Honors Student Association

The Honors Student Association (HSA) provides its members with social and service opportunities aimed toward building its members' characters and fostering a commitment to lifelong learning. Paralleling the goals of West Chester University's Honors College, HSA prepares students to become forces for positive change in both the campus and broader community with focus on leadership, academia, and service.

Thanks to all of the HSA members who completed a combined 2,860 hours of community service this past year!

In recognition, HSA received the Community Service Leadership Award for 2014-2015.

Community Service

Throughout the year, HSA offers its members opportunities to volunteer many hours of service on campus, in the local West Chester community, and surrounding areas. Community service is at the tenets of HSA because HSA's members believe being able to focus time and attention on someone else's needs not only sets a foundation for leadership ability but parallels one's character. As Dr. Dorothy Height, a great civil and women's rights activist once said, "without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the way in which we ourselves grow and develop." Some projects and events they participate in includes Adopt-a-Block, food drives, Fall Clean-up at the Hickman, various needs at the Friends Association, service trips abroad, American Red Cross Blood Drives, WCU Banana Day, and fundraising runs on campus such as the Bringing Hope Home Halloween 5k.

Leadership

HSA provides students with opportunities to put leadership into practice. The organization offers upwards of twenty-five formal leadership positions, including executive-leadership roles and committee positions. Through entirely student-planned social events, service efforts, and meetings HSA allows members to utilize hallmarks of leadership, including creativity, delegation, communication, and team building. Additionally, leadership development is encouraged throughout the organization through programming aimed at developing more engaged and active leaders and citizens.

Academia

While service and leadership inspire much of the programming of HSA, a passion for celebrating and promoting academia remains a common thread throughout the organization. HSA organizes events such as the Outstanding Faculty Reception, which recognizes faculty members who students have identified as providing excellence in the classroom. Additionally, HSA has worked to partner student-to-faculty research partnerships, most recently resulting in the publication of project contributed to by HSA's Erin Yentz related to the Literacy and Cultural Heritage Map of Pennsylvania.

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Executive Board

Erica Knorr
Position: President
Major: Chemistry and Forensic and Toxicological Chemistry
Class Year: Junior

Anna Dyska
Position: First Vice President
Major: Mathematics and Math Education
Class Year: Junior

Matthew Leinhauser
Position: Second Vice President
Major: Computer Science
Class Year: Junior

Aria Swanson
Position: Secretary
Major: Nursing
Class Year: Sophomore

Archana Chungapally
Position: Treasurer
Major: NCellular and Molecular Biology (Pre-Med)
Class Year: Junior

Aid to South Africa Committee Chairs

Aid to South Africa Executive Director

Claire McCreavy
Major: Public Health/Promotion
Class Year:Sophomore

Assistant Director

Marissa Deloria
Major: Business Marketing
Class Year: Junior

Assistant Director

Elena Navarro
Major: Business Management and International Business
Class Year: Junior

Food and Vendor

Zoe Nowell
Major: Nursing
Class Year: First-Year

Treasurer

Darren Harris
Major: Marketing
Class Year: First-Year

Media Hype

Samantha Henderson
Major: Biology
Class Year: Junior

Fundraising

Kirsten Sowers
Major: NChemistry-Biology (Pre-Med)
Class Year: First-Year

Advancement

Hank Kahl
Major: Cybersecurity
Class Year: Sophomore

Logistics

Carrie Smith
Major: Cell and Molecular Biology
Class Year: First-Year

Games and Activities

Anna Dyska
Major: Mathematics and Math Education
Class Year: Junior

School Outreach

Eryn Casey
Major: Early Grades Prep
Class Year: First-Year

Decorations and Awareness

Ollie DeSarno
Major: Communication Studies
Class Year: Sophomore

Music and Entertainment

Blair Cunningham
Major: Music Education and Violin Performance
Class Year: Senior

Aid to South Africa Committee Chairs

CCC

Demetrius Woodard
Major: Biology - Micro
Class Year: Junior

Diversity

Ellie Sullum
Major: Philosophy
Class Year: Sophomore

Library

Maria Marabito
Major: English
Class Year: First-Year

Outstanding Faculty

Sam Roberts
Major: MToxicological and Forensic Chemistry
Class Year: Senior

Community Service Coordinator

Jenny Dam
Major: Medical Technology
Class Year: Junior

Traveling Across Generations (TAG) Co-Chair

Danielle Gendler
Major: Chemistry
Class Year: Sophomore

Traveling Across Generations (TAG) Co-Chair

Helena McKendrick
Major: Middle Grades Education
Class Year: Sophomore

Adopt-A-Block

Alex Moore
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Class Year: First-Year

International Outreach

Gracie Citro
Major: Secondary Special Education and History
Class Year: First-Year

Sustainability

Julianna Zak
Major: Nursing
Class Year: Sophomore

Fundraising Coordinator

Elena Navarro
Major: Business Management and International Business
Class Year: Junior

Trivia

Rob Clark
Major: Math Education
Class Year: Junior

Fundraising Outreach

Max James
Major: Communication Studeis
Class Year: Junior

Date Auction

Anna Hewitt
Major: Nursing
Class Year: Sophomore

Recruitment Coordinator

Hannah Laboski
Major: Early Grades Prep
Class Year: Junior

HSA Happenings

Camryn Carwll
Major: English Literature
Class Year: Sophomore

Web and Technology

Sean Reitze
Major: Communication Studies
Class Year: Sophomore

Social Coordinator

Lindsey Anna
Major: Spanish and Political Science (International Relations)
Class Year: Junior

First Year Class Representative

Joyce Romero
Major: Psychology
Class Year: First-Year

Sophomore Class Representative

Kelsey Bastien
Major: History with Teaching Certification
Class Year: Sophomore

Junior Class Representative

Alex Habbart
Major: Mathematics and Philosophy
Class Year: Junior

Senior Class Representative

Angelique Geronimo
Major: Nursing
Class Year: Senior

Housing

Becca Shoemaker
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Class Year: Sophomore

Choir

Nicole Faiola
Major: Music Education - Voice
Class Year: Sophomore

Dance

Kathleen Shultz
Major: Biology Education
Class Year: Junior

Sports and Recreation

Jovan Clark
Major: NAccounting and Finance
Class Year: Junior

Historian

Jacob Mann
Major: Geoscience/Earth Systems
Class Year: Sophomore

Historian

Kristen Loughlin
Major: Early Grades Prep K-4 and Special Education K-8
Class Year: First-Year

Historian

Courtney Rothman
Major: Middle Grades Education
Class Year: First-Year

Historian

Emily Powers
Major: Political Science – International Relations
Class Year: Junior

Jazz Combo

Alex Dwyer
Major: Music Education
Class Year: Junior

SGA

Rob Clark
Major: Math Education
Class Year: Junior

Alumni Coordinator

Sara Nyholm
Major: Early Grades Prep
Class Year: Senior