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April 2021 HESA Corner Faculty Alumni StudentsNew Online Leadership CourseThe William & Mary Washington Center is pleased to announce a new onlineleadership course, open to all members of the W&M community and beyond.Set to begin on April 27, 2021, the course is taught by Higher EducationProfessor Pamela Eddy. The leadership course, Modern Leadership:Reflections and Tools for the Values-Based Leader , combines theory andpractice and is designed to engage participants in discussion, hands-onapplications and reflections. Concrete takeaway tools will help current andaspiring leaders alike. Learn more.1st Annual Graduate ResearchSymposium on Racial & Social JusticeThe William & Mary 1st Annual Graduate Research Symposium on Racial &Social Justice was held virtually on April 16. Students from the HigherEducation Program presented their research work in the conference sessions.Below is the list of presentations.

We Cannot GoBack to Normal:Emerging fromthe Pandemic ofAnti-Blacknessby ArielleNewby M.Ed.'21United StatesPolicies ThatHave PrecludedWomen ofColor fromCollege andUniversityPresidencies byIvana MarshallM.Ed. '23Telling Your Story:A Resource forCreatingCulturallyInclusiveEnvironments inHigher Educationby DanielleGiscombe Ph.D.'22 and JingjingLiu Ph.D. FactorAnalysis byJingjing LiuPh.D. '22,TamaraO’Neal Ed.D.'23, and JerryL. MizeM.A.Ed. '22.Graduate Resources:Introduction toAmerican EducationalResearch Association(AERA)On April 13, the Graduate Education Association (GEA) hosted a virtualevent, Graduate Resources: Introduction to American Educational ResearchAssociation (AERA) . This event aimed to help graduate students get toknow the AERA and the related resources. Dr. Pamela Eddy, Professor ofHigher Education; Dr. Megan Tschannen-Moran, Professor of K-12Administration; Dr. Kristin Conradi Smith, Associate Professor of ReadingEducation; and Dr. Patrick R. Mullen, Associate Professor of CounselorEducation, joined the faculty panel, shared their AERA experiences, andaddressed students’ questions. The event moderators were Jingjing LiuPh.D. ’22, AERA campus representative, and David Harger ’11, Ph.D. ’24,GEA grad council representative.

The 2021 Higher Education Student Association (HESA) Board began theirwork by welcoming prospective William & Mary School of Education students.Over the course of one week, prospective students attended a “Welcome toWilliam & Mary and Williamsburg” presentation, panel comprised of graduateassistant supervisors, casual question and answer opportunity, and a post-GAinterview debrief with current SOE students. We are hopeful that new studentswill feel welcome in the SOE community! The HESA board is also planningprograms that cover a variety of student interests. Stay tuned for HESA CohortCoffee Hour Convos, HESA Roundtable: W&M FGLI Student Support, SOEalumni panels, and more! Learn More.Congratulations Dr. Wilmarie Sean SchofieldRodriguezWilmarie Rodriguez successfullydefended her dissertation, “WhatKeeps Student Affairs Professionals inthe Field: Perspectives of Mid-LevelAdministrators.” Her dissertationcommittee members included Dr.Pamela Eddy, Chair; Dr. GingerAmbler, Vice President of StudentAffairs; and Dr. Carlane Pittman,Assistant Dean, MBA AcademicPrograms & Student Services.Congratulations to Wilmarie on thisaccomplishment!Sean Schofield, Ph.D. ‘22 has beenappointed Executive Director ofCareer Services for MuhlenbergCollege in Allentown, PA. In this role,he will lead the career services teamthat serves Muhlenberg'sundergraduate and graduate studentsand alumni and provide strategicplanning for career counseling andprograms. Congratulations to Sean onthis new position and leadership!

