On April 28, Dr. Laura Strickland will receive the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Roster of Fellows award at the 2012 Annual Conference and Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana.  According to AOTA, “The Roster of Fellows recognizes occupational therapist members AOTA, who with their knowledge and expertise, have made a significant contribution to the continuing education and professional development of members of the association.”

This prestigious honor has been awarded to less than 1 percent of practicing occupational therapists since AOTA’s inception in the 1960s. Dr. Laura Strickland is the second individual from Spalding University to receive the award; Dr. L. Randy Strickland took the honor in 1985.

For more information about the 2012 AOTA conference, please visit http://www.aota.org/ConfandEvents/2012Conference.aspx

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Programs in Louisville, Covington, Bowling Green, Lexington, and Owensboro

For an enjoyable activity with lifelong benefits, we
recommend one of our eight different reading skills
programs designed and taught by instructors from the
Institute of Reading Development. Programs are offered as a community
service by Spalding University, Academic Resource Center, a non-profit
organization.

For information, or to enroll online, please select an age group below:

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Poet Randall Horton will join the faculty of the Spalding University brief-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program as a guest during the program’s Fall 2011 residency, November 11-20. During the ten-day residency, he will co-lead a poetry workshop for MFA students, participate on a panel on the topic of ekphrastic poetry with other faculty members, and give a 10-minute reading during a session of faculty readings. The faculty reading session is open to the public; time, date and location will be announced in October and posted on the Spalding MFA website, /mfa.

As a guest faculty member, Mr. Horton will also deliver a lecture titled “Cultural Memory and The Black Radical Tradition,” exploring a poetics that operates from a position of blackness or the black radical tradition. Using Derrida’s critique of différance and difference and his concept of trace, this lecture will demonstrate how language can resist the dominant narrative of life and literature through the play of language. In the course of this exploration, Mr. Horton will explicate the solo improvisations of Bobby Timmons and Lee Morgan of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in the song Monin. The lecture is open to enrolled Spalding MFA students.

Randall Horton has an MFA in Poetry from Chicago State University and a Ph.D. in creative writing from SUNY Albany. He is assistant professor of English at the University of New Haven.  He is the author of two collections of poems: The Definition of Place and The Lingua Franca of Ninth Street, both from Main Street Rag. He is the recipient of the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award, the Bea Gonzalez Poetry Award, and most recently a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Literature.  His creative and critical work has appeared in Callaloo, Crab Orchard Review, and The Packingtown Review. He is a Cave Canem Fellow, a member of the Affrilachian Poets, and a member of The Symphony: The House that Etheridge Built.

Spalding University’s four-semester, brief-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program combines superb instruction with unparalleled flexibility and offers studies in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, writing for children and young adults, screenwriting, and playwriting. At the beginning of each semester, students and faculty study together at a 10-day residency in Louisville or abroad, after which students return home to work with their expert mentors in guided independent study that provides an intense, individually tailored approach and one-on-one instruction.

Spalding University was established in 1814 and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The MFA Program is a member of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP). The MFA program began in 2001 and has 363 alumni and 155 students. Its students and alums have published or produced more than 200 books/plays/films.

For more information about the Fall 2011 residency or the Spalding University MFA in Writing Program, please email mfa@spalding.edu, call (800) 896-8941, ext 4400, or visit /mfa.

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The Spalding University Office of Advancement and Development, in collaboration with the School of Nursing, has established scholarships for the 2011-2012 academic year for both the BSN and MSN programs. Through the generosity of several individuals and organizations, the number of scholarships available continues to grow.

Scholarship applicant must be officially accepted into the BSN or MSN program, enrolled fulltime (12 credit hours per semester for undergraduate and 9 credit hours per semester for graduate) by the start of the Fall semester 2011-2012 academic year and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Spalding University School of Nursing applicant must complete the scholarship application, submit the required documents and file their Free Application for Federal Student Aid, www.fafsa.ed.gov, by scholarship application deadline of September 9, 2011 5 p.m.

For additional information contact Mary Ann Seger, Scholarship Coordinator, at scholarship@spalding.edu.

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ONLINE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL SPALDING STUDENTS ON WEB ADVISOR!

