Southeastern College Art Conference Review Spring86 Vol 11 Issue 1
ACT Scores continue to rising, enrollment steady
The Human action scores among incoming freshmen at Southeastern keep to climb, a sign the university is attracting increasing numbers of highly prepared students, Southeastern officials announced today.
Average composite ACT scores for new freshmen reached 21.7, an increase over last year's 21.iv average. The score is above both country (20.one) and national (21.1) averages.
"On a 36-point scale, this is meaning," said Stephen Soutullo, assistant vice president for enrollment management. "It's an indication more and more highly prepared students are choosing Southeastern, which has been the focus of our recruitment strategies in contempo years."
Highly qualified students – those with Act composite scores of 24 and above – showed an increment of almost ten percentage, rise from 634 to a tape 696, co-ordinate to the university'southward official enrollment written report.
"The number one indicator of a student's potential success in college is his or her training in loftier school," said Southeastern President John L. Crain. "We're pleased to see that our incoming freshmen ACT scores take shown steady increases in recent years. As greater numbers of our new students are highly prepared to be successful, we should continue to see further increases in our retention, progression and graduation rates."
"In fact, the number of continuing students increased significantly, almost 6 percentage, over last year, a clear indication our retention efforts are constructive in providing the support students demand to stay in school and make progress toward their degrees," stated Soutullo.
"The enrollment report shows increases in the number of students in all classifications except freshmen," he added. "Sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate student classifications increased from two percent among juniors to 3.half-dozen percent among seniors."
Crain said Southeastern'south enrollment profile shows a record number of students attending on the state's TOPS programme, 3974 students compared to terminal year three,795, a iv.7 percentage increase.
The university's overall headcount remained steady at fifteen,160, a slight 0.four pct subtract from last year'south numbers. Student credit 60 minutes production increased this fall as more highly prepared students tend to enroll in more courses, Crain added.
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Health Officials on campus to talk 'influenza'
Representatives of the country'due south Office of Public Health will be on campus Wednesday to answer students' questions about H1N1 flu, commonly know as "Swine Influenza."
The public health officials volition staff an exhibit in the Pupil Union Mall from ix:30 to eleven:30 a.thousand. where they volition testify a cursory video, distribute educational literature, and address concerns students and others may take nigh the current flu outbreak and the prospects for this year's seasonal flu.
The visit is existence sponsored by the University Wellness Center equally function of its efforts to ensure that students are well informed almost influenza and the steps they tin take to minimize their gamble. Students seeking additional information are encouraged to visit the following Web sites, considered to be reliable sources of upward-to-date information:
world wide web.flu.gov
world wide web.cdc.gov/h1n1flu
www.FluLa.com
world wide web.dhh.louisiana.gov
www.cdc.gov/influenza
world wide web.selu.edu/influenzafaq
Southeastern health officials said that fewer than 40 students take reported exhibiting flu-similar symptoms, and near were commuter students. Faculty, staff and students are being encouraged to stay habitation if they testify signs of the influenza.
Southeastern students, alumni invited to Career Off-white Sept. 23
All Southeastern students and alumni are invited to attend Career Off-white 2009, the Office of Career Services' annual university wide career consequence.
With well over 100 organizational participants, Career Fair 2009 will be held Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.one thousand. to 2:thirty p.1000. in the Pennington Educatee Activity Eye on the corner of University Avenue and General Pershing.
Representatives from various companies and hospitality, authorities, business concern, engineering, finance and banking industries will be onsite to respond questions and accept resumes.
To get the most out of the off-white, students and alumni should wearing apparel professionally; bring copies of their resumes; be prepared to briefly talk over career interests, goals, cognition and skills; and collect brochures and business organization cards.
Resume FAQs and samples are likewise available at world wide web.selu.edu/career. For boosted information on Career Fair 2009, visit www.selu.edu/careerfairinfo or contact Career Services at (985) 549 2121 or careerservices@selu.edu.
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18 students vie for Miss Southeastern crown
For the first fourth dimension in Miss Southeastern history, eighteen students volition compete for the title. Jessica Poumaroux of Baton Rouge, Miss Southeastern 2009, will crown her successor in the annual Southeastern pageant, scheduled for Sept. 26, seven p.m., at the Pottle Music Edifice Auditorium. Preliminary competition will take place Sept. 25, vii p.yard., at Pottle.
