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

"Shout, Shout - Let It All Out: Telling the STUDENT AFFAIRS Story" - A Neat Symposium with GREAT Resources

Readers,


A few weeks ago, the University of Arizona hosted their fourth annual Student Affairs Symposium titled, "Shout, Shout - Let It All Out: Telling the STUDENT AFFAIRS Story". This symposium featured the following presentations - click the links below to see the presentations!


Enjoy!

• The Branding Ladder, Your Stairway to Marketing Heaven
• Hindsight is 20/20: The Speed Bumps when Developing a Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan for Students with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education
• Designing an Assessment Project: From Start to Finish
• Not Another Survey! Alternative Methods of Data Collection
• Trends in Health and Wellness at the UA
• Logo MANIA! Or, "I don't care what it looks like, as long as it has a Paw Print"
• Survey Design and Questionnaire Writing Guidelines
• Writing Effective Learning Outcomes
• Social Media Strategy: Why are you Tweeting when your Facebook is doing a Four Square?

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