today can cost well over $1,000. Your gift of $200 will support a graduate student’s conferences costs including travel expenses for upcoming professional and research conferences. For graduate students, attending professional development opportunities is an important way to

extend Dr. Hardee’s LifeNet. For friends of the Hardee Center who want to give in a manner that directly benefits students, this program is just the way to do it! If you have any questions, please contact us at: coe-hardee@fsu.edu

ADOPT A HIGHER EDUCATION GRADUATE STUDENT

Credit Card gifts are encouraged via the following secure site: www.foundation.fsu.edu—then click on the ―Give Now‖ button on the right.

NOTE: Please select "other" for Gift Designation and type in Hardee Center.

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JOURNAL OF COLLEGE AND CHARACTER

Higher Education 9

Current Issue: Volume 11, Issue 4 (2010)

From the Editors

College Peer Culture: Taming the ―Monster Within the Gates‖ Jon C. Dalton and Pamela C. Crosby

Invited Featured Articles

College Student Development and the Hook Up Culture Karen D. Arnold

An Unholy Alliance: Rethinking Collaboration Involving Student Affairs and Faith-Based Student Organizations Peter M. Magolda

Lessons Learned in Adapting Student Affairs Practice in the Arabian Gulf Dennis C. Roberts, and Darbi L. Roberts

Educating for Lives of Purpose: Reflections on NASPA’s 2011 Conference Theme Mary B. Coburn

Peer Reviewed Articles

The Pedagogy of Event Planning: Facilitating First-year College Students' Reflective Learning1 Wendelyn Shore, Eva Frey Johnson, and Amber Dehne Baillon

Values Based Learning for Environmentally Friendly Living: A Study in an Institution of Higher Learning in India1 N. Sivakumar and Ravikumar Thyagarajan

Best Practices

An International Study Opportunity for Low- and Moderate-Income Students Judith Corbett Carter and Marcella McCoy-Deh

Ethical Issues on Campus

Is the Design for Our Cultural Programs Ethical?1 Larry D. Roper and Kimberly McAloney

Spirituality on Campus

Essential Responsibilities of Student Affairs Administrators: Identifying a Purpose in Life and Helping Students Do the Same Christy Moran Craft and Robin Hochella

New Scholars and Scholarship

New Research on College Students’ Development of Equanimity: An Interview with Alexander and Helen Astin Cheryl H. Keen

What They're Reading

Examining the Future of Service-Learning: Three Recent Publications that Challenge the Current Paradigms Chris R. Glass

Students' Reflections on Moral Conflicts in College

A Few Thoughts on the Elephant (and Donkey) in the (Class)room Amanda C. Boyd

http://journals.naspa.org/jcc/

Brantley Willett (pictured right), serves as a Research Assis-tant for Dr. Betrand-Jones. She received her B.S. in Psychology from Longwood University and her M.S. in Counseling from Old Dominion University. While at Longwood, she was a mem-ber of Sigma Kappa and Honor Board. While at Old Dominion, she served as a Judicial Assistant and worked at the Career Center and the Center for Major Exploration. She has been recognized with honors from Psi Chi, Phi Kappa Phi, and Chi Sigma Iota Honor Societies. Susannah Shiner (pictured left), serves as a Graduate Assis-tant for New Student and Family programs. She received

her B.S. in Mathematics and M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from Vir-ginia Tech. While at Virginia Tech, she served as a Resident Assistant and House Supervisor, Orientation Leader, Director of The Big Event, and Vice President of Programming for SAA. She has been recognized as Alpha Delta Pi New Member of the Year and House Supervisor of the Year.

Carrie Henderson (pictured right), holds an assistantship in the Division of Florida Colleges. She received her B.S. in History and Political Science from the University of Central Florida and M.S. in Public Administration from the Uni-versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While at UNC, she served as Presidential intern for UNC General Administration and Research Assistant for UNC School of Government. At FSU, she serves as the Financial Advi-sor for Pi Beta Phi Women’s Fraternity and First year Doctoral Chair for the Higher Education Student Association. She has been recognized as Who’s Who Among American College and Universities, Greek Woman of the Year, and Narlette Mengel scholarship recipient.

