RSVP for KDP's Holiday Celebration

Xi Gamma Members,

Don't forget to RSVP for KDP Holiday Celebration on December 8th at 7pm in the Chancellor's Suite.

RSVP by either sending an e-mail to kdpxigamma@gmail.com or via facebook at www.facebook.com/kdpxigamma

Volunteers Needed for H.S. Visits

A few undergraduate education majors are needed for Thursday, December 1st and Friday, December 2nd to talk about their SHU/CEHS experience with high school seniors over lunch at the buffet section of the cafeteria.

If interested, please contact Omayra Arocho at omayra.arocho@shu.edu and refer to this post. Please include your major/program, contact number, and e-mail address as well.

5 Honor Stole Points Awarded

Undergrad Volunteers Needed

A few undergraduate education majors are needed for Friday, May 18th to talk about their SHU/CEHS experience with high school seniors over lunch.

If interested, please contact Omayra Arocho at omayra.arocho@shu.edu and refer to this post. Please include your major/program and contact number as well.

5 Honor Stole Points Awarded

Need Volunteer Hours & Want to Help?!? Become a Tutor!

Tutors Needed! KDP Service Honor Stole Hours Awarded!

For more information, contact Peter Hynes, Director of Seton Hall's Academic Resource Center at peter.hynes@shu.edu .

Xi Gamma Meet & Greet/Fundraiser at Stony's

Xi Gamma will be hosting a Meet & Greet/Fundraiser at Stony's so treat yourself to dinner at Stony's! Be sure to mention Kappa Delta Pi's name and 15 % of your purchase will go to our chapter!

5 KDP Honor Stole Points will be awarded for participation. Please be sure to sign in to receive credit if you so wish.

Date: Thursday, November 17th
Time: 5:00 - 9:30 PM
Location: Stony's Restaurant, 10 Sloan Street, South Orange, NJ

Check out Stony's Website: http://www.stonysburgers.com/index.html

Volunteers Needed!

The College of Education & Human Services-Dean's Office is looking for volunteers to assist with putting together give-aways/info cards for Open House. KDP Honor Stole Service pts will be offered. Please contact Omayra Arocho at omayra.arocho@shu.edu if you are interested.

KDP Program - 5 Honor Stole Pts

Author Robin Rosenberg will present her children's book, Brookie Cookie Bookie, and how it can be used in the elementary classroom to discuss and celebrate diversity.




Date: Wednesday, October 5th
Time: 7 PM
Location: Chancellor's Suite, University Center

Refreshments will be served and book purchase available. KDP Xi Gamma T-shirts will also be available for purchase ($15)

5 KDP Honor Stole Points and Professional Development Hours available for full attendance

Civic Engagement & Community Service Opps at SHU

Dr. Laura Pallitto - Center for Community Research & Engagement & Mr. Thomas Russomano – Division of Volunteer Services (DOVE)

9/22 - Chancellor’s Suite @ 8:30 pm – University Center Lower Level

Refreshments will be served. COMPASS CREDIT and 5 KDP HONOR STOLE PTS OFFERED! Sponsored by: The Center for Multiculturalism & Civic Engagement

For more info: rosario.reyes-urbina@shu.edu

New Xi Gamma Website!

Our Xi Gamma Chapter has a new website. Please be sure to save it on your favorites for future reference: http://kdpxigamma.org

For instant updates on upcoming events, service opportunities, resources, etc. join our FB page at www.facebook.com/kdpxigamma and follow us on twitter @kdpxigamma !

Hello Facebook, Hello Twitter!

Hello Xi Gamma Members!

Hope that you are all enjoying your summer! We just wanted to inform all of you that Xi Gamma has made it's entrance into the Facebook and Twitter World. We are very excited about these advances and hope you are too. By "liking" our Facebook Page and following us on Twitter, you will be able to get the most up to date information about our Chapter and stay informed about what is happening next. Below you will find the links for both.

Facebook

Twitter

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NJ Distinguished Student Teacher Kathleen Rathgeber

Congratulations to Kathleen Rathgeber, May 2011 graduate of our Elementary/Special Education program, for being recognized as one of the 15 New Jersey Distinguished Student Teachers! Kathleen also majored in English, actively participated in Kappa Delta Pi and completed her studies at Seton Hall with a 4.0. Kudos!

