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, as well as Organization of the Year Award for 2018-2019.
Meetings are regularly held on Thursdays from 8-9PM in BPC 101 (Business & Public Management Building).
Community Service
Throughout the year, HSA offers its members a plethora of opportunities to volunteer on campus, in the local West Chester community, and in surrounding areas. Community service stands at the forefront of HSA values because members believe focusing time and attention on someone else's needs sets a foundation for leadership ability and reflects quality of 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." HSA members facilitate and participate in regular Adopt-a-Block trash pick-ups, food drives for local resource centers, entertainment and socialization events for citizens in local senior centers, the yearly Aid to South Africa charity carnival, American Red Cross Blood Drives, the Bringing Hope Home End Cancer Halloween 5k, and more.
Academia
While service and leadership inspire much of the direction of HSA, the organization also holds on to a passion for celebrating and promoting academia. 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 form student-to-faculty research partnerships, most recently resulting in the publication of a project contributed to by HSA's Erin Yentz related to the Literacy and Cultural Heritage Map of Pennsylvania.
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 enrich their creativity, delegation, communication, and team building. HSA programming directly aims to develop more engaged and active leaders and citizens.
Executive Board
President
Abby Boquist
Major: Secondary English Education
Minor: Civic and Professional Leadership
Class of 2024
First Vice President
Hannah Schindler
Major: Microbiology (Pre-Med)
Minor: Civic and Professional Leadership
Class of 2024
Second Vice President
Victoria Grace
Major: Forensic & Toxicological Chemistry
Minor: Biology, Civic and Professional Leadership
Class of 2024
Treasurer
Carson Danaher
Major: Finance
Minor: Anthropology, Business Law, Civic and Professional Leadership
Class of 2024
Secretary
Anna Sample
Major: Nursing
Class of 2024
Coordinators (Extended Exec.)
Aid to South Africa Coordinator
Jessica Mitchell
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2024
Alumni Coordinator
Julie Stinson
Major: Business Management
Minor: Dance Performance, Digital Marketing
Class of 2025
Awards and Recognition Coordinator
Bella Nimmerichter
Major: Criminal Justice
Minor: Civic and Professional Leadership, Law Politics & Society
Class of 2025
Community Service Coordinator
Aliza Greenfield
Major: Cell and Molecular Biology (Pre-Dental)
Class of 2025
Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator
Jonathan Booz
Major: Special Education
Class of 2025
Fundraising Coordinator
Grace Riley
Major: Integrative Biology
Class of 2024
H.S.A. Happenings Editor
Mackenzie Taylor
Major: English Literature
Minor: Civic and Professional Leadership
Class of 2024
Historian
Audrey Carson
Major: Forensic & Toxicological Chemistry, Biochemistry
Minor: Civic and Professional Leadership
Class of 2024
Interfaith Action Coordinator
Joe Blaney
Major: History
Class of 2024
Involvement Coordinator/Immediate Past President
Carlyn Crisi
Major: Early Grades Preparation Pre K - 4
Minor: Mathematics K-8, Civic and Professional Leadership
Class of 2023
Nobel Projects
Joe McSweeney
Major: Finance and Economics
Minor: Civic and Professional Leadership
Class of 2024
Public Relations Coordinator
Holly Liebenberg
Major: Marketing
Minor: Civic and Professional Leadership
Class of 2024
Recruitment Coordinator
Keilah Hanley
Major: Political Science
Minor: Applied Community and Environmental Sustainability
Class of 2025
Social Coordinator
Sophia Shaloka
Major: Secondary Biology Education
Class of 2024
Sports and Recreation Coordinator
William Mills
Major: Media and Culture
Minor: Communication Studies
Class of 2025
Sustainability Coordinator
Kathy Tran
Major: Biology - Ecology/Conservation
Minor: Civic and Professional Leadership
Class of 2025
Wellness Coordinator
Jordan Avallone
Major: Pharmaceutical Product Development
Minor: Civic and Professional Leadership
Class of 2024
Peer Leadership Programs Director
Ronan McDermott
Major: English B.S. Ed.
Minor: Communications, Civic and Professional Leadership
Class of 2023