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• International Week March 31-April 6

  Mar 26, 2014 11:45 am13 views

  International Week at Illinois is comprised of a series of educational, cultural, and recreational events designed to foster interest in our global community. The goal is to raise awareness about the breadth of international education, activities, and resources at Illinois. We invite students, faculty, and staff to join us in celebrating international education at Illinois. Learn more ...
  

• International Women's Day Celebration: March 8, 2022

  Feb 17, 2022 11:15 am30 views

  The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program and the Humanities Research Institute co-host this annual event bringing together faculty, staff, students, and community members to recognize people who have made a difference in academia. Each speaker will have five minutes to tell the story of a woman in their discipline who changed the field in important ways.

• Interseminars Lecture December 6 Features Dr. Eve L. Ewing

  Nov 29, 2022 4:15 pm42 views

  Eve L. Ewing, a lifelong Chicagoan, is a writer and scholar who uses multi-genre storytelling, tools of sociological inquiry, archives, and community-grounded epistemologies to interrogate racialized histories and imagine emancipatory possibilities. A former public school teacher, she is particularly interested in the role of schools as social institutions and in the ways that schools can construct, normalize, and reinforce forms of social inequality, the ways that educational inequities reflect social cruelties beyond the walls of the school building, as well as, conversely, the still-lingering possibility that educational spaces can be sites of joy and liberation.  

• Intro to Public Humanities class with Chris Higgins and Anke Pinkert

  May 1, 2018 8:00 am14 views

  Co-taught by scholars Chris Higgins and Anke Pinkert, the Introduction to Public Humanities course will be available for students during the Fall 2018 semester. Four themes will be covered in the experiential, interdisciplinary class: attention, avatars, voice, and walls.

• Invitation to attend a workshop on ... Complex Problem Solving and Critical Thinking: Online Tools and Computational Approaches

  Nov 3, 2015 11:15 am127 views

  Invitation to attend a workshop on ...

  Complex Problem Solving and Critical Thinking:

  Online Tools and Computational Approaches

  11.00-12.30, Monday, November 9, followed by lunch

  Education Building, Room 166

  The Challenge: Complex problem solving and critical thinking are required in today’s medical, design, and engineering professions. Knowledge in these domains must frequently be presented in the form of an argument, particularly alternative application scenarios in context-specific cases. However, much of our teaching and assessment is still focused on empirically definite facts, and procedures that produce single, apparently ‘correct’ answers.

  The Project: The general problem addressed by this project is how to teach and assess ‘complex epistemic performance’ such as critical thinking that weighs up alternatives, and problem solving that is context- and case-sensitive. Our solution uses the Scholar platform developed by U of I researchers to support multimodal knowledge representation and structured peer feedback, focusing on critical disciplinary practices and metacognitive strategies. We are also exploring computational possibilities, both around structured peer and instructor data and computational approaches that mine unstructured or semi-structured data emerging through all stages of the learning process.

  The Intervention: With the support of the Illinois Learning Science Design Initiative (ILSDI), these possibilities are now being explored in the area of critical clinical thinking. Experiments are underway in first year medical curricula on campus: the Vet Cases Scholar community is home to Clinical Correlations cases in the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Cardiovascular Physiology community houses case analyses on this subject in the College of Medicine.

  Join the project team for a presentation on this project, with a discussion of these educational challenges, as well as the emerging computational and learning-analytic approaches.

  Project Team:

  PI: Duncan C. Ferguson, V.M.D., Ph.D., Dept. of Comparative

  Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine

  CIs: ChengXiang Zhai, Ph.D., Dept. of Computer Sciences,

  College of Engineering

  William Cope, Ph.D., Dept. of Education Policy, Organization

  and Leadership, College of Education 

  Willem Els, Ph.D., Molecular and Integrative Physiology, College

  of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and College of Medicine

  Chase Geigle, graduate student, Dept. of Computer Sciences,

  College of Engineering

  RSVP if you plan to attend: billcope@illinois.edu

• Invitation to Judge - 2021 Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium

  Jan 5, 2021 3:45 pm43 views

  The Office of Undergraduate Research is seeking interested faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, research professionals, and graduate students to serve as judges for the 2021 Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium.

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  Invited Talk: Integrating Computational Thinking with Mathematics Education (October 30, 2 p.m., 210A)

  Oct 21, 2019 11:45 am77 views

  Dr. Arnulfo Perez, Assistant Professor of Math Education from The Ohio State University, will present in this invited talk on Wednesday, October 30 at 2 p.m., Room 210A. Abstract: What does computational thinking (CT) mean for mathematics education, and how can it change what is possible for a wide range of learners?

