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Unique Events Archive
The following opportunities are unique one-time events not otherwise being advertised on the Division’s Professional Development web site.
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Event: Web Conference
Topic: Transfer Students Issues
Location: Distance Education and Instructional Support (DEIS) conference room in the sub-level of the Law Center on Main Street.
Time: 1:00-2:30pm
A copy of the presentation materials can be downloaded from the following link:
http://www.academicimpressions.com/preconference/1105_transfer_success.ppt
As many of us work closely with transfer students at USC, this will be an extraordinary opportunity to gain a better perspective of this student population and ways that the university can better support and assist our transfers. Below is an agenda for the web conference, along with a link to the website for more information https://www.academicimpressions.com/web_conferences/1105_transfer_success.php
Agenda:
How are the historical patterns and trends relating to transfer students currently impacting higher education?
What are the concerns and issues of both the sending and receiving institutions in regard to transfer students and how do we ensure that both sides have the tools they need to provide effective transfer services?
Open door admission vs. admission requirements
Academic preparation
Credit evaluation
How do we gain a comprehensive understanding of the needs and expectations of transfer students as they transfer to a new institution? Why is this knowledge so important to retention?
Financial aid
Advising
Registration
Student activities
How do we identify and provide practical solutions to the barriers that transfer students often encounter when trying to successfully complete their educational goals at their new institution?
Effective advising before, during and after transfer
Intentional, targeted transfer student orientation programming
Training programs for those who work with transfer students
Easily accessible student support services
Feedback systems that provide assessment, placement, effective monitoring and early warning
Student involvement opportunities
Suggestions for improving the policy and practices of enrollment management units at both two-year and four-year institutions will also be provided.
Questions? Please e-mail Chrissy Coley at ccoley@gwm.sc.edu
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2005
Event: Audioconference
Topic: Impact online communities have on our campus communities (such as Facebook and MySpace)
Location: TBA
Time: 2:00-3:30
The audioconference will involve a panel discussion about the impact that online communities have on our campus communities (such as Facebook and MySpace), how to educate students about the risks, and some of the pertinent judicial issues and safety issues that are now a reality. Please reply to Julie Kreisman at kreisman@gwm.sc.edu to register for the audioconference. We will be able to accomodate the first 20 respondents. We strongly encourage you to consider this valuable professional development opportunity.
Questions? Please email Stacey Bradley at sbradley@gwm.sc.edu
Date: Friday, November 18, 2005
Event: Training
Topic: Flashlight Online
Location: Multimedia Classroom #1 in the Thomas Cooper Library
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Many of you in the Division have indicated an interest in learning how to develop online evaluations and assessments for your programs and services. Vera Polyakova-Norwood from Teaching and Technology Services has generously agreed to offer a special training in Flashlight Online for the Division of Student Affairs and Department of Academic Support staff and will give you the basic knowledge needed to create online surveys and analyze your survey data through the Flashlight Online program.
If you plan to attend, please e-mail Chrissy Coley at ccoley@gwm.sc.edu by Tuesday, November 15th so that we can create your online usernames and passwords before the training session.
Date: Monday, November 21, 2005
Event: Web Conference
Topic: "Using Innovations in First Year Advising to Enhance Retention and Graduation"
Location:DEIS Conference Room in the sub-level of the Law Center on Main Street.
Time: 1:00-2:30pm
A summary of the web-conference program is included below, and you may click on this link for additional details https://www.academicimpressions.com/web_conferences/1105_innovations_advising.php
Please rsvp to Art Farlowe, Undergraduate Coordinator for Psychology and chair of the Retention Committee's sub-group on Academic Advising, at afarlowe@gwm.sc.edu if you would like to attend.
Summary of Program:
Increasing enrollments and tight budgets have made it difficult for advising administrators and academic advisors to establish a one-to-one connection with their freshman populations in an effective and efficient manner. However, if advising offices become creative in their approach to student advising, they can still positively impact freshman retention, academic performance, and student satisfaction measures.
Some institutions are successfully implementing "outside the box" initiatives that meld traditional individual advising and small group sessions with e-mail, instant messenger, phone, and outreach programs at various residential locations and on- and off-campus sites where freshmen congregate. These programs, which start early with pre-orientation advising contacts, facilitate a smooth and successful transition from high school to college life for students and foster a spirit of interdepartmental collaboration on campus.
The Using Innovations in First Year Advising to Enhance Retention and Graduation web conference will take an in-depth look at strategies and techniques that have proven successful for a variety of institutions, including the University of Central Florida. Special emphasis will be placed on innovative advising programs, second-year transitions, assessment tools and the resulting impact on retention and graduation.
Date: Friday, December 2, 2005
Event: Brown Bag Lunch & Learn
Topic: Scholarships
Location: Russell House Private Dining Room
Time: 12:00 noon
Chi Sigma Alpha, the student affairs honor society, is pleased to invite the entire Division of Student Affairs and Department of Academic Support to our final Brown Bag Lunch & Learn of the semester. Stacy Deery, a graduate of the HESA program, will be on campus to present "Toward a Scholarship of Practice" on Friday, December 2, at 12:00 noon in the private dining room of the Russell House. Attached you will find the reading referred to in the program description (below). However, the presentation will be beneficial even if you are not able to read the article. We hope you bring your lunch and join us after the Division Holiday Social as we learn how to incorporate scholarship into our work as student affairs professionals!
