Student Highlights

HESA Students Win WCU's 3 Minute Thesis Competition

1st Place: Roslyn Gowens
Expected to Be Strong: African American Women and Mental Health Resources
2nd Place: Sophia Calhoun
Leaving the Nest: Challenging Authority-Bound Thinking in Teaching Diversity

Congratulations to all three HESA student competitors: Dean Martin, Roslyn Gowens, and Sophia Calhoun.
Roslyn Gowens will be competing at the Regional 3 Minute Thesis Competition in Knoxville in February.

First-Year Cohort Research Symposium

The first-year cohort participated in a Mini-Conference highlighting the research they did in Dr. Hinnant-Crawford’s class this semester.

First year GCC students with Residential Living staff at NCHO

HESA students are rolling into their finals like...

HESA Students serving Thanksgiving lunch at HomeBase #HESAServes

HESA Student, Roslyn Gowens, brought Stompfest back to campus after a five year hiatus

HESA Student, Caitlin Han, recently welcomed Baby Tess in the world!

GCCs glad to be together! #HESALove

Alumni Relations

May 2016 HESA Alums, Ronni Williams (UT Knoxville) and Joshua Cauble (Queens Univ), at SACSA with April (and Paul Dean) in Myrtle Beach in November.

May 2017 HESA Alums, Devan Lalas (MSPHS Boston) and Kelsey Woodford (WCU), joined HESA faculty, students, and Interim Chancellor Morrison-Shetlar at the WCU Homecoming Parade.

Congratulations to Justin Nakhle, May 2018 Graduate, who has been accepted to Texas Tech's Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program.

Alumni, if you ever have news you'd like to share, please email us at hesa@wcu.edu

May 2018 Graduates & Current Employment

HESA Office Updates

Dr. April Perry

In addition to serving as HESA Program Director and faculty, April is serving in an interim role as the Associate Dean of The Graduate School this academic year until the permanent position is filled.

Alex Kerns

Meet HESA's new GA! Alex graduated from George Mason University in May 2018, but calls Virginia Beach, VA home. He will be interning with Clubs & Orgs in The Department of Campus Activities next semester.

Special thanks to Alex for creating this newsletter!

Dr. Yancey Gulley

Congratulations to Yancey for being selected as an ACPA Diamond Honorary at the 2019 ACPA Conference! Detailed coverage coming in the Spring 2019 newsletter.

The Leadership Minor has been moved under the HESA umbrella, and Yancey has been designated as the faculty coordinator.

View the new HESA Curriculum Map HERE. This ties together the 10 CAS Learning Outcomes and the 10 Professional Competencies to the HESA coursework.

Mark Your Calendar:

Assessment Course Public Presentations - December 12th @ 12:30-1:30 Blue Ridge

Spring Open Houses - January 23rd & March 23rd. Registration HERE

Admissions Deadline - March 1st - Help us Recruit! Apply HERE

ACPA - March 3rd-6th - Plan on going? Contact Yancey for Alumni/WCU Employee gathering

NASPA - March 9th-13th - Plan on going? Contact April for Alumni/WCU Employee gathering

Oral Comprehensive Exam (Open to the Public) - Wednesday, May 8th @ 12:30-2:30

Graduation - Friday, May 10th @ 7:00pm in the Ramsey Center

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