• "It's your World, So Change It:" Reflections on Youth Civic Engagement and Life Abroad in Tanzania

  Sep 6, 2016 3:15 pm10 views

  ­Department of Educational Psychology Brownbag Seminar Series
  Taking Educational Psychology Abroad

  "It's your World, So Change It:" Reflections on Youth Civic Engagement and Life Abroad in Tanzania

  Monday, September 19, 2016
  12:00 – 12:50
  22 Education Building

  In this presentation Helen Neville of the Department of Educational Psychology will discuss the process of conducting research and teaching abroad, with a focus on Tanzania. I will summarize research findings from the #PowerUp: Youth Civic Engagement Project. Tanzanian secondary school youth in this project identified pressing social concerns needing attention that are consistent with the literature in other countries, but they also articulated intersecting concerns of larger social and political structures which remain largely unexplored in the research on civic engagement. Youth expressed clear ideas about what types of changes are needed to promote democracy in their environment and how they see themselves becoming active to make a difference in the communities in which they belong.

• I-Watch Training Session

  Jan 28, 2014 11:14 am6 views

  The Office of the Dean of Students is collaborating with UIPD to introduce members of the campus community to the I-Watch program. In addition to receiving information on personal, home, and auto security, I-Watchers—the trained program participants—are given instruction in observation and reporting suspicious activity. Please REGISTER at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2441589 for one of the upcoming free training sessions.

  Tuesday, February 11 at 4PM in Lincoln Hall 1090

  Thursday, February 19 at 2PM in Noyes Lab 162

• I-Watch Training Session

  Jan 28, 2014 11:30 am7 views

  The University of Illinois Police Department (UIPD) needs your assistance with crime prevention and reporting of suspicious and/or criminal activity within the campus area. As such, the Office of the Dean of Students is collaborating with UIPD to introduce members of the campus community—students, faculty, and staff—to the I-Watch program. I-Watch is a campus version of the Neighborhood Watch Program that exists in communities all across the country. In addition to receiving information on personal, home, and auto security, I-Watchers—the trained program participants—are given instruction in observation and reporting suspicious activity. To learn more about the I-Watch program, contact a representative at campuscommunity@illinois.edu, or REGISTER at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2441589 for one of the upcoming training sessions.

  Tuesday, February 11 at 4PM in Lincoln Hall 1090

  Wednesday, February 19 at 2PM in Noyes Lab 162

• I-Watch Training Session

  Mar 17, 2014 12:45 pm18 views

  The University of Illinois Police Department (UIPD) needs your assistance with crime prevention and reporting of suspicious and/or criminal activity within the campus area. As such, the Office of the Dean of Students is collaborating with UIPD to introduce members of the campus community—students, faculty, and staff—to the I-Watch program. I-Watch is a campus version of the Neighborhood Watch Program that exists in communities all across the country. In addition to receiving information on personal, home, and auto security, I-Watchers—the trained program participants—are given instruction in observation and reporting suspicious activity. To learn more about the I-Watch program, contact a representative at campuscommunity@illinois.edu, or REGISTER at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/6616695 for one of the upcoming training sessions.

  Tuesday, April 1 at 6pm in Lincoln Hall 1065

• I-Watch Training Session

  Oct 24, 2013 10:08 am31 views

  The University of Illinois Police Department (UIPD) needs your assistance with crime prevention and reporting of suspicious and/or criminal activity within the campus area. As such, the Office of the Dean of Students is collaborating with UIPD to introduce members of the campus community—students, faculty, and staff—to the I-Watch program. In addition to receiving information on personal, home, and auto security, I-Watchers—the trained program participants—are given instruction in observation and reporting suspicious activity. To learn more about the I-Watch program, contact a representative at campuscommunity@illinois.edu, or REGISTER at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2441589 for our upcoming training session on Tuesday, October 29. All Sessions are at 7:00PM in Lincoln Hall Room 1066.

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  I-Watch Training Session

  Oct 31, 2013 10:13 am35 views

  The Office of the Dean of Students is collaborating with UIPD to introduce members of the campus community to the I-Watch program. In addition to receiving information on personal, home, and auto security, I-Watchers—the trained program participants—are given instruction in observation and reporting suspicious activity. Please REGISTER at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2441589 for the upcoming training session on Wednesday, November 13 at 7:00PM in Lincoln Hall Room 1066.