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Meet the Newest ‘Noles (New Student Profiles)

Each year, the LifeNet highlights the incoming class of students to join the Lifetime Network of Florida State. We are pleased to welcome the following doctoral and master’s students. By Stephen Dominy, master’s student Jacqueline Hightower is employed by Florida A&M Univer-sity. She earned her B.S. in Computer information Systems from FAMU and her M.S. in Higher Education Administra-tion from Florida State. At FAMU, she serves as the Accredi-tation Coordinator as well as advisor for FAMU Green Coali-tion, FAMU Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, and Environ-mental Sciences Student Organization. She has been recog-nized as Advisor of the Year and Phi Lambda Theta inductee. Thesla Berne-Anderson is employed by the FSU College of Medicine. She earned her B.S. from Florida A&M University and her M.S. from FSU. At Florida State, she served as Coor-dinator of Outreach for FSU College of Medicine, Director of Advising and Outreach, and faculty advisor for the Multicul-tural Association of Pre-medicine Students. She has been rec-ognized as Advisor of the Year and Minority Role Model of the Year. Jean Rettig serves as the Graduate Assistant for FSU Women’s Soccer. She earned her B.S. from Pennsylvania State University and M.S. in Sport Psychology from FSU. While at Penn State, she served on the Student Athlete Advisory Board. In addition, she was recognized as Penn State Soccer Captain and Academic All American for the Big Ten.

Paul Stonecipher (pictured left), is the Graduate Assistant to the Higher Education program. He received both his B.S. and M.S. from Florida State University. Yi-Chi “Grace” Wu is a doctoral student in the Higher Education pro-gram. She received her M.S. in Teaching and Learning from Central

University in Taiwan. She has served as a Research Assistant for the Teaching and Learning Center as well as the Scientific Technology and Policy Institution.

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Meet the Newest ‘Noles (New Student Profiles)

Carolyn Barringer (pictured right), holds an assistantship with the Center for Global En-gagement working with the Global Pathways Certificate. She holds a B.S. in Integrated Marketing Communications for Winthrop University. At Winthrop, she was a resident assistant, orientation assistant, peer mentor, and Winthrop ambassador. She was awarded with the Junior of the Year in the Depart-ment of Mass Communications. Elisha Bender holds an assistantship in the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. She recently graduated from Ohio University with a B.A. in Finance and Marketing. While at Ohio, she served as Student Activities Commissioner, Student Senator, and Vice President for the Christian Business Leaders. In addition, she graduated Magna Cum Laude and received the Senator Emeri-tus Award. Qua’Aisa Blackmon graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. in Family and Child Sciences. During her undergraduate

years, she served as a CARE Counselor, Students Supporting Stu-dents Mentoring organization event co-chair, and historian of the Black Female Development Circle. She was recognized as the Out-standing Senior Student of the Year. Kelly Budnick earned her B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of South Florida. While at USF, she served as a Student government senator and Senate chairwoman, Homecoming parade director, Off Campus Housing coordinator, and SCATT Honors Board. She has been recognized as Outstanding Brother of Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity, Student Government Spark Plug Award, and Homecoming Court. Virginia Byrne (pictured right) works for the Center for Leadership and Civic Edu-cation with the Leadership Development Cluster as a Graduate Assistant. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a B.S. in Busi-ness Administration and a concentration in Marketing. While there, Virginia served as a Graf Intern for the Illinois Leadership Center and President of the University YMCA Student Board of Governors. In addition, she was recognized with the Harold Colvin Award for Undergraduate Excellence and honored by being on Homecoming Court and University of Illinois’s Senior 100.

Jennifer “Jenny” Cento works in University Housing for her assistantship. She earned a B.S. in Marketing from the Univer-sity of Miami. During her undergraduate years, she served as a resident assistant, vice president for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and secretary for Habitat for Humanity. Jennifer Chavis (pictured right), holds an assis-tantship with the College of Education working with Communications and Alumni Relations. She graduated from Florida State University with a B.A. in English. While at FSU, she served as Captain of the Relay for Life Team and Special Events Coordinator for Union Pro-ductions. She is also a Seminole Torchbearer. Olando “Shun” Coaster serves as a graduate assistant for Uni-versity Housing. He received his B.S. in Communication Stud-ies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dur-ing his time at Chapel Hill, he served as a resident assistant. Meghan Conley has an assistantship with the Dean’s Office for the Graduate School. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.A. in English. While at UGA, she was a mem-ber of the English Department Student Advisory Committee and UGA Athletic Hospitality Floor manager. Prior to attending FSU, Meg served as a High School English teacher for two years. Bridgette Cram works full time in the Office of Undergraduate Studies. She earned her B.A. in Spanish and International Af-fairs from Florida State University. During her time as an under-graduate, she served as the Vice President of the Campus Girl Scouts and community service chair for Colombian Student Association.