Greetings!

Greetings Everyone! We hope that you had a successful end of the semester and that you have been enjoying some time off. We are very excited for this upcoming year and have some great events that you will not want to miss. Keep checking our blog for updates on events and other exciting news! We hope that everyone has a wonderful Summer.

Our chapter is being featured for the second time on the KDP national website in “Chapters Out Front”. This section showcases the exceptional activities and accomplishments of a chapter and its members. Check it out at: http://www.kdp.org/recognition/

Sincerely, Kathryn Becker Historian

Interested in Training for NCBI? 10 Stole Pts!

Are you interested in becomming a trainer for NCBI@SHU?
Training is scheduled for Friday, May 6th and Saturday, May 7th, 2011

10 KDP Honor Stole Points awarded (for full attendance only)

We welcome your energy and enthusiasm, we know that our community can benefit from your participation.

Information about the training:

Training will be 2 days of very interesting activities that will prepare you to present workshops on Prejudice Reduction (under the supervision of the Campus Director).

We will go over the question about the utilization of NCBI model outside of the One Day Workshops. We will inform you about the Leadership Team at SHU, Conference and Constituency work on a National Level and Welcome Week participation.

Registration, breakfast, and Check in starts at 8:30 am - Location TBA

Program starts at 8:45 am (please be punctual)
Continental Breakfast and light lunch will be provided both days (Breakfast will be served by 8:30 am)

If there are any specific dietary needs, please call us immediately at 973 275 2137.

Be ready to spend time with us from 8:45 am until 4:30 pm each day (Dress comfortably)

For more info, send an e-mail to ncbi@shu.edu
http://www.shu.edu/offices/community-development/ncbi.cfm

Welcome New Xi Gamma Members!

Xi Gamma Chapter proudly welcomes 190 new KDP members inducted on Sunday, April 3, 2011.

We look forward to working with you all and continuing to make KDP a visible stronghold on campus!

Congrats 2011 Xi Gamma E-board!

Congratulations to our 2011 Xi Gamma E-board!

President:Chris Ley
Vice President: Christina Tenore
Secretary: Tracy Napier
Treasurer: Talesha Grubbs
Historian: Kathryn Becker

Time to Vote & Election Announcement!

Kappa Delta Pi, Xi Gamma Chapter Members:

It is with great pleasure that I congratulate our newly elected KDP President, Christopher Ley, and Secretary, Tracy Napier. Christopher Ley and Tracy Napier were elected for their respective positions as their candidacies were uncontested.* (See below for some information shared on their applications for the Xi Gamma Executive Board positions.)

There is one position, the position of Vice President, for which we had three candidates running. An e-mail was sent to all active Xi Gamma Chapter members today with a link and instructions for voting; we ask you to go to the link, read about each candidate and select the candidate of your choice.

The e-mail was sent to the address you indicated as the form of contact on your KDP Initiate Form. If you did not receive the voting e-mail/link, please send an e-mail to kdpxigamma@gmail.com specifying this.

The voting survey will be available for the next week. It will close on March 23, 2011. Please vote as soon as possible. Voting will take but a few seconds.


*Introduction to our Elected Candidates:
Christopher Ley writes: Being somewhat of an atypical college student, KDP has given me a sense of community among other professionals and my peers. In addition, the continuing education programs offered such as the webinars I attend have provided me useful tools and knowledge for use both in the classroom and for my own academic advancement. Aside from attending all meetings and helping at various KDP sponsored events, I have spearheaded and orchestrated a CPR training session for members which I am currently in the process of expanding so that more members and future teachers can be certified in this much needed, yet overlooked, life saving skill.

Kappa Delta Pi is a premier association of dedicated educators and service professionals, as such i would like to increase KDP's presence on campus by inviting distinguished professionals to hold lectures on topics that directly and indirectly effect our field. This will not only increase visibility on our campus, but will provide valuable insight to upcoming and current professionals from individuals currently serving with distinction in their respective fields. This will have the added benefit of providing networking opportunities where relationships can be established with other dedicated professionals in the field.

