As liberal arts colleges reconnect with their activist roots, new programs take hold.
Many faculty and staff are clearly interested in promoting religious pluralism. The question is, how? Some colleges are trying to figure it out.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Inside Higher Ed Articles - March 5, 2012
As liberal arts colleges reconnect with their activist roots, new programs take hold.
Many faculty and staff are clearly interested in promoting religious pluralism. The question is, how? Some colleges are trying to figure it out.
Academic Impressions Online Course: Making the Shift from Classroom to Online Course Design
March 20, 2012 - 1:00 to 2:45 pm EDT
March 29, 2012 - 1:00 to 2:45 pm EDT
April 9, 2012 - 1:00 to 2:45 pm EDT
April 18, 2012 - 1:00 to 2:45 pm EDT
Learn the essential components of designing effective online courses.
As the demand for high-quality online courses and programs rapidly increases, instructional designers and course developers are faced with a new set of challenges. Special considerations are required to ensure the development of effective courses and a high level of engagement for a variety of learners.
Join us for a unique experience to examine steps to design effective online courses. In four sessions, we will cover remapping your course, organizing content, using Web 2.0 technology, and integrating learning design. We will also walk you through a step-by-step process to transform a face-to-face course to an online delivery format. Between sessions, you will have the chance to practice this process using one of your own courses.
Join us for a unique experience to examine steps to design effective online courses. In four sessions, we will cover remapping your course, organizing content, using Web 2.0 technology, and integrating learning design. We will also walk you through a step-by-step process to transform a face-to-face course to an online delivery format. Between sessions, you will have the chance to practice this process using one of your own courses.
LibQUAL+® Webcast Recording Now Available
2012 02 28
LibQUAL+® Webcast Recording Now Available
The Association of Research Libraries has released a free recording on the ARL YouTube Channel of the LibQUAL+® Webcast, held on February 14, 2012.The webcast was designed to provide potential and current participants with practical information for administering a survey, to help participants with interpreting the data and its analysis, and to share best practices in using the results.
Key members of the LibQUAL+® team, Martha Kyrillidou and David Green, hosted the webcast. Our guest presenters were:
- Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director of the HBCU Library Alliance,
- Carla Stoffle, Dean, University Libraries and Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, and
- Chestalene Pintozzi, Director of Project Management & Assessment, University of Arizona.
Dillard University Book Orders for Summer 2012 Session
The following message is being sent on behalf of Provost
Phyllis W. Dawkins and Ms. Lucy Green, Book Store Manager:
All book orders for Summer
2012 are due no later than Monday, April 02, 2012.
Please use the
attached forms for all book orders.
Barbara M. Albert
Executive Assistant to the ProvostOffice of Academic Affairs
(504) 816-4216 (office)
(504) 816-4144 (fax)
balbert@dillard.edu
Internships & Jobs at CSPI ~ Center for Science in the Public Interest
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Attn: Human Resources Department
1220 L St. N.W. Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005
Email: hr@cspinet.org
www.cspinet.org/
Public Interest Internship Program
CSPI was started in 1971 by three scientists who saw the need for an organization to evaluate the effects of science and technology on society and to promote national policies responsive to consumers' interests. CSPI focuses primarily on health and nutrition issues, disclosing deceptive marketing practices, dangerous food additives or contaminants, and flawed science propagated by profits. Findings are communicated in press interviews and a variety of educational materials, which include reports, books, posters, software, videos, and the Center's Nutrition Action Healthletter.
Summer internships - Applications considered in February/March
Fall internships - Applications considered in July/August
Spring internships - Applications considered in December/January
Application materials should include the following:
1. A cover letter indicating issues of interest, future plans, and dates of availability.
2. A résumé. Experience with advocacy groups is advantageous.
3. Writing sample, if required by the specific project (one to three page document that demonstrates your ability to write in a clear and concise manner).
4. An official transcript of courses and grades [only required for the Nutrition Policy internship].
5. If selected for an interview, letters of recommendation may be requested.
Email to: hr@cspinet.org (this is the preferred method)
It's best to submit all of the requested documents at the same time.
Please contact the Human Resources office if you have any further questions.
Food Day is a major national event that CSPI is sponsoring this October. The goal is to educate the public and support policy measures on such issues as diet and health, sustainable agriculture, farm-animal welfare, and food insecurity. Interns will help develop materials, identify and work with local activists around the country, and answer inquiries from the public about how to get involved in Food Day.
The Health Promotion Policy Project advocates for health promotion and prevention of disease at the local, state and federal levels, encourages the food industry to improve their products and practices, and engages health professionals, academics, and concerned citizens in supporting our efforts.