José DaSilva currently works full time at Tallahassee Commu-nity College. He received his B.S. in Sociology from Florida State University. During his undergraduate years, he served as Student Government vice president, Chair of the Student Activ-ity and Service fees, judicial assistant and officer, and Outdoor Recreation Supervisor at TCC. Stephen Dominy works with the Center for Leadership and Civic Education for his assistantship. Stephen graduated from Mercer University with a B.B.A in Integrated Marketing Com-munications. During his time at Mercer, he served as SEIFC Vice President, IFC President, and Student Admissions Team Director, among other positions. He was honored with the ―Papa Joe‖ Hendricks Award for Community Engagement, Thelma ―T-Lady‖ Spirit of Mercer Award, Order of Omega, and Greek Man of the Year.

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Meet the Newest ‘Noles (New Student Profiles)

Master’s Students Kelly Dwight received a B.A. in English from Clemson University. She works with Student Disability Resource Cen-ter for her assistantship. While at Clemson, she served as a Student Ambassador, public relations chair of Clemson Au-tism Society, and corresponding secretary of Gamma Sigma Sigma Service Sorority. She was recognized on the Presi-dent’s list, Dean’s list, and Sigma Alpha Lambda Honors Fraternity. Chris Futch serves as a graduate assistant for University Housing. He received his B.A. in Political Science and Eco-nomics from Florida State University. As an undergraduate, he served as a resident assistant, president of The Navigators Campus Ministry, and Hall Government advisor. He was recognized as the Male RA of the Year, Dr. Adrienne Otto Frame Distinguished Service Award, NRHH Best Commu-nity in the Nation, and graduated with a cumulative GPA of 4.0 with Honors. Jeffrey Gardner (pictured right), works with Student Rights and Responsibilities in his assistantship. He received his B.A. in Ur-ban and Regional Planning from the Uni-versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While at Illinois, Jeff was the Interfraternity Council president, Phi Gamma Delta Fra-ternity, and intern for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. He was named Greek Man of the Year and Senior 100 Honorary. Brandy Haddock works full time in Advising First . She received a B.A. in Humanities from Florida State University. While at FSU, she served on the Marching Chiefs staff and received the Marching Chiefs Medal of Honor.

Jason Jackson (pictured left), has an assistant-ship with University Housing. He graduated from Austin Peay State University with a B.A. in Studio Art. While at Austin Peay, he served as resident assistant, resident hall di-rector, peer mentor, and student representa-tive for Art Education.

Andrea Lafleche holds an assistantship with University Housing. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from the Uni-versity of Connecticut. During her time at Connecticut, she served as a Resident Assistant and a Conference Supervisor.

Xiaoxuan “Trista” Lei received her B.S. in English Literature from the Southwest University of Political Science and Law. While there, she served as a teaching assistant and president of the Student Union. Additionally, she has been recognized for Best Military Training. Chad Mandala holds an assistantship with Student Rights and Responsibilities. He graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a B.A. in English and Dramatic Arts. While at UC- Santa Barbara, he served as a resident assistant and as the Stephen S. Goodspeed Intern. In addition, he was honored with the University Service Award, Academic Excellence Award, and inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Shaine Marsden (pictured right) ,has an assis-tantship as the Associate Director for the Har-dee Center for Leadership and Ethics in Higher Education. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S in Agricultural Leadership and Development. While at Texas A&M, she served as Director of Membership for the Memorial Student Center’s Leadership and Empowerment of Aggie Females, Person-nel Coordinator for the Aggie Orientation Leadership Program, peer mentor for the Leadership Living Learning Community, and was a member of the Aggie Recruitment Committee. Samantha Nix is employed full-time with the Center for Leader-ship and Civic Education at FSU. She graduated from the Uni-versity of Southern Mississippi with a B.A. in English Literature and French. While there, she served with the Southerner Year-book as the Managing Editor and Copy Editor. In addition, she served on the Student Government Association Executive Cabi-net. She also was honored with 2009 Hall of Fame, 2009 French Student of the Year, 2008 Poetry Writing Scholarship, and 2007 Luckday Study Abroad Scholarship. Nikita O’Connor works with the Career Center serving as coor-dinator of student employment programs in her assistantship. Nikita earned her B.S. in Business Management from Florida Gulf Coast University. While at FGCU, she was a Resident As-sistant, and Treasurer of both the Student Union Advisory Board and the Ultimate Frisbee Sport Club. Kathryn “Kate” Phelps has an assistantship in the Career Cen-ter. She received a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Tennessee. While at UT, She served as president of Dance Marathon, Student Government senator, Delta Gamma Vice President of Foundations, and marketing intern for Arby’s Foundation. She was recognized and honored with the Emerging Leaders-Chancellor’s Citation for Community Service, Mortar Board Honor Society.

