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ESL Study Center celebrates anniversary
 David Schmidt, director of the ESL Study & Tutorial Center, proudly announced the Center's 10th anniversary at the recent Conversation Partners Program luncheon. Schmidt, who has served as the Center's leader since its inception, says the one-on-one attention given to international students is what sets the Center apart from other campus resources. He noted that he sometimes spends up to an hour with one student working on writing, presentation, or other skills necessary for college-level success. International students also use the Center to study, work with small groups on class projects, and just relax.
University College commends Schmidt, his tutors, and all of those international students who take advantage of this campus resource on a decade of service.
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Tonya Jones was honored at the Association for Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education's national conference in Kentucky. Jones received the Atom Ant Award from the association for her exemplary work assisting non-traditional students' transition to college life.
For each of the 10 years that the magazine has recognized institutions with excellent First-Year Experiences, Kennesaw State University has appeared on the U.S. News & World Report list. The 2013 "America's Best Colleges" edition marks a decade of national notice for University's College's work with first-year students. Again this year, KSU is the only institution in Georgia to appear on the annual list, which features 23 institutions including Notre Dame, University of Virginia, Stanford, and the University of South Carolina.
KSU's chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, a national honor society, recently announced that Plamen Mavrov, an honors student and international affairs major, was awarded one of the society's Study Abroad Grants. These grants are designed to help support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad. Mavrov won one of the 50 grants awarded this year.
As the transition to D2L continues for spring semester courses, faculty should remember that the student information in their courses will not migrate. Therefore, it is imperative for each instructor of record to back up pertinent student information including the gradebook, discussion boards, e-mails and assessments, according to the KSU D2L website. Members of the UC Distance Learning Committee will be holding an open lab session later in the semester to help faculty back up required material from spring, summer, and fall courses.