REGISTRATION SCHEDULE

Mon. & Tues., April 18^th & 19^th –  Graduate Students and Seniors (90* or more credit hours earned)

Wed. & Thurs., April 20^th & 21^st – Juniors (60-89* hours earned), Seniors (90* or more credit hours earned), and Graduate Students

Mon. & Tues., April 25^th & 26^th – Sophomores (30-59* hours earned), Juniors (60-89* hours earned), Seniors, and Graduate Students

Wed. & Thurs., April 27^th & 28^th – Freshman (29* hours or less earned), Sophomores (30-59* hours earned), Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students

* Only hours EARNED, including transfer credits, will count towards registration status. Please feel free to visit the Enrollment Services Center or the Registrar’s Office to verify your total earned hours.

All accounts must be current in order to register for classes.  Prior to registering, all outstanding balances must either be paid or have arranged payment plans. Students who have not completed the MAPP Exam will have a hold placed on their accounts, restricting them from registration until the MAPP is completed.

Course schedules available at www.spalding.edu/courseschedule .

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On March 29, the Board of Commissioners of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) approved the accreditation  of two Spalding University School of Business programs—the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and the Bachelor of Science in Accounting. The decision was announced March 31 at the IACBE Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“Accreditation from an external organization like IACBE provides our students with external validation that they are receiving a high quality education that has prepared them for the world of business,” says Provost L. Randy Strickland. “IACBE accreditation also provides the regional business community additional confidence in the quality of Spalding business graduates.”

IACBE promotes excellence in teaching and learning in business education. Since 1997, the IABCE has accredited more than 200 business programs worldwide offering associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.

“Achieving IACBE accreditation confirms how Spalding’s School of Business focuses, each day, on providing student-oriented quality programs in accounting and business,” says Dr. Michelle Reiss, Chair of the School of Business.

Spalding University’s School of Business offers degrees at the associate, bachelor’s, and master’s levels. The university founded the School of Business in 1979.

“The faculty of the School of Business  are so proud to be associated with and accredited by IACBE – an organization that first and foremost focuses on excellence in business education and the outcomes of that education,” says Reiss.

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If you attend any of the following events and then apply for our MSW program, your application fee ($30) will be waived!

March 14: Information Session for BSSW and MSW Programs. Drop in at the second floor lounge of Spalding University’s Mansion East building from 5-6 pm to get more information about the School of Social Work’s undergraduate and graduate programs.

March 17: Ethical Decision Making in Social Work Practice (3 CEUs). This course is designed to meet the Social Work Renewal Requirement. Participants will increase their knowledge of the NASW Code of Ethics and the KY Code of Ethics using “real life” situations. To register, contact Igor Dizdarevic, Seven Counties Services’ Training Director (502)589-8615 x1264. Cost $70.00. To be held at 11001 Bluegrass Parkway, Room 127.

March 24 & 25: Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Addictive Behavior (15 CEUs). Thursday 6-9 pm and Friday 9am-5pm. Cost $75 / $60 for SU students and alumni. Contact Susan Grace to register: sgrace@spalding.edu or 502-585-9911 x2183.

March 25: Professional Ethics I (3 CEUs). Course meets KY SW licensure requirements. 9 am-12 noon at Spalding TSAC 512. Cost: $30 / $25 for SU students and alumni. Contact Susan Grace to register: sgrace@spalding.edu or 502-585-9911 x2183.

March25: Professional Ethics II (3 CEUs). This course is designed to meet requirements for practitioners in the CADC field of practice. 1-4 pm at Spalding TSAC 512. Cost: $30 / $25 for SU students and alumni. Contact Susan Grace to register: sgrace@spalding.edu or 502-585-9911 x2183.

March 25: Personality Disorders presented by Dru Kemp, PhD., LCSW (5 CEUs). Continuing education sponsored by Volunteers of America and Norton Healthcare. To be held at the Norton Training Institute at 224 East Broadway. Cost $60. To register contact Jennifer Dunckley at (502) 635-4511 or JenniferD@voaky.org.

March 26: Student Social Work Association’s original production of “Glee Worker” 12:15, Spalding University, ELC lobby. Everyone is welcome!

