Awards and Recognition
Each unit in the Division of Student Affairs has received national recognition.
RECENT RECOGNITION
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In the past year, three leaders in Student Affairs have been inducted into their professional organization’s top fellows program, recognizing their extraordinary contributions to the field: Carlo Ciotoli, ACHA Fellow; Trudy Steinfeld, NACE Academy of Fellows; and Marc Wais, NASPA Pillars of the Profession. Use the drop down below to view other awards.
Accomplishments Since September 2014
Inducted, NASPA Pillars of the Profession
Marc Wais
Inducted, ACHA Fellow
Carlo Ciotoli
Inducted, NACE Academy of Fellows
Trudy Steinfeld
ACHA Evelyn Weiner Mentoring Award
Carlo Ciotoli
ACPA's Outstanding Program/Project Award: FACES of #NYUWelcomeWeek
Student Resource Center
American Marketing Association Marketer of the Year in Higher Education
Office of Interactive Media
CASE Gold Award for Video Feature "Momentum"
Office of Interactive Media, Office of University Development and Alumni Relations
College Media Business & Advertising Managers "Best Back to School/Orientation Issue or Section" Runner Up
Washington Square News
College Media Business & Advertising Managers "Best Self Promotion Ad" Runner Up
Washington Square News
Lead Institution for NASPA Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement
Center for Student Activities, Leadership, and Service
EDMA Gold Award for New Media Content: "Let's Talk About Consent"
Office of Interactive Media
Global Mobility Specialist Designation from the The Worldwide Employee Relocation Council
Rob Sanford, Helen Newman
Intercollegiate Broadcast System Best Podcast and Radio Drama
WNYU
Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Places 9th at NCAA Championships
Athletics
NASPA Excellence Silver Award for the Integration of NYU and NYU-Poly
School of Engineering
NASPA Excellence Silver Award for The Mindfulness Project
Spiritual Life
NYU Distinguished Administrator Award
Erin Callihan
NYU Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award
Allen McFarlane
NYU Team Achievement Award: Redefining Sexual Respect
Eric Bross, Erin Callihan, Guido Ditto, Thomas Grace, Nick Jensen, Craig Jolley, William Miller, Caroline Osse, Zoe Ragouzeos, Mary Signor, Ahakera Turi, Caroline Wallace, Rebecca Whiting
Six Coach of the Year Honors
Athletics
W.E.B. DuBois/Nelson Mandela Commitment to Dialogue and Education Award
Alex Merchant
Women's Golf Places 10th at NCAA Championships
Athletics
A HISTORY OF NATIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS
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The Division of Student Affairs has earned 30 NASPA Excellence Awards — more than any other college or university in the history of the program. The Division also boasts an unprecedented recipient of the NYU Distinguished Administrator Award for each of the past 12 years. Use the links below to learn more about each unit's national recognition.
Athletics
- 2015: NASPA Excellence Bronze Award: “Student-Athlete Transition Coach Program”
- Numerous Top 10 National finishes since 2003, including Men's and Women's Swimming and Women's Golf in 2015
- 2013: NCAA Women’s Cross Country Atlantic Region Champions
- 2012: NCAA Men’s Cross Country Atlantic Region Champions
- 2012: Jude Dworaczyk, a senior men’s basketball team, Rhodes Scholar finalist
- 2012: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: “Team NYU Global”
- 2012: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: Silver Award: “Stop It: A Comprehensive Anti-Bullying Campaign” (with SHC, LGBTQ, Residential Life & Housing Services)
- 2011: NASPA Excellence Gold Award: “Building Better Community: How a Small Survey Made a Big Difference”
- 2006-07: (Highest Ever) 14th-Place Finish NACDA Director’s Cup
- 2007: NCAA Men’s Cross Country Regional and National Champions
- 2007: NASPA Excellence Gold Award: “Tear It Up!”
