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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Call for Proposals: Seventeenth National HBCU Faculty Development Symposium 2010


This year the 17th HBCU Faculty Development Symposium will be in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The theme of the Conference is:
“Closing the Generational Divide: Strategies That Work for
Teaching and Assessing Millennial Students at HBCU’s”

October 21-23, 2010 
Hilton Riverside Hotel - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Innovative Educators Webinar: "Organizing and Delivering Advising: Models for Success"


Wednesday, March 3rd, 1:00-3:00pm EST
$345.00


If you can not make this date and time, you can watch the recording. Each participant will receive a link to the recording which is good for one year and can be distributed to your entire faculty and staff via email for viewing anytime, anywhere!

The registration fee for Innovative Educators' webinars is per institution.
Please note: Payment is not required prior to event date but is greatly appreciated.

Description

Successful academic advising programs do not just happen. They are based on carefully laid plans that focus on student success. This session will focus on five critical planning elements including: 1) developing an advising mission statement that derives from the institutional mission statement; 2) understanding how advising integrates with other services; 3) identifying relevant goals and objectives for advising; 4) identifying an organizational model best-suited to goal achievement; and 5) delineating how advising services will be delivered.

Objectives
Participants will:
  • Be introduced to the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) Standards for Academic Advising
  • Understand the importance of designing an advising program consistent with institutional mission
  • Begin to articulate advising program goals and objectives consistent with the institutional mission
  • Understand the seven organizational models and the strengths and weaknesses of each model
  • Understand one-to-one, group, and technology delivery systems and the strengths and weaknesses of each system
Who should attend?

Key administrators in academic affairs and student affairs, enrollment management personnel, advising directors/coordinators, members of campus task force responsible for enhancements in academic advising

Who is the speaker?
Margaret (Peggy) King is Associate Dean for Student Development at Schenectady County Community College, Schenectady, N.Y., where she provides leadership for the Division of Student Affairs as one of a team of three Associate Deans reporting directly to the President. In her position, she directs the Academic Advisement Center and supervises Counseling and Career and Employment Services. Peggy received her BA degree in history from Ursinus College (PA) and her MS and EdD. degrees from the University at Albany (NY). Prior to her work at SCCC, Peggy was Assistant Director of Counseling at Ocean County College (NJ).

A founding member of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), Peggy was President from 1991 – 1993. She has been a faculty member for the Summer Institute on Academic Advising since its inception in 1987, served on the faculty of the first Advising Administrators Institute, and serves as a consultant on academic advising and student affairs for both two- and four-year colleges and universities. In her consulting role, Peggy has delivered numerous keynote speeches, facilitated many workshops and has spent several days at institutions helping assess and revise services for students.

Peggy was editor of the New Directions for Community Colleges publication, Academic Advising: Organizing and Delivering Services for Student Success (1993). In addition, she has authored numerous chapters and articles on academic advising in the two-year college, on advisor training, and on organizational models and delivery systems for advising. She is a recipient of the State University of NY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service, the NACADA Award for Service to the organization, and the NACADA Virginia N. Gordon Award for Excellence in the Field of Advising.

Registration Information

How do I register?

You can register online by adding this product to your shopping cart. If you have any questions, please call 303-775-6004 303-775-6004 .

When do I register? How much does it cost?

You can register at any time. The cost is $345, which includes access to the recording for one year.

Note: This is for one site connection and an unlimited amount of participants.

What is a webinar?

A webinar is an interactive seminar conducted over the web and is typically 1.5 to 2 hours long.

What is the process?
Webinar participants log into the webinar site with a username and password sent via email. Participants can print handouts, as we send you a link to the presentation via email approximately 2 days prior to the event. Once logged in, you are able to see the PowerPoint slides, ask questions and make comments via chat, very similar to instant messaging.

Is there a recording available?
Approximately one week after the conclusion of the webinar, you will receive a link to the recording which is yours for one year and can be forwarded to all faculty and staff at your institution for viewing anytime, anywhere.

What equipment is required?
An Internet connection, computer speakers and LCD projector if a large group is present.

What are the benefits of a webinar?
Cost-Effective: No travel required. Webinars are an innovative way to provide your entire faculty and staff with a variety of professional development opportunities for one low price! The more you train – the more you save, as the registration fee is per institution, not per person.


Easy: You will receive a detailed list of instructions via email a week prior to the event. And if you run into any problems, we’re always here to help.