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Master’s Students Kyle Rausch is employed full time with International pro-grams. He received his B.A. in French and International Af-fairs from Florida State University. During his undergraduate years, he received the Winthrop King Summer Study in Paris scholarship and the FSU College of Arts and Sciences Interna-tional Enrichment travel scholarship. Michelle Robinson (pictured right), holds an assistantship with the Union Administration overseeing the Union Board. She graduated from Bowling Green State University with a B.S. in Education. During her time at BGSU, she was Director of Dance Marathon, presi-dent of Kappa Delta Sorority and served as the Falcon intern and Campus Activities in-tern. Jessica Rollins is employed full time with Advising First serving the College of Social Sciences. She earned her B.S. in Family and Child Sciences from Florida State University. During her undergraduate years, she served as president of RENEW (Realizing Every-one’s Needs for Emotional Wellness), Orientation Leader, FYE Peer Leader, and a member of the Seminole Torchbear-ers. Kathleen “Katie” Ryan has an assistantship with the Admis-sions Office. She received a B.A in English from the Ohio State University. While there, she served as a student telecoun-selor. Cassidy Sansone holds an assistantship with the Student Alumni Association. She earned a B.A.in Communications/English from Texas A&M University. During her undergradu-ate experience, she served as the Event Director for Sopho-more Class Event, Fish Camp counselor, and Fish Camp Co-chair. She was honored as Member of the Year, 2010 Class Council and Member of the Year for the Social Committee for Maggies, a women’s leadership organization. Megan Schwab received her B.A. in Linguistics from Rutgers University. During her undergraduate years, she served on the Orientation Leadership team and Executive board as well as a peer advisor, peer instructor, and president of College Avenue Players theatre group. Additionally, she received honors for her academic excellence by Phi Beta Kappa and National Soci-ety of Collegiate Scholars.

Kristen Strominger (pictured left), has an assistantship with the Academic Center for Excellence. She received a B.A. in International Studies as well as Spanish Linguistics from Ohio State University. While at Ohio State, she served as vice president for Alpha Xi Delta, Crew Chief and Lifeguard Supervisor, recruitment counselor, and Community Commitment Group leader.

Lyndsey Williams-Mayweather (pictured right), works in the Center for Multicultural Affairs as a Graduate Assistant. She graduated from Clem-son University with a B.S. in Psychol-ogy. While at Clemson, she served as a resident assistant, co-founder and president of Clemson Black Student Union, and served in multiple leader-ship roles for CONNECTIONS: peer mentoring. She received the Unsung Hero Award and Out-standing Mentor Award in 2010. Marc Wollenschlaeger works full time for the FSU Foun-dation, Inc. He received his B.S. in Social Sciences from Florida State University. During his undergraduate years, he served as the Director of the Pride Student Union. Meng Zhou received a B.A. in English from the College of Arts and Science of Jianjhan University. In 2009, she was rec-ognized as the Excellent Student of the Year.

Student Spotlight: Jessi McPherrin

FSU Hosts Visiting Fulbright Scholar Program for Iraq

By Carolyn Barringer, master’s student The Florida State University participated in the inaugural year of the Visiting Fulbright Scholar Program for Iraq, hosting a cohort of five scholars from late July to late September. Of the 78 higher education institutions that applied for the grant, only 5 institutions were chosen to host scholars. The program was de-veloped through the collaborative efforts of the Center for Global Engagement, the College of Communication and Infor-mation, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and sev-eral other FSU departments. The 10-week program is administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) on behalf of the De-partment of State. It focuses on faculty development and re-search for the foreign scientists. The scholars’ concentrations included science and technology, public health and education. The trip allowed them to establish good working relationships with FSU professionals and faculty in their areas. Jayme Harpring, grant coordinator for the program, acted as the liaison to the FSU community and worked closely

