The Honors College
at West Chester University
Dr. Kevin Dean, Director
703 S. High Street
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: 610-436-2996
Fax: 610-436-2620
Honors@wcupa.edu
Honors Student Association Executive Board
b.l. Matt Whittall, Daniel VanHassent, Michael Jendzurski
f. l. Grace Votta, Christine Klingaman, Alexis Stinson,
President (Orientation Facilitator, Member of the Honors Council)
Michael Jendzurski(HC XI) is a third yearKinesiology-Exercise Science major with a Communication Studies minor from Oaks, PA. Michael, a two year member of the WCU Men's Tennis Team, has shifted his curricular focus towards leadership engagement programs on campus, such as SAIL. As a recently selected National Newman Civic Fellow, it becomes clear how service highly influences his lifestyle, often quoting, "The greatest gift I have to offer is the gift of time." Michael has traveled to the Republic of South Africa twice (looking forward to his third trip this May 1012), where he conducted research about the Apartheid Era and helped Cecil Begbie's H.E.L.P.Ministries soup distribution program in CapeTown, and helped set the foundational pieces for an eventual student exchange program with North-West University in Potchefstroom. This is Michael's second position on the HSA Executive Board in two years, and he is excited to continue serving the members and being a voice for the people.
First Vice President
Alexis Stinson (HC XI) is a third year Pharmaceutical Product Development major and a Theatre minor, currently serving as the first Vice-President of The Honors Student Association. In the past she has served on a variety of committees including the Community Service Committee, Recruitment, Curriculum and Community Committee, and Aid To South Africa. This year Alexis is part of a spectacular group of students within the Honors Student Association who are initiating a dance marathon at West Chester University entitled Dance for A Chance! Outside of HSA Alexis is engaged in University Theatre, the Alchemists Club, and has previously been a member of the Incomparable Golden Ram Marching Band. This year Alexis hopes to unify the students within HSA and also to promote all members of the community to find and follow their passions!
Second Vice President
Grace Votta (HC XI) is a third year, Cell and Molecular Biology Major. This is Grace’s second year on the Exec Board of the Honors Student Association, last year she served as secretary of the organization. Besides being a member of the Exec board, Grace is also involved in many of HSA’s committees, including Community Service, the CCC, Recruitment and Aid to South Africa. In addition to HSA Grace is involved in intramural soccer and is helping to plan the event: Dance for a Chance, which will take place for the first time this year on December 3rd. As Vice President Grace hopes to increase the visibility of HSA to its members and the greater campus.
Treasurer
Daniel VanHassent (HC XII) is a second year from Annapolis, Maryland majoring in History/Secondary Social Studies Education with a minor in Mathematics. In addition to being part of HSA, Daniel is a member of the WCU Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band and is a University Ambassador. In the past, Daniel has been active in HSA through membership on the Community Service, Fundraising, and Curriculum and Community Committees. While on the Executive Board, Daniel hopes to help provide new opportunities for its members, as well as increase involvement and awareness of HSA both on and off campus.
Secretary
Christine Klingaman (HCXII) is a second year Chem-Bio major with a French minor. In addition to her involvement with HSA, Christine is a member of the Pre-Med club and is treasurer of the French Club. She has served on multiple HSA committees in the past and will be traveling to South Africa with the Honors College in May. As secretary, Christine looks forward to her first year on the executive board and sending out many e-mails!
Immediate Past President
Matt Whittall (HC X) is a fourth year Accounting Major/Finance Minor from Horsham, PA. In addition to his involvement in the Honors Student Association, Matt holds membership in the Accounting Society and serves as a math tutor at the Learning Assistance and Resource Center (LARC). Matt obtained an internship at a Public Accounting Firm and is truly excited to jump into this profession. In the past, Matt has been active in HSA through membership in the Music and Entertainment Committee for Aid to South Africa and being HSA's official representative to the Student Government Association.