Interactive: Chat online with presenters, participate in online polling questions, discuss specific situations with your colleagues, and receive implementation strategies for your campus (included when appropriate). You can even join a discussion group to continue the discussion with the presenter and webinar participants. Join discussion groups at www.weeklyinnovations.org.

Practical: Our training sessions focus on the most critical and relevant issues facing educators today. Our primary goal is to provide participants with the information, training and skills necessary to immediately implement positive change at their institutions.

Top-Notch Speakers: Our speakers are subject matter experts and recognized in their field.

Value Added: When you purchase a webinar, you also receive access to the recording, which is good for one year. You can use it wherever and as often as you want, offering consistent training to your faculty and staff.

How will we use these trainings?
Flexible Training:


Live: Promote and attend a live webinar and debrief immediately following.

Hybrid: Distribute a recording to all faculty and staff at the beginning of each month and plan a discussion session at the end of the month to determine how you will implement the strategies presented.

On-Demand: Distribute a recording to faculty and staff so they can watch anytime, anywhere. Contact Innovative Educators at val@ieinfo.org, and we will create an online discussion group specifically for your institution at no extra charge.

In-Service Training: Plan an in-service around a live webinar or schedule a day and time to show the recording in a lecture hall or large conference room and invite faculty and staff to attend – brainstorm and discuss implications for your college.

Staff Recognition: Develop a program around the webinar with monthly themes and recognize the staff members that implement the best idea related to the theme.

Team-Building: Utilize these webinars to develop cross-functional and cross-discipline teams to foster collegiality.

New Employee Training: Include these webinars and the free recording as part of your new employee training program to ensure consistency.

Implementation and Follow-Up: Use the guide and evaluation materials provided by Innovative Educators to plan, implement, and track your progress.














 



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CASTL Institute--Deadline Extended to February 12th for Scholar's Proposals

"CREATIVITY"
June 2nd-5th, 2010

You are invited to join our engaging and reflective conversations on “Creativity” as part of the larger 2010 CASTL Summer Institute. As noted by experts, for innovation to flourish, organizations must bring together diverse, talented individuals who can collaboratively exchange knowledge and creatively shape future directions. This year’s theme invites an exploration of innovative teaching practices and creative ways to study and assess our students’ learning while challenging us to creatively turn new and imaginative ideas into reality, as our students’ need to solve tomorrow’s yet-undefined/undiscovered problems has never been greater.


The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) serves as a useful lens by which to examine our attitudes, motivations, and dispositions as they relate to teaching and learning. SoTL aptly frames an exploration of whole-brain thinking (right-brain artistry and intuition with left-brain logic and planning); personality-creativity connections; creativity as a core competency; or creativity as learning, recognizing the inherently creative essence of our humanity.

The Institute and this year’s theme encourage inter- and multi-disciplinary conversations and invite a variety of disciplinary and methodological studies. Consider sharing your work as a scholar or joining the conversation as an active participant at the June Institute!

Mary Ann Danielson and Gintaras Duda
Creighton University
Co-Directors, 2010 National CASTL Institute

The CASTL Institutional Leadership Program builds on the influential work undertaken by colleges and universities, campus centers and educational organizations, scholarly and professional societies, and CASTL Campus Program Leadership Clusters, to facilitate collaboration among institutions with demonstrated commitment to and capacity for action, inquiry and innovation in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Participating institutions are organized to address specific themes important to the improvement of student learning, as well as the development and sustainability of a scholarship of teaching and learning.
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Library of Congress African American History Month Website February 2010

 


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DU Library Pilots Newsbank World News Research Collection Feb 2010




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Dillard University 2010 Annual Honors Convocation


Sunday, February 21, 2010 ■4:00 p.m. ■ Lawless Assembly Hall



Dr. William Sutton, Speaker
President Emeritus, Mississippi Valley State University
Past President, National Institute of Science
Dillard Alum, ‘53

The Office of Academic Affairs wishes to announce that Dr. William Sutton will serve as the speaker for the 2010 Annual Honors Convocation. Dr. Sutton is a highly esteemed and accomplished academician, professional and philanthropist. After enrolling at Dillard University in 1949 on an academic scholarship, he served as class president during his sophomore, junior and senior years. He also participated in drama as well as football (serving as the team captain) before graduating with his B.A. degree in 1953. After completing his M.S. and doctoral degrees at Howard University, Dr. Sutton launched a very successful career. Given his many accomplishments, we are excited to host one of our own.