with the scholars to pair them with mentors in their specialized areas. ―The scholars show real dedication and are passionate about providing the best for their students under adverse circum-stances,‖ said Harpring. One of the events planned during the scholars’ visit was a presentation on higher education in Iraq. The scholars dis-cussed their research and specialized areas in addition to many of the successes and challenges they encounter at their institutions. More than 50 people, including higher education students, at-tended the event held at the Center for Global Engagement. Taking a break from their research, the cohort had the opportunity to visit areas in north Florida, including St. George Island and St. Augustine. They felt a sense of the warm hospital-ity of the FSU community through their interactions with faculty, administration and students.

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By Selby Lo, master’s student If you see somebody running between University Center A and Westcott, stand clear of the way! It’s probably Jessi McPherrin going between her graduate assistantship in the Office of Greek Life and her current internship with the Vice President of Student Affairs’ office. Jessi is a 2nd year masters student with the Student Affairs concentration. Jessi hails from Pennsylvania where she went to Indiana University of Pennsylvania for her undergraduate degree in Interior De-sign. Jessi developed her interest in Greek Life when she was a member of her international fraternity, Alpha Gamma Delta. From there, Jessi started her work with the Panhel-lenic community as the Vice President of Risk Management and then President of Panhellenic Association. After gradua-tion, Jessi became a Leadership Consultant for her organiza-tion. She traveled across the country to help various chapters improve service to Greek Life. She continues her work today through her assistantship with the Office of Greek Life work-ing with the Panhellenic Association and Multicultural Greek Council. Since coming to The Florida State University, Jessi has taken advantage of many things that the University has to offer. This past summer, Jessi utilized the partnership that FSU has with the University of West Indies in Jamaica to do an internship abroad. She spent five weeks in Kingston, Ja-maica working with their Housing and Athletics pro-gram. Jessi interned with the VPSA’s office to coordinate the

five Jimbo’s TRUE Seminole tailgates for the football sea-son. Jessi provides the direction and leadership to help provide fans, students, and alumni with the sole University sponsored substance-free tailgate. With all that Jessi is involved with between work, school, and internships, it’s hard to imagine that Jessi has free time. In the beginning of this semester, Jessi asked to volunteer and get more involved with the Dalton Institute on College Student Val-ues. Jessi was appointed the Co-Chair for the Registration and Hospitality Committee.

Jessi consistantly gives each of her different responsibilities 110% without fail. It’s been an honor working with her and I’m proud to say that Jessi is going to be a shining star in our profession.

Program Spotlight: Uphold the Garnet and Gold

Lunch With the First Lady of Florida State University

By Shaine Marsden, master’s student On September 30th a group comprised of master’s and doctoral students from the Higher Education program had the wonder-ful opportunity to sit down for lunch with Mrs. Molly Barron, the First Lady of Florida State University. In an informal set-ting, Mrs. Barron discussed her life before Florida State, her family, and her experiences at the university so far. The Barrons are committed to attending as many stu-dent events across campus as they can. According to Mrs. Bar-ron, this is a way for them to show the student body that the administration views the student body as an important aspect of The Florida State University. She also mentioned that during stressful times, being with students reminds the Barrons why they are here. Mrs. Barron is very busy between attending as many events on campus as possible and her duties as the First Lady. When asked about how she handles this active life, Mrs. Bar-ron discussed how it is important to maintain a balance in life and find the activities that rejuvenate you. For her this in-cludes going to the Leach Student Recreation Center very early

in the morning in order to stay healthy and making weekend trips to the Barron’ s home in Tallahassee. According to Mrs. Barron, her first thought upon

coming to Florida State University was that she would have

to be a docent in her own house. However, she has come to

enjoy the President’s House and encourages everyone to

stop by and see it.

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By Jennifer Chavis, master’s student The Florida State University has introduced a new

tradition on campus through the Uphold the Garnet and Gold program.This new program is steadily sweeping across campus. It started this year to encourage civil behavior on campus and within the community. Students are encouraged to uphold the values of Florida State through good sports-manship at athletic events, being open to different opinions and ideas, and acknowledging the values and views of others.

