Campus Champion Award

The CSA Campus Champion is awarded each semester to a faculty or staff member who partners with the CSA, advocates for students and consistently supports our student success initiatives.

Fall 2024 Campus Champion - Dr. Viktoria Basham

The Center for Student Achievement is honored to recognize Dr. Viktoria Basham as the CSA Campus Champion for the Fall 2024 semester. Dr. Vicky Basham has been doing wonderful work with the Honors Program since joining SU and has been a phenomenal partner with the CSA. Each semester, she coordinates a time management workshop with the CSA to help freshmen Honors students acclimate to college and ease their worries.

The CSA also frequently visits her HONR 111 class to facilitate workshops on planning their research papers. Her positivity and enthusiasm for students and life in general are contagious. Vicky and I co-facilitated a workshop this semester on happiness. It was a wonderful experience collaborating with her and learning firsthand.

Campus Champion Dr. Viktoria Basham and CSA Staff

Every time I attend one of Vicky’s classes or see her with students, I notice how much her students love working with her. It has been a privilege to partner with Vicky over the past several semesters, and I cannot think of anyone more deserving of this award. Vicky is a personal friend, a friend of the CSA, and a true Campus Champion.

Spring 2024 Campus Champion - Dr. Ning Li

The Center for Student Achievement is honored to recognize Professor Ning Li as the CSA Campus Champion for the Spring 2024 semester. Dr. Li has served as an advocate for the program with SI leaders, coordinators and the rest of the CSA staff to ensure its success since fall 2020. As a faculty champion, Dr. Li has offered incredible support and mentorship to the SI leaders she has worked with. All of her SI leaders past and present have had nothing but good things to say about Dr. Li as a professor, a mentor and as a person. We at the CSA have had the joy of working with Dr. Li, and are appreciative of her efforts to recruit leaders and give feedback in order to continually improve the SI program. We congratulate Dr. Li on this well-deserved award and look forward to our continued partnership in the future.

“Throughout my time at Salisbury, my most gratifying experience has been becoming a Supplemental Instructor and having the opportunity to work with you, Dr. Li. You were the first Economics professor I had as a first year, and I absolutely loved everything about your class. The way you engage students, support student learning, and express relentless enthusiasm each class showcases your dedication as an educator, and I will always admire that.

Throughout my time as your SI leader, I have witnessed first-hand how you dedicate each semester to enhancing student’s success, by creating new activities for students, adjusting your lectures, and working with me to discuss what students need help with… which is why it’s so important that we have Professors like you here at SU.

I am so grateful for the opportunity I’ve had working with you, but I can’t thank you enough for inspiring my love for economics and acting as my mentor throughout my time here. I am so happy for your achievement, and it makes me proud to be your SI Leader. You are the best professor I have ever had at SU and I am so excited to continue working with you, as well as take your health economics course next semester!” Darby Trout, SI Leader ECON 211
Fall 2023 Campus Champion - Bob Barber

The Center for Student Achievement is honored to recognize Professor Bob Barber as the CSA Campus Champion. Bob has served as an advocate for the program with SI leaders, coordinators and administrators to ensure its success since fall 2010. He has helped promote the SI program among faculty, students and the academic community. As a faculty champion, Bob has offered support and mentorship to SI leaders. He has contributed to the ongoing improvement of the program by offering insights and suggestions based on his experiences and observations. Bob's advocacy has been tremendous, he has helped to grow and improve the program. Bob's number one priority is student success. He is truly a Center for Student Achievement Champion and a beloved member of the CSA family.

Professor Barber is one of the most supportive people that I have ever met. He truly helped me build self-confidence in my ability to succeed academically. He promotes the SI program both for his students and his student workers. He always tries to find a way to help us help the students whether by helping us create worksheets, solve problems, or just checking up on us. There is no other Professor that I would rather work with for my first time being an SI leader than Professor Barber. I am grateful and appreciative that I have gotten the opportunity to meet him, be taught by him and now to work with him.” Madjesca Limage, SI Leader MATH 160

Professor Barber was a big supporter during my first semester as an SI. He communicated effectively on his next move to ensure and reassure us that we were all on the same team. He gave us numerous opportunities to ask for help or answer any question. He was extremely flexible with meeting times and always asked my coworker and me how we were doing! Professor Barber always wanted us to prioritize our academic, mental, physical, and emotional health. I couldn't ask for a better Professor to SI for. He truly deserves this award and is our Campus Champion! -Jennet Daniel, SI Leader, MATH 160.