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This somewhat abbreviated summer newsletter lots about the recent conference (a link to the proceedings, words from our new president, and the yearly awards) plus an important update for Self-Growth Community members. We'll be back with a full newsletter in August!

We've added lots of cool new stuff in hopes of making these monthly emails more fun, interesting, and interactive!

In this issue (please note the links below will only work when viewing this newsletter in a browser):

As the new Academy president, I’m pleased to report that our 2023 Process Education Conference was a very successful event. Over 50 members and guests actively participated across 2 days which were packed with a welcome from VSU Provost Dr. Palm, an informative keynote presentation by Dr. Nia Haydel from Complete College America, an interactive panel which included five representatives of organizations dedicated to student success, conference team insights and conversations, numerous well received breakout sessions and an improved Hall of Innovation featuring the work of 10 Academy members all focused on “Closing the Gaps” in student performance...

Hello, fellow Academy members. Are you still awake? By this time in the proceedings I would not be surprised that some of us need a nap. As we learn new things, consider new concepts, and meet new colleagues an event like this can deplete our energy. But it can and should also invigorate us, recharging our batteries to jump once more into the academic fray. I feel humbly obligated to thank everyone who has been involved in the Conference planning these past 4 seasons...

Proceedings of the 2023 PE Conference are now available!

The format is "interactive pdf" so the table of contents is clickable and, when available, files and resources for sessions are similarly clickable.

Access the proceedings through the PE Conference home page (select "Proceedings" from the menu bar) or simply click the image below.

The 2023 Academy Awards were announced during the closing session of the PE Conference on June 10, 2023. No red carpet and no speeches. But we honored these deserving winners for their contributions to excellence in Process Education!

Tris has thoughtfully led and implemented the Academy professional development program, created the PE in a Nutshell resource, and been a leader of the mentoring skills performance measures project. He participates in and contributes to the PE Expert initiative, and has been an effective mentor at the Fall 2022 Self-Growth Institute. Tris has authored multiple IJPE articles that add depth to PE scholarship, been a PE mentor and coach for several colleagues at Kennesaw and in the Academy, authored well-received conference orientation materials used in pre-conference sessions for facilitators and participants, and has been activity on the IJPE editorial review board.

Mary is a founding member of the Academy. She has sponsored and co-facilitated many PE events at UIndy over the last 20+ years, and created, organizes, and participates in the Achieving Academic Success and Student Success Institute programs at UIndy. Mary’s long-term service to the Academy includes serving in the roles of President, Assessment Director, on the Conference Planning Committee, and as a member of the IJPE editorial team. Mary also disseminates PE principles and practices in program assessment within UINdy’s regional accreditation organization.

Active Process Educators at VSU include Dr. Donald Palm (Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic and Student Success and Engagement) and Professors Chaya Jain, Grace Ndip, Brian Sayre, Cheryl Talley, Colleen Taylor, and Leslie Whiteman. VSU has had strong involvement in sponsoring and delivering three Academy conferences in varied formats: face-to-face, hyflex, and online. These events have engaged considerable participation from VSU faculty, staff, and administrators, and several faculty have served on the Academy Board over the years. VSU has expanded the learning and practice of Process Education in connection with their NSF STAR grant, and VSU University administration supports improving student success using PE principles and practices.

In Grace’s five years of Academy membership, she has co-facilitated numerous Academy PD events and has been an engaged participant of multiple institutes, including Teaching Institute, Teaching Learning to Learn Institute, Performance Measures Institute, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Institute. Grace was also a strong performer at the Fall 2023 Self-Growth Institute and is an active participant in the PE Expert initiative. She has also been a co-author of numerous PE conference presentations.

This upcoming article reveals how to generate learning from “a ha” moments, to capture and deepen insights as consciously elaborated hypotheses or propositions clear enough to be acted upon. This practice supports the intentionality of how to use the learning in the future for performance and/or growth. This methodology can lead to major conceptual breakthroughs with the potential for strengthening learners, practitioners, and researchers. Check it out, and all of the articles, in the upcoming issue of the IJPE (available later this month)!

Dan is a founding member of the Academy and has been a strong force in the organization and the development of our members. Dan has mentored the Academy leadership and challenged the group to raise our expectations and do big and transformational work. He has supported the development of each of us to do more, be more, increase our quality of life, and offer the best we can for our students.

PE Professional Development for Growing Lead Facilitator Skills

Special Self-Growth Community Session
Wednesday, July 12th at 4 pm Eastern

This coming academic year, Pacific Crest will be implementing the next phase of its PE Expert Initiative. This is branded as a PE Lead Facilitator Certification program that will combine professional development associated with up to a dozen different PE Institutes along with weekly self-growth coaching.

The next board meeting is not yet scheduled. Dates and times for the next board meetings will be announced later this month.

All board meetings are now 90 minutes in length. All are invited to attend! The Zoom information is available on the Member’s Site.

Including (BUT NOT LIMITED TO)
workshops you'd like to attend!