The pageant has been a part of Southeastern's history since 1949 and a Miss America preliminary since 1962. The pageant is sponsored by the Campus Activities Board. Full general access is $5 each night, free for Southeastern students, kinesthesia and staff.
The theme of the 2010 Pageant is "A Girl For All Seasons," said CAB Coordinator Jason Leader.
Emcees for the consequence are Miss Louisiana 2008 Blair Abene, a Southeastern vocalism performance major and Miss Southeastern 2006, and Veda Abene, executive assistant in the Partitioning of Extended Studies.
Contestants for the 2010 championship are inferior marketing major Kayleigh Aguilar of Belle Chase; sophomore kinesiology major Alexandra "Lexie" Casarez of Baton Rouge; sophomore family and consumer scientific discipline major Kristina Colletta of LaPlace; senior communication major Anna deTiege of Mandeville; senior organizational communication major Brittany Dugas of Covington; junior mass communication major Heather Gonzalez of Hammond; freshman social work major Ariel Gradnigo of Opelousas; junior history major Opal Guillory of Denham Springs; junior accounting major Suzanne Haslauer of Slidell; senior family and consumer sciences major Paige Johnson of Hammond; senior nursing major Dynnishea Jones of Baton Rouge; freshman mass communication major Gabrielle Palma of Mandeville; freshman biology major Katie Rylee of Ponchatoula; sophomore biology major Lacey Sanchez of Baton Rouge; freshman general studies major Crystal Schayot of Slidell; sophomore communication science and disorders major Lacie Thomas of Denham Springs; freshman biochemistry major Mariah White of Denham Springs; and senior education major Brittany Woods of Houma.
Leader said the pageant will once again feature the "People'southward Choice Honor" as a mode of collecting donations for the Miss America national platform, Children's Miracle Network.
"The contestant whose container has the most donations will win the People's Selection Award," Leader said. The donations will benefit the Children'south Phenomenon Network.
Containers for donations in each 2010 contestant'southward proper name will exist available in the State of war Memorial Student Spousal relationship Mall until the day of the pageant and in the Pottle lobby on the night of the pageant.
Miss Southeastern 2010 will advance to the Miss Louisiana Pageant June 24-26 in Monroe.
For additional information, call 549-3805.
Kinesiology Department going yellow for Livestrong Day
The Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies will host and celebrate its first Livestrong Solar day Wednesday, October. 7, in support of cancer awareness and the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF).
Hosted by the Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies Club, faculty, Student Athletic Training Clan and the Sports Management Association, the celebration will feature a campus run/walk, performances by student organizations and a customs-broad "Wearing Yellow" competition.
"Nosotros have all been affected by cancer, so we feel strongly about supporting this effect," said Jennifer Jeansonne, assistant professor of kinesiology and health studies.
Students, faculty, staff and the community are encouraged to wear yellowish and participate in the campus run/walk starting at 6 p.yard. in Strawberry Stadium. Community children will participate in a half-mile run around the stadium rail followed past a one-three mile adult run/walk around the Southeastern campus.
During this time, student organizations will demonstrate fun practise habits by showcasing pace performances, trip the light fantastic routines and jump roping skills.
"Gold and Light-green" t-shirts are besides available for a $fifteen donation and Jeansonne encourages everyone to testify support by wearing ane to work, class and Livestrong Mean solar day events. Those who place an order before Sept. xviii will be guaranteed a shirt; proceeds will be donated to the LAF for plan support.
Campus departments, organizations and local businesses interested in participating in the "Wearing Yellow" contest, run/walk, t-shirt donation or performance showcase should contact Jeansonne at jjeansonne@selu.edu or call 549-3873.
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(1) Five Yr Laurels recipients from left are: Susan Courtney, Todd Castiglia, Glenda Harris, Keonta Frazier, Joe Freeman, Garry Thurmond, Mae Everett, Ronald Stokes and VP Stephen Smith. Not pictured are: Barbara Franklin, Jennifer Wages and Allison Blache.
(2) 10 Twelvemonth Award recipients from left are: Paulette Smith, Sheryl Baham Francis, Nettie Burchfield, Dorothy Caves, Nikki Eames, Russell Evans and VP Smith. Not pictured are: Dianne Dyson, Crimson Giles, Michael Lucito and Delester May.
