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Monday, January 9, 2012

Xavier University News: Education Author to Highlight MLK Week Celebration



December 2011


New Orleans LA - Educator, speaker and author Dr. Steve Perry will be the keynote speaker for the 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Week for Peace, Jan. 16-21, 2012.


The Martin Luther King Week for Peace is presented by Xavier, Tulane, Loyola and Dillard Universities. This year’s theme is “When Push Comes to Shove: Where Will You Stand?”


Highlighting the week is Wednesday’s (Jan. 18) annual convocation during which Lifetime Achievement and Student Community Service awards will be presented. Students from all four universities will also be honored.


In addition to the convocation, other MLK week activities include an interfaith service, Expressions of Unity celebration, and a community day of service. All events are free and the public is invited to participate.


Perry is the education columnist for CNN and Essence magazine, and the author of the bestselling self-published book Man Up! In his latest book, Push Has Come to Shove, Perry spares no sacred cows in describing what steps need to be taken to ensure that all American schools, whether urban or suburban, deliver a first-rate education to our kids – the kind of schooling that will return the United States to the top of the global education rankings.


He is also the founder of the Connecticut Collegiate Awareness Program (ConnCAP) at Capital Community College, which over a six-year period sent 100% of its low-income first-generation graduates to four-year colleges. That led to the establishment of the Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut’s lowest performing district, in 2004. Since its inception that school, too, has sent 100% of its graduates to four-year colleges. Capital Prep has been recognized by US News & World Report as one of America’s Best High Schools.


Dr. Perry’s uncompromising, no-excuses approach to designing the ideal educational experience for children led to his being featured on CNN’s documentary “Black in America” and from there to an official role as a weekly education contributor to the network. His “Perry’s Principles” and other reportage, regularly seen on both Anderson Cooper 360 and American Morning, tackles the most contentious issues being debated in American education.


A nationally sought after speaker, he has also appeared on hundreds of radio and television broadcasts and at education and cultural forums around the country.


The complete calendar of MLK events follows:
Monday, Jan. 16
- Interfaith Service, 6:00 p.m.
Lawless Chapel, Dillard University


Wednesday, Jan. 18
- MLK Convocation: Reception 5:30 p.m.; Convocation 6:30 p.m.
Presentation of Awards, Keynote Speaker Dr. Steve Perry
University Center (Grand Ballroom), Xavier


Friday, Jan. 20
- Expressions of Unity, 7:00 p.m.
McAlister Auditorium, Tulane
- MLK Student Event, 9:30 p.m.
Danna Center (St. Charles Room), Loyola


Saturday, Jan. 21
- Community Day of Service, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Staging area, Loyola (Danna Center)


For more information call 520-5420 or 865-5181.


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Diverse Issues in Higher Education: LA Gov. Bobby Jindal Opposes Proposal To Cap TOPS Grants


January 9, 2012


BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. Bobby Jindal said he'll oppose any efforts to limit grants in the state's free college tuition program called TOPS, a recommendation backed by a higher education study panel last week.


The Governance Commission suggested a restructuring of TOPS to give all students a flat grant amount, capped at the same level for everyone, rather than tied to the cost of tuition at an individual school.


“We remain opposed to any efforts to cap TOPS. We think it is an important program that has been very successful,” Jindal said Wednesday.


Under the idea supported by the Governance Commission, lawmakers could set TOPS awards at two levels, for example, one at community colleges and another for four-year schools, with additional stipends continuing for those higher performing students.


Panel members said that “decoupling”' would give the state more ability to control the costs of TOPS, formally the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, and could give some students money to cover costs beyond tuition, like books and student fees.


The commission said TOPS awards could be adjusted annually by the Consumer Price Index or some other inflationary measure.


The proposal would need legislative approval, and similar bills have been rejected repeatedly by lawmakers and resisted by Jindal.


Jindal was much warmer to other ideas offered by the study panel, including a proposal that would give the Board of Regents more power over the four individual university system boards and the state dollars allocated to them.


"I actually saw their work on governance to be very consistent with what we've supported before,” Jindal said.