- 2006: Joined past winners Harvard, Princeton and Georgetown as recipient of the ECAC "Institution of the Year” Award
- 2006: NCAA Final Four Finish for Men's Soccer
- 2006: NCAA Men’s Cross Country Atlantic Region Champions and National Runner-Up
- 2003: NCAA Runner-Up Finish for Women’s Volleyball
Community Standards and Compliance
- 2015: Assistant Director of Global Community Standards Jill Creighton elected to serve on the administrative board of the Association of Student Conduct Administrators
Global Services
- 2011: Outstanding Outreach, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- 2008: Service to the Homeland Award, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Interactive Media
- 2015: NASPA Gold and Grand Bronze Excellence Award: "Campus Coding Collaborative"
- 2014: American Marketing Association’s Higher Education Marketer of the Year Award
- 2014: CASE "Accolades" Gold Award: "NYU Momentum"
- 2014: HighEdWeb Best in Track" Words of Wisdom from 100 Tech Savvy Students"
- 2014: NASPA Gold Excellence Award: "HashtagNYU"
- 2014: Edu Digital Marketing Awards (EDMA) Gold Award: "Let's Talk About Consent"
LGBTQ+ Center
- 2015: NYU received 4.5 stars out of five in the Campus Pride Index Rating, the highest score among college campuses New York City.
- 2015: Affordable Colleges Online's Top 20 Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges
- 2012: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: “Stop It: A Comprehensive Anti-Bullying Campaign” (with Athletics, SHC, Residential Life & Housing Services)
- 2011: NASPA Excellence Gold Award: “Ally Week” (with CMEP)
- Over the last five years alone, the NYU LGBTQ Student Center's programs, services and staff have received over 20 national awards and university honorary acknowledgments for a commitment to creating a welcoming environment for university and local community members interested in developing their understanding of LGBTQ, gender, sexuality and intersectional identities.
- The Center has consistently been ranked in Princeton Review’sTop-10 LGBTQ Friendly Schools for more than a decade — including being the #1-ranked school four of the past nine years.
Multicultural Education and Programs
- 2011: NASPA Excellence Gold Award: “Ally Week" (with LGBTQ)
- 2009: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: “A.C.T. Institute”
- 2008: NASPA Excellence Gold Award: “Hip Hop Pedagogy”
- 2007: NASPA Excellence Bronze Award: “-ISM Project”
Residential Life and Housing
- 2013: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: "Writers in Residence"
- 2013: NASPA Excellence Bronze Award: "Project Pay Attention"
- 2013: NACURH Top 40 Program: Chelsea Culbert & Mikey Hengerer
- 2013: NACURH Top 40 Program: Tera Nakata & Hilary DeWitt
- 2012: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: “Stop It: A Comprehensive Anti-Bullying Campaign” (with Athletics, SHC, LGBTQ)
- 2012: NASPA Excellence Bronze Award: “RISE: Residential International Student Experience”
- 2011: NACURH National Student of the Year: Matt Sauter
- 2011: NACURH Top 10 Program: Sheyla Soriano and Shelly Infantolino
- 2010: NACURH Top 10 Program: Matt Sauter
- 2010: NACURH Top 10 Program: Deb Das
- 2010: NACURH Top 40 Program: Craig Levan & Delaney Simmons
- 2010: NACURH Top 40 Program: Lizzy Hale & Christina Tworek
- 2009: NASPA Excellence Bronze Award: “Webinars”
- 2009: NACURH National Student Award for Leadership Training Winner
- 2009: NACURH Top 40 Program: Taylor Rolfe & Uma Krishnan
- 2008: NASPA Excellence Gold Award: “Informed Choices”
- 2008: NACURH Top 10 Program: Ross Iosefson & Therese Grande
- 2008: NACURH Top 10 Program: James Castiglioni
- 2008: NACURH Top 40 Program: Nirali Thakker & Alex Heald
- 2008: NACURH Top 40 Program: Tom Maguire
- 2008: NACURH Top 40 Program: Nic Evans & Therese Grande
- 2007: NACURH National School of the Year
- 2007: NACURH National Program of the Year – UltraViolet Live
- 2007: NACURH Top 40 Program: Heidi Knight & Courtney Crowder
- 2006: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: “Explorations Program
Spiritual Life
- 2015: University Chaplain Khalid Latif named to inaugural "Mic 50" list by Mic.com, a celebration of the next generation of impactful leaders, cultural influencers, and breakthrough innovators from around the world
- 2015: University Chaplain Khalid Latif named "New NY Abolitionist" for work around trafficking and forced marriage by a national coalition against human trafficking
