<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/student-wins-research-award.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>04/01/2026</pubDate><title>Student Wins Research Award From The National Association for School-University Partnerships</title><author>FSC Staff</author><image><img src="/_resources/images/news/2026/student-wins-research-award/research-award.jpg" alt="Laura with her award"/></image><caption>Laura Wallender Wins the National Association for School-University Partnerships (NASUP) Student Action Research Award</caption><thumbnail>true</thumbnail><summary>Laura Wallender, a senior in the Florida Southern College School of Education, won the National Association for School-University Partnerships (NASUP) Student Action Research Award last month, for presenting her thesis on improving fine motor development in kindergarten students at the annual NASUP conference in Washington D.C.  </summary><description>Laura Wallender, a senior in the Florida Southern College School of Education, won the National Association for School-University Partnerships (NASUP) Student Action Research Award last month, for presenting her thesis on improving fine motor development in kindergarten students at the annual...</description><tags><tag>Academics</tag><tag>Elementary Education</tag><tag>School of Education</tag></tags></item>