Tracy Napier writes: Membership in KDP has given me access to a variety of resources for teachers and has allowed me new opportunities to get involved in the education field. It has also allowed me to come in contact with others in my major who have the same career goals as me. For KDP, I have attended the Anit-Bullying seminar. One program that I would like to coordinate for Xi Gamma is a book drive for schools in the surrounding community.

Thank you so much for taking the time to make your voice heard.
Dr. McFadden
College of Education & Human Services

Children's Depression Inventory - Second Edition

This workshop is sponsored by the School & Community Psychology Program and student organization SPLASH (School Psychology Leadership Association of Seton Hall) and will be held on March 29, 2011 from 6:15pm-7:45pm in the Nursing Amphitheatre. Admission is FREE!

Presenter: Danielle Politi, Ed.S. NCSP

By the conclusion of this presentation, partici-pants will have acquired the following practical skills that can be directly applied in the educa-tional setting:

Knowledge of the CDI 2 and the essential features

Confidence in the psychometric properties of the CDI 2

Experience in interpretation of the CDI 2 through the application of a case-study to the recommended four step interpretation process

Familiarity with CDI 2 administration and scoring operations

Application of the CDI 2 results in data-based decision making and intervention planning

NCBI One Day Training - 10 Points!

NCBI at SHU Welcoming Diversity One Day Workshops scheduled for March (10 Honor Stole Points for One Day Workshop - full day attendance to count):

Friday, March 18th
or
Saturday, March 19th

Sign up by using the following link:
http://www.shu.edu/offices/community-development/ncbi-one-day.cfm

What you need to know:

Session is all day from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please be there on time and expect to stay until 4:30 p.m.

Continental Breakfast will be served by 8:45 a.m. Light Lunch will be offered at 12 noon. We are expecting that lunch will be the time to share your experience with the other participants.

Dress comfortably. All you need to bring is your desire to learn from each other.

Friendly Reminder!

E-board descriptions and candidate info forms were e-mailed to members (using the e-mail you provided on your KDP Initiate Form).

Should you wish to run, please fill out the brief candidate fields on the second page, save it, and send it as an attachment to kdpxigamma@gmail.com by Wednesday, March 9, 2011. If you need a form, please send an e-mail to the same e-mail address prior to the deadline.

Teacher Leadership Webinar

A New KDP Webinar is Now Available! Keep checking www.kdp.org for the latest free resources for members!

Webinar: Identifying Your Capacity and Voice in Teacher Leadership
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011 7-8 PM, EST

For more info and to register, go to https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/219537339

5 KDP Honor Stole Points Offered for full attendance with certificate of completion from the Webinar Organizer

Xi Gamma E-Board Elections

Xi Gamma’s Executive Board Election Time is soon approaching! Active Xi Gamma members who have been consistent in their participation of chapter programs/meetings and are able to commit their time to Xi Gamma in a leadership capacity should consider running for an Executive Board Member position.

E-board descriptions and candidate info forms were e-mailed to members (using the e-mail you provided on your KDP Initiate Form). *Should you wish to run, please fill out the brief candidate fields on the second page, save it, and send it as an attachment to kdpxigamma@gmail.com by Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Members who opted for hard copy notifications will receive them by mail.

All members will then be informed of eligible candidates running by March 11th along with further instructions on voting procedures, etc.

Elected Executive Board members will be announced/introduced at the New Member Induction Ceremony on April 3, 2011 at 11am.

Letters to Veterans

Don't forget to join us and Daniel Kocsis, SHU/CEHS alumnus, as he shares his work with middle school children in New Hampshire who communicate with U.S. Veterans via their letters. Kocsis was featured in the Winter/Spring 2010 issue of the Seton Hall Magazine: "The Simple Power of 'Thank You' by Mike Cullity.

Daniel will share some of these wonderful correspondences with participants and propose a letter writing service project that KDP, Xi Gamma members can engage in.

When: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 5:30 PM
Where: Jubilee Hall, Dean's Conference Room, 4th floor, Dean's Suite

5 KDP Honor Stole Points for full attendance; Additional points available for ongoing participation in letter writing service project

Four Spots Still Available for Adult & Child CPR 2 yr Certification Workshop!

