East Stroudsburg University

Graduating seniors Jennifer Estright and Brandon Teel have spent their years at East Stroudsburg University with a desire to lead and serve others. Estright, a communication and sciences disorder major from Norristown, Pa., was awarded the University Service Award for the 2020-21 academic year. Teel, a sport management major from Philadelphia, Pa., was awarded the University Leadership Award.

Graduating senior Shelby Jimcosky has spent their years at East Stroudsburg University with a desire to lead and serve others. Shelby Jimcosky, a political science major from Scranton, Pa., was awarded the University Leadership Award for the 2019-20 academic year.

Graduating senior Leila Bouchekouk has spent her years at East Stroudsburg University with a desire to lead and serve others. eila Bouchekouk, a chemistry major from East Stroudsburg, Pa., was awarded the University Service Award for the 2019-20 academic year.

Three East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania students were selected to attend a program which seeks to help prepare and empower young women to be future leaders in the political process. The students attended the National Education for Women's (NEW) Leadership Pennsylvania institute at the Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pa. from June 3 - 8. The NEW program is a six-day, concentrated curriculum for female students attending colleges and universities throughout Pennsylvania. Participants learned about networking, public speaking, the need for women's leadership in the political process and participated in skills-building workshops.

The University Leadership Award is presented to a graduating senior who has demonstrated leadership in student officer positions and in other extra-curricular activities. It is one of the highest non-academic honors a senior can receive. To be eligible, a student must have attended the university for at least two years and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.60 or above.

Accompanied by Kimberly S. Adams, Ph.D., professor of political science, 26 students from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania took part in The State System Student Leadership Summit on April 24, 2018. The student-focused Leadership Summit provided a unique space for State System student leaders to develop and refine leadership competencies through presentations, breakout sessions, and networking. Each participant had the opportunity to build relationships with a diverse panel of Pennsylvania leaders from Governor Wolf's office, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, State System's Office of the Chancellor, and the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg.

When her 15-year-old son Greg collapsed of sudden cardiac arrest at a basketball game in 2000, Rachel Moyer watched helplessly as medical aid arrived too late to save him.