Ithaca College

Ithaca College staff member Jen Walsh was selected as the “Best of CSPA-NYS” presenter at the College Student Personnel Association of New York State (CSPA- NYS) annual conference in Corning, NY. Walsh is the Leadership Programs Coordinator in the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs (OSEMA). The “Best of CSPA-NYS” is the concurrent program rated highest by the conference attendees. Walsh’s presentation, titled “Navigating the Quarter-Life Crisis”, will be submitted for consideration at the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) conference in Louisville, KY in March 2012. If the program is selected, CSPA-NYS will cover the cost of Jen’s conference registration.

Ithaca College was well represented at the CSPA-NYS annual conference:

Patrick Walsh, Residence Director, and J.J. Brice, Circles Community Director, presented a session titled “Make a Statement: Creating a Dedication to Inclusion and Multiculturalism.”

Nikki Lynn, Career Counselor in the Office of Career Services, served on the special events committee. The committee helped to plan a case study competition and other social events and gatherings during the three-day conference.

Jen Walsh also served on the pre-conference committee, which organized pre-conferences for undergraduate students and graduate students interested in the field of student affairs. 

Three Ithaca undergraduates, Questen Benjamin ’12, Ashley Braziel ’13, and Scott Natchlis ’12, attended the Next-Gen NY pre-conference which is designed to introduce interested undergraduate students to the field of student affairs.

Doreen Hettich-Atkins, Coordinator of Special Programs and Services in the Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life, completed her 3 year term as president of this organization and was inducted into the Crystal Circle of the organization recognizing her leadership.

More information about CSPA-NYS can be found at http://www.cspanys.org.