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  I-Watch Training Session

  Nov 18, 2013 10:02 am16 views

  The University of Illinois Police Department (UIPD) needs your assistance with crime prevention and reporting of suspicious and/or criminal activity within the campus area. As such, the Office of the Dean of Students is collaborating with UIPD to introduce members of the campus community—students, faculty, and staff—to the I-Watch program. I-Watch is a campus version of the Neighborhood Watch Program that exists in communities all across the country. In addition to receiving information on personal, home, and auto security, I-Watchers—the trained program participants—are given instruction in observation and reporting suspicious activity. Please REGISTER at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2441589 for the upcoming training session on Wednesday, November 20 at 12pm in Huff Hall Room 209.  To learn more about the I-Watch program, contact a representative at campuscommunity@illinois.edu

• IWERC and the College of Education: Collaboration Discussion

  Jun 7, 2023 2:00 pm21 views

  All current faculty are invited to join the conversation on June 15 to discuss collaboration between IWERC (Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative) and the College of Education.

  
  

  
  

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  IWERC: Understanding Illinois' Teacher Shortage in 2024

  Apr 9, 2024 2:45 pm117 views

  The Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaboration has partnered with The Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools (IARSS) to deliver a report examining the teaching shortages in Illinois in 2024.

• James D. Anderson AACTE Outstanding Dissertation Award

  Aug 2, 2022 3:15 pm110 views

  The American Associate of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) recently named its annual Outstanding Dissertation Award in honor of James D. Anderson, professor emeritus and past dean of the College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a leading scholar of American education.

• James Lee, SPED PhD Candidate, Wins 2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Leader Award from AACC

  Apr 27, 2020 4:45 pm140 views

  Congratulations to PhD student in Special Education, James D. Lee, on winning the 2020 Outstanding Asian and Asian American Graduate Student Leader Award from the campus' Asian American Cultural Center.

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  James Lee, SPED Ph.D. Student, Named to CEC Doctoral Student Scholar Cohort

  Nov 13, 2020 3:15 pm49 views

  Congratulations to graduate student James Lee, who has been selected as an outstanding scholar and invited to the 13th cohort of the Council for Exceptional Children's Division for Research Doctoral Student Scholars. 

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  James Rounds Article Named Top 10 Most Cited by Applied Psychology

  Jul 17, 2024 1:00 pm51 views

  Rounds' article is "Adolescent vocational interests predict early career success: Two 12-year longitudinal studies" 

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  Jayathirtha Awarded $2 Million NSF Grant for CS Education

  Sep 24, 2024 10:45 am78 views

  Gayithri Jayathirtha, is serving as co-PI on the project along with Oregon and UCLA scholars.

• Jennifer Delaney receives Outstanding Article of the Year Award

  Feb 12, 2016 10:15 am173 views

  Dr. Jennifer Delaney, an associate professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, has received the Outstanding Article of the Year Award from the Journal of Education Finance.

• Jennifer Timmer Receives 2017 AERA Dissertation Grant

  Jan 18, 2017 10:45 am22 views

  Jennifer Timmer, a Ph.D. student in Educational Psychology, recently was awarded an AERA Dissertation Grant for her scholarly achievements, quality of proposed research, and potential to contribute to education research. The AERA Dissertation Grant awards a one-year, $20,000 stipend to assist in completion of dissertation research using a large scale data set. Other requirements include participation in AERA's Fall Research Conference and AERA Annual Meeting. More information on the award can be here: http://www.aera.net/Professional-Opportunities-Funding/AERA-Funding-Opportunities/Grants-Program/Dissertation-Grants

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  Jessica Li Named Associate Dean for Research and Director of BER

  Nov 4, 2021 11:00 am53 views

  Dr. Jessica Li has accepted the offer to serve as the next College of Education Associate Dean for Research and Director of the Bureau of Educational Research (BER).

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  Jill Donnel Selected as Council on Teacher Education's Executive Director

  May 25, 2023 4:15 pm202 views

  Join us in welcoming Jill Donnel, Ed.D., to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as Executive Director of the Council on Teacher Education. Most recently, Donnel served as Assistant Director for Undergraduate Programs and Advising at Illinois State University's College of Education, School of Teaching, one of the largest teacher preparation departments in the nation.

