Landon Judy, Mariann King, and Lisabeth Stewart - all second-year students in the Reich College of Education’s Student Affairs Administration graduate program - placed third in the StudentAffairs.com virtual case study competition.
Since 2002, this competition has provided students enrolled in student personnel administration, counseling, or higher education administration graduate programs an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge in the field.
Left to right: Landon Judy, Lisabeth Stewart, and Mariann King. Photo submitted.
“Winning third place to me shows how effective our faculty in the department have been in presenting and discussing contemporary issues in the realm of student affairs,” noted Judy. “With this knowledge, we were able to create a final product that I am very proud of.”
“Winning third place validates all of the hard work we have put into our academic program and graduate assistantship these past two years,” added King.
“Winning third place is something I am proud of and believe speaks to the way our faculty members have prepared us all to think critically and discuss student affairs and current trends in higher education at the national level,” said Stewart. “Additionally, I am thrilled to have been able to be a part of this team with two of my close friends and colleagues.”
Demonstrating Knowledge Through an Escape Room
For this year’s competition, students created two virtual escape rooms, which demonstrated their knowledge in two different areas.
“Our team created two virtual escape rooms based on student issues and resources that we all see often during our work as residence directors: student underage alcohol possession and use, as well as roommate relationships and conflict mediation,” said Stewart.
Each student played a role in building the room with images and statistics.
For the end product, participants were to navigate a roommate conflict and find clues on how to resolve it, as well as how to navigate issues with underage alcohol use and possession.
“The communication, collaboration, and teamwork that we showed one another was exemplary,” said Judy.
“I am immensely proud of our work,” added Stewart.
Landon Judy, Mariann King, and Lisabeth Stewart
