ASSISTANT DEAN GISELLE SANTIBANEZ-BANIA PRESENTS AT 2025 NALSAP CONFERENCE
June 2025 — Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Services Giselle Santibanez-Bania presented on three different topics at this year's National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSAP) Conference in Columbus, Ohio. The conference took place June 9-12, 2025, and was hosted by the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University.
Santibanez-Bania’s first panel, with Maria Saez Tatman (Washington and Lee School of Law) and Kimathi Gordon-Somers (Fordham Law), was on the topic "Does Size Matter? Creating Community in Small vs. Large Law Schools." Later that same day, she co-led a presentation with Jack Townsend (University of Miami School of Law) titled "Loving Law School: A Look at Socialization and Joy While Studying the Law." This presentation explored a scholarship topic Santibanez-Bania has been researching, involving understanding and building engagement with Gen Z and Gen Alpha students.
The following day, Santibanez-Bania moderated a panel called "Caring Without Crumbling: Recognizing and Preventing Compassion Fatigue in Legal Education Student Support Roles." This panel featured the insights and expertise from an incredible lineup of longtime student services professionals: Jennifer Espinola (University of Oregon), Jake Henry (LSU Law), David Jaffe (American WCL), and Lynn Lemoine (Mitchell Hamline).
Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Services Giselle Santibanez-Bania has worked in legal education for more than 15 years. Prior to joining Penn State Dickinson Law, Santibanez-Bania served as assistant dean for student services at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She was recently elected to the NALSAP board as the Northeast Region representative. Her term runs from 2025-2027.