Honors Student Association Committee Chairs
Alumni
Daniel Bach is a third year Biology: Cell and Molecular (Pre-Med) and Spanish double major in the Honors Core Program. Several of the goals of the Alumni committee (while working in conjunction with the Alumni Committee) include working to create a more updated and complete registry of alumni, fostering strong relations between the Honors College and alumni, and creating a shadowing/mentorship program between current honors students and alumni.
Alumni Database Coordinator -ad hoc-
Danielle Hamilton is a third year student majoring in communicative disorders. While serving HSA as database coordinator, she hopes to update the missing and out-of-date information of former Honors Students and maintain accurate, recent accounts of all alumni. Outside of HSA, Danielle is an active member of NSSLHA.
Awards and Recognition
Lauren Simmons is a third year Communication Studies Major involved in the Honors Student Association, Lambda Pi Eta (National Communication Honors Society), and “Dance for a Chance” dance marathon. Lauren’s main goal for the Awards and Recognition Committee is to successfully plan and execute the Outstanding Faculty Reception, an event held in the spring semester in which student-nominated faculty come together to meet and great one another. The event serves as a thank you to all professors who have worked hard to positively impact the students on West Chester University’s campus.
Buddy Coordinator -ad hoc-
Skye Hisiro is a second year Early Grades Prep major with a minor in Literacy. In addition to HSA, she is also a member of Circle K and a tutor for MAT 101-102 at the Learning and Resource Center. Since the buddy program was designed for the incoming freshmen to ease the transition into college, the committee holds various monthly socials and activities. Some socials for this year will include Tie Dye, Movie Night, Flag Football, and more!
Curriculum & Community committee
Jonathan Heintz is a third year Mathematics BSED with a Physics minor. Currently, Jon is employed at the Learning Assistance and Resource Center as an Academic Development Program writing tutor, and was a Resident Assistant in Tyson Hall last year. Jon is entering his first year as sole chair of the Curriculum and Community Committee (CCC); however, he co-chaired the committee last year with recent graduate and founder of the CCC Cass Lowry. The CCC assess both the curriculum and community of Honors through a survey distribution in all the Honors classes, and a reflection event for the Freshman and Juniors. We hope to continue our data analysis as well as expand the community section of our committee.
Community Service
Amy Millar is a second year Middle Grades Prep major with concentrations in math and science. She is a member of Circle K, plays on multiple HSA intramural sports teams, and is involved with several other HSA committees. As community service chair, Amy works to provide accessible information about upcoming service events (on or off campus) and keeps track of logging all the hours completed by Honors students.
Fundraising
Alissa Conway is a second year Psychology major and the current Fundraising Committee Chair. She hopes to organize and participate in fundraisers for HSA this year. Some of her plans include clothing and food sales as well as restaurant and bingo nights. In addition to being the Fundraising Chair, Alissa also volunteers as part of West Chester Association for the Education of Young Children (WCAEYC) as well as with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Autism Resource Center (SPARC).
Grad Fair Coordinator -ad hoc-
Hannah Velez is a second year student in the Premedical Program, majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology with two minors in Chemistry and Studio Art. Besides being this year's Graduate School Fair Coordinator, Hannah is also an active member of the Pre-Med Club, the Newman Center, and the is the Director of Decorations for Dance For a Chance at West Chester University. Her goal for this year's Graduate School Fair is to solicit the involvement of more graduate schools and encourage the participation of more students so as to provide them with a greater opportunity to learn about their options for higher education.
Historian
Cierra Mautone is a third year Psychology major. Outside of HSA, Cierra serves as President of Psi Chi International Student Honor Society, and is also a member of Alpha Mu Gamma (the National Collegiate Foreign Language Honor Society). She will be taking and collecting many pictures for the HSA newsletter, website, photo wall in Allegheny, and a yearly photo album to document another fun and exciting year for HSA
Housing
Kaitlin Dylnicki is a second year Forensic & Toxicological Chemistry major. In order to best serve our living community in Allegheny Hall and make use of our space, Kaitlin is in charge of maintaining our facilities such as our MacLab and lounge with newly-added projector and screen. She has also proposed ideas such as game nights, yoga sessions, and a coffee bar during finals week!
