Jeff Ritter, associate professor of Business Administration at St. Norbert College, reached the semifinals for Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate during the 26th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience in Dallas, Texas in February.

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition has hosted the annual award campaign for seventeen years and recognizes individuals on college and university campuses who serve as outstanding advocates for undergraduate first-year students. The nominees are individuals who serve as activists, intercessors and/or supporter for first-year students