CHICAGO - 天天吃瓜鈥檚 Summer Transition Program, 鈥淎ccess and Outcomes: Supporting the Student Transition at a Hispanic Serving Institution Through a Successful Summer Bridge Program,鈥 has been selected as the NASPA Excellence Award Gold Honoree.
鈥淥ur Summer Transition Program is a truly collaborative effort between students, staff and faculty across the University. The program employs best practices and has demonstrated a positive impact on the successful transition of entering students at Northeastern,鈥 said Frank Ross, vice president for student affairs at 天天吃瓜.
The program, which provides incoming freshman a head start to help them be ready for college-level work, is being recognized in the category for enrollment management, financial aid, orientation, parents, persistence, first-year, other-year and related. The NASPA Excellence Awards were created to recognize student affairs practitioners who develop transformative, innovative and data-driven programs at the institutional level.
鈥淲e are pleased to present this award, as sharing your successes contributes to our profession鈥檚 commitment to engaging promising practices, expands the possibilities of institutional-level programs, and promotes the student affairs profession,鈥 said Kevin Kruger, president of NASPA.
NASPA is the leading association for the advancement, health and sustainability of the student affairs profession. For more information about Northeastern鈥檚 student transition programs contact the Student Affairs Office at (773) 442-4600 or student-affairs@neiu.edu.
