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Steph Bebensee

Bebensee, Steph

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

Department(s)