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Capstone — College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Humanities Alumni publication

Spring 2024
Fall 2023

Capstone is an online magazine published twice annually for alumni and friends of UWL's College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Humanities.

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The UWL College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities’ Capstone is published online in March and November, for more than 8,000 alumni and friends of the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities.

Student Affairs Administration kudos

Danielle Jennings and Jörg Vianden

Danielle Jennings, Alumna, Student Affairs Administration, and Jörg Vianden, Student Affairs Administration, co-authored the article "Making it Work: Reframing College Student Off-Campus Employment as a High-Impact Practice" in New York Journal of Student Affairs published on April 15 by Stony Brook University.

Submitted on: April 19

Cindy Waldeck

Cindy Waldeck, Student Affairs Administration student, presented a dissertation defense on "Medical Withdrawal Reentry Policies in a State University System: A Comparative Case Study" on March 27 online at UWL. 

Submitted on: April 18

Melissa Recknor

Melissa DeCarlo Recknor, Student Affairs Admin/Leadership, successfully defended her dissertation "My voice matters: Latinx students' experiences in dual enrollment programs in rural North Carolina" at UWL on March 25 in a virtual public meeting.

Submitted on: April 17

Quortne Hutchings, Andrew Ives and Becki Elkins

Quortne Hutchings, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Ives, ACCESS Center; and Becki Elkins, Student Affairs Administration; presented "Living Mosaics: Student Affairs Professionals in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders" at annual convention of ACPA College Student Educators International on March 19 in Chicago, Illinois. Building on personal stories and research, this session explored how student affairs professionals in recovery re-build lives. Presenters and participants considered how these stories offered rich images of hope, beauty, strength, and sustainability, building a larger mosaic of substance use recovery among student affairs professionals.

Submitted on: Mar. 24

Becki Elkins

Becki Elkins, Student Affairs Administration, was interviewed by Raechelle Pope of Student Affairs NOW on March 13. The episode focused on the history, present, and future of LGBTQ+ people and issues in higher education. Panelists Jonathan Poullard, Becki Elkins, and Quortne Hutchings reflected specifically on the role of ACPA-College Student Educators, International in making higher education a more queer-friendly environment for students and practitioners alike.

Submitted on: Mar. 14

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