Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Welcome!

National Recognition Quality Academic Programs Engaged Accessible Faculty Great Value

About SIUE

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Location

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About 25 miles east of downtown St. Louis (or its China town or airport), Midwest of US.

About SIUE

     Founded in 1965 Public University Comprehensive Masters Institution with more than 14,000 students Primarily Residential – more than 2/3 of new freshmen live on campus in a residence hall. 3500 students live on campus Student-to-Teacher ratio of 16 to 1

About SIUE

     $300 million construction and infrastructure improvement plan Lowest four-year tuition and required fees of all four-year institutions in Illinois $143 million in scholarships and financial aid year last year including the International GEO Special Tuition Rate Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association Member of the Academic Quality Improvement Program

About SIUE – Accreditation

School of Education School of Pharmacy

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher

School of Dental Medicine

American Dental Association Education (NCATE) National Association of School Psychologists American Speech-Language-and-Hearing Assn.

School of Engineering

(ABET

) 44 Baccalaureate Degree Options

Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology American Council for Construction Education

45 Masters Degrees Doctoral/Professional Degrees Pharmacy and Dental Medicine Nursing and Education Engineering

The Graduate School

College of Arts and Sciences

National Association of Schools of Music, Voice, and Piano;

School of Nursing

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration; National Association of Schools of Theatre CCNE Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education National Association of Schools of Art and Design; American Chemical Society;

School of Business (

AACSB

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– Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business American Art Therapy; Association Accrediting Council in Journalism and Mass Communication; Council on Social Work Education

Students Graduate/Undergraduate

2 714 19% 11 341 81% Undergraduate Graduate

Students

74%

Race/Ethnic Status - Fall 2012

2% 2% 0% International (311 students) Black Non-Hispanic 13% 2% 0% 4% 3% American Indian/Alaskan Native Asian Hawaiian Pacific Islander Hispanic 2 or More Races White Non-Hispanic Unknown

Students

8%

Geographic Origins

2% Illinois Non-Illinois International 90%

Students

7 000 6 000 5 000 4 000 3 000 2 000 1 000 0 6 035 5 306

Gender

Undergraduate 1 351 841 Graduate Female Male

Faculty Tenure Status

27% 24% 49% Tenured On Tenure Track Other  79% of faculty possess terminal degrees

Rank

21% 21% 28% 30% Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Instructor

Faculty

Who Teaches SIU E Students?

3% 16% 80% Graduate Assistants Part-time Faculty Full-time Faculty

Faculty Class Size-Fall 2010

1-9 491 10-19 20-29 565 593 30-39 277 40-49 50-99 164 149 100 or More 0 21 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Number of Classes 2,260 courses were offered less than 1% held 100 students or more 92% of the courses offer held less than 50 students

Schools/College Undergraduate Program Enrollments

10% 10% 6% 8% 66% Arts & Sciences Business Education Engineering Nursing

Education

    The School of Education’s certification programs are accredited by  the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Illinois State Board of Education Partnership with Northwest Normal University in China The SIUE Teaching with Primary Sources program is one of twenty nine educational consortiums nationally Faculty are well-versed in advance research, development and innovative practices, and are dedicated to sharing their knowledge in a strong, interactive setting

Undergraduate Programs:

Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Secondary Education Community Health Education Exercise Science Psychology Special Education Speech Pathology & Audiology

Scholarship Research Productivity

Scholarship and Research Productivity 2010-2011 $29 Million faculty and staff have achieved national recognition and distinction as evidenced by their scholarly accomplishment and receipt of extramural research grants and contracts support. This is a vital academic community.

   Academic Instruction and Support Public Service Projects Research Funding $3.5 million $17.3 million $8 million

Scholarship Research Productivity

Institution IBHE Peer Extramural Funding Funding

University of South Alabama

$ 29,000,000

$ 28,466,000 University of Missouri, Kansas City Marshall University Oakland University East Tennessee State University University of North Carolina, Greensboro Grand Valley State University Western Carolina University $ 27,509,000 $ 22,423,000 $ 9,465,000 $ 8,237,000 $ 7,876,000 $ 6,178,000 $ 3,329,000

Scholarship Research Productivity

Regional University Comparisons National Science Foundation Rankings Institution

Washington University SIUC Saint Louis University University of Missouri, Rolla Illinois Institute of Technology Northern Illinois University University of Missouri, St. Louis Illinois State University University of Illinois, Springfield Western Illinois University Truman State University Eastern Illinois University

Funding ($M)

564 67 57 36

29

22 15 12 6 1.6

1.5

0.8

0.7

Rank

21 154 168 193

208

230 255 265 320 462 464 548 556

University Awards and Recognitions

    Washington Monthly ranks SIUE among the

Top 50 out of the 682 master’s universities in the nation

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as

one of the top 46 “up and coming schools.”

