2011 Foster Care Convening: Helping Foster Youth Reach their Dream of a College Education (June 2-3, 2011)

Readers,


If you are interested in effective in student success initiatives for former foster youth, this conference is for you! The Texas Reach conference is focused on initiatives from numerous colleges/universities and foster care advocates who seek to eliminate barriers to success for foster youth. This year's conference will feature the latest updates on local, state, and federal supports for former foster youth in education.


For more information and/or to be added to the contact list for this conference, please e-mail Dr. Keri Rogers at krogers@shsu.edu. 


Here is a link to the materials from last year's conference in San Marcos - http://texasreach.info/resources.html.


Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D. - Vice President of Education and Professional Development

Register for the Prepárate Conference - March 10th & 11th

Readers,

Prepárate™ brings together professionals from higher education, secondary schools, middle schools and community-based organizations, with the common goal of increasing Latino student access to and success in college. The conference will be held March 10–11, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas.


Please follow the link below to view the flyer for more information.
http://www.naspa.org/regions/regioniii/Preparate%202011%20Flyer%20(1).pdf

You may contact Dr. Alderman for any additional information.

Here's the link to the conference - Prepárate Conference - Schedule & Session Information

Rosalind V. Alderman, Ph.D.

Assistant Vice President for Retention Management

St. Mary's University

One Camino Santa Maria

San Antonio, TX 78228

210 436-3995 office

210 431-8038 direct

210 431-8020 fax

ralderman@stmarytx.edu

www.stmarytx.edu/retention

Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D. - Vice President of Education and Professional Development

The Baylor Graduate Research, Advancement, and Development Conference - January 27-28, 2011

Readers,

ATTEND and/or PRESENT at the Baylor Graduate Research, Advancement, and Development Conference on January 27-28, 2011. This conference is sponsored by TACUSPA.

What is the GRAD Conference?

- A two-day professional development opportunity for students, program directors, and faculty members from Higher Education and Student Affairs graduate programs across the state of Texas. We invite you to participate in this exciting opportunity to network, present research, and discuss relevant issues to your campus and your future in higher education.

Cost

The registration for this conference is ONLY $20.00 and the registration deadline is Friday, January 21, 2011.

Call for Papers/Call for Programs

- Program proposals will be accepted through Friday, January 14, 2011 and will be included in registration materials and on the Baylor HESA website. In addition, any student presenting at a national conference in the spring will have an opportunity to present their program at the GRAD conference AUTOMATICALLY.

Are you interested?

- Please contact buhesa@gmail.com or click this link - http://www.baylor.edu/soe/studentaffairs. You can also join the GRAD conversation on Twitter @baylorhesa and #gradconf.

Click here for the conference flyer - http://tinyurl.com/BaylorGRADConference

Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.
Vice-President for Education and Professional Development

When Student Behavior Becomes a Media Crisis: Mitigation and Recovery

Readers,


A fellow Graduate Student, Cynthia Sullivan, and I will be updating the blog on the first and fifteenth of each month with Higher Education articles that we find interesting and will relate to a chosen topic for the upcoming months. The December topic is Student Conduct.


This article published by Academic Impressions depicts the trials and tribulations Duke University has been facing the past years with student conduct and its effect on the University.


Enjoy!


Ashley Bruner
Graduate Student Social Media/Current Issues Co-Chair

Career-Services Department Jumps on App Bandwagon - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Readers,

TCU's Career Services office created a Career App (https://careers.tcu.edu/resources/careerapp.aspx) that focused on Business Etiquette, Creating Your Personal Pitch, Dining Etiquette, Interview Preparation, Interview Questions, and After the Interview.

What are great resource for our students! Do you have any apps for your student services dept?

Check this app out!

Let us know what you think!

Career-Services Department Jumps on App Bandwagon - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards

VP for Education and Professional Development

American Council on Education Report - "Recent Graduates Say Degrees Are Worth Time, Money Spent"

Readers,

Today, the American Council on Education released a reported, "Recent Graduates Say Degrees Are Worth Time, Money Spent".

This article featured the following figure:

Prepare for employment	28%
Prepare to be responsible citizens	11%
Teach to learn and think critically	31%
Conduct research that benefits community	1%
Serve the community	2%
Prepare to solve problems facing our country	17%
Produce innovations that fuel economic development	6%

This report focuses on the curricular and extra curricular benefits of higher education.

Here's the link to the article - Nearly 90% of Young Alumni Say Going to College Was Worth It, Survey Finds - Government - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Enjoy!

Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards

VP for Education and Professional Development