We invite the Dillard Community to the annual Honors Convocation, which is designed to acknowledge all currently enrolled full-time students who earned a 3.0 and above term GPA (without any “Incomplete” grades) during the spring and/or fall 2009 semesters. Seating is limited. Therefore it is important to encourage guests to arrive early! The official list of eligible participants is attached as a separate document and will be posted on campus. Recent graduates are encouraged to obtain a copy of the programme after event in Dent 109.

In preparation for this University event, we ask the following of participating students:

 Wear all black, business casual.
 Arrive in the first-floor lobby of Kearny by 3:15pm
 Line up by 3:30pm (ushers will offer directions). The processional will occur as follows:

1. University Scholars
2. Presidential Scholars
3. Dean’s Scholars
4. Honors Program
5. Class of 2010
6. Freshman Class
7. Sophomore Class
8. Junior Class

 Begin processional from Kearny to the Lawless Assembly Hall by 3:45pm (Mr. Hicks and ushers will offer directions).
 Continue to check your Dillard email for details and updates.

Contact Dr. Morelon-Quainoo with any questions (Dent 109 ■ 816-4788 ■ cmorelon@dillard.edu)
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ASSESSMENT: Upcoming Surveys (NSSE, CLA and SOAR 2010) @ DU

Greetings!

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment is currently administering two surveys. Your full participation and input will enable faculty and administrators to use data in decision making as we work toward improving your educational experience. Students experiencing difficulty with their Dillard email should visit the ITT office (Rosenwald, 3rd Floor, East Side of Building Near Stern Hall).

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) http://nsse.iub.edu/index.cfm
NSSE is an online survey administered to freshmen and seniors that measures students’ perceptions of their educational experience. For example, the survey covers such things as “level of academic challenge,” “active and collaborative learning,” “student-faculty interaction,” “supportive campus environment” and “educationally enriching experiences.” Based on our feedback from students, these areas are very important. However, we need to hear from you via the survey. You should expect emails and a hard copy of the survey any day now.

Class of 2010 and 2013, join the NSSE Movement and make sure your voice is heard!

Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA)

February 23-24, Library Lab (1st Floor), 11:30am
The Class of 2010 recalls the University’s emphasis on “Critical Thinking” as the QEP topic. As a follow-up to this initiative, seniors are invited to participate in a survey that is different than most. The CLA is designed to assess students’ critical thinking skills, but uses ‘real-life’ scenarios while asking students to respond to a series of questions. CLA was administered to freshmen last semester and this semester, we need the seniors’ participation.

SOAR 2010 Survey
New and readmitted students who participated in SOAR 2010 received a survey invitation. We encourage you to visit your Dillard email to provide feedback on your SOAR experience. Thank you!

Carla Morelon-Quainoo, PhD

Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment /Advising
National Director, Global Issues Honors Consortium (GIHC)
LOCATION: Dent Hall, Room 109
PHONE: 504-816-4788
cmorelon@dillard.edu
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TAA Last Chance to Register for Feb. 4 Faculty Success: Tenure, Promotion & Merit Demystified!


If you are seeking tenure, promotion or merit this year, then this 60-minute teleconference is just for you. Faculty Success: Tenure, Promotion & Merit Demystified, will be presented by international keynote speaker Dr. Kathleen P. King, Professor of Education at Fordham University's Graduate School of Education and President of Transformation Education, LLC. Kathleen will share her Faculty Success Model, which has guided dozens of professors through the tenure, promotion and merit process.

http://www.taaonline.net/TAATeleconferences/schedule_spring10.html#faculty_success


Based on Dr. Kathleen P. King's popular short article, "How is Tenure like the TV Show Survivor," this one-hour teleconference provides a fresh perspective of the tenure track, promotion and merit race. King will also share her newly released Faculty Success Model to explain how professors can efficiently succeed in their institutional systems while also meeting their professional goals, research and publication desires, and personal satisfaction. King moved from assistant to full professor with tenure in six years at a major research university. She has also mentored dozens of other professors around the world through the same process. As a professor specializing in higher education and adult education, prolific researcher and author, she is especially qualified to lead a vibrant discussion around this topic for TAA authors. Some of the strategies she will share include:


• Establishing and monitoring research agendas, publication agenda, and organizational skills

• Using technology to maximize your effort and productivity

• Benefiting from collaborations and community
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