(3) Fifteen Yr Award recipients from left are: Sandy Beavers, Connie Davis, Jacqueline Allbritton, Debra Dickerson, Gloria Pitts, Barry Williams and VP Smith. Not pictured are: Tommy Giluso and George Smith.
(4) Twenty Year Laurels recipients from left are: Clarice Blades, who received a 35 Year Laurels in August, Janet Danna, Carol Perry, Dorothy Burton, Laura Lips, Bobby Jones and VP Smith. Non pictured are: Lessie Baham, Bobby Bourn, John D. Coyne and Joe Drago.
Partition of Administration and Finance Service Awards
The Partitioning of Administration and Finance held its Service Laurels Ceremony Sept. 14 in the Alumni Center. Vice President Stephen Smith recognized 30-nine segmentation employees who accept been employed at the University from five to 30-v years. Their combined service totals 490 years.
A reception honoring these employees was held immediately post-obit the awards presentation.
In a higher place are pictures of the employees by years of service. Those with 25 years and more were honored at the President's Convocation and Investiture on Aug. 14, and their photos appeared in a previous issue of the By-Lion.
Delta Tau Delta invites campus to pledge pinning
On Sunday, Sept. 27, the new members of Delta Tau Delta will exist recognized during their formal pinning anniversary. The effect will be held at six p.chiliad. in the Student Matrimony Theatre.
Members of the Southeastern family, including faculty, staff and other students, are invited. Those wishing to nourish are asked to east-postal service the affiliate president at Nicholas.cavaretta@selu.edu.
Faculty research results in male person health clinic on campus
After research conducted past Southeastern nursing faculty revealed the need and want for a clinic geared toward men, the university has opened a male person health dispensary.
Results of the study were published in the August regional edition of Advance for Nurses magazine, an industry publication for wellness intendance managers and providers.
Designed to meet wellness care needs specific to college men, the dispensary was established subsequently surveys completed past Southeastern male person students revealed the demand. The enquiry, conducted past Schoolhouse of Nursing professor Barbara Hyde and instructor Michele Ellis, constitute that college males often fail their health in big by ignoring yearly physicals.
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Who'southward Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Who'south Who Amongst Students in American Universities and Colleges is an annual honors program honoring our nation's leading college students. Selections to this plan are made each fall semester and coordinated past the Office of Greek Life.
Administrators, faculty and staff, besides equally student organization presidents and/or advisors, are encouraged to nominate students they feel are deserving of this award. Upon being selected for nomination, each pupil is sent an awarding to fill out and return to the Greek Life function.
Note when considering a student for the Who'south Who Amid Students in American Universities and Colleges honor, please base it upon the following criteria:
Only upperclassmen (juniors and seniors) and graduate students are eligible.
Selections should exist based on the student's scholastic power, participation and leadership in academic and extracurricular activities, and citizenship and service to the Academy.
The pupil must accept a ii.five adjusted cumulative grade indicate average to be eligible.
Awards are presented at the Partition of Educatee Affairs Awards Convocation held the last week of Apr during the Leap Semester.
CPTP Programs Scheduled on Campus through Dec
The Comprehensive Public Training Program (CPTP), a section of the Louisiana Division of Assistants located in Billy Rouge, is offering a number of free professional person development programs on campus. The Human Resource office is pleased to sponsor these programs here in an effort to make them more accessible. Courses are offered for both supervisory and non-supervisory employees.
Topics offered from Sept. 22 through December. 11 include: Civil Service Essentials for Supervisors, Common Myths that Touch on Adept Supervision, Controlling Absenteeism & Tardiness, Documenting for Performance & Discipline, Private Differences & Diverseness, Managing Work Time Effectively, and Providing Quality Service. Detailed descriptions of the higher up programs are bachelor at: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/cptp/classes_hamm.htm.
Advance registration is required for these programs and space is limited.For more information, please contact Jan Ortego at Jan.Ortego@selu.edu or at extension 5771.
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum Partners with Smithsonian mag for Special Events
On Sept. 26, the Lake Pontchartrain Bowl Maritime Museum will partner with Smithsonian magazine for special events celebrating Smithsonian Museum Day. A celebration of civilisation, learning, and the dissemination of noesis, the fifth annual Smithsonian Museum Day reflects the spirit of the magazine, and emulates the free-admission policy of the Smithsonian Establishment's Washington, D.C.-based properties. The doors of the museum will be open gratuitous to all visitors on Saturday, Sept. 26, during regular hours, 10 a.m. to iv p.m.
