Angelica Perez-Johnston presents at the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

GREENVILLE, Pa.-- Angelica Perez-Johnston, director of first-year experience and transition programs at Thiel College, presented at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrator’s 2018 Closing the Achievement Gap Conference recently.

“I feel truly fortunate to be a part of a national conversation regarding the support of underserved student populations, particularly first-generation students,” Perez-Johnston said. “The opportunity to share effective practices that have been implemented at Thiel College, as well as learn about innovative best-practices in supporting students is invaluable.”

Her presentation, “Encourage, Educate, Empower: Creating an Inclusive Culture of Care for Underserved Student Populations,” was a featured session for the Center for First-Generation Student Success.  Additionally, Perez-Johnston co-presented a pre-conference workshop, “Small, Medium and Large Institutions: Tailored Interventions for First-generation and Underrepresented Student Success,” that was exclusively sponsored by the Center for First-Generation Student Success.

NASPA is the leading association for the advancement, health, and sustainability of the student affairs profession. It serves a full range of professionals who provide programs, experiences, and services that cultivate student learning and success in concert with the mission of our colleges and universities.

Perez-Johnston earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a Master of Arts in community counseling from Edinboro University. She is pursuing her Doctorate of Public Administration at West Chester University. Her dissertation focuses on the impacts of higher education policies to support under-served student populations. She also presented earlier this year at the 48th annual Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education.

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