The commission, which included lawmakers, higher education officials and business leaders, made 21 suggestions in its report to lawmakers, most of which would need legislative approval to be enacted.



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REMINDER: DILLARD UNIVERSITY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF FACULTY MEETING



WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

4:00 P.M.

PSB 131-135



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Dillard University QEP Workshop Post-Survey (Open Until Friday, January 13, 2012)


Greetings!



On behalf of the Office of Academic Affairs and the QEP Director, I want to thank you for taking the time to participate in the QEP Workshop.


We invite you to answer a very QEP Workshop Post-Survey (only 3 questions!) to offer feedback. The survey will remain open until Friday of this week.
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POD 2012 Conference Information


We cordially invite you to participate in the 37th Annual POD Conference to be held in Seattle, Washington on October 24-28, 2011.


Please join us in exploring the theme: Pencils & Pixels: 21st Century Practices in Higher Education


Proposals may be submitted online beginning THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 and will be due by 5 PM (Pacific Time) on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012.


The complete call for proposals and proposal review criteria are attached.


Online versions will be available on the POD website and wikiPODia soon.

Natasha Haugnes, Conference Co-Chair nhaugnes@gmail.com
Cassandra Horii, Conference Co-Chair chorii@curry.edu  
Danilo Baylen, Program Co-Chair dbaylen1@yahoo.com  
Victoria Bhavsar, Program Co-Chair vbhavsar@csupomona.edu



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Campus Technology Online Magazine January 2012




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Dillard University General Education Assessment Spring 2012



Per Dr. Dorothy V. Smith, Dean, College of General Education


Please find the necessary forms for completing your General Education Assessment. Remember, it is due (electronically) along with a course syllabus, on January 17th, 2012, by noon.

Thank you for attending the workshop.


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Dillard University Spring 2012 Assessment Dates of Importance



Updates from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
Dr. Carla L. Morelon, Director
504.816.4165
Rosenwald 301


January 9, 2012


SPRING 2012


· Assessment Days
o February 14-16: Senior/capstone courses scheduled on these days will be asked to use one of the dates to administer the CLA (which will be facilitated by the OIEA). Faculty are asked to identify the CLA assessment date (see attachment) and include this assessment date in the syllabus as a class period IN the computer lab.
o February 28-29: The OIEA will collaborate with CFYE to schedule all courses for participation in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). Faculty are asked to include NSSE as one of its extra credit options.
o April 11: This date is reserved for all seniors and freshmen who did not participate in NSSE or CLA.


· Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) is scheduled for the month of March.


· Student Instruction Report (SIR II): The student evaluation of faculty process is scheduled for April 2 – 6. Students will be asked to go to the computer lab to complete the evaluations. Faculty are asked to identify the assessment date (see attachment) and incorporate the date into their syllabi as a class session IN a lab. Expect more details and instructions at the beginning of the spring semester.


FALL 2011
· Institutional Effectiveness Reports Were Due by December 13. Every academic, administrative and educational support unit is required to submit a report. The following were due (along w/all documentation):
o Academic Units
§ 2009-10 assessment grid, curriculum mapping grid and narrative report
§ 2010-11 assessment grid, curriculum mapping grid and narrative report
§ Fall 2011 assessment grid
o Administrative/Educational Support Units
§ 2009-10 assessment grid, curriculum mapping grid and narrative report
§ 2010-11 assessment grid, curriculum mapping grid and narrative report


· Fall 2011 Student Instructional Report (SIR II) Forms. Beginning next semester (Spring 2012), all courses will be evaluated via an online process. See more details in the “SIR II” section below.


More than 4000 SIR II forms and more than 1000 written comments were processed for Fall 2011. Reports should arrive in January. Spring 2011 reports arrived today and will also become available in January.


FACULTY “TO DO” ITEMS
JANUARY 17 Senior/capstone course faculty should identify a date to administer the CLA.
CFYE faculty should identify a date to administer NSSE and include the survey in the course’s extra credit options.
ALL faculty must identify a date to administer the online SIR II.






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