Trey MayoGolden Griffin AwardTrey Mayo, Ed.D. ‘22 has been namedDirector of Graduate Programs for theDepartment of Computer Science atVirginia Tech. In this position, Treywill address program administrationrelated issues, such as design,implementation, assessment, andevolution of graduate degrees andapprovals of Programs of Study.Congratulations to Trey on this newposition and leadership!Sydney Scott, M.Ed. ‘21 has receivedthe Golden Griffin Award fromthe Division of Student Affairs atWilliam & Mary for exemplifyingStudent Centeredness andProfessional Excellence in hergraduate assistantship. This awardhonors individuals for going "aboveand beyond" while reinforcing the corevalues of the Division. Congratulationsto Sydney on this accomplishment!International StudentAchievement AwardJingjing Liu Ph.D. ‘22, has received theWilliam & Mary International StudentAchievement Award. Administered bythe Office of International Students,Scholars, and Programs (ISSP), theaward was established to recognizethe achievements of internationalstudents at W&M and VIMS.Congratulations Jingjing on this award!Jenna PatelJenna Patel ‘18, M.Ed. ‘20, recentlyaccepted a position to work at VirginiaCommonwealth University's Schoolof Business. In this role, Jennacurrently advises sophomores andjuniors who are pursuing managementmajors. Congratulations to Jenna onthis new position and leadership!

Michael MullinMichael Mullin M.Ed ’12, is currently a Senior Consultant – TalentManagement with Nintendo of America, Inc. in Redmond, Washington. Inthis role, Michael supports employee development by creating andexecuting leadership, DEI, performance, and other talent managementsolutions across the organization. While at William & Mary, Michael was aHall Director with the Office of Residence Life and held graduateassistantships with New Student Orientation, Student Accessibility Services,and the School of Education. Through EPPL, these assistantships, andprofessional experience in Residence Life, he identified a passion fordesigning and delivering training and development programs for adultlearners, a central responsibility in his role at Nintendo. Congratulations toMichael on this new position and leadership!Mary Jo CallanMary Jo Callan Ed.D. ’20, has beenappointed executive director of theSwearer Center and associate deanfor engaged scholarship at BrownUniversity, effective May 17, 2021.She currently directs the EdwardGinsberg Center at the University ofMichigan, which helps students, staffand faculty create positive socialchange through community-engagedteaching, research and service.Congratulations to Mary Jo on thisnew position and leadership! Learnmore.

NASPA AnnualConferenceJames Barber, Associate Professor andSenior Associate Dean, made a presentationentitled “Integration of Learning: FiveResearch Based Practices You Can Use toHelp Students Connect Learning” at the 2021National Association of Student PersonnelAdministrators (NASPA) Virtual Conference.In the presentation, Dr. Barber introduced fiveresearch-based practices for collegeeducators to promote students' integration oflearning, and help them connect knowledgeand insights across contexts, whether in- orout-of-class, in co-curricular activities, oracross disciplinary boundaries.CSCC Annual ConferenceThe Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) 2021 conferencewas held virtually on April 15th-17th. Pamela Eddy, Professor of HigherEducation, presented in the conference sessions. Below is the list of Dr. Eddy’spresentations.Paper SessionAlignment of Community College Mission Statements With External Forces:Promoting Student Success by Karen Haley, Portland State University; PamelaEddy, William & Mary; Jemilia Davis, North Carolina State University; AndreaDeSantis, North Carolina State University

Publishers Information SessionAdvancing Radical Possibilities for Community Colleges Through Publishing: AConversation With the Editors of Key Community College Journals by MarilynAmey, Michigan State University; Deborah Floyd, Florida Atlantic University;William Piland, San Diego State University; Pamela Eddy, William & Mary;Jesenia Rosales, Michigan State UniversitySymposium SessionAdvancing the Equity Mission: Policy Perspectives for Practice by Xiaodan Hu,Northern Illinois University; Frank Fernandez University of Mississippi; PamelaEddy, William & Mary; Christopher Burnett, University of Houston; BrettNachmann, University of Wisconsin; Federick Ngo, University of Nevada, LasVegas; Jungmin Lee, University of KentuckyMessage sent by:William & Mary School of Education, William & MaryPO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Education; and Dr. Patrick R. Mullen, Associate Professor of Counselor Education, joined the faculty panel, shared their AERA experiences, and addressed students' questions. The event moderators were Jingjing Liu Ph.D. '22, AERA campus representative, and David Harger '11, Ph.D. '24, GEA grad council representative.