Notre Dame de Namur University Student Ashley Novosad Receives Leadership Award

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Ashley Novosad. Photo: Notre Dame de Namur University.

BELMONT, CA (03/13/2012)(readMedia)-- Ashley Novosad of Sunnyvale, CA, received the Outstanding Student Leader Award at the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) Region II Conference, which was held February 24–26 in Riverside, CA. Novosad is a graduate of Fremont High School.

Novosad, a senior, was one of two students in NODA Region II (California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii) to receive this award. The award recognizes students whose creativity, energy and outstanding abilities help support a successful orientation program.

Novosad has been on the Orientation Team at Notre Dame de Namur University since February 2009 and joined the Orientation Team Board in October 2010. She also mentors first-generation students and is a resident assistant.

Notre Dame de Namur University is an independent Catholic, coeducational institution serving nearly 2000 students. Founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame of Namur, Belgium in 1851 and chartered by the state in 1868, NDNU maintains a strong commitment to social justice and community engagement. The University is fully accredited and offers 21 liberal arts and career preparation undergraduate programs, and 12 graduate degrees and five credentials. The 50-acre campus is located in Belmont, just south of San Francisco. For more information visit www.ndnu.edu.