Christian Ponder, quarterback for the Seminoles, has shown his support for the program. Recently he sent an e-mail to students explaining the importance of sportsmanship especially when it comes to respecting visiting teams and their fans at football games.

To help spread the message of this program gold coins have been given to people within the campus commu-nity. When someone who posses one of these coins sees an-other that is upholding the traditions of FSU then they give them the coin. That person then passes it along when they see someone upholding these values. The goal of this initia-tive to not keep the coin but to pass it along, to ―pay it for-ward,‖ and to spread the message to ―Uphold the Garnet and Gold.‖

To learn more this program visit the website at http://uphold.fsu.edu/ or the Facebook page at http://

www.facebook.com/FSUphold.

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By Mackenzie Streit, doctoral student The Dalton Institute on College Student Values staff is ex-cited to invite the Higher Education LifeNet to the 2011 Dalton Institute, held from February 3-5, 2011 here on Florida State’s campus. The 21st Annual Institute will focus around issues of purpose, with the theme of Letting Your Life Speak: Cultivating Benevolent Purpose in College Students.

The featured keynote speakers for this year’s Dal-ton Institute are: Dr. Parker Palmer, renowned author, edu-cator, activist, and the founder of the Center for Courage & Renewal; Dr. Marcia Baxter Magolda, Distinguished Profes-sor of Educational Leadership and Student Affairs in Higher Education at Miami University of Ohio; Dr. Lori S. White, Vice President for Student Affairs at Southern Meth-odist University; and Mr. Joe O'Shea, A Rhodes and Tru-man Scholar, currently a doctorate of philosophy candidate in Education at the University of Oxford. We are also very excited to announce a special panel titled How Colleges and Universities Educate for Moral and Ethical Values. The panel will be moderated by Institute founder Dr. Jon C. Dalton and will include: Mr. Mark Laboe, Assistant Vice President for Ministries, DePaul University; Dr. Dafina Stewart, Assistant Professor, Higher Education and Student Affairs, Bowling Green State University; Dr. Sharon Stoll, Distinguished Professor, Director of the Center for Ethics, University of Idaho; and Dr. Arthur Schwartz, Senior Scholar, United States Air Force Academy. The event will kick off Thursday afternoon with Dr. Lori White’s speech. Dr. White has spent over twenty years working in higher education. Her research focuses on col-lege student development and experiences. Dr. White is the co-editor of the book, Higher Education and School Reform and has a chapter focused on black college student experiences in a book entitled African American Culture and Heritage in Higher Education Research and Practice as well as a number of other publications. On Thursday evening at the Double-Tree Hotel in downtown Tallahassee, Dr. Parker Palmer will continue the events with his keynote lecture. Dr. Palmer is a widely published poet, and has written more than one hundred essays and seven books, including several best-selling and award-winning titles, including Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life, and the most recent The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal.

On Friday, the day begins with a session by Dr. Baxter-Magolda. Her scholarship addresses the evolution of self-authorship in college and adult life and pedagogy to promote epistemological development, learning and self-authorship. She was the recipient of the Association of the Study of Higher Education Research Achievement Award in 2007. She is the author of Authoring Your Life: Developing an Internal Voice to Navigate Life's Challenges. In the afternoon, Dr. Jon C. Dalton will host the panel discussion where the members of the panel will discuss the most popular forms

of values education initiatives in higher education today and discuss some of the issues and challenges of engaging in the moral and ethical development of college students.

The final keynote speaker on Saturday is Joe O’Shea. Joe is a Seminole, graduating from Florida State University with a B.A.in Philosophy and Social Science. As an undergraduate, Joe served as the student body president and was named to the USA Today All-USA College Aca-demic Team. Outside of academia, Joe has worked to start primary health and education initiatives in the US and Sub-Saharan Africa, an organization for international student service-based exchanges, and a civil service training univer-sity in America.

In addition, for the 21st Institute, the staff will rec-ognize both an outstanding practice and an outstanding dissertation relevant to the field of college student character and values development. The award winners of the Disser-tation of the Year and the Best Practices Award will be hon-ored with complimentary Dalton Institute registration, pub-lication opportunities, and a cash award. With concurrent sessions focusing on purpose, this year’s Dalton Institute proves to be an interesting and informative program. The Dalton Institute staff hopes to see many members of the LifeNet in attendance! For more information, or to register for the Dalton Institute, please visit our website at: http://studentvalues.fsu.edu/

2011 Dalton Institute on College Student Values