Learn more about upcoming changes to SLU 1818 in the coming year.  This session will also share insights into the trends in dual credit as well as highlight exciting opportunities for our SLU 1818 community.

Beth Collier earned her B.A. in English from Stephens College and her M.A. in English from Miami University.  Initially considering a career in academia, Beth soon found her passion in student services, working for 21 years in college counseling, the last 12 at Saint Louis Priory School.  She and her husband Chris live in Webster Groves with their two college-age daughters, Madeleine and Charlotte, and two pets.  Beth joined SLU in July 2021.  

Did you know that SLU 1818 students enrolled in your classes must adhere to SLU's academic integrity policies?  Join this Zoom to learn more about what happens when a student commits an academic integrity violation and must navigate our system.

Martha Allen, a librarian with 30+ years of experience in academic libraries, has served a number of roles from part-time reference librarian to interim director of Pius XII Memorial Library.  In July 2023 she was appointed the inaugural Director of Academic Integrity, a half-time position in the Provost's Office. Her commitment to supporting the teaching and research needs of the university community meshes well with issues of academic integrity. Martha's research interests include effective library instruction and connecting with physical spaces with patron needs. 

Want to learn more about report running?  What about streamlining the process to approve student enrollments?  Attend this session to hear from SLU 1818's DualEnroll expert, Tina Hunsberger, about using this system to make your life easier!

Tina Hunsberger joined the SLU 1818 team as Administrative Assistant in the fall of 2021 before transitioning into her current role as Coordinator, Records & Registration in fall of 2024.

Tina and her husband have been married for over 20 years and have 4 children (20, 18, 16, 14) and when she informs a parent that she understands, she truly does! Tina's wonderful communication skills and exuberant enthusiasm for troubleshooting, improving processes, procedures, and organization have helped her to enhance our student registration experience in Dualenroll. She is truly passionate about supporting SLU's educational mission through effective administrative support.

Attend this session to learn more about how SLU is responding to the new higher education landscape.  Topics covered include admission and enrollment process changes; updates to how SLU manages FAFSA data; and more!

Jean Marie Cox is SLU's associate vice president of enrollment and dean of admission. She joined the admission team in September of 2008. Prior to that, she served as the Director of Recruitment at Marshall University in West Virginia and held various positions at Louisiana State University in the Office of Undergraduate Admission and the Office of Recruitment. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in public relations and human resource education from Southeast Missouri State University and Louisiana State University, respectively.  She currently serves as the past president of the National Catholic College Admission Association.

Alex DeLonis, FAAC®, brings over 15 years of dedicated service and leadership to the field of financial aid. He currently serves as the assistant vice president for student financial services at SLU. Prior to joining SLU, he held leadership roles at Wabash College as associate dean for enrollment management and director of financial aid, at Ivy Tech Community College as director of financial aid processing, and began his career at two community colleges in Illinois.

Alex has been actively engaged in national initiatives, including service on NASFAA’s FAFSA Simplification Implementation Working Group, the College Cost Transparency Initiative’s technical team, and serving as both the Treasurer and Representative-at-Large on the NASFAA Board of Directors.

Regionally, Alex has served on executive boards in Indiana, Illinois, and the Midwest. He currently chairs key committees for both the Missouri Association of Student Financial Aid Personnel (MASFAP) and the Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (MASFAA).

Session description forthcoming.

Mike Liljegren, M.S., is in his 2nd year teaching in the computer science department at Saint Louis University.  His 37 years of teaching experience include teaching high school math and serving as an Assistant Professor in the computer science department at Illinois College. He coached football at every stop along the way, including a 6-year stint as the head football coach at North Park University in Chicago.  Mike has a BA in mathematics and computer science from North Park University and an MS in computer science from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

Mastery Learning, Gateway Tests and In Between 

(Presenting jointly for Calculus, Precalculus/College Algebra)

We will look at a spectrum of assessment styles from gateway tests through mastery grading. The topics are united by the idea that students can have multiple chances to show they have learned material and what counts in assessment is showing mastery of the material, rather than mastery on unit tests.  In this PD session we will look at examples and models on the mastery assessment spectrum along with discussion of what 1818 teachers have done and what they might want to do in their classrooms. 

