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Students must attend a meeting to formally apply for University Admission to Teacher Education and to initiate the selection process. The College of Education and Professional Studies schedules meetings each semester. The required formal application form is distributed and collected at the meetings and the rules and regulations concerning selection, admission to and retention in teacher education are explained. Students who have not previously applied must attend a meeting.

The following meetings are available during the Fall 2009 semester to initiate the selection process: 6 to 6:50 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10; 5 to 5:50 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5; 5 to 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18; and 7 to 7:50 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8. The meetings will be held in the Buzzard Hall Auditorium (Room 1501). The next opportunity to initiate the selection process and apply for University Admission To Teacher Education will be during the Spring 2010 semester. Registration is NOT required.

Students who are assigned to Ninth Street Hall advisers are reminded that they must come in person to Ninth Street Hall to make appointments for advisement for the Spring 2010 semester. No appointments will be made over the phone or through e-mail. We look forward to seeing you.

Students can prepare to teach secondary schools through either the regular program or the Integrated Secondary Education Program (ISEP). Students interested in ISEP are invited to attend any one of the following informational meetings:

4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, Buzzard 2444, OR
5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, Buzzard 2160, OR
5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, Buzzard 2160, OR
5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, Buzzard 2160.

Anyone who cannot attend is welcome to call 581-7394 for an appointment.

Students should not try to register for SED 3000 (ISEP I) or SED 3330/EDP 3331 (regular program). They should go to the secondary education and foundations office (Buzzard 2147) to apply/wait list.

Students can prepare to teach secondary schools through either the Regular Program or the Integrated Secondary Education Program (ISEP). To compare the two, visit here.

Students interested in ISEP are invited to attend any one of the following half-hour informational meetings: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Buzzard 2444; 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Buzzard 2160; 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov, 5, in Buzzard 2160; and 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in Buzzard 2160. Anyone who cannot attend is welcome to call 581-7394 for an appointment.

Students should not try to register for SED 3000 (ISEP I) or SED 3330/EDP 3331 (Regular Program). They should go to the Secondary Education and Foundations office, Buzzard 2147, to apply/wait list.

Two Application to Student Teach meetings still remain during the fall semester for those students who anticipate student teaching during the 2010-2011 academic year. Policies and procedures for student teaching will be explained at the meetings. All application materials are due in the Student Teaching Office by 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Materials submitted by this date will be given priority consideration for placement.

The two meetings will take place at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, and 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. Both meetings will be held in Buzzard Hall Auditorium, Room 1501.

All individuals scheduled to student teach in Spring 2010 must have a criminal background investigation run through the Illinois State Police and the FBI, based on fingerprinting. Spring 2010 student teachers will not be able to begin student teaching until we have the results of this criminal background investigation.

If you are student teaching Spring 2010, sign up in the Student Teaching Office for a date and time to be fingerprinted by an accurate biometrics technician. Dates/times remaining are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 21, Nov. 11 and Nov. 12. Check in the Student Teaching Department for additional information concerning fingerprinting.

Applications are now being accepted for the EIU AA Scholarship. An applicant must 1) be an EIU junior or senior; 2) be the child or grandchild of a current EIU employee OR a retired EIU employee with five or more years of service to the university; 3) have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; 4) submit a written statement listing career goals and financial need: and 5) submit a letter of recommendation from an EIU adviser or faculty member.

The award shall be payable in the fall/spring semester to be first applied against costs (tuition, fees, housing, etc.) associated with the recipient attending EIU. Any remaining amount will be disbursed to the recipient. The scholarship will be awarded Jan. 22, 2010, at the EIU AA annual luncheon.

The application with scholarship criteria is available on the EIU AA Web site. Applications with required documentation must be submitted no later than Nov. 18, 2009, to EIU AA, Brainard House, 600 Lincoln Ave., Charleston, IL 61920-3099.

The Gregg Technology Center is offering demonstrations and trainings for students in iMovie '09 and Final Cut Express 4. Students wanting to learn or improve their skills in either software for a course, club and/or personal project need only to register here (click "Register" on left navigational panel) to attend. See schedule below for session dates, times, and descriptions. All sessions will be held in the GTC. Instructors and EIU clubs and organizations may request special presentations on these topics for their students by contacting Kim Ervin at 581-8358 or kservin@eiu.edu.

iMovie 09 Demonstrations
3 to 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21
7 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3
3 to 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11
7 to 7:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16
Topics Covered: Importing footage, adding clips, adding still images, rearranging and adjusting clips, removing unwanted video frames while preserving frames audio, reducing volume of a clip, zooming-in on clips, improving clips color, adding a map, adding transitions, adding audio, applying a theme, customizing theme transitions, modifying theme titles, adding chapter markers and sharing movie.

iMovie 09 Advanced
3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22
7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4
3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12
7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17
Topics covered: Sharing to Media Browser, making changes to a project after publishing, simple concepts for gathering footage, adding keywords, adding video from another source, inserting a new clip, adding a cutaway, creating picture-in-picture, adding a title, applying special video effects, creating freeze frame, using green screen, adjusting audio levels, adding sound effects and voiceovers.

Final Cut Express 4 Demonstrations
7 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28
7 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5
3 to 3:45 P.M. Tuesday, Nov. 10
Topics covered: Working with a project, working in the timeline, working in the viewer, making edits, trimming, working with audio and finishing a project.

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship program is a highly competitive national scholarship program supporting the studies of top-performing sophomore and junior math and/or natural science majors. Members of the EIU campus community are welcome to refer potential candidates to Sara Schmidt, honors adviser/Goldwater campus representative, at 581-8369 or smschmidt@eiu.edu for more information. Interested students should contact Schmidt no later than Nov. 13, 2009.

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