View article(.pdf)
"Toward a Scholarship of Practice"
In his article entitled "Student Affairs Scholarship (Re?)Considered: Toward a Scholarship of Practice," Stanley Carpenter writes, "Being a good person or "good with students" is not enough to be a student affairs professional any more than doctors or lawyers or mechanics are valued for their affability. A scholarly practitioner has obligations to clients, to peers, and to his or her employing institution." In this session we will discuss these obligations, what is meant by a "scholarship of practice" and how we may incorporate scholarship in our work.
Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Event: Training
Topic: Data/Assessment Warehouse
Location: Thomas Cooper Library 3rd Floor Multimedia Classroom
Time:2:00-3:30pm
Marla Mamrick and Susan Prior from Institutional Planning and Assessment have offered to train the Division of Student Affairs and Department of Academic Support staff in the use of Data Warehouse and Assessment Warehouse! These are 2 incredible tools accessible on-line for the purpose of generating USC data tables and collecting results from assessment instruments administered to USC students.
If you are interested in participating in this training opportunity, please complete this short survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=391751503793 by Tuesday, November 15th so that we can offer this training at the time that accommodates the most people. (The training session will probably last 60-90 minutes.)
Date: Saturday, January 28, 2006
Event: Greek Advisors Conference
Location: Russell House Ballroom
TIme: 9:00am-4pm
Chapter and faculty advisors of the National PanHellenic Council Greek organizations will meet to discuss leadership development and current trends with Greek students. Administrators from neighboring schools have been invited to engage in this opportunity. Dr. Gregory Parks, contributing editor of "African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision" is the keynote speaker.
This conference is geared toward advisors, but anyone interested in learning more about historically black Greek organizations is invited to attend. For more information and/or to register, visit us on the web at www.sa.sc.edu/greeklife
Erica James
Associate Director
Office of Greek Life
Date: Monday, March 6, 2006
Event: Training
Topic: Data/Assessment Warehouse
Location: Multimedia Classroom on Level 3 of the Thomas Cooper Library
Time: 3:00-4:30pm
Marla Mamrick and Susan Prior from Institutional Planning and Assessment will be facilitating another session on Data/Assessment Warehouse Training. This is during Spring Break, which we hope will be a more flexible time for your schedules if you are interested in attending this session. Please e-mail Chrissy Coley at ccoley@gwm.sc.edu by March 1st if you plan to attend.
If you are unable to make the date the March, Marla and Susan have been so kind to also agree to offer a session during IdeaPOP! in May! (Be on the lookout for more information in the near future.)
Date: Thursday, March 9, 2006
Event: FYE Teleconference
Topic: The Forgotten Student: Understanding and Supporting Sophomores
Location: SEC Room
Time: 8:45-9:45am - Panel Discussion with Featured Presenters - SEC Room (RHUU 201)
1:00-3:00pm - Teleconference - See below for viewing options
For more information on the FYE Teleconferences visit http://www.sc.edu/fye/events/teleconference/index.html#first
Date: Multiple Dates from March 23, 2006 to May 3, 2006
Event: Training Classes on how to find information (sponsored by the SC State Library)
Topics: Grants Research: Finding a Funder, Check Out the State Library, Just Google It: Search Engine Tips and
Tricks, From FirstGov to FedStats: How to Locate Federal Government Information on the Web, South Carolina Legislative Information, Medical Research: Using Internet Health Information Resources, and I Saw It in the Newspaper: Using Online Newspaper Databases
Location: South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street
Time: Varies
The SC State Library is continuing its series of classes this Spring to
assist state government employees with finding information in the
library and on the Internet.
Each class is two hours long and will be held in the Computer Training
Room at the State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia. Enrollment is
limited to 17 people, so we recommend that you register early!
For descriptions and additional information about the classes and to
register online, go to http://www.state.sc.us/scsl/scgovt/train.html
If you have any questions about our classes, please contact:
Amanda Stone
Reference Librarian
South Carolina State Library
Phone: 803-734-4816
Fax: 803-734-4757
E-Mail: amanda@leo.scsl.state.sc.us
Keep current with What's New on the State Library's web site at http://www.state.sc.us/scsl/wnew.html
View the archives for SCSLPATRON-L at http://listserv.scsl.state.sc.us/archives/scslpatron-l.html
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2006
Event: FYE Teleconference
Topic: Cultivating Campus Cultures that Value Student Success
Location: SEC Room
Time: 8:45-9:45am - Panel Discussion with Featured Presenters - SEC Room (RHUU 201)
1:00-3:00pm - Teleconference - See below for viewing options
For more information on the FYE Teleconferences visit http://www.sc.edu/fye/events/teleconference/index.html#first
Date: Monday, April 3-Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Event:Training Workshop
Topic:EQ-i Certification
Location: SEC Room
The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition and MHS announce a certification and training workshop on the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-I). You are invited to attend this workshop specifically designed for higher education faculty and staff. Workshop content will focus on student persistence, development, and wellness.
An essay published on the Center's FYA-list January 12, 2005 provides background and suggests compelling implications on the importance of emotional intelligence for student success in the first college year. See http://www.sc.edu/fye/listservs/research.html to access the essay on the listserv archives.
Download more information about this event (.pdf)
Date: Thursday, April 20, 2006
Event: FYE Teleconference
Topic: Transforming the College Experience for Students of Color
Location: SEC Room
Time: 8:45-9:45am - Panel Discussion with Featured Presenters - SEC Room (RHUU 201)
1:00-3:00pm - Teleconference - See below for viewing options
For more information on the FYE Teleconferences visit http://www.sc.edu/fye/events/teleconference/index.html#first
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