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NASPA 2014 Award Winner Karin Edwards
KARIN EDWARDS IS THE WINNER OF THE SCOTT GOODNIGHT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AS A DEAN.
DEAN OF STUDENT SERVICES AT THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN NORWICH CONNECTICUT – KARIN IS
KNOWN AS A PROGRESSIVE ADMINISTRATOR – CULTIVATING AN ENVIRONMENT OF CUTTING-EDGE AND CREATIVE
PROGRAMING.
SHE HAS FORMALIZED A PEER MENTOR COURSE, MINORITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, SUICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVES
– EVEN BOOT CAMP CLASSES. SHE ALSO PUT AN EMPHASIS ON ACCESS TO COUNSELING SERVICES
– TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS – ESPECIALLY MILITARY VETERANS – COULD SUCCESSFULLY PROGRESS THROUGH
COLLEGE.
AS THE COLLEGE’S LIAISON TO THE THREE RIVERS FOUNDATION – SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING
MORE THAN 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO HELP DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS.
KARIN SUPERVISES MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE – INCLUDING THE OFFICES OF ADMISSIONS, FINANCIAL AID,
THE REGISTRAR, RETENTION, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND STUDENT DEVELOPMENT.
SHE’S ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. BECAUSE OF THAT WORK, MANY PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO THE
COLLEGE. ONE STUDENT – 72 YEARS OF AGE – GRADUATED IN THE SPRING THANKS TO KARIN’S GENTLE PERSISTENCE.
HER COLLEAGUES DESCRIBE HER AS SUPPORTIVE AND HANDS ON – ALWAYS ENCOURAGING OTHERS
TO SET THE BAR HIGH.
TO THE RECIPIENT OF THE SCOTT GOODNIGHT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AS DEAN – LET’S
CONGRATULATE – KARIN EDWARDS.