Call for proposals

2010 ACHE Annual Conference and Meeting
Hotel Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico
October 20-23, 2010.

Continuing Education - Reflecting Upon and Responding to the National Agenda

To download the Call for Proposals Form, visit http://www.acheinc.org/ache2010/call_for_proposals.pdf.

You can view additional information about the conference at the 2010 ACHE Conference and Meeting http://www.acheinc.org/annual_conference.html.

The deadline for the Call for Proposals is Monday, February 1, 2010.

Please email your proposal to:

Dr. Jeffery Alejandro
Coordinator, Continuing Professional Education
Division of Continuing Studies
East Carolina University
301F Self-Help Center
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone (252) 328-9197
Fax (252) 328-9342
Email alejandroj@ecu.edu
Web http://www.cpe.ecu.edu/

Call for nominations

Dear Colleagues,


The ACHE Nominations Committee is currently accepting nominations for:

     • Directors-at-Large (two openings) and

     • Vice President.

The Association will present its slate of candidates in the March Five Minutes with ACHE. In order to submit a nomination, an online form is available at: http://tinyurl.com/ache-2010-nominations

Individuals may self-nominate or be nominated by a colleague. Once nominations are received, the chair of the Nominations Committee, Rick Osborn, will contact nominees with requests for additional information.

Please direct any inquiries to the Nominations Committee Chair:

Rick Osborn
Immediate Past President, ACHE
Dean, School of Continuing Studies & Academic Outreach
East Tennessee State University
OSBORNR@mail.etsu.edu
(423) 439-8300
(423) 773-3452 (cell)

ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 1, 2010.

Participation as a Director-at-Large or as Vice President constitutes a significant opportunity to serve ACHE and continuing higher education. Nominees for Vice President must have served at least two years as a Director-at-Large. For a description of the roles and responsibilities of ACHE Officers, please consult the ACHE Guide for Officers and Board Members. (http://tinyurl.com/acheguide-officers-board)

We hope that you will consider nominating a colleague this year!

Call for Proposals

57th Annual Conference
Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE)
Fredericton, New Brunswick
June 1-4, 2010

For More Information

The 2010 CAUCE Conference Planning Committee invites proposals for concurrent sessions on creative continuing education that correspond with the following three conference tracks:

1. Creativity – catalyst for change
2. Models, strategies and methods to challenge the times
3. Embracing Diversity

Abstracts should be submitted in the proposed language of presentation (English or French). Simultaneous translation will not be available.

Abstracts will be evaluated on the following criteria:

o Relevance to the conference theme
o Learning outcomes for the audience
o Clarity of session objectives and organization of information
o Degree of originality of research or approach
o Presentation approach and level of participant engagement

Presenters will be advised of the status of their submissions by Monday, March 1, 2010. If your submission is accepted, you must provide a final paper (or other contribution to the conference proceedings) by May 3, 2010. Papers will be published in the conference proceedings and made available to the delegates.

The deadline for abstract submission is Friday, January 22, 2010

Fill out the Abstract Submission Form by clicking here.

Dean Level Sponsor, Boston Reed College

Announces the winners of its drawing at 2009 ACHE Annual Conference and Meeting:

It was indeed our pleasure to be a Dean Level Sponsor at the 2009 ACHE Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania last month. Many conference attendees stopped by the Boston Reed table to learn more about partnering with Boston Reed and to enter our drawing for Napa Valley wine, made by Boston Reed's CEO, David Wignall.

This year's wine recipients are:

• Charles Hickox, Eastern Kentucky University, KY

• Mary Alice Burkhart, Austin Peay State University, TN

• Antoinette Coleman, Bowie State University, MD

• Richard Cheney, Central Connecticut State University, CT

• Linda Crosset, Indiana State University, IN

• Francine Fink, Becker College, MA

• Charlee Lanis - East Central University, OK

• Dr. Louann Waldner - College of Sequoias, CA

More tips on updating your vita

Several DOs and DON'Ts in Vita Preparation

DO make your vita a clear and concise summary of your professional qualifications. Like any good writing, every word should count.

DO try to obtain copies of several vitae from individuals who are at your stage of professional development or slightly ahead. One of the best ways to construct a vita is by seeing how others have done it.

DO take the time to create an elegant and inviting format, and be sure to laser print the final product on high quality paper. Style matters, and your vita should appear professional, uncluttered, and friendly to the eye.

DO be sure to check the vita carefully for mistakes and typographical errors. Without exception, it must be absolutely error-free.

DO have your faculty adviser, colleagues, family, and friends look over your vita before you send it out. They will undoubtedly spot weaknesses you have overlooked and may be able to suggest ways of overcoming them.

DON'T give the appearance of padding your vita by including such things as extra-wide margins, high school accomplishments, or excessive detail about your research and teaching experience (e.g., details associated with running an experiment, such as "I contacted participants, scheduled them for sessions...").

DON'T list irrelevant personal information such as height, weight, health, or military status. Listing your age, marital status, or the number of children you have is optional (unfortunately, such information can invite discrimination, particularly against female applicants), and excessive details should be avoided (e.g., names and ages of children). Listing hobbies and outside interests is also optional and should only be done if you feel it will enhance your image as a well-rounded professional.

DON'T list categories that have only item (with one exception: a section entitled "Publication" is acceptable for listing a single publication).

DON'T use category subheadings that are more ambitious than their content (e.g., "Articles, Publications, and Grant Proposals" followed by only one grant proposal). Later in your career, you can add some of these sections (for example, "Professional Activities" might include editorships, memberships in academic or grant-reviewing committees, consulting work, and so on).

Attention: ACHE Great Lakes Region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and Central Ontario )

Mark your calendars and plan to attend the ACHE Great Lakes Regional Conference in collaboration with the Illinois Council of Continuing Higher Education.

February 10 – 12, 2010 in Chicago

Please click here for details and be sure to register soon. It’s sure to be a great conference.

Listen up those in the Northeast Metropolitan Region (New Jersey, New York metro area, Europe, Africa, Middle East)

Listen up those in the Northeast Metropolitan Region (New Jersey, New York metro area, Europe, Africa, Middle East).  Please go here now: http://acheinc.org/region/NEmetro/index.html.  New bylaws have been posted.  Please go read and vote on them!