Monthly Archives: September 2011

Academic

Virtual Educause Annual Conference

Virtual Educause Annual Conference

 

 Educause is the leader in high education IT. “Whether your focus is on administration, teaching and learning, information technology infrastructure, information systems, cybersecurity, policy, library systems or information technology leadership, there’s something at this online annual conference for you. This event will give you practical takeaways, help you develop beneficial relationships, and advance your professional knowledge and skills.”

Join Us for an Online Viewing Party

Where: St. Cloud State University, Miller Center Library –

(Room B18 Wednesday & Thursday, Rooms 114/115 Friday)

When: Wednesday, October 19th – Friday, October 21st

Since most cannot attend the Educause Annual Conference in Philadelphia, the Miller Center has graciously paid for the streaming of this online event and has allowed us to host a viewing party by opening this event up to academics in our region. Please see the Educause Sessions document to view a full schedule for this three day event as well as session descriptions. Find some sessions that interest you? Consider attending for a full day or half day — it’s very informal.

Lunch will be on your own; the Atwood Center on the SCSU campus has plenty of options, or consider bringing your own lunch or ordering delivery from a local sandwich shop. We highly recommend parking in the 4th Avenue Parking Ramp across the street from the Miller Center, for $1.00/hr. Visit http://www.stcloudstate.edu/campusmap/default.asp for a SCSU Campus map.

Registration is not required, but please send Kate Bessey an email at kmbessey@stcloudstate.edu if you’d like to attend, so we have adequate space.

Please also indicate which day(s) you plan to attend.

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Register today for the CMLE Annual Meeting!

CMLE invites everyone to attend its Annual Meeting and Workshop on Tuesday, September 27th at Saint John’s University. The cost of the event is $16.00 per person. The event will include a presentation on the new ELM platform with Matt Lee from Minitex and a buffet dinner. There will also be a cash bar. Jonathan Friesen is the author this year—winner of ALA’s 2009 Schneider Award for Jerk, California, “Best Book for Teens”. His personal experience with Tourette’s Syndrome and Epilepsy inspires him to write many books and articles about mental health issues.  Check out Jonathan’s website www.jonathanfriesen.com for more information.

Registration for this event is easy, just go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CMLEAnnualMtg

Please contact Kate Bessey at kmbessey@stcloudstate.edu if you have any questions.

Check this out:

Districts Facing Referendums

KSTP did a story this week on the 131 school districts facing referendum votes. The 18 CMLE school districts I see listed include:

Albany, Big Lake, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose, Delano, Foley, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Melrose, Milaca, North Branch, Paynesville, Princeton, Rocori, Royalton, Sauk Rapids-Rice, Sartell, St. Michael-Albertville, and Upsala.

For details about each referendum, and to see a complete list, go to http://tinyurl.com/455yx9j

If your local school district is not listed, and should be, please share that information in the comments area. Thanks!