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If you are currently working as an adjunct, check out The Adjunct Project.
From the website:
Two-thirds of the faculty standing in front of college classrooms each day aren’t full-time or permanent professors. But getting information about the salaries of this army of adjuncts and about their campus working conditions has been difficult. This site, which is intended to pull together that information and make it publicly available, represents the evolution of a simple spreadsheet created in 2012 by Joshua Boldt, a composition instructor in Athens, Ga.
Sponsored by Chesapeake Education Center, Chesapeake, VA
March 2, 2013
2:00 – 6:00 PM ET
LIVE STREAMING using PIN# 1410445 available and live Q & A.
Incident debriefing with Dr. Shannon Farris near the end of the simulation with live Q & A.
Click HERE for live Q & A. Be there with your iPhone or iPad! Download the Collaborate app!!
Volunteers needed!
Attending:
Criminal justice graduate students, military personnel, Norfolk Police Department and Savannah Education Center (virtually).
All disciplines welcome!
For more information contact:
Dr. Fermin De La Torre, associate professor of criminal justice.
fermin.delatorre@saintleo.edu
(757) 464-6449
In an advice column published over at the Chronicle, William Pannapacker explores the somewhat puritanical approach that many professors have in their job.
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“Behind every suggestion that academics are not working as hard as we should be—expressed in countless op-eds and speeches—is an argument for more cuts to education: the elimination of tenure-track positions, more accountability measures, and the closing of entire departments. The recession has intensified the resentment many people feel toward professors who appear to have job security, good benefits, and relatively high incomes. Hardly anyone seems to know that most college teachers are adjuncts and that graduate students have none of those privileges. Our scholarly projects are met with incredulity that anyone could have paid for them. (more…)
Psychology faculty, Gloria Howell and Dr. Tammy Zacchilli recently presented at the Department of Defense Worldwide Education Symposium in Las Vegas. This is the most-attended conference focused on military education with over 2,600 attendees from the military, civilian and contract personnel, and officials from over 250 colleges, universities, as well as educational organizations and industries that support higher education. (more…)
eCOACH Online Learning
Do you understand journal articles? Need help with APA or MLA formatting? What makes an effective PowerPoint or Prezi presentation? What’s the best way to use Turnitin and other online resources?ANSWER: As seen on Good Morning America’s Yahoo! NEWS and many other media sources, Dr. Shannon Farris presents eCOACH Online Learning webinar series.
eCOACH Online Learning presents two free webinars:
“Using Turnitin & Other Online Resources”
July 24, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ET & July 26, from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET.
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Lorinda (Cindy) Eldredge
2008 Saint Leo University Alumni
Saint Leo University will always be ingrained in the history of my life. In my 60s, I decided to enter a new phase of my life. After a childhood with a mentally ill mother, I spent many years in the financial world. Deciding to go into a different direction, I pursued a college degree. (more…)
Congratulations to all of the High School Seniors of 2012!
Have a wonderful Summer and hope to see you in the Fall!
From the Saint Leo University Psychology Faculty! (more…)
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Facebook must now reveal the names, email and IP addresses of those behind the abusive messages, showing who they are and where they posted from.
Adapted from: The Huffington Post & The Guardian
Facebook troll arrested. (more…)
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