FALL 2011 the Vermont Connection 2011-2012 Executive Board Letter from the Editor Executive Editor Kristin Lang, „12 Managing Editor Betsy Crouch, „12 Content Editors mae stephenson, „12 Jilliene Johnson, „12 Alumni/ae Public Relations Chair Beth Walsh, „12 Membership Chair Heather Lou, „12 Social and Professional Development Chairs Mathew Shepard, „13 Ashley Gunn, „13 Staff Advisors Tricia Rascon, „06 Nick Negrete‟, „06 Faculty Advisor Deborah Hunter Hello HESA Alums, Friends, and Family, It‟s hard to believe we are more than halfway through the fall semester. The first snow flurries were in the air today, but hopefully we will hold off on winter until a little bit longer! It is my honor to introduce myself and this year‟s Executive and Full Boards to you all. We are excited about this upcoming year and the production of the 33 rd edition of The Vermont Connection journal. We are incredibly pleased with the level of scholarship and innovation in this 32 nd anniversary edition‟s articles. Our journal theme this year is “Liberating the Learner: Access and Privilege in Higher Education.” Each article encompasses this theme in a different way through exposing issues of access and privilege that continue to permeate higher education. Please consider participating in and supporting TVC and reconnecting with HESA. If we did not reach you during Phone-a- thon and you would like to donate to TVC, there‟s still time! We always appreciate alumni/ae support during Production Week and at the NASPA and ACPA conferences. HESA and The Vermont Connection journal would not be possible without your support and participation. We look forward to this next year of TVC. I feel fortunate to be a part of this talented Executive and Full Board. We hope to connect with you soon! Best, Kristin Lang Executive Editor TVC Left to right: Beth Walsh, Kristin Lang, Betsy Crouch, Mathew Shepard, Ashley Gunn, mae stephenson, Jilliene Johnson, Heather Lou.
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F A L L 2 0 1 1
the
Vermont Connection
2011-2012
Executive Board
Letter from the Editor
Executive Editor Kristin Lang, „12
Managing Editor Betsy Crouch, „12
Content Editors
mae stephenson, „12 Jilliene Johnson, „12
Alumni/ae Public Relations Chair
Beth Walsh, „12
Membership Chair Heather Lou, „12
Social and Professional
Development Chairs Mathew Shepard, „13
Ashley Gunn, „13
Staff Advisors Tricia Rascon, „06 Nick Negrete‟, „06
Faculty Advisor Deborah Hunter
Hello HESA Alums, Friends, and Family, It‟s hard to believe we are more than halfway through the fall
semester. The first snow flurries were in the air today, but hopefully we will hold off on winter until a little bit longer! It is my honor to
introduce myself and this year‟s Executive and Full Boards to you all. We are excited about this upcoming year and the production of
the 33rd edition of The Vermont Connection journal. We are incredibly
pleased with the level of scholarship and innovation in this 32nd anniversary edition‟s articles. Our journal theme this year is
“Liberating the Learner: Access and Privilege in Higher Education.” Each article encompasses this theme in a different way
through exposing issues of access and privilege that continue to permeate higher education.
Please consider participating in and supporting TVC and reconnecting with HESA. If we did not reach you during Phone-a-
thon and you would like to donate to TVC, there‟s still time! We always appreciate alumni/ae support during Production Week and
at the NASPA and ACPA conferences. HESA and The
Vermont Connection journal would not be possible without
your support and participation.
We look forward to this next year of TVC. I feel fortunate to be a part of this talented Executive and Full Board. We hope to connect with you soon!
2010 TVC Phone-A-Thon This year‟s The Vermont Connection Phone-A-Thon was great fun. Over the week of September 20th through
23rd HESA students gathered at the office of Student Life to call on HESA alumni/ae to chat about student
affairs and HESA happenings….and to ask for donations. Every year, we set new goals for the journal and try
to raise as many funds as possible to keep the journal completely run and funded by HESA. The Vermont
Connection is a unique aspect of the UVM HESA program that allows graduate students and Alumni/ae the
opportunity to publish their works. This year we set a goal of $12 to $13 thousand dollars. As you may know,
the money we raise each year is put toward printing the journal as well as hosting The Vermont Connection
Receptions at ACPA and NASPA conferences. We still haven't reached this year's TVC Phone-A-Thon
fundraising goal! In order to ensure that we can produce a high-quality journal next year, we'd appreciate
anything you may be able to donate to TVC. If you return your pledge card with a donation, please make sure
to specify that it should go to the "VTCONN" gift fund account.