• Job Announcement for Visiting Assistant Professor

  Jan 26, 2015 9:00 am68 views

  Position: Visiting Assistant Professor Position in Education Administration/Leadership. This is a full-time nine-month non-tenure-track faculty position in the College of Education for one year, with the possibility of renewal. The Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership (EPOL) includes divisions of Educational Administration and Leadership, Global Studies in Education, Higher Education, Social and Philosophical Foundations, and Human Resource Development. Departmental faculty address critical issues in PK-12 and postsecondary education, fostering an interdisciplinary understanding of education policy and practice across the traditional divides among educational administrators, philosophers, historians, social scientists, organizational theorists, and policy analysts. The individual sought for this position would work within the Educational Administration and Leadership division, which focuses on the preparation of PK-12 school leaders. The successful candidate would be immersed in school leadership issues related to social justice, equity, and equality and should understand and be committed to the diverse social, economic, and policy context in PK-12 education. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by March 6, 2015. Application will continue to be accepted until a hiring decision is reached. Please create a candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload one file that contains a cover letter, curriculum vitae, personal statement of teaching and research philosophies, unofficial copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and the contact information for three references by the close date. All requested information must be submitted for your application to be considered. Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date; however, no hiring decision will be made until after that date. For more information please contact: Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, Search Committee Chair, 217-300-0897 or ezamanig@illinois.edu.

• Job Opportunity: Web Developer

  Feb 11, 2014 1:45 pm30 views

  Inclusive Illinois and The Women Equity Council is seeking a graduate student that has skills in web design. This person would update websites for Inclusive Illinois and the Women Equity Council with current information and update the website design. They should be able to commit to 10 hours a week (but this can be negotiated). Pay is competitive. Work will start mid-February until May and perhaps over the summer.

• Job Posting: Graduate Research Assistant - Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL)

  Dec 10, 2013 4:00 pm258 views

  Graduate Research Assistant – 50%

  January, 1 2014 – May 15, 2014, with possible renewal 

  The focus of this Research Assistantship is to assist the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) in their current and future research and grants portfolio. This includes searching and compiling RFPs, literature reviews on current issues in higher education, conducting survey research, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and producing easily consumable reports. This RA will report to the Coordinator, Research & Grants. Click headline to read more...

   

• Job posting: Research Assistant Professor, Office of Community College Research and Leadership

  Dec 16, 2013 11:45 am64 views

  The Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) seeks a Research Assistant Professor to provide the leadership and support for several large-scale research and evaluation projects that enroll diverse youth and adults in career pathway programs that lead to further education and living-wage employment. Expertise in theories of college and career transition, including college and career readiness, dual credit and dual enrollment, transfer and articulation, college retention and completion, and placement in employment is desired. Designing and conducting mixed methods research studies, including mixing advanced statistical modeling with qualitative methods, is an important aspect of the position. View the complete post at: http://education.illinois.edu/about/jobs

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  Johnson Named DEIA Visionary by Los Angeles Times

  Oct 23, 2024 10:15 am83 views

  Royel Johnson, associate profeesor at the USC Rossier School of Education, was named to the list of "the most prominent game changers and thought leaders in the business world today."

• Join the Education Justice Project: Now Accepting Applications

  Jan 25, 2021 4:45 pm88 views

  The Education Justice Project provides college-level programming to individuals at Danvillle Correctional Center, writes and distributes reentry guides, and produces resources on prison education and criminal justice. EJP welcomes applications from people interested in all of these activities and from undergrads interested in internships in the EJP (virtual) office.

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  Join the Fun at Education at Illinois 2015 AERA Reception!

  Apr 10, 2015 2:00 pm69 views

  The 2015 AERA Meeting takes place April 16-20 in Chicago. We look forward to connecting with our alumni, students, and faculty members! The event is free and a cash bar will be available.

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  Jonathan Phalen, '23 Secondary Education Minor, Receives Fulbright Award

  Jun 23, 2023 2:00 pm76 views

  Fulbright grants allow students and recent graduates to pursue international education, research, and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year.

• Jon Hale Named 2023-24 HRI Faculty Fellow

  Mar 1, 2023 3:00 pm34 views

  Congratulations to C&I and EPOL associate professor Jon Hale, who is one of seven faculty members on campus to be named a 2023-24 Humanities Research Fellow.

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  Jonker Awarded Service Excellence Award

  Jun 11, 2024 9:30 am38 views

  Bryan Jonker was named one of two recipients of the Greg Gulick Service Excellence Award at the IT Pro Forum conference.

• Journal recognizes EPOL professors for well-cited paper

  Jan 6, 2017 12:30 pm13 views

  A research paper written by David Huang and Denice Hood in 2013 has been recognized by The Internet and Higher Education journal as one of the publication’s five most highly cited papers from 2014 through June of 2016. Huang and Hood are both associate professors in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership.

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  'Journey of a Painter'

  Apr 22, 2015 12:15 pm40 views

  Lori Fuller, an admissions/records supervisor who has worked at the College of Education since 2011, will have an art exhibit at the Illini Union Art Gallery May 7-June 28. Fuller's landscape paintings are a reflection of her personal engagement with the natural world, according to the artist. "The process of painting allows me to relive my travels and share my love of nature," she said. The opening reception of Fuller's exhibit takes place May 7 at 4:30 p.m.