This project covers hot topics related to nutrition and health policies. Current issues include school foods, food additives, food marketing to children, obesity prevention, and microbial contamination of foods. Projects may involve research for policy analysis and development, op-ed pieces, reports, tracking legislation and regulations and assisting in policy advocacy. Applicants should have a strong college-level science, public policy or law background and must submit a writing sample.
Food Safety - Accepting applications for spring and summer internships.
This project covers a broad array of topics, divided into the following areas of concentration; the production and inspection of meat, poultry, and seafood, sustainable organic agriculture, food additives, and pesticide safety. Interns must have a strong background in either toxicology, biochemistry, biological sciences, law or public health. Applicants should have strong writing and computer skills and must submit a writing sample.
The Litigation Project uses state and federal courts to help correct corporate misbehavior. The project brings its own advocacy lawsuits, working with private lawyers across the country. CSPI's legal filings have produced binding settlements resulting in more honest labeling of artificial ingredients and halting deceptive marketing. Many of the legal matters in these cases are developing issues with many interesting questions of both law and social policy. Law students will work with Director of Litigation Stephen Gardner (a nationally recognized consumer advocacy lawyer) and the Litigation Project staff either in Washington or in Dallas at the project headquarters.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
1220 L St. N.W., Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005
Email: hr@cspinet.org
CSPI is an equal opportunity employer.
Minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
For updated information on this or other openings, visit: Jobs at CSPI
Dillard University Undergraduate Research: “Hands-on Minds-on: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Understanding and Preventing Societal Violence”
Invitation to Students
in All Majors!
“Hands-on
Minds-on: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Understanding and Preventing Societal
Violence”
In
summer 2012, Virginia Tech
will offer a unique interdisciplinary NSF funded REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates)
program specifically designed for students from Virginia community colleges and
4 year institutions around the country. The program brings scholars together
from the colleges of Engineering,
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and Science to study the topic if societal violence. Students
will be paid $4,500
stipend, travel and free housing (with 3 meals per day included!) on our
campus for 10 weeks from
May 21 to July 27. Attached
please find our REU information sheet and the application form. I would
appreciate very much if you can distribute it to students who might be
interested in this program.
The
application deadline is March
30. If you have questions about the program, please see the contact
information in the application form.
*This
program is pending official funding notification from the funding agency
Diana M. Ridgwell, Ph. D.
Director of Student Development and
Director of the Undergraduate Research Institute
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Virginia Tech
dridgwel@vt.edu
Undergraduate Enrichment Programs
Administrator, IRB/Manager, HSR
Dillard University
Professional Schools Bldg., Rm. 250
2601 Gentilly Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70122
Tel: 504-816-4446
Fax: 504-816-4313
lstrong@dillard.edu
Dillard University: Reminders from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
Greetings from Dr. Carla L. Morelon!
I am writing to share the following reminders:
- 3/9 SIR II excel files are due (there will be NO extensions).
- Faculty are asked to send an email (see suggested text in 2/28 message) to students (1) requiring them to access their DU email and (2) encouraging them to complete the SIR II online when it becomes available 3/26.
- 3/26 SIR II opens for students.
- 3/29 Courses will meet in assigned computer labs if response rates are still low.
- 4/5 SIR II closes. There will be NO extensions.
- 4/11 Assessment Day (expect more details soon)
- NSSE for freshmen and seniors
- Faculty Advising Survey (see attachment) for all majors
- FSSE for faculty
- 5/8 Institutional Effectiveness Reports Due (expect more details soon)
- SIR II reports emailed to faculty who have submitted grades.
- 5/9 Institutional Effectiveness Reports Due (expect more details soon)
LiveText @ Dillard University_How to Create a Course Assignment
Azubike Okpalaeze, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Instructional Technology
2601 Gentilly Blvd. New Orleans, Louisiana 70122
Off: (504) 816-4779; aokpala@dillard.edu; Fax: (504)
816-4889
Join OCLC for a demonstration of OCLC WorldShare Management Services
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OCLC's community
initiatives are focused on supporting librarians as they learn and work to
improve their users' experiences. In March, OCLC is offering a variety of
complimentary Web sessions to help you learn about the new OCLC WorldShare™
Management Services.
Join us Tuesday, March 6 for a look at OCLC WorldShare™ Management Services:
Below are more opportunities to learn about OCLC
WorldShare Management Services this month. Listen at your convenience to
these on-demand webinars.
See a complete list of
upcoming OCLC online events. The
more we share, the better life gets.
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