We are guessing that some of you may not receive your pledge cards due to incorrect or missing addresses. If
you do not receive a pledge card or if you would prefer to donate online, you can do that at any time by visiting
https://alumni.uvm.edu/giving/support.asp. Under the "Gift Designation" field, please select the circle
marked "Other" and type "VTCONN" in the box to ensure your gift makes it to TVC. We hope that you will
be able to contribute to our fundraising efforts and help make the 33rd Edition of The Vermont Connection a
success.
The Vermont Connection 33rd Edition Journal Theme
Liberating the Learner: Access and
Privilege in Higher Education The 33rd Edition is well on its way to completion. Co-content Editors, Jilliene Johnson and mae stephenson, sent out a call for submissions via an amazing video (http://vimeo.com/31384258). If you haven‟t seen it, check it out now! Current HESA students spent a few hours in September
reviewing all of the great submissions. Forthcoming deadlines are:
Second Drafts Due Monday, November 7th 2,000-4,500 Words Second Draft Edits to Authors
Wednesday, November 16th
Third Drafts Due Monday, December 5th 3,000-5,000 Words Third Draft Edits to Authors
Friday, December 23rd
Final Drafts Due Friday, January 13th 3,000-5,000 Words Production Week January 24th- 27th
(d) show evidence of having fostered a sense of community and cooperation among peers, staff, and faculty; and (e)
show evidence of outstanding contribution to the University through internship and practical experience. The 2010-
2011 award winner is Jimmy Doan. Jimmy is currently working as Program Coordinator, Student Activities at
Bentley University. Congratulations Jimmy, from the entire HESA community!
Alumni/ae Spotlight As a TVC Executive Board, we wanted to provide the space for a HESA Alumnus who has recently returned to UVM in a professional capacity the opportunity to share her story. This newsletter‟s spotlight is on Kailee Brickner-McDonald. Kailee graduated from the HESA program in 2010. While in HESA, Kailee served her assistantship in Student Life with Leadership and Civic Engagement Programs. She served two practica in Career Services and one at St. Michael‟s College in the Center for Women and Gender. Following graduation from HESA, Kailee enjoyed a summer of fun-employment, then was a Vermont Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA at UVM
with the Community University Partnerships and Service-Learning Office (CUPS) and the Dewey House for Civic Engagement last year. She is now the Program Coordinator at UVM's Dewey House for Civic Engagement. As the Program Coordinator of a new Residential Learning Community, Kailee gets to work creatively with the leadership team to build meaningful experiences for students in the Dewey House for Civic Engagement. She works with 40 inspiring first- and second- year students to provide social and educational programming, advise service-learning projects and partnerships, teach academic seminars on civic engagement, and provide leadership development and general program support. When asked what to name her favorite HESA memory, Kailee said, “It's hard to choose! One favorite was the pumpkin carving and fall celebration in Keene, NH that a bunch of us enjoyed together. A near-graduation picnic at Oakledge is also up there!” Recently, Kailee attended the International Institute on Partnerships last spring at Portland State University. Most recently, she served on the Next Step Retreat's Leadership Team, which is helping her grow in new directions. Current HESA students are welcome to contact Kailee with questions about job transitions and choices, service-learning and leadership development, and social justice education. Kailee‟s
short- and long-term professional goals are to use and grow the skills that she most enjoys using: collaborating, teaching, building relationships, developing programs...and being open to challenges that come along the way. When asked for advice she would give to the class of 2012, Kailee said, “I'm not very distant from my own graduation experience. What helped: Knowing what I needed to be happy and prioritizing that in my job search, even if it wasn't glamorous. Be gentle on yourself in your upcoming transitions, build from your strengths, and connect with your communities and friends for support.” We are glad to see a HESA Alumnus return to UVM in such a great role! Congratulations Kailee!