"Smithsonian and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum share the same mission, to brainwash and inspire," said Jay Martin, Maritime Museum executive director. "We are glad to offer unique events and activities of local interest this Museum Day."
At ten a.g. the museum will unveil the winners of the 2009 Children's Fine art Contest, including the grand prize winner whose design is featured on the new children'southward t-shirt. The art contest has become a traditional role of the almanac Madisonville Wooden Gunkhole Festival, scheduled for Oct. 10-11. The winner this year was eight year old Jennifer Faucheaux of Madisonville, whose original design captured the essence of Louisiana's maritime heritage from a child'due south perspective. T-shirts volition proceed sale in the museum souvenir store directly following the unveiling and will exist available at the festival.
Following the t-shirt unveiling, the museum volition highlight its efforts to restore the Tchefuncte River Light Station, one of the foremost beacons of Louisiana'due south maritime heritage, by opening the keepers cottage for public viewing for the get-go time since the restoration projection began in 2007. The cottage was congenital in the 1880s and removed from the lighthouse site in the 1950s. Now on the grounds of the Maritime Museum, the cottage is slated for restoration in 2010 before being moved back to the lighthouse site one.v miles south. The cottage volition exist open up from xi a.m. to 1 p.chiliad. on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Southeastern receives recognition every bit the first and only AAUW Student Affiliate Branch in Louisiana
Southeastern'south appointed Student Advisory Quango (SAC) representative to the American Association of University Women (AAUW), organizational communication senior, Ann O'Connor and AAUW Southeastern Vice President, criminal justice junior Aeriel Robinson, recently attended the annual SAC Country coming together at Southern University. O'Connor, appointed by Southeastern, and other SAC members from Tulane, Loyola, Southern, Nicholls, Our Lady of the Lake, Grambling, LSU-Alexandria, and LSU, discussed the current needs of women actively pursuing degrees and their needs in society.
For more data most AAUW-Southeastern, contact Dr. Natasha Whitton at nwhitton@selu.edu.
This Calendar week in the Performing Arts
On Midweek, pianists Kenneth Boulton and JoAnne Barry will present a lecture recital entitled "American Music: In Melody with Our Times," Sept. 23 at 7:thirty p.g. in the Music Annex Recital Hall. The program will highlight gimmicky trends in American musical limerick, and characteristic music for piano four-hands by Edward MacDowell, Douglas Townsend, Daniel Pinkham and John Corigliano. The recital is free.
September 23
Duo pianists Kenneth Boultin and JoAnne Barry, Music Annex RH, 7:thirty pm
Professional Activities
Dr. Michael Budden (Marketing and Supply Concatenation Direction) has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Clute Institute for Academic Research.
MBA students Emilija Arnaudovska, Lacey Gonzalez, and Wendy Tumblin, and their professor Dr. Mike Budden have had their commodity, "Issues Surrounding Accounting Lab and Online Bookkeeping Resources Implementation" published in the American Journal of Business Education, Vol. 2, No. 5, August 2009.
Paul Frechou (Banana Managing director of Bands) and Richard Schwartz (Instructor of Saxophone and Jazz) performed with the Mobile Symphony Orchestra on George Gershwin'southward "An American in Paris." Frechou (bass clarinet) and Schwartz (baritone saxophone) joined the ensemble for the 2009-2010 opening weekend Sept. 12 and thirteen.
Dr. Pierre Titard and Mr. James DeFranceschi (Accounting) conducted a continuing professional person instruction session, "Using the Internet to Conduct a Direction Accounting Simulation," at the Annual Coming together of the American Accounting Association in New York City Aug. 2, 2009.
Dr. Robert Braun and Dr. Pierre Titard (Bookkeeping) presented a newspaper, "Introductory Accounting: Principles of Financial?" at the Annual Meeting of the American Bookkeeping Clan in New York City on Aug. 3, 2009.