- 2015: Islamic Center at NYU received Proclamation from the Office of the Public Advocate, City of New York
- 2015: Islamic Center at NYU received Proclamation from the Comptroller, City of New York
- 2014: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: “The Mindfulness Project at NYU”
- 2014: University Chaplain Khalid Latif "Upworthied" on upworthy.com for 2014 NYU Baccalaureate Address
- 2014: Inaugural NASPA Spirituality and Religion in Higher Education Knowledge Community’s Outstanding Spiritual Initiative Award: "Faith Zone"
- 2014: Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection: OF MANY (featuring University Chaplains Khalid Latif and Yehuda Sarna)
- 2014: The Jewish Daily Forward’s "America's Most Inspiring Rabbi”: Rabbi Dr. Nikki DeBlosi
- 2014: AIPAC Student Activists of the Year Award "in recognition of their outstanding pro-Israel political activity" awarded to TorchPAC NYU
- 2013: Senior Director Yael Shy selected by Nathan Cummings Foundation to attend the 2030 Faith in America Gathering (one of just 40 interfaith change-makers selected)
- 2013: Huffington Post Brass Crescent Award for Best Writer for Ramadan Reflection series: University Chaplain Khalid Latif
- 2012: Huffington Post Brass Crescent Award for Best Writer for Ramadan Reflection series: University Chaplain Khalid Latif
- 2012: Christian Science Monitor's "30 Under 30": University Chaplain Khalid Latif
- 2012: UN Hollister Award for work in advancing a new model for integrating interfaith and cross cultural education into campus life: University Chaplains Khalid Latif and Yehuda Sarna
- 2011: Auburn Seminary's Millennial Leader for Social Justice: University Chaplain Khalid Latif
- 2010: Georgetown University's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talaal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre’s 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World: University Chaplain Khalid Latif
- 2010: United Nations Temple of Understanding’s Global Interfaith Visionary: University Chaplain Khalid Latif
- 2010: Jewish Week’s "36 Under 36 Jews transforming Jewish Life in the U.S.": Senior Director Yael Shy
- 2009: Georgetown University's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talaal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre’s 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World: University Chaplain Khalid Latif
- 2009: Jewish Week’s "36 Under 36 Jews transforming Jewish Life in the U.S.": University Chaplain Yehuda Sarna
- 2008: Hillel International Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence Award: University Chaplain Yehuda Sarna
Student Activities Leadership and Service
- President Honor Roll for Service (with Distinction) for the past 10 years
- Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement
- 2015: Lead Institution for NASPA Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement
- 2015: Intercollegiate Broadcast System Best Podcast and Radio Drama (WNYU)
- 2015: College Media Business and Advertising Managers Awards, 2nd place, Best Back to School or Orientation Issue or Section (WSN)
- 2015: College Media Business and Advertising Managers Awards: 2nd place, Best Self Promotion Ad - Color (WSN)
- 2015: College Media Business and Advertising Managers Awards: 3rd place, Best Self Promotion Ad - Black and White (WSN)
- 2014: MediaShift Best Social Media Presence (WSN)
- 2014: Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker (WSN)
- 2011: Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Finalist (WSN)
- 2006: Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Finalist (WSN)
- 2006: Associated Collegiate Press Best of Show, 3rd place (WSN)
- 2005: College Media Business and Advertising Managers Awards, 1st place, Trendsetter (WSN)
- 2004: Associated Collegiate Press Advertising/Brochure/Rate Card, 3rd place (WSN)
- 2004: Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Finalist (WSN)
Student Health Center
- 2015: Associate Vice President for Student Health Carlo Ciotoli named ACHA Fellow
- 2015: Associate Vice President for Student Health Carlo Ciotoli earns ACHA Evelyn Wiener Mentoring Award
- 2015: Grant funding of $309,913 awarded from the New York State Health Foundation for statewide quality improvement collaborative focused on increasing immunization rates on college campuses.
