Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Seminar: Diversity in Higher Education

EPE 798, Section 402, Tuesdays, 7:00 to 9:30 PM
Special Topics Seminar:  "Diversity in Higher Education”
Instructor: Dr. Willis A. Jones, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation

Course Description:  This course will critically examine how various functional areas of postsecondary education are impacted by diversity at the student, faculty, and administrative levels of a college/university.  Students will engage in readings and critical discussions regarding the role of various strands of diversity, including racial, ethnic, gender, socio-economic, religious, sexual orientation, disability, etc., on phenomenon such as postsecondary access, the college student experience, college/university curricula, higher education policy, and administrative practices.  Among the specific topics to be addressed in the course are: college student racial identity development, understanding and creating a diverse campus climate, and approaches for consuming and analyzing research on the impact of diversity in higher education.  

For more information about the course, please contact Dr. Jones at willj2k10@gmail.com.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Call For Papers

SAS Global Forum 2012 is accepting papers for consideration from now until November 14.  Please click the image below for further information, or visit:  http://www.sas.com/images/email/c24943/finalhtml.html?appid=24943&EMAIL=hya222%40uky.edu . 




Monday, August 15, 2011

New Graduate Student Resource Fair


You’re invited!
New Graduate Student Resource Fair
Wednesday, August 17
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
UK Student Center Grand Ballroom

VISIT:
Over 40 campus and community booths such as: UK Parking and Transportation, Graduate Funding Office, UK Federal Credit Union, Lexington Public Transit, UK Libraries and many more!

PLUS:
Student Health Insurance Presentations
WildCard IDs

AND:
Free lunch!

Click here for a full list of all offices and organizations:
No reservations required.

Questions: contact Tonya Vance at tonya.vance@uky.edu or 257-4137

Monday, August 8, 2011

Ohio Job Posting in Admissions


Alumna Libbie Morley (SHED) sent this posting.  If interested, she can provide some background.

Title: Admissions Advisor for Communication & Technical Operations
Department: Admissions
Posting Number: 2011052


The person in this position assists in the development and execution of comprehensive strategic communication and recruitment plans to support the recruitment and yield efforts of Ohio University Undergraduate Admissions. In collaboration with faculty, deans, assistant deans, and university staff, designs, builds and manages printed and electronic campaigns, documents, queries, and reports to execute strategic communication objectives in the enterprise-wide constituent relationship management system (Talisma). Manages the fulfillment of direct mail initiatives and requested marketing materials. Provides virtual admissions advising services to constituents through various social media platforms. Manages the Undergraduate Admissions e-mail account in Talisma, by fielding inquiries, responding on behalf of the University, and routing inquiries throughout the university community as necessary. Develops, maintains, and implements standard e-mail responses that are consistent with and complement print and electronic messages distributed by Undergraduate Admissions in order to promptly respond to all inquiries. Manages inventory of Undergraduate Admissions recruitment communication collateral in coordination with Central Receiving, Mail Services, and Printing and Graphic Services. Conducts group information sessions to visiting students and parents in rotation with other admissions advisors. Provides counsel to students and families interested in Ohio University. Reviews admission applications and makes admission decisions. Assists with coordination, planning and execution of weekend and evening visitation programs, both on- and off-campus. As necessary, attend limited high school visits, college fairs, or other events to support recruitment and yield efforts. Serves as liaison to an assigned academic college and/or administrative department to share updates and changes, as well as provides guidance on academic departmental recruitment efforts. Successful candidate must be able to articulate how their experience and vision coincides with Ohio University’s commitment to diversity.


If you are interested in applying for this position, you can apply for the position on our employment site at: www.ohiouniversityjobs.com


Friday, August 5, 2011

For Fall PA 795 - 401 Special Topics in Public Policy

PA 795 - 401 Special Topics in Public Policy
This course is a masters or PhD-level seminar surveying the scholarly literature on various education policies. We will examine studies of school finance, school choice, class size, teacher quality, teacher training, among international education perspectives, among other topics. The course will have a special emphasis on economic analysis and program evaluation. Masters level students can expect to write a final paper that surveys deeply surveys the literature on a subject of their choosing. PhD students will be expected to complete a full-length seminar paper, preferably something they can employ either as they prepare for or as they are conducting their dissertation research. We will have several guest speakers.

Pre-requisites are a statistics class. Students should contact Dr. Cowen for permission to register if they are interested, or for additional information.

Joshua M. Cowen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
University of Kentucky
433 Patterson Office Tower
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
Phone: (859) 257-4387
Email: joshuacowen@uky.edu

Another Course Option for Fall

EDC 575 (section 1): Adult Literacy and ESL (Mon & Weds, 4:30-6:30)
This course is being taught in conjunction with the expanded UK Literacy Clinic, which now serves both children and adults and includes an additional ESL focus. The focus of this course is on techniques for teaching literacy and English as a new language to adults in family/community settings, working with parents and other adults who may have limited literacy and/or limited English development, as well as teaching ESL and adult literacy in family literacy, community literacy and ESL programs.  The course includes a significant practical experience, as students will work with adult/family clients in the UK literacy clinic. Students will get supervised hands-on experience as they practice new teaching techniques with adult learners. Students will meet as a class for the first hour and then will be assigned to adult learners in our clinic (either individually or in small groups) for the second hour.

If you have any questions, please contact Kristen Perry at kristen.perry@uky.edu or 859-257-3836.

Please pass this announcement on to any students who may be interested in this course.
Kristen H. Perry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Literacy Education
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
University of Kentucky

335 Dickey Hall
Lexington, KY 40506-0017