Dr. Robert Braun and Dr. Harold Eastward. Davis (Accounting) presented two papers at the Conferenece on Pedagogy and Learning in Accounting in association with the Annual Coming together of the American Accounting Association in New York City, "Using Podcasts: Strategies and Results" on Aug. 1 and "Using Instructor Prepared MP3 Files in an Auditing Grade: Learning Outcomes, Student Attitudes, and Procedural Guidance" on Aug. four.
Dr. William B. Robison (History and Political Science) recently has presented three lectures in his Gods and Monsters, Wars and Women series for the St Tammany Parish Library: "Monster Movies and History" (Causeway Branch July 21), "The British Are Not Coming: Prince Albert, Palmerston, and Civil War Diplomacy" (Covington Branch July 28), and "Mary Magdalene, The Da Vinci Lawmaking, and History" (Slidell Branch Baronial 8). The series will feature three more lectures: "Pagans, Piety, and Pumpkins: The Horrifying, Holy and Horticultural History of Halloween" (Covington October. 28 at six p.m.), "It's Alive! The History of Frankenstein from Mary Shelley to Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks and Beyond" (Causeway Nov. two at half-dozen p.thou.), and "Was England'southward Greatest 'Renaissance Homo' a Women? Introducing the Real Elizabeth I" (Slidell Nov. 9 at vi p.chiliad.). He too presented "The British Are Non Coming" to the New Orleans Civil War Circular Table" (Sept. 16) and volition nowadays a six-week Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Readings in Literature and Culture series, Elizabeth I of England and Her Times, at the Gonzales Co-operative of the Rising Parish Library (6-8 p.thousand., Tuesdays, Sept. 22-October. 22).
Southeastern'south Department of History and Political Science and the Tangipahoa Parish Schoolhouse District presented a Teaching American History Grant Teachers Workshop on "The Beak of Rights Yesterday and Today" on Sept.19, featuring William Robison, "The English language Bill of Rights and the American Colonies"; Barbara Forrest, "The Outset Amendment"; Harry Laver, "The Second Amendment"; Peter Petrakis, "The Fourth Amendment"; and Ann Trappey, "The Clandestine Bill of Instructor Tricks."
This Week in Southeastern Athletics – September 21-27, 2009
The Southeastern football team volition close out non-conference play at South Dakota during this week in Southeastern Athletics.
The Lions (2-one) will head to Vermillion, S.D. on Saturday for a 4:05 p.m. game with USD (two-1). Southeastern will be looking to bounce back from a 52-6 to Ole Miss - FBS' fifth-ranked team – concluding Saturday. South Dakota is coming off a 51-21 home win over Drake.
Last flavour, Southeastern held off a late rally past the Coyotes and earned a 31-30 win in Hammond. Saturday's game will be broadcast live in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.nine) and on the Internet at world wide web.LionSports.cyberspace. The game will be televised in South Dakota, N Dakota and Minnesota by Midcontinent Communications.
The Southeastern volleyball team (iv-7) will open Southland Briefing play this week. On Friday, the Lady Lions head to Thibodaux for a 7 p.m. match at Nicholls.
The Southeastern women'south soccer team (4-iii) volition host a pair on non-conference foes this week. The Lady Lions host Alcorn Land on Thursday at 4:thirty p.one thousand. and Alabama State on Sunday at one p.m.
The Southeastern men'southward and women's cross country teams will also be in action this calendar week. The Lions and Lady Lions are set up to compete in the LSU Invitational on Saturday. The women'southward race is scheduled to begin at eight:35 a.m. followed past the men's race at 9:45 a.grand.
Th, September 24
Women'southward Soccer, vs. Alcorn Land, Southeastern Soccer Circuitous, 4:30 p.grand.
Friday, September 25
Volleyball, at Nicholls, Thibodaux, 7 p.yard.*
Saturday, September 26
Football, at South Dakota, Vermillion, S.D., 4:05 p.thousand.
Men'south Cross Country, at LSU Invitational, Baton Rouge, 9:45 a.m.
Women'southward Cantankerous Land, at LSU Invitational, Baton Rouge, 8:35 a.one thousand.
Sunday, September 27
Women's Soccer, vs. Alabama State, Southeastern Soccer Circuitous, one p.g.
*Southland Conference consequence
Southeastern domicile events in bold
News from the Middle for Faculty Excellence
Call for Proposals
The Center for Faculty Excellence announces 2009-10 Enhancement Grants
All total-time university faculty members belongings academic rank, excluding those currently holding authoritative appointments above the level of section head, are eligible to use for Enhancement Grants.
