College of Education & Human Services

Destined for Success

Faculty, academic advisors, Student Advisory Board, classmates, staff, internships and practicum supervisors, student organization advisors, and Alumni Advisory Board are investing their time, expertise, energy, and resources into creating a meaningful university experience for you. Through these sources and student surveys, you shared with us a list of resources that you need to succeed -- and we've been busy putting them into place.

  • Student Retention Fund to provide support when a small amount of money stands between you and graduation
  • Holistic wellness support to help you identify, experience, and impement resources for navigating a complex world today and in the future as as you continue in professions that serve and help others
  • Professional growth programming to develop practical skills for leadership, career path planning, and organizational mangement
  • Community gatherings to connect with your undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral student peers

With your determination and our resources,  success is the only option in the College of Education & Human Services!


Digital Bulletin Board

Click below to view this week's highlights of events, meetings, successes, and resources or see the content in-person in Brophy, Horrabin, and Knoblauch Halls!

 
 
 

Tips for Advertise Your Departmental Student Club Meetings & Events

  • Add your public event to the College of Education & Human Services and the University Calendar so that it pops up on the  WIU website, COEHS website and onto the list of events as folks do the central signon to log into email, WesternOnline, etc. Click for here for the submission form https://www.wiu.edu/coehs/secure/event_request/
  • Add your student event to  Leatherneck Link  by using the Event Registration option -  https://wiu.presence.io/forms. Contact the Office of Student Engagement for assistance.
  • Print posters (handouts) and request posting permission in each building. For Horrabin Hall, connect with Lisa Turke in the Dean's Office (Horrabin Hall 117).

  • Send an email campus announcement. Student Announcements are sent on Mondays as a single weekly digest email combine listings of timely relevant information for the campus in a concise format. Submissions must be received before noon on the preceding Friday.  Click here to submit an announcement!

  • Submit your graphic file to jm-bisbee@wiu.edu for the College of Education & Human Services (COEHS) digital bulletin boards (tv screens) in Brophy, Currens, Horrabin, and Knoblauch Halls. Here are a few tips!
 
File Type: PNG or MP4 file (no longer than 20 seconds for the individual MP4 files); PDF files don't work because the software we use is for graphic files.
 
Graphic Size & Orientation: 16:19 Aspect Ratio (Presentation 16:9 layout in Canva works best) Vertical designs don't work well because tv monitors are horizontal. If you used Canva, you can resize (or "copy & resize").
 
Design Tips:
  • Stay within the designated border perimeter within Canva so that your information is not cut off. The floating pink border indicates this parameter.
  • Use large text - 90+ pt font allows people to see the words as they walk down the hallway.
  • QR codes rather than email addresses or URLs allows people to quickly access more details using their phone camera.

Check It Out! 

COEHS Collages

We want to celebrate your WIU exerperience! Submit artifacts from time at WIU to incorporate into  40"x 40" collages to be for the Student Success Center (Suite 113, Horrabin Hall). The two themes for the project are 1) WIU and 2) Macomb.

Artifact examples:

  • restaurant menu
  • ticket stubs
  • event poster or program
  • student club logo
  • original art work
  • map
  • WIU doodles
  • cartoons
  • and so much more!

Submissions from individual students and student clubs are due by February 15 to Jill Bisbee in Suite 117, Horrabin Hall.

Please note that submissions will not be returned and we may not be able to fit everything into the collages. 

Want to help assemble the collages? Contact us at jm-bisbee@wiu.edu.

Tiny Desk Contest

Unsigned musicians - it's time to get noticed! Enter the Tiny Desk Contest by sending @nprmusic a video of you playing 1 original song (behind a desk to stay with the theme) by February 21. If you win, you'll play your very own Tiny Desk concert hosted by National Public Radio (NPR). 

Learn more at npr.org/tinydeskcontest

Mastering the Essentials of APA Style Varying Dates, January 23-May 15

In this FREE 2-hour, web-based training, Heartful Editor will provide an overview of the essential guidelines in the  Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association  (APA, 7th Edition), in addition to helpful tips and strategies for editing theses, dissertations, manuscripts for publication, and more. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions on the nuances of APA and academic writing!  Learn more and register at  https://heartfuleditor.com/training/

Creative Lounge 

Engaging in creative projects reduces stress and opens neurological pathways - plus it's fun - so take advantage of our free Creative Lounge hosted by RPTH student, Elizabeth Adami.

Check out these videos that talk a bit about the art journals that are popular at the creative lounge - video one, video two, and video three. Additionally, a seasonal project and a Cricut cutting machine is available at each session. Come with your own project in mind or use one of our examples as inspiration!

Sessions are held bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 4:30-6:30 pm (come and go as your schedule allows) in the Student Success Center - Suite 113, Horrabin Hall, Macomb Campus.

  • February 7
  • February 21
  • March 6
  • March 20
  • April 3
  • April 17
  • May 1

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Adami at em-adami@wiu.edu.