UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Welcome to the Higher Education and Student Affairs Program website. The HESA Program at the University of South Carolina is part of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policies in the College of Education. The program offers two degree programs, a master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs and a doctorate in Educational Administration with an Emphasis in Higher Education. Our programs are designed to prepare leaders to serve colleges and universities at various levels. Through our service, the HESA Program assists individuals as well as public and private agencies and institutions in improving professional practice and performance within higher education. Through our scholarship, the HESA faculty extend the limits of knowledge in the field of Higher Education and Student Affairs and refine existing theory, practice, and policy.

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The HESA Student Personnel Association (SPA) held its annual End of the Year Banquet on Friday, May 1, 2009 at Seawell's Restaurant in Columbia. The organization presented the following awards:

Outstanding Faculty Member: Barbara Tobolowsky

Outstanding Staff Member: Jimmie Gahagan

Outstanding Second-Year Student: Lauren Sanchez

Outstanding First-Year Student: Kathleen Hart

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Dr. Katherine Chaddock recently received the prestigious University of South Carolina 2009 Mungo Graduate Faculty Teaching Award.  The award is presented by the University President to only one Columbia Campus faculty member who teaches graduate courses. The award is highly competitive and highly coveted across academic units.  Congratulations, Dr. Chaddock!

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Seventh Cohort of the South Carolina Technical College System

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Higher Education Administration graduate students at a policy seminar in Washington, DC, October 2008

Jill Burya giving her talk on Taiwan as part of the "HESA Student Speaker Series on International Experiences in Higher Education" on September 23, 2008

2008 Student Personnel Association Resume Book