Mike May, SJ, PhD, is a Jesuit priest and lower division coordinator for the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.  He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.  He joined the department in 1993 after his ordination and has served as chair and associate chair of the department and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.  He has done extensive work on using technology in teaching mathematics and has given more than 100 talks on using various technologies in the classroom.

Lauren Miller, PhD, is an activist, published poet, artist, and mathematician. Lauren is an assistant professor in the Mathematics and Statistics Department. She is also the faculty coordinator of the college prep program through Saint Louis University’s Prison Education Program. She has over five years of experience working with incarcerated students.  She has experience teaching developmental algebra through calculus III, statistics, and mathematics for education majors.

Julianne Rainbolt, PhD, a professor and associate chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Saint Louis University.  She obtained her Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Illinois Chicago and she has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematics at SLU since the fall of 1998.  Undergraduate courses that she regularly teaches include Calculus I and II, Principles of Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Linear Algebra for Engineers, Abstract Algebra and Differential Equations.

Session I (1:00 to 1:40 PM) Proceed With Caution: Generative AI In The Classroom 

For educators cautiously curious about integrating AI in the classroom but worried students will run amok, this session provides helpful lesson plans on AI literacy, tips for intentionally integrating AI into writing projects. 

Session II (2:00 to 2:30 PM) Meet & Greet: Tricia Maniaci, the new English Dual Credit Coordinator 

An informal session to meet Tricia and discuss a few talking points about the upcoming year and future for the English side of 1818.  

Session III (2:30 to 4 PM) General Session: 1818 English 

This session will provide updates on the 1818 program and include breakout sessions focused on various topics within the 1818 English discipline. 

Dr. Andy Harper, is an Assistant Professor of English at Saint Louis University, where he brings together expertise in literary scholarship and creative writing. He earned his Ph.D. in English from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2020. During his doctoral studies, he was awarded a Dissertation Research Award fellowship from the Graduate School for the 2018–2019 academic year in recognition of his scholarly excellence. He also holds an M.F.A. in Writing from the University of Nebraska Omaha (2014) and a B.A. in English from Truman State University (2012).

Tricia Maniaci, M.A. is the Dual Credit Coordinator of English for the 1818 Program, writer, professor, baker, and gold medalist in competitive napping. She earned her M.A. in Creative Writing and taught English and Humanities for 25 years. When not reviewing syllabi, she finds herself serving her feline overlords, attempting to garden, and writing for Living Medieval Magazine, where she delights readers with the seedier side of the Middle Ages.    

Ted Ibur, M.Ed., is the executive director of the St. Louis Literary Award Programs at Saint Louis University, where he has led the university’s signature literary and humanities initiative since 2017. He is currently transitioning into the role of inaugural executive director of the new SLU Center for Literary and Creative Arts, housed in the College of Arts and Sciences. Before his administrative work, Ted spent much of his career as an English teacher and creative writing instructor. Ted is also a drummer and percussionist for the band Flying House—and father of two (mostly) fabulous daughters. 

Data is often not encountered in a form which is formatted for one particular question type. In contrast, most statistics textbooks provide sterile and complete datasets that are immediately useful for answering the question(s) asked. We will look at examples of projects where students are asked to work with datasets that need some basic “data wrangling” and “data cleansing” in order to solve an array of questions and then take time to develop other examples of similar projects that will be shared with the cohort to be used by anyone. 

Phil Huling, Ph.D. is a faculty member of the mathematics department at SLU and just completed his first year as an 1818 Advanced College Credit Program Liaison.

Session I - New and developing programs on campus

We will discuss continuing education options at SLU and opportunities for your students to connect with the university, such as our Campus Capture program and a "History Day" campus immersion experience hosted by the History Department.

Session II (2:30 - 3:45 PM) A.P. and the 1818 Program: A Conversation with Educators in the Field

Join us for a roundtable discussion about AP and the 1818 program with three experienced A.P. instructors.