The Kenneth P. Saurmann Award is presented to a selected
student, or students, who best display(s) the established award
criteria. Those recognized: (a) show a record of outstanding
achievement; (b) demonstrate ability to make outstanding future
professional contributions at both local and national levels; (c)
demonstrate future ability to make outstanding intellectual
contribution to the field in the areas of research and scholarship;
during recruitment, its commitment to social justice, and
because I sat in Deb’s rocking chair.
Where is your assistantship? Center for Health and
Wellbeing
Where is your practicum? Learning Co-operative
(previous ones: ALANA Student Center; Assistant Dean
for Retention and Assessment)
Who are your supervisors in each? Diana Gonzalez-
CHWB, Patience Whitworth-LC
What do you love about UVM/HESA? The Vermont
Connection--the journal and the people
What are your challenges? My challenges here center on
being a person of color in Vermont; being a
Californian in Vermont; and in trying to bring a
student organizer and Ethnic Studies lens to my work
and academics.
What is your focus in Student Affairs? multicultural
affairs; access for underrepresented students;
admissions; academic support; health promotion
What do you do in your free time? When it’s not winter, I
like being outside and going to the farmer’s market. I
also like eating.
What is your favorite Student Affairs or Social Justice
author or book? Methodology of the Oppressed by
Chela Sandoval
What is your current favorite Student Affairs or Social
Justice quote? “Today I believe in the possibility of
love; that is why I endeavor to trace its imperfections,
its perversions.” --Frant Fanon, Black Skin, White
Masks
What is your favorite non-HESA book? The Glass
Palace by Amitav Ghosh
What is your favorite movie? Inception
Where do you hope to be in 5 years? Working abroad or
in a PhD program
A question that you have for alum is…How did the
HESA program help you get to where you are right
now?
Macki Snyder, HESA ‘13
Where are you from? Niagara Falls, NY
What was your undergrad major and what institution?
Psychology, Iona College
Why did you choose UVM/HESA? Great faculty, well
known and prestigious program, beautiful state, could
feed the outdoor enthusiast in me, small and bustling city,
people are happy and outside in the winter!
Where is your assistantship? Residential Life ARD
Where is your practicum? ACCESS
Who are your supervisors in each? Vu Tran (ResLife)
Laurel Cameron (ACCESS)
What do you love about UVM/HESA? Community,
support, proximity to outdoor awesomeness
What are your challenges? Time management, work/life
balance, figuring out where to get involved on campus
What is your focus in Student Affairs? I don’t have one
yet. I’m using my practicums to try to narrow my
focus.
What do you do in your free time? Hike, Roller Derby,
Travel
What is your favorite Student Affairs or Social Justice
author or book? Jessica Valenti
What is your current favorite Student Affairs or Social
Justice quote? "How wonderful it is that nobody need
wait a single moment before starting to improve the
world" -- Anne Frank
What is your favorite non-HESA book? The Sisterhood of
the Traveling Pants Series
What is your favorite movie? Pulp Fiction
Where do you hope to be in 5 years? I just want to be
happy : ) I want to live where I’m happy, have a job that
makes me happy and have meaningful things/people in
my life.
A question that you have for alum is…What is one thing
you wish you’d known about the “real world” before
graduating from HESA?
Meet HESA…
Want to get in touch with any of the current HESA students or respond to their questions? Email [email protected].
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FALL 2011 THE VERMONT CONNECTION
Heather C. Lou, HESA, ‘12
Where are you from? Torrance, CA
What was your undergrad major and what institution? San Jose
State University. B.S. Public Relations and Humanities
Minor
Where is your assistantship? First Year Experience
Where is your practicum? Res Life Student Staff Recruitment
Selection and Training, ALANA Student Center
Who are your supervisors in each? Dani Comey, Tomas
Sanchez, Maria Erb, Beverly Colton
What do you love about UVM/HESA? The Vermont
Connection, challenge and support, and the opportunity to
learn about myself in a new space
What are your challenges? Navigating institutional politics and
graduate school, being far from family and friends, and
affinity as a womyn of color in higher education
What is your focus in Student Affairs? Multicultural Affairs,
Advocacy work
What do you do in your free time? Work with ACPA’s
MutliRacial Network as Incoming Chair, explore New
England, and travel (when/if possible)
What is your favorite Student Affairs or Social Justice author or
book? Borderlands by Gloria Anzaldua
What is your current favorite Student Affairs or Social Justice
quote? As long as I fight, I am moved by hope; and if I
fight with hope, then I can wait. – Paulo Friere
What is your favorite non-HESA book? All About Love- bell
hooks and Part Asian, 100% Hapa- Kip Fulbeck
Where do you hope to be in 5 years? Somewhere metropolitan,
working in a cultural center, applying to a doctoral program,
and building a family.