Many Xi Gamma members jumped on the opportunity to receive 2-Year Certification for Adult and Child CPR. They will be prepared to save a life if need be and will certainly stand out among candidates when applying for internships and jobs.

THERE ARE STILL 4 SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR TONIGHT'S WORKSHOP! Contact Chris Ley at Christopher.Ley@student.shu.edu asap, if you are interested.

When? Tonight, Feb 18th, 6-9PM
Where? Duffy Hall, Rm 60
Cost? Just $50 for 2 Years of Certification

Participants will receive a mouth guard key chain as well.

Raise Your Glass Bullying Workshop

In honor of Public Service Month at Seton Hall University, Kappa Delta Pi, Xi Gamma Chapter presents:



Raise Your Glass: A Closer Look at Bullying through Awareness & Empowerment
February 16, 2011 at 5:30 PM
Jubilee Hall Auditorium, 1st floor (Note: new location)

featuring:
Patricia Wright, Superintendent of Spring Lake, NJ; New Jersey Bar Foundation Consultant & Co-author of the Foundations's Anti-bullyng Curriculum

Detective William Lynch, North Brunswick Police Department

5 KDP Honor Stole Points awarded for full attendance

Deadline Date for Honor Stole Forms (Graduating Active Members Only)

Attention all active, Xi Gamma members who are graduating in Spring 2011: Please note that the deadline date for the optional, KDP Service Honor Stole Forms and check/money order for $25 is Friday, March 18, 2011 at 4pm. Please be sure all forms are handed in together along with the fee to Omayra Arocho, Jubilee Hall, Room 477.

Win $300 by Sharing Your Thoughts!!!

Here's the perfect opportunity for Xi Gamma undergrad and grad members to share their thoughts on a topic close to home and win money while doing it. Xi Gamma is encouraging its members to participate in the Center for Vocation & Servant Leadership's Essay Contest for Public Service Month. If you plan on submitting, let us know...leave us a comment on this post. We'll be rooting for you! Best Essay: $300 prize, Second $150, Third $50 Due Date: February 8, 2011 Length: 600-650 words Award Night: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 7 PM University Center! Submit by: email csl@shu.edu or drop off at the Center for Servant Leadership, Presidents Hall – Lower Level, Room 11 Essay Question: In order to bring the culture of servant leadership on campus to the next level of excellence, what do you think is the most important issue that needs to be addressed? What plan of action would you suggest?

Learn Adult and Child CPR

Become a Hero. Save a Life! Learn Adult & Child CPR on Friday, February 18, 2011 from 6-9 PM (Location TBA). There's a $50 fee per person which includes the 3 hour training/assessment, keychain mouthguard, and certification. Space is limited (preference given to graduating seniors)! Contact Chris Ley at christopher.ley@student.shu.edu to reserve your space and for payment instructions. 10 KDP Honor Stole Points Awarded for completion of program.

Professional Development From Home!

Gain professional development right at home! Free webinar tomorrow offered via Kappa Delta Pi! Using Questions to Engage, Teach, and Manage Your Students Tuesday, January 11, 2011 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST 5 Xi Gamma Chapter Honor Stole Points Offered with submission of certificate To register, log on to: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/661109122 Asking the right questions in the right ways engages students in your instruction and their learning process. In this Webinar, Dr. Nathan Bond, KDP President, Counselor of the ACE Award-winning chapter Eta Zeta, and teaching enthusiast, discusses how you can better manage classroom behaviors and enhance students’ learning through questioning strategies. You will learn why you should use questioning, what techniques to follow when asking questions, and how to question students to encourage quality involvement. You also get to ask your own questions during the 60-minute session.

Undergrad Volunteers Needed! Honor Stole Pts Awarded

Undergraduate CEHS students are needed to share their experiences as an Education Major/KDP Member/SEA Pirate Member for our Annual Brunch with the Dean event on Sunday, February 6th at 10:30am. Those who are interested, please e-mail Omayra Arocho at omayra.arocho@shu.edu . Honor Stole Points will be awarded for volunteering your time to share with prospective students and their families.