Dr. Lisa Lillie, is the Dual Credit History Coordinator for the 1818 Advanced College Credit Program at Saint Louis University. Her research on Mediterranean piracy and commerce has been funded by the Mellon Foundation, the Society for Eighteenth Century Studies, and the Joint Center for History and Economics at Harvard University & the University of Cambridge. She received her undergraduate degrees in history, french, and music from the University of Minnesota, and her MA and PhD in history from Washington University in St. Louis. She has lived and worked in Tuscany and France, holding appointments at the Galileo Museum in Florence and the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris. She is currently revising her book manuscript, The Medici and the Middle Sea: Piracy, Slavery, and Commerce in Early Modern Tuscany, 1537-1737. 

Mark Edward Ruff, Ph.D., is a professor of modern German and modern religious history at Saint Louis University. A native of Buffalo, NY, he received his BA at the University at Buffalo in 1991 and his Ph.D. at Brown University in 1999. He has written or co-edited seven books and forty articles, most focusing on the societal and political role played by the Catholic Church in European society.  He teaches courses on the Cold War, Nazi Germany, the two world wars, the history of liberalism, and The Origins of the Modern World.  In 2022, he received the Nancy McNeir Ring Award, SLU's highest award for teaching. He is currently serving as chair of the Department of History.

This session will cover assessment requirements, the use of generative AI, and active learning techniques in the Philosophy 1700 classroom. 

James McCollum, PhD, received his PhD from Saint Louis University, and he is currently an NTT instructor in the Computer Science and Philosophy Departments. His interests are the philosophy of technology and political theory.

Languages

A.I. for World Language Instructors 

Session I (1-2:30 p.m.) Presentation by Elisa Kirschoffer

Elisa Kirschoffer will deliver an interactive presentation titled "A.I. for World Languages Educators". Through this presentation, Elisa will address lesson preparation and material development through A.I., A.I.'s role in reducing cognitive load and enhancing efficiency cultivating interactive learning experiences, cultivating interactive learning experiences,  A.I.-enhanced assessment and evaluation methods, and much more.

Elisa Kirschoffer, has taught in high school and college classrooms in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and most recently taught French and Spanish at Souhegan High School in Amherst, New Hampshire. She has considerable experience converting the traditional grammar-focused textbook-style classroom to an authentic, acquisition driven and proficiency-based experience both in instruction and assessment. Elisa has received oral proficiency (OPI) training through ACTFL and has worked with authentic resource integration experts to bring the most immersive experience possible into the language classroom. She also brings this practice to her clients through her consulting work with Idioma. Elisa currently teaches graduate-level courses with Idioma focusing on topics including comprehensible input through novice-level novels, grammar in context using the PACE model, social justice and social and emotional learning. Elisa has presented about backward design, social and emotional learning and differentiation at several regional conferences, and has worked with school districts to design culturally-driven authentic resource and proficiency-based curriculum aligned to the 2021 Massachusetts World Language Frameworks and 2024 ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

SESSION II HAS BEEN CANCELED!

Your discipline-specific faculty liaison will reach out to you to arrange a follow-up to the presentation in lieu of the Session II workshop.  Stay tuned for more details!

Session II (2:45-4:00 p.m.) Workshop led by Ann Menshouse

College Level Writing 

In this session we will discuss preparing students for college-level writing on a variety of relevant topics. The goal is both to understand what teachers are currently doing in this regard as well as to think about ways students can become better-prepared for college-level writing. I also plan to leave time for a general question and answer session, so everyone is encouraged to bring any questions they may have and we will discuss them collectively. 

Dr. J.D. Bowen received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Political Science, International Relations, and Latin American Studies at SLU, Macalester College, and UW Madison as well as graduate courses at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) in Quito, Ecuador. His research interests include Latin American politics and Economic development. 

Nobody’s Perfect: Best Practices for Giving & Receiving Feedback

Dr. Janet Kuebli is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology.  Kuebli earned her Ph.D. from Emory University.  Her research focuses on socialization processes in the family, including the socialization of children’s emotion understanding and behavior, family discourse and development, health/safety socialization, and the psychology of parenting.  

We will be discussing close textual reading strategies, course construction, dealing with generative AI, and strategies for teaching theology effectively. 

Dr. Brian Sholl, is the Associate Professor of Theology at Saint Louis University. He holds a Ph.D. and B.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia, and an M.A.R. in Theology from Yale Divinity School.