Erin Berger, assistant professor of nursing at Dickinson State University (DSU), has been named the Best College Professor for 2022 in The Dickinson Press’ annual Best of the Western Edge contest, an accolade she also won last year.
Dickinson State University (DSU) students Mariah McLaughlin and Isaiah MacDonald will address graduates at the institution’s 2021 fall commencement ceremony Friday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. in May Hall’s Dorothy Stickney Auditorium.
To try to lessen an ag teacher shortage throughout the region, Dickinson State University is partnering with North Dakota State University to train more potential ag teachers through an innovative master’s degree program.
The Office of Career Services at Dickinson State University (DSU) hosted a series of events on campus this spring to assist students as they prepare for their next year at DSU or life after graduation. Stephanie Osborne, professional advisor and career services specialist, organized the events and plans to host them again in future semesters and years due to their success.
The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) recently awarded Dickinson State University’s (DSU) Disability Services Specialist and Director of the Student Opportunity and Resource Center, Kayla Noah, the Region 6 Excellence in Advising – Advisor Primary Role Award.
NACADA is an association of professional advisors, counselors, faculty, administrators, and students working to enhance the educational development of students. Recognizing that effective academic advising is at the core of student success, NACADA is one of the premier global associations for the development and dissemination of innovative theory, research, and practice of academic advising in higher education.
Dr. Holly Gruhlke, Dean of the College of Business, Education and Applied Sciences, was one of several DSU employees who nominated Noah for this prestigious award. In her letter of support, Gruhlke wrote, “Kayla has created a successful professional advising model. This model has been employed and expanded by some of the largest academic departments at Dickinson State University.”
The University’s professional advising model was identified by NACADA as a critical factor in improving student success and retention. Noah championed the program’s development by reaching out to each academic department to discuss the innovative model.
Professional advising focuses on critical elements such as advisor consistency, reliability, responsiveness and personal touch. After the first year of implementation of the professional advising model, student retention improved significantly.
“Kayla has committed herself to excellence and learning. She has identified areas where our University practices could be strengthened and uses her knowledge and passion to help others succeed,” said Marie Moe, vice president of student affairs and university relations at DSU. “She is a problem solver and innovator. In addition to supporting the University’s goals, the work Kayla does each day is making a difference in the lives of the students she serves. She goes beyond the duties of the position and invests her personal time and energy into the well-being and success of her advisees.”
Gruhlke noted that, “Dickinson State University prides itself on being a small university ‘where everyone knows your name,’ and this is an important focus for Kayla. I know of very few students that have not been positively impacted by Kayla or the team she leads in professional advising. She has created a student-centered culture that has spread well beyond the Academic Success Center.”
Noah will be recognized for her achievement at the upcoming NACADA Region 6 Conference in April 2021.
In its effort to build a sustainable model of distance teaching and learning, Dickinson State University (DSU) contracted with Learning Corps, LLC in the fall of 2020. Learning Corps works with institutions of higher education to help faculty build the best learning environment that they can using all the tools they have available.
Dr. Holly Gruhlke, dean of the College of Education, Business and Applied Sciences and associate professor of business, recently published an article with her research team in the Human Services Organizations: Management, Leadership, and Governance journal.
The research focuses on the implications of emotional labor on job satisfaction, turnover, and burnout in human services organizations. The organizations utilized in the study worked extensively with individuals with disabilities in a large metropolitan hospital setting.
The published research is available online and will be featured in the hardcopy distribution of the journal in early 2021. Read the article here:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23303131.2020.1818157
Citation: Costakis, H.R, Gruhlke, H, & Su Y. (2020) Implications of Emotional Labor on Work Outcomes of Service Workers in Not-for-Profit Human Service Organizations, Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, DOI: 10.1080/23303131.2020.1818157
Dickinson State University (DSU) President Stephen Easton, J.D. is pleased to announce the Strategic Planning Committee members who have been asked to write the University’s next 5-year Strategic Plan.
Drs. Holly Gruhlke and Holly McBee have been named deans of their respective colleges at Dickinson State University (DSU). Drs. Gruhlke and McBee will both serve as teaching deans and will begin their administrative appointments Aug. 1, 2020.
Dr. Holly Gruhlke, associate professor of business and chair of the School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Dickinson State University (DSU), recently received the Mountain-Plains Senior College or University Business Teacher of the Year award. The Mountain-Plains Business Education Association (M-PBEA) uses this award to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to business education in their region. Gruhlke accepted her award at the 2019 M-PBEA Convention in Denver, Colorado, this June.
