I hope everyone has had an excellent break and is ready for the spring semester. Although it doesn’t feel much like spring at the moment here in State College, we in the Liberal Arts Undergraduate Studies (LAUS) office are very excited about the new semester.
Our office itself is also undergoing a renovation. We are still in the process of moving back into the office suite. When we are done, however, we look forward to welcoming you all to our revitalized space in the Sparks Building. Thanks to OPP for all the hard work they have put into making this space look excellent.
To learn a little more about my vision of how we in LAUS intend to use social media technologies in the next months and years, take a look at this short video. It is taken from part of a larger project on which the innovative educators at Teaching and Learning with Technology are working. Jaime Oberdick from TLT, asked how I intend to use social media in my new role as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies.
As we move into the Spring 2010 semester, we invite you to join us by participating in the digital community we hope to create together:
- Join our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/LAUSatPSU
- Follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/LAUSatPSU and
http://twitter.com/LAUSDeanLong- Subscribe to our YouTube page at: http://www.youtube.com/LAUSatPennState
- View our Photostream at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lausatpsu/
Finally, we are particularly excited to have the excellent student leaders of the Liberal Arts Undergraduate Council (LAUC) already beginning to take advantage of digital media to get out the good word about their activities:
- Follow them on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/psulauc
I don’t want to go back to studying and classes, but I guess the fun will eventually end right!
-Alison