ESU’s Student Government Association Announces Student Organization Impact Award Honorees

East Stroudsburg University’s (ESU) Student Government Association (SGA) announced its 10^th annual Student Organization Impact Awards on Monday, April 27. A face-to-face awards ceremony would traditionally be held during the last ESU Student Organization Summit Meeting of the year; however, this year no ceremony could be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Winners of each of the following awards are selected by a committee of SGA members based on the completed applications submitted by each student organization. Student organizations may self-nominate in the various categories. Names of the winning organizations will be listed on perpetual plaques for each category that are on display in ESU’s University Center and will also receive a certificate commemorating the honor.

ESU’s SGA is the governing student body of East Stroudsburg University. Their mission is to represent and advocate for the ESU student body and provide services that will enrich their academic, social, and professional development at the University. For more information on SGA or the Student Organization Impact Awards, contact Dr. John Robinson, advisor, at jrobinson@esu.edu.

Winners of the 2020 SGA Student Organization Impact Awards are:

Community Service/Philanthropic Program
Pre-Medicine Club for their work with Habitat for Humanity

Most Active in the Community
Phi Eta Sigma for their work on seven separate service projects including the Warrior Food Pantry, Jared’s Box (for hospitalized children) and STEM day for Women and Girls.

Multicultural Program
The Latin American Association (LAA) for their work with Culture for Kids. LAA held monthly sessions over five months to teach Latino history to six-10 year-olds in the local community.

Educational Program
Sign Language Club for their work with Nancy Rourke who visited ESU and discussed her inspiration for art and showed step by step in sign language how to recreate her painting of the sign for friendship.

Entertainment/Social Program
WESS-FM Radio for their collaborative event, the Speakeasy Showcase, with the Living Poets Society and the ESU Student Activity Association, which enabled the group to host an open mic event that included approximately 20 performers and 150 attendees.

Most Active on Campus
Campus Activities Board, the student organization held more than 15 program attracting more than 1,750 students throughout the year; highlighted by Color Me Warrior, Dorney Park Halloween Haunt trip and Homecoming After Dark Park,

Fundraising
Active Minds which raised almost $2,900 for Relay for Life through the sale of cancer awareness keychains and Facebook fundraising.

Most Active in Fundraising
National Council of Negro Women ESU raised more than $750 through the various fundraisers to benefit their organization’s programs.

Rising Star Award
Jazmine Mitchell, National Residence Hall Honorary. Mitchell, a senior from Philadelphia, Pa. majoring in business management, has gone above and beyond for NRHH and always supports and helps everyone, no matter how busy she gets. She always pushes the members to be better and make the organization better.

Robert Dillman Memorial Student Leader Award
Olivia Onal, Council for Exceptional Children. Onal, a senior from Bristol, Pa. majoring in special education/early childhood education, has consistently been a strong officer on the board who has been a support for the members and willingly takes on many additional roles that are not always traditional to their office. She responds quickly to texts and executes plans in a timely manner.

Outstanding Advisor
Dr. Adam McGlynn, College Democrats. Dr. McGlynn, an associate professor in the department of Political Science and Economics, is extremely dedicated to the College Democrats and never misses a meeting. He challenges them to think critically about what is happening in politics today and how they should articulate their beliefs. He has taught the organization campaigning techniques such as how to talk to voters and how to be engaged in the community.

Club of the Year – National Council of Negro Women ESU
The National Council of Negro Women ESU held more than fifteen events throughout the year for their members and the campus community; including educational programs on voting and financial reality. The club collaborated with many campus departments and organizations in putting on their events. They had strong fundraising and community service initiatives and were led by a large number of active members and officers.

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