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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
University Business Leadership Institute 2012 Call for Presentations
June 11-13, 2012 at the Mirage, Las Vegas
https://promediagrp.wufoo.com/forms/ubtech-2012-call-for-presentations/
Submit your session proposal by January 2, 2012. Share your story and your vision with your higher ed colleagues!
Presentation submissions will be considered in the following areas...
• Campus Networks and Infrastructure
• Facilities Planning and Design
• Teaching and Learning Technologies
• Marketing Your Institution
• Financial Services
Your fellow presenters include...
• Temple Grandin, Educator, Inventor, Author & Time magazine Top 100 Influential People in the World
• Henry Eyring, Co-Author, The Innovative University
• Tony Bates, Author, Managing Technology in Higher Education
An engaged audience of...
1000+ higher ed leaders are expected to attend UBTech 2012. They are looking for real solutions, practical strategies and visionary thinking from leaders like you...
Dillard University College Student Inventory Advisor Training at Jackson State University
As part of our partnership with Jackson State University (JSU) with the Destination Graduation Policy Initiative, JSU is planning a training session for counselors and advisors using the College Student Inventory (CSI). Noel-Levitz staff will conduct the training. This training deals with the use of CSI data to better serve our students. Please visit, https://www.noellevitz.com/student-retention-solutions/retention-management-system-plus/college-student-inventory for additional information on the CSI.
The date of the workshop will be all day, Monday, December 12, 2011. I encourage as many faculty advisors to attend as possible. As you know, Dillard has been administering the CSI for many few years. This would be a great refresher training for those of you who are familiar and an excellent tool for those who are new to the university community.
JSU will provide van and driver to transport faculty and staff from Dillard University to Jackson State and back to campus on that day and will cover the cost of lunch as well. See attached agenda.
If you serve as an advisor and would like to attend, please send me a response via email by the close of business, Friday, December 2, 2011. Many thanks.
Alecia Cyprian, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management
Office of Enrollment Management
2601 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70122
504.816.4398 phone
504.816.4895 fax
acyprian@dillard.edu
Tentative Agenda
9:00 The Retention Management System (RMS): A Conduit for Student Success
o The Value of Early Interventions
o Fostering Student Engagement with the CSI through Advisor and Student Conferences, Student Goal-Setting, Referrals
The College Student Inventory (CSI)
The Resulting Individual Reports
The Coordinator Report
The Advisor/Counselor Report
The Student Report
The Summary and Planning Report
10:00 Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects in Interpreting Reports
o Case Studies: A Small Group Exercise with Case Studies of Individual Reports
11:00 Fostering Student Engagement with the CSI through Advisor and Student Conferences, Student Goal-Setting, Referrals
o Facilitating the Advisor and Student Conference
Student Development Conversation Starters
Strength-Based Dialogues
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Extending the Intervention:
Group Outreach: The Summary and Planning Report
Individual Outreach: Making Appropriate and Relevant Referrals
Other Intervention Strategies
2:30 Early Intervention at Your College or University
3:45 Wrap-up
EDUCAUSE Podcast: Writing a Successful Proposal for a Conference Presentation
Created by Gerry Bayne (EDUCAUSE) on August 6, 2008
In this podcast, we feature insights from three academic professionals on writing a winning academic conference proposal. Our interviewees have submitted successful proposals of their own and served as proposal reviewers at various conferences as well. They give their take on what they look for in a submission and advice on approaching the writing process.
Our interviews include:
Elizabeth Unger, Vice Provost for Academic Services and Technology, Dean of Continuing Education, and Professor of Computing and Information Sciences at Kansas State University
Jeff Bullington, Data Services and Government Information Librarian at the University of Kansas
Veronica Diaz, Associate Director, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
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Dillard University Saturday Science Academy 2012
November 29, 2011
Dear Parents, Principals, and Science and Mathematics Coordinators:
The next semester of the Saturday Science Academy will be held at Dillard University from February 11 through April 28, 2012. Sessions are held every every Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. throughout the semester. The program is sponsored by Dillard University's Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Over the next two years, it is our intention to provide educational enrichment for over 2,000 New Orleans students, grades 3-8, whether they attend public, private or parochial institutions, or are home-schooled. Our students will learn laboratory science, mathematics, computer science and creative expressions in science.
We would greatly appreciate your assistance in making your friends, students and teachers aware of our program. All applications must be received at the address below by 5 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2012.
If you have any questions, please call me at (504) 816-4725. Thank you for your assistance in making this enrichment education program available to our children.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ruby L. Broadway
Director, Saturday Science Academy
rbroadway@dillard.edu
Please send applications to:
Attention: Saturday Science Academy
Dillard University
Stern Hall, Room 122-G
2601 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70122
About the Saturday Science Academy:
The SSA is designed to improve minority student access to careers in science and engineering. The objectives of the project are to: 1) develop skills in the creative expression of scientific and mathematical ideas; 2) provide activities in the technical use of the computer to develop quantitative and analytical problem solving skills; 3) provide exposure to the scientific method in a laboratory setting where discovery and heuristic methods are utilized in observing, classifying and analyzing physical phenomena; 4) motivate and develop positive attitudes toward science, mathematics and engineering through direct exposure to role models; 5) improve precision and power in oral and written communication skills; and 6) establish coalitions between the university and public community organizations including the church to form a broad-based approach to solving the problems of the under-representation of minorities in science and technology.
Dillard University Choir to Host 75th Annual Holiday Concert, Perform at the White House
The Dillard University Choir will perform its 75th annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. The concert, entitled “A Child Is Born,” will be held in Lawless Chapel on the Dillard University campus. As always, the Holiday Concert will be free and open to the public.
"The choir has endured many long hours in preparation for this concert,” said choir director S. Carver Davenport. “We will perform selections with orchestra that will portray this wonderful time of the year, such as "Hallelujah Chorus," arguably the most celebrated musical selection ever written. In addition, we will perform selections such as "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" by Felix Mendelssohn, "You Raise Me Up" as sung by Josh Groban, and Kurt Carr's "For Every Mountain," on which Jonte Landrum Thomas ("Sunday's Best" finalist on BET) will be the lead singer with the choir.”