Grants for Teaching Enhancement
The Eye solicits proposals to heighten the effectiveness of your education and students' learning in a new or existing course. Funds are available for projects and activities contributing to the advancement of teaching and learning. Proposed projects may promote service-learning, link community engagement and civic responsibleness to the classroom, heighten courses with engineering science, encourage kinesthesia student inquiry and interaction, and create K 12 and business concern partnerships for learning. Proposals are limited to a maximum of $500. Funds are for the current fiscal year and must exist spent/burdened by March 15, 2010. These funds may not be used for certifications, reassign fourth dimension, travel for presentations or to increase kinesthesia salaries.
Grants for Professional Enhancement
These grants volition provide funding for activities contributing to the evolution of the individual kinesthesia fellow member. This programme provides grants up to a maximum of $500 for developing the professional person competencies needed to raise your productivity and effectiveness as a scholar and teacher. Funding is to develop You -- Not your inquiry/creative projects. Faculty may request funds for training, grooming materials, travel to participate in workshops on pedagogy, student learning, writing for publication, condign a better researcher, faculty mentoring, course design, etc. Funds are for the current fiscal year and must be spent/encumbered by March xv, 2010. These funds may non be used for certifications, reassign fourth dimension, travel for presentations or to increase faculty salaries.
Consummate applications must be received past Midnight, Sept. 28 and must include
ane) A cover page faxed to the Eye @ 5792 and
two) An online application form
Both can be found at:
http://www2.selu.edu/Academics/FacultyExcellence/Grant_Apps/grant_app.php
The budget section of the application form will ask you to enter an expenditure code and corresponding budget category. Delight choose from the listing below.
PeopleSoft GL Budget Accounts
Exp. Code Budget Category
521201 Student Labor
522000 Travel
532000 Xerox Copying
533000 Press
535000 Rentals (software licenses)
536000 Dues and Subscriptions
539000 Other Services (postage)
540000 Supplies
550000 Professional Services
571000 Majuscule Outlay – Acq
Delight note that we are using a new online submission and review arrangement. We do non anticipate any problems but if they surface, thanks in advance for your patience!
Reporting Procedures: In accepting an Enhancement Grant, each recipient agrees to submit to the Middle for Faculty Excellence a brief written written report within 1 year afterwards the funded action. The study should describe the bear on of the action/feel on enhancing you lot or your teaching. The purpose of this written report is to validate the effectiveness of the grant programme and to build documentation in support of continued funding for the program. Faculty who do non submit annual reports will not be eligible for futurity Center grants. Grant recipients will as well exist expected to participate in the Heart'due south Faculty Conference on Didactics, Enquiry & Creativity designed to highlight the projects and disseminate the results to other Southeastern faculty.
Competition: If y'all participated in the Constitution Day classroom activity contest, retrieve to submit your entry to heart@selu.edu past Wed, Sep. 23.
Workshops: All workshops are held in Tinsley Hall, Room 103 unless otherwise noted. Registration is required 24 hours in advance of all workshops. Walk-ins are welcome, if space is available. Please call the Center to verify. If you have questions regarding this or would like to make a reservation, please contact the Center at ext. 5791 or e-mail us at center@selu.edu.
Dorsum past popular need! The Centre for Kinesthesia Excellence is offering a Certificate for University Didactics and Learning on Form Portfolios!
Certificates of University Teaching and Learning (CUTL) are offered by the Center to assist you in meeting and documenting your professional person goals. This program allows faculty a structured, concentrated way to expand the do, art and scholarship of didactics and learning. These certificates may be included in your professional portfolio as evidence of your connected professional growth in your commitment for teaching excellence.
Why Form Portfolios? These portfolios will let y'all to explore what is actually going on in your classrooms. Is what you want to happen really happening? Teaching requires a lot of intellectual work! Why non make your piece of work visible through a course portfolio!
The Fall 2009 CUTL will allow participants to create a course portfolio over a series of four workshops led by Southeastern'southward Heather O'Connell, Department of English and Coordinator of the Middle's Institutes on Teaching and Professional Enhancement (ITPE).Heather has attended national training and has assisted numerous faculty in creating their own course portfolios. The workshops will divide the creation of the course portfolio into a iv-step procedure.To create a grade portfolio, participants will draw a particular form, get together evidence from the course, reflect on the educational activity and learning outcomes, and share portfolios.
