University Bulletin – July 30, 2013

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Announcements

Public Notice Message: The Teacher Education Unit at East Stroudsburg University is hosting an accreditation visit by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) in October 2013. Interested parties are invited to submit third-party comments to the visiting team. Please note that comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of professional education programs offered, and should specify the party’s relationship to the institution (i.e., graduate, present or former faculty member, employer of graduates). We invite you to submit written comments to:

Board of Examiners
NCATE
2010 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036-1023
Or by email to: callforcomments@ncate.org

Small Business Marketing Boot Camp – Business Success Doesn’t Happen By Chance. Hosted by Karl Sterns, President, KMS Marketing Solutions, LLC. This four-part seminar series offers small business owners an in-depth solution for leveraging social media to improve marketing results. Co-sponsored by the ESU Business Accelerator and NEPA Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE). Seminars held at ESU Innovation Center, 562 Independence Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. Contact: Carter McClure, manager, ESU Business Accelerator Program, 570-422-7953.

Monday, August 5, 9 to 11:30 AM SEMINAR 3: Grow Your Business with Email and Social Media
Preparing Your Marketing Plan
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail! This workshop includes a simple four-page workbook that will form the basis for a strategic marketing plan.

Tuesday, August 6, 9 to 11:30 AM SEMINAR 4: Get Your Hands On It!
Organizing and Optimizing Your Company’s Email Newsletter and Facebook Page
This two-hour, hands-on training session will provide participants with an email template to incorporate text and graphics to create and distribute effective social media and email messages.

To All Employees: A representative from Great West, 457 Deferred Compensation Program, will be on campus in the Science and Technology Building, Conference Room 338 on the following dates: July 31 and August 29. Employees interested in scheduling a meeting should call or email Justen Yatko at 570-290-9576 or justen.yatko@gwrs.com.

To All Employees Enrolled in the TIAA-CREF Alternative Retirement Plan. A representative from TIAA-CREF will be on campus in the Science & Technology Building, Room 338 on the following dates: Monday, July 22, Wednesday, August 21. Sessions to be held from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM beginning every hour. To register call: Service and Scheduling Group, 1-800-732-8353.

Faculty Workshop

Thursday, August 22 in Sci-Tech 145 Computer Lab Faculty orientation is a one-day program open to all faculty members at ESU. You may attend the sessions of your choice. A light breakfast and a lunch will be provided. If you plan to attend all or part of the program, please RSVP to Committee for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (cetl@po-box.esu.edu) by August 9. This event is co-sponsored by CETL and human resources.

AGENDA
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM Human Resources: Teresa Fritsche, director of human resource management Jessica Kornhausl, assistant director of employee services Toni Heller, APSCUF office manager

9:30 AM Sexual Harassment Training: Danelle McClanahan, director of diversity and equal opportunity

10:30 AM Syllabus Preparation: Bonnie Green, interim associate dean of the college of arts and sciences

11:00 AM Writing Studio: Sandra Eckard, associate professor of English

11:30 AM Northeastern Pennsylvania Writing Project: Rhonda Sutton, assistant professor of reading

Noon Lunch provided in the dining hall

1:00 PM Service Learning Initiative: Beth Sockman, associate professor of media communication and technology Laurene Clossey, assistant professor of sociology

1:30 PM Introduction to Kemp Library Services: Leslie Berger, assistant professor, Kemp Library

2:00 PM Banner and MyESU: Kizzy Morris, registrar and director, enrollment services

3:00 PM Beginner D2L: Larry Gordon, D2L/instructional support and faculty training

4:00 PM Advanced D2L: Larry Gordon, D2L/instructional support and faculty training

Tuesday, July 30, 2013