Steph Bebensee

Title

Professional Academic Advisor (Brookings)

Office Building

Wagner Hall

Office

335C

Mailing Address

Wagner Hall 335C
College of Nursing-Box 2275
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

• Certified appreciative advisor
• B.S. in physical education teacher education
• M.S. in counseling and human resources development, student affairs specialization

Academic Interests

• Student success
• Appreciative education
• Strengths (positivity, arranger, communication, activator, learner)
• Education abroad
• Leadership and professional development

Academic Responsibilities

• Coordinate the College of Nursing Student Ambassador program
• Advise undergraduate students pursuing pre-nursing and nursing

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees

• Strategic Internal Communications Committee, 2022-present
• Strategic Enrollment Management Task Force, 2023 - present
• Professional Staff Advisory Council, 2014 - 2023 (Vice Chair 2019-2020, Chair 2020-2021, Past Chair 2021-2023)
• Diversity and Inclusion Committee, 2018-2020
• Student Success Committee 2011-2018

Professional Memberships

• National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), 2008 - present

Awards and Honors

• 2023, Certificate of Appreciation, South Dakota State Honors College 
• 2023, Distinguished Service to Internationalization, South Dakota State International Affairs
• 2020-2021, South Dakota State Professional Advisor Award
• 2020, Walt McCarty Advising Award, South Dakota State College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
• 2018, Certificate of Achievement - Scholarship, South Dakota State University
• 2017, Certificate of Achievement - Advising, South Dakota State University
• 2016, Certificate of Achievement - Advising, South Dakota State University