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Wofford All-SoCon Faculty-Staff winners recognized
Commissioner Jim Schaus will present plaques to the 2022-23 winners throughout the season
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford's 2022-23 All-Southern Conference Faculty-Staff Team members, Dr. Cecile Nowatka and Dr. James Stukes, were presented plaques by SoCon Commissioner Jim Schaus at Saturday evening's men's basketball game.
Dr. Cecile Nowatka, Wofford (faculty)
Dr. Cecile McAninch Nowatka is professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at Wofford College, where she has taught since 1999. She is a licensed clinical psychologist. Nowatka teaches courses on child development, abnormal psychology and statistics. Until Covid, she had been the volunteer therapist at St. Luke’s Free Medical Clinic for many years. She has involved her students in service learning in numerous ways, including sponsoring a blood drive, raising money for multiple sclerosis, creating a reading garden at an elementary school, and working with infants and toddlers at a child development program. She has served on numerous Wofford committees and was a fellow in the year-long Teach.Equity.Now program.
Dr. James Stukes, Wofford (staff)
Dr. James Stukes, a proud first-generation college graduate, serves as the Assistant Dean for Student Success and College Access within the Office of Student Success and the Center for Community-Based Learning at Wofford College. For the past 10 years, Stukes has worked in various areas of higher education, including TRIO programs, all while serving in capacities related to creating welcoming and affirming spaces for students, faculty and staff. In 2018, he created the Wofford Firsts initiative to serve as a resource for first-generation college students; this initiative led to the college being initiated into the 2022-23 cohort of First-Gen Forward institutions with the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASPA). Stukes is currently a member of the Black First-Gen Collective steering committee. His work with college access reaches into the local community through current Wofford students who serve as near-peer mentors for high school students seeking college entry. Stukes serves as the vice-chair of the Executive Board of the Citizen Scholars Institute, which is a local non-profit dedicated to the elimination of barriers to college access through various programming and initiatives. At Wofford, Stukes has taught several courses focused on the first-year experience, community sustainability, and self-identity. He also serves a mentor for the Level-Up program within the athletics department that provides direct support for athletes as they prepare for postgraduate success.
Dr. Cecile Nowatka, Wofford (faculty)
Dr. Cecile McAninch Nowatka is professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at Wofford College, where she has taught since 1999. She is a licensed clinical psychologist. Nowatka teaches courses on child development, abnormal psychology and statistics. Until Covid, she had been the volunteer therapist at St. Luke’s Free Medical Clinic for many years. She has involved her students in service learning in numerous ways, including sponsoring a blood drive, raising money for multiple sclerosis, creating a reading garden at an elementary school, and working with infants and toddlers at a child development program. She has served on numerous Wofford committees and was a fellow in the year-long Teach.Equity.Now program.
Dr. James Stukes, Wofford (staff)
Dr. James Stukes, a proud first-generation college graduate, serves as the Assistant Dean for Student Success and College Access within the Office of Student Success and the Center for Community-Based Learning at Wofford College. For the past 10 years, Stukes has worked in various areas of higher education, including TRIO programs, all while serving in capacities related to creating welcoming and affirming spaces for students, faculty and staff. In 2018, he created the Wofford Firsts initiative to serve as a resource for first-generation college students; this initiative led to the college being initiated into the 2022-23 cohort of First-Gen Forward institutions with the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASPA). Stukes is currently a member of the Black First-Gen Collective steering committee. His work with college access reaches into the local community through current Wofford students who serve as near-peer mentors for high school students seeking college entry. Stukes serves as the vice-chair of the Executive Board of the Citizen Scholars Institute, which is a local non-profit dedicated to the elimination of barriers to college access through various programming and initiatives. At Wofford, Stukes has taught several courses focused on the first-year experience, community sustainability, and self-identity. He also serves a mentor for the Level-Up program within the athletics department that provides direct support for athletes as they prepare for postgraduate success.