A question that you have for alum is… What is the best piece
of advice you have for the 2nd
years starting the job search?
Jesenia Gervacio, HESA ‘12
Where are you from? I was born in Passaic, NJ but was
raised in Lynn, MA.
What was your undergrad major and what institution? I
attended Bryn Mawr College and double-majored in
Psychology and Spanish.
Why did you choose UVM/HESA? I chose UVM
because it felt right even though I knew I’d be
freezing later.
Where is your assistantship? I work for the Department
of Residential Life as an Assistant Residence Director
for Living/Learning.
Where is your practicum? I am currently completing my
practicum with Student Financial Services.
Who are your supervisors in each? My assistantship
supervisor is Carrie Wicks and my practicum
supervisor is Marie Johnson.
What do you love about UVM/HESA? I love the
connections I have made at UVM.
What are your challenges? The challenges I have faced
are being Latina at a predominantly White
institution. I also miss my family. I get cold a lot and it
is cold for a large part of the year.
What is your focus in Student Affairs? I would like to
work with low-income students, first-generation
students, and students of color. I would consider a
variety of avenues to do this work such as academic
advising, working at a Multicultural Center, working
for a nonprofit organization, etc.
What do you do in your free time? I am low-key so
during my free time I like to spend time with friends. I
also like to go out to eat.
What is your favorite Student Affairs or Social Justice
author or book? I love Paulo Freire and I am tied
between Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Pedagogy of
Freedom.
What is your current favorite Student Affairs or Social Justice quote? "If you have come here to help me,
then you are wasting your time…But if you have
come because your liberation is bound up with mine,
then let us work together." --Lila Watson
What is your favorite non-HESA book? I am not sure I
can pick a favorite book but one I read recently that I
really enjoyed was The Power of One.
What is your favorite movie? Again, I have a hard
time picking a favorite of anything but one movie I
really love is Love & Basketball.
Where do you hope to be in 5 years? In five years I
hope to be happy.
A question that you have for alum is… How is
life after HESA?
Congratulations! On behalf of the entire HESA community, we‟d like
to congratulate the HESA Class of 2011 on their
recent graduation! The graduates include Xavier
DeFreitas, Sarah (Surgala) Wasilko, Alicia Ferrell,
Dustin Evatt, Vay Van, Amanda Flores, Cait
Bjellquist, Viraj Patel, Christine Nguyen, Nydia
Santana, Jennifer “JJ” Jang, Amarildo”Lilu”
Barbosa, Leah Charpentier, Jimmy Doan and Katie
Sadler. Missing from photo, Salomon “Salo”
Rodezno. Congratulations and best wishes!
Staying Connected The Executive Board will utilize our electronic resources in order to update our website and email listserv. To update your information, please copy and paste the link below in your web browser, fill out the form with your current information and click submit.
We have continued to incorporate social media into the ways in which we keep our connection active. We hope
you had a chance to view our video that accompanied this year‟s call for submissions. You can video it online at: http://vimeo.com/31384258. We recently created a Facebook group “TVC-The Vermont Connection,” which you should feel free to join as an alum or friend of HESA ~ and then invite all of your other HESA friends! We also continue to update our website (http://www.uvm.edu/~vtconn/) with information about upcoming events and the timeline for authors AND you can follow us on Twitter @uvmhesa. The 32nd edition of The Vermont Connection journal is available on the TVC website as well. To manage production costs, we
continue to print a set number of journals each year, but if you would like a journal mailed to you, or you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. Please consider participating in and supporting TVC and reconnecting with HESA.