Region IV-East Graduate Student Rising Star

This award is presented to a student pursuing a masters or doctoral degree related to student affairs at a college or university within each state of Region IV-East. The awards committee may choose to present this award to both a masters and doctoral student. Each state/province within Region IV-East may have a recipient for the Graduate Student Rising Star award.

Winners will be notified in September and the presentation of the awards will be at the 2022 NASPA Joint IV-East and IV-West Regional Conference in November. 

In addition to the regional recognition that accompanies this award, the recipient will also be considered for the National NASPA Graduate Student Rising Star.

AWARD CRITERIA:

• Demonstrated excellence in the classroom
• Intent of pursuing a career in student affairs
• Leadership and innovation in their assistantship/internship/cooperative experience
• Preference is given to candidates whose assistantship/internship/cooperative experience is within a Student Affairs division.
• Potential for significant contributions to the student affairs profession

 

Questions?

Tess Barker, Awards & Innovation Coordinator 

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