• June – September school research proposals due May 11

  Apr 24, 2018 2:15 pm7 views

  For any research that will take place in or with a local school, including funded research and dissertations, please submit research proposals by May 11 for priority consideration by school district administration. Local school districts will review proposed projects in June. Visit the School University Research Relations for details and the link to the submission interface.

• Juneteenth Celebration Events in C-U

  Jun 15, 2022 9:30 am61 views

  This community calendar is a service of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to commemorate the anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States.

• Kelly Searsmith, Ed.M. Candidate in EPOL Featured in Grad College's One Story

  Apr 29, 2020 10:30 am39 views

  Kelly Searsmith has been featured in the University of Illinois Graduate College's One Story video series. The new and continuing series of short documentaries shows diverse pathways to and through graduate education at U of I and gives an uplifting message about how transformative these experiences can be.

• Kelly Searsmith: Invited Speaker at ASHA 2019

  Nov 24, 2019 9:00 pm3 views

  M.Ed. candidate in EPOL-Higher Education and autism advocate Kelly Searsmith gave an invited talk on Nov. 22 titled "Autism & Neurodiversity: Reimagining the Strengths of the Human Spectrum" with co-presenter Prof. Laura DeThorne of Western Michigan University at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's annual convention in Orlando, Florida.

  The talk helps medically-oriented practitioners to reframe their approach to autism therapies using a social model of disability and to understand the importance of adopting an assumed-competency, strength-based, and person-centered perspective.

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  Kelly Searsmith Named to College Autism Network Board of Directors

  Mar 24, 2025 11:30 am77 views

  Searsmith is an alumna and current doctoral student in EPOL.

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  Kevin Carey, EdD '21 EPOL, Receives ACPA's 2021 Tracy Davis Outstanding Emerging Research Award

  Jan 6, 2022 3:30 pm34 views

  Congratulations to recent doctoral graduate Kevin Carey, who is receiving the American College Personnel Association's (ACPA) 2021 Tracy Davis Outstanding Emerging Research Award from the Coalition on Men and Masculinities. 

• Keynote Speaker at the Peoria Area Speech-Hearing Language Association (PASHA) Seminar

  Jan 26, 2020 10:00 pm95 views

  Kelly Searsmith, M.Ed. candidate in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, gave the keynote talk at the PASHA seminar, which was held at Illinois Central College on Saturday, January 25, titled "The Cliff at Childhood's End: Helping Emerging Adults with ASD Make the Leap to College." She also served on a discussion panel, addressing questions from an audience of clinical service providers, parents, and autistic students.

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  Koeberlein Honored by Graduate College

  Feb 20, 2024 11:45 am26 views

  Koeberlein is the Admissions and Records officer for the departments of Educational Psychology and Curriculum & Instruction. She was honored at the Graduate College Annual Workshop this week.

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  Kulas a Semi-Finalist in Grad College's Image of Research Competition

  Apr 1, 2025 11:15 am151 views

  Andrea Kulas, an EPOL Ed.D. student, photographed the  North Bennet Street School in Boston, MA.

• Kutasha Bryan-Silva, C&I Doctoral Student, Receives Fulbright Grant

  Jun 8, 2020 12:30 pm177 views

  The goal of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program is to build international relationships to help solve global challenges. Bryan-Silva was awarded a Fulbright grant to conduct nine months of dissertation research in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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  Lambert Chosen for Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officers Seminar

  Oct 16, 2024 10:30 am34 views

  Matt Lambert, professor and head Special Education is one of five Illinois department leaders chosen for the seminar in 2024-25.

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  LDL Doctoral Candidate Appointed Chancellor of Universidad Autónoma de Occidente

  Feb 13, 2024 2:15 pm359 views

  Diego Hernández Losada, a doctoral candidate in EPOL's Learning Design and Leadership program, returns to Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO) where he began his career as a professor.

• LeaderShape Applications due October 27th!

  Oct 23, 2014 11:45 am61 views

  The Illinois Leadership Center is providing this five-night leadership retreat for FREE to students this January.

  LeaderShape is a nationally-recognized leadership development program that takes place at many college campuses every year. At the LeaderShape Institute, participants learn how to lead with integrity through a variety of fun and educational experiences. They will create a vision for change focused on their organizations and an action plan designed to assist them in effectively implementing their vision and goals.

  "[LeaderShape] has truly changed the way I look at the world, and more importantly, the way I evaluate and challenge myself. Thank you for giving me a healthy disregard for the impossible."

  — 2010 LEADERSHAPE PARTICIPANT, ANONYMOUS

  More info on how to apply: Flyer