The National Association for Campus Activities honored Marshall University’s Student Activities Programming Board with awards for its work in student activities.
The NACA Mid America conference awarded SAPB honors in multicultural, educational and service categories. SAPB competed among close to 120 universities in NACA’s Mid America sector.
NACA awarded SAPB Outstanding Multicultural Program for last year’s Human Race Machine, which allowed participants to see themselves with facial characteristics of six different races mapped onto their own face. The Human Race Machine was used to promote diversity on campus.
SAPB also took home Outstanding Educational Program for last year’s “Herd Welcome Fest.” The event was an opportunity for business and organization promotion to students. Organizations participating gave students advice for job placement and offered students interconnectedness with the business community.
SAPB was awarded Best Service Program for its second year in a row for “Wii Are Marshall.” A customized Nintendo Wii was raffled for one dollar per ticket to raise money for the United Way. Over $1200 was raised for the charity.
“These people work very hard providing activities for the students,” said Andy Hermansdorfer, director of student activities and Greek affairs. “They are very goal-oriented, and they have their missions straight. NACA recognized them for it, and I am very proud of them.”
NACA also honored Hermansdorfer with the Janet Carl Smith Award. According to NACA’s Web site, Smith was dedicated to the development of young student activities professionals and was an advocate of student participation on the regional level. Hermansdorfer said receiving the award was a great honor.
“He was nominated for the award, because he influences students in so many ways,” said Tiffany Clark, SAPB graduate adviser. “Many members of SAPB benefit from working with him.”
SAPB members attended educational sessions at the conference in Covington, Ky., over the weekend. SAPB consulted with universities in the area with similar budgets and gathered ideas and information for activities for spring semester.
SAPB members also sat through showcases where they watched comedians, musicians and lecturers to recruit for activities for students in the spring.
SAPB members who attended will assess the acts they saw and will make decisions before planning for more fun entertainment activities for students in the spring.
Carlton Apgar can be contacted at apgar5@marshall.edu.
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