- 2015: Grant funding of $34,950 awarded from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for project to build improvement capability and capacity throughout field of college health
- 2015: Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection: "Better to Live" (featuring the Reality Show: NYU cast)
- 2013: Jed Foundation Seal of Distinction
- 2013: Federal grant funding of $305,957 awarded to “LiveWellNYU”
- 2013: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: "LiveWellNYU"
- 2012: Named one of America’s most disability-friendly colleges in a book titled “College Success for Students with Physical Disabilities”
- 2012: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: “Stop It: A Comprehensive Anti-Bullying Campaign” (with Athletics, LGBTQ, Residential Life & Housing Services)
- 2010: American College Health Association - Gallagher Koster Innovative Practices in College Health Award: New York University, Project Title: “Take Care NYU: A Comprehensive Framework to Improve Student Health at NYU
- 2010: NASPA Excellence Grand Gold Award: "Health Center Without Walls"
- 2010: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: "The Reality Show: NYU"
- 2009: Accreditation Association For Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) - Innovations in Quality Improvement Award, Program Title “National College Depression Partnership”
- 2009: Grand funding of $432,430 awarded from Charles Engelhard Foundation for the National College Depression Partnership Collaborative Action Network from 2009-11
- 2009: NASPA Excellence Gold Award: “Alcohol Education and Risk Reduction Programming”
- 2009: NASPA Excellence Gold Award: “New York University’s Emergency Response”
- 2008: Grant funding of $456,051 awarded from Charles Engelhard Foundation for Depression Care Collaborative Project from 2008-09
- 2008: Received first ever accreditation from AAAHC
- 2005: Grant funding of $382,000 was secured from the Aetna Foundation and the NY Community Trust to lead a 5-college health initiative to improve the delivery of evidence based depression care through primary care integration with counseling.
- 2005: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: “An Innovative Approach to Address Mental Health on Campus: The NYU Wellness Exchange”
- Secured scholarship funding specifically for students with disabilities through the Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation
Student Resource Center
- 2014: ACPA's Commission for Admissions, Orientation, and First Year Experience (AOFYE) Outstanding Program/Project Award
- 2011: NASPA Excellence Gold Award: “CommUnity: Merging Leadership and Service to Engage First-Year Commuter Students”
- 2009: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: “First Year Experience”
- 2008: NASPA Excellence Silver Award: “Graduate Welcome Week at NYU”
- 2007: NASPA Excellence Gold Award: “Student Resource Center”
Wasserman Center for Career Development
- 2015: Assistant Vice President Trudy Steinfeld Inducted to NACE Academy of Fellows
- 2014: Assistant Vice President Trudy Steinfeld Named to the Top Ten Visionary Leaders in Career Services by CSO Research, Inc.
- 2014: NACE Award of Career Service Excellence: INVENT U: First Year Student Engagement Programming with S.T.E.M. Students
- 2014: NACE Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award: Diversity Internship and Career Preparation Program
- 2014: Assistant Vice President Trudy Steinfeld Named Forbes Career Warrior
- 2014: Job Brander Ranked NYU the #1 career center in the country for its use of social media
- 2013: NACE Student Engagement Excellence Award: #Iamlimitless Global Student Engagement Campaign
- 2012: NACE Innovation Excellence Award, Global Initiatives: NYU Global Career Development
- 2010: NACE Innovation Excellence Award, Marketing and Branding: WasserTube
- 2007: NACE Chevron Award of Excellence, Educational Programming: Business Boot Camp for Liberal Arts Students
Office of the Senior Vice President
- 2013: NASPA Excellence Bronze Award: "Explore New York, Explore the World"