Noted for

“innovative changes in the areas of faculty, student life, campus life, and facilities.”

Corporation for National and Community Service named SIUE to the annual

President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

for the third consecutive year The Daily Beast

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ranks SIUE

21st in the nation among its Top 50 Safest Colleges

Application and Admission

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How to Prepare Academically for Admission: Get Your Best Records!

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The most important criteria for admission and financial award is your academic performance, usually measured by your grades which will be converted to US grades (A,B,C,D,F).

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Try to be the best student you can. Schools in the US prefer the best students.

Application and Admission

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Requirements for International Applicants

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Test requirements

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Undergraduate SAT ( http://sat.collegeboard.org/home ) or ACT ( http://www.actstudent.org/ ) TOEFL ( http://www.ets.org/toefl ) 79 or higher on the Internet Based Test (iBT) 550 or higher on the Paper Based Test (PBT) or IELTS ( http://www.ielts.org/ )

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Overall band score of 6.5 or higher Graduate TOEFT & TSE IELTS Aptitude test: GRE, GMAT

Application and Admission

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Requirements for International Applicants

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Other requirements

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Personal statement (PS)--Personal desire and readiness

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Academic: Certified academic transcripts (Chinese and English copies) Financial: bank certificate or assistantship awards

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Letters of recommendation Application fees Application form: Online Deadline: early January for assistantship

Application and Admission

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Online application

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Undergraduate international students http://www.siue.edu/apply/discovery.shtml

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Graduate http://www.siue.edu/graduatestudents/

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International students http://www.siue.edu/internationalstudents/index.shtml

Tuition and Fees for International Students at SIUE

http://www.siue.edu/internationalstudents/costs.shtml

Application and Admission

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Financial Support for Graduate Students

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Competitive Graduate Awards (CGA) or Scholarship

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Benefits $930 a month for 9 months plus waiver of tuition. No work

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required. Selected by the Graduate School Eligibility: Best of the applicants.

Application Deadline: usually early January, see http://www.siue.edu/graduatestudents/fellowshipsandgrants/competitive award.shtml

Need to complete various forms. See above link for more info.

Application and Admission

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Financial Support

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Graduate Assistantship (GA, RA, TA)

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GA (graduate assistant), RA (research assistant), and TA (teaching assistant)

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Benefits Half-time (10 hours per week), stipend is over $400 a month plus waiver of tuition. Full-time (20 hours per week), stipend is about $900 a month plus waiver of tuition.

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Eligibility Selected by graduate program

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Application Deadline: rolling

Application and Admission

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Logistics

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Start planning early

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Know what your prospective program requires

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Choose a right major Check the prospective program’s web site for current

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information, send email inquiries to undergraduate/graduate program director, and then to apply.

Make sure the application package is complete Make sure you meet the deadline for admission and financial awards Once admitted, apply for the visa. For current information, check the US embassy website: http://beijing.usembassy china.org.cn/ Make an appointment Interview

Application and Admission

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Interested in School of Education?

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School of Education at SIUE http://www.siue.edu/education/ [email protected]

BEST OF LUCK!!!!

International Training Project in Pedagogy

Partnership between Northwest Normal University, China and School of Education, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Fall 2012

Leadership Team

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Members

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Dr. Mary Weishaar, Professor and Associate Dean, School of Education (SOE)

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Dr. Yuliang Liu, Professor, Department of Educational Leadership

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Dr. Huaibo Xin, Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

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Ms. Gretchen Fricke, Director, Office of Clinical Experiences, Certification and Advisement

Our Visiting Scholars

What did the scholars do?

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Class Observations Seminars Presentations Outreach Cultural Activities

What did the scholars do? (cont.)

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Class Observations

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15 Host Faculty Members across 5 SOE Departments

What did the scholars do? (cont.)

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Class Observations

What did the scholars do? (cont.)

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Outreach

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Senior Dialogue

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Charter School

What did the scholars do? (cont.)

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Cultural Activities

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Why was the project successful?

Collaboration

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International Services Speech Center Housing Admissions Administrators-Provost, Chancellor, SOE Dean Alestle Editorial Office Bursar Library Fitness Center Health Services Outreach

Why was the project successful? (cont.)

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Efforts of Leadership Team

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Strategic team meetings; continuous evaluation; careful planning; clear and constant communication

Administrative Support

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SOE Dean, Provost, Chancellor, and Director of International Services

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Next Steps

Leadership Team travel to China

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Structure formal meetings with the following persons

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Director of Higher Education at Gansu Education Bureau, Chancellor of NWNU, Deans, Chairs, former and new visiting scholars, and students

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Discussions

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Programs of mutual interest for faculty/student exchange

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Timeline

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Other logistics

We Are All Smiling!!!