For your convenience the workshops are offered at two different times during the week. You may attend one, two, iii, or iv sessions. Kinesthesia successfully completing all four steps volition receive a Document of University Teaching and Learning.
Step ane: Describing Your Course and Its Goals
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 10-11 a.one thousand. OR Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2-iii p.thou.
Step two: Describing Your Course Activities
Tuesday, October. thirteen, 10-11 a.yard. OR Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2-3 p.m.
Footstep three: Documenting and Analyzing Pupil Learning
Tuesday, October. 27, ten-xi a.m. OR Midweek, Oct. 28, two-3 p.m.
Step iv: Sharing and Celebrating Your Work
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 10-11 a.m. OR Wed, Nov. xviii, 2-3 p.m.
For reservations, contact : The Center for Kinesthesia Excellence, ext. 5791 or e-mail centre@selu.edu. For questions about the workshops and course portfolios, electronic mail Heather O'Connell, hoconnell@selu.edu.
Blackboard Workshops
Southeastern has installed Blackboard 9 and is currently running a pilot. The entire campus volition exist moving to Blackboard 9 starting Jan. 2010. In preparation for the new application, faculty can obtain training from The Center for Faculty Excellence this semester in two ways.
1) Participation in a Certificate Plan OR
2) Attending an Overview of the interface and the Grade Center
Certificate For Blackboard 9
These workshops are offered by the Centre to assist you lot in meeting and documenting your professional goals. This programme allows kinesthesia the opportunity to acquire Bb nine as part of a serial of workshops. These certificates may be included in your professional person portfolio equally evidence of your continued professional growth in your delivery for pedagogy excellence.
The Blackboard 9 training will allow participants to learn most how to navigate the interface, how to develop good course design, how to apply the assignment & assessment tools, how to use the communication tools and how to go on students on rails. The workshops volition be led by center staff over a series of five workshops.
For your convenience, the workshops are offered at ii unlike times. Yous may attend i, ii, three, 4 or five sessions. Faculty successfully completing all five steps volition receive a certificate of Blackboard 9 training.
Stride 1: Getting Started
Monday, October. v, x a.chiliad. - noon OR Tuesday, Oct. six, 1:thirty - iii:30 p.m.
"Getting Started with Blackboard nine" introduces you to the look and feel of the latest version of Southeastern's course management system. You volition see how the pupil sees a form in BB9. You will learn to exercise the minimal tasks necessary to teach with Blackboard ix, such every bit adding a syllabus, making announcements, adding tools to form content, sending messages to students, and creating a grade bill of fare.
Step ii: Design & Build
Wednesday, October. 7, x a.m. to noon OR Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1:30 - 3:30 p.g.
This module will embrace the basics of instructional pattern, likewise as planning, developing, delivering and evaluating an online class using the internal Quality Matters rubric.
Step iii: Assignments and Assessments
Monday, Oct. 12, x a.m. to noon OR Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1:30 - iii:xxx p.yard.
This workshop will introduce kinesthesia to the assessment tools in Blackboard nine. Blackboard version ix.0 offers a rich and user friendly interface. The workshop will introduce participants to create, edit, deploy and manage tests and assignments. Blackboard 9 allows faculty to easily alternate between student and teacher "views". The workshop will discuss the usefulness of this characteristic in creating various assessment tools and seamlessly integrating them with the course content.
Step 4: Advice
Wednesday, Oct. fourteen, x a.1000. to noon OR Tuesday, Oct. 27, one:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Come larn about e-mail communication, the message lath, word board, blogs and journals and how to collect, review and grade those applications where grading is bachelor.
Stride 5: Keeping Students on Rails
Monday, October. xix, 10 a.yard. to noon OR Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1:30 - iii:xxx p.k.
This workshop is essential for those education online and will introduce kinesthesia to the Grade Center, the Operation Dashboard, the Reports, and the Early Warning Organisation
Overview of the Interface and the Course Center
Cull one of the following:
Fri, October. 16, 10 a.m. to noon
Th, Oct. 22, 2 to four p.m.
Fri, Oct. 30, ten a.m. to noon
Friday, November. 6, 10 a.thou. to noon
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