Diversity -ad hoc-
Kate Monaghan is a second year Social Work (Pre-Law) major and the newly appointed Diversity Committee Chair. This is the first year for this committee which will hope to enlighten us all about different worldly views, cultures, and other things that make us all unique!
Library Resources -ad hoc-
Olivia Kenney is a second year English major. Because this is a brand new committee, Olivia has many plans for the year such as a library scavenger hunt, using funding for more Honors media materials, and facilitating study space during finals week.
Music and Arts -ad hoc-
Sean Casey is a second year Music Education major with an instrument concentration. Sean has been the driving force behind the creation of this committee and hopes to highlight the many talents of Honors students through music and the arts, even if it is not the focus of their academic major
Public Relations
Ben Chadwell is a third year Liberal Studies (Arts & Sciences) major. Public Relations highlights the many facets of Honors: community involvement, HSA events, and awards and recognition for all those involved. Through videos and statements on the website, the Quad (WCU’s school newspaper) as well as contacting home newspapers, Ben hopes to get the word out about all of the honorable things our students are doing
HSA Happenings Editor
Ashley Murphy is second year student majoring in both Secondary English Education and Special Education. Beyond her involvement in HSA, Ashley is the secretary of the West Chester Forensics team and is a member of NCTE as well as the CCIP mentoring program. Her goal is to produce a monthly newsletter that keeps the university up to date on the many activities happening within the Honors College.
Recruitment
Dan Hinderliter is a third year Middle Grades Education major with concentrations in science and math. He is heavily involved with HSA, participating in various committees and community service events. Besides HSA, he is also the treasurer for the University's Forensic Speech and Debate team and has served on the executive board of LGBTQA. Dan has also done service work in Ecuador as part of the nonprofit organization Mountains of Hope. This year, Dan hopes to further build HSA by increasing Honors seminar student recruitment and involvement.
Seminar Recruitment -ad hoc-
Likhitha Musunuru is a third year Chem-Bio major in the Pre-Med program. As chair of this new committee, Likhitha aspires to have greater campus awareness of the Honors Seminar program, and provide information to those who are interested.
SGA Representative
Jonathan Russell is a fourth year History major and the Honors Student Association (HSA) Senator for the Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2011-2012 school year. He is interested in promoting HSA's image as an organization, working to create well-rounded students through service, academic opportunities, and leadership on campus and in the community. Jonathan will be serving as a voting member of the finance committee of SGA where he will be working to effectively and fairly allocate the money budgeted to SGA for student organizations on campus.
Social
Alex DiVito is a second year Economics & Finance Major with a Spanish Minor. She is a member of the Economics & Finance Society and Spanish Club here at West Chester. As chair of this committee, Alex plans monthly socials including a welcome-back BBQ, a trip to a haunted house for Halloween, bowling, and movie nights, culminating in the Honors Semi-Formal at the end of the academic year.
Sports and Recreation -ad hoc-
Vinny D'Agostino is a third year Kinesiology major and plans on becoming a coach and physical educator after he graduates. The Sports & Rec committee focuses on keeping Honors students of all abilities active and physically healthy. Through facets such as intramural sports, Insanity, work-out buddies, and pick-up games of frisbee or any other sport, Honors students are given many opportunities to get up and get moving!
Technology
Joe Lauman is a second year Computer Science major. Having graciously taken on this position, Joe is working hard to keep our website updated and finding ways in which it can better serve prospective and current students.
TAG
Lauren Matter is a third year Communicative Disorders major. Involved with TAG throughout her college career, Lauren and other students frequent a local nursing home where they are paired up with a resident who they visit on a regular basis. TAG hosts multiple events at the living facility throughout the year including a Halloween social and Senior Prom.
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