March 31: Self Care as a Core Professional Practice Skill: A “Well-Shop” presented by Laura Escobar Ratliff, CSW; Nicole George, CSW; Erlene Grise-Owens, Ed.D, LCSW (3 CEUs). Self-care and attention to wellness is not a luxury, but an essential requirement for ethically sound practice. Participants will complete a self-care plan and be invited to commit to a self-care accountability process. Cost $25. To be held at Spalding University, ELC 200, 2-5 pm. Contact Susan Grace to register: sgrace@spalding.edu or 502-585-9911 x2183.

March 31 & April 1: Twelve-Step Facilitation and Mutual-help Groups in Addiction Treatment (15 CEUs ). To be held at Spalding University, TSAC 512 on Thursday 6-9 pm and Friday 9am-5pm. Cost $75 / $60 for SU students and alumni. Contact Susan Grace to register: sgrace@spalding.edu or 502-585-9911 x2183.

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March is Social Work month and Spalding has several workshops and information sessions to help you improve your skill set or find out if Social Work is right for you! Explore the Social Work area of our site to find out more about this amazing career field.

For more information, contact Susan Grace at sgrace@spalding.edu or (502) 588-7183 or Sr. Rita Valade, PhD, Chair, School of Social Work at rvalade@spalding.edu or (502) 585-9911 x2281.

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Beginning this March with session 4 courses, all course evaluations will be conducted online. The evaluations will be administered through a program called EvaluationKit. Students will be invited to take the course evaluation survey through email. They can use a link in the email to find their surveys. They may also access surveys through a link on the tools menu under the My Institution page in Blackboard or the tools list on course pages in Blackboard. EvaluationKit is specifically designed for conducting course evaluations. All submissions are anonymous and faculty do not see the results until 2 weeks after the end of the course. Online course evaluations will save approximately 20,000 pieces of paper annually at Spalding!

Student participation in the course evaluation process is crucial. The results of the surveys are used by faculty to continuously improve instruction, course materials and subject matter. The results are also used in the University’s evaluation of faculty performance. More information is available at /about/technology/course-evaluation/, including a calendar of future surveys.

Please take a few minutes to complete the online surveys when you receive an email announcement. The emails will be sent to your Spalding email account, so be sure to check that or forward it to another account. For instructions on linking your email to your mobile device, visit /about/technology/spalding-mobile-access/. Or if you would like to forward your Spalding email to another account, click here /about/technology/portal/.

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President Tori Murden McClure and Spalding’s Board of Trustees have approved the establishment of over 1.5 million dollars in scholarships to support individuals who want to enter the teaching profession or further their education by enrolling in one of the College of Education’s master’s degree programs.

“By supporting teachers, school counselors, and principals, we at Spalding University are stepping forward to do our part to foster the love for learning that will elevate the thinking and the earning potential of citizens in our community,” says McClure.

To be eligible for scholarship dollars that would reduce the cost of tuition from $640 to $350 per credit hour, individuals must enroll in the one of the eight programs offered by the College of Education by the summer 2011. Programs available for scholarships, many of which have been redesigned to meet the most recent state standards, include the following areas of focus:

Master of Arts in Teaching – Elementary Education
Master of Arts in Teaching – Middle Grades & Secondary
Master of Arts in Teaching – Alternative Certification Program
Master of Arts in Teaching – Learning Behavior Disorders Alternative Cert. Program
Master of Arts in Teaching – Learning Behavior Disorders Traditional Program
Master of Arts in School Guidance Counseling
Master of Education Teacher Leadership
Master of Education Principal Preparation Program, Rank I

Applicants admitted to one of the programs listed above will receive scholarship money for the two years necessary to complete the program amounting to approximately $10,000. Spalding’s College of Education supports the Louisville workforce, and the decision to launch this scholarship program is aimed to support the community’s commitment to the 55,000 degrees initiative. (www.55000degrees.com).

“Our newly redesigned master’s degree programs build upon extensive experiential practice and meet all the newest standards established by the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” says McClure.

Information sessions will be held at 5 p.m. on March 21 and 28 at the Spalding University Egan Leadership Center located on the corner of Fourth and Breckinridge Streets.

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