The IDT program welcomes Suha Tamim

Annoucement: Suha Tamim is the new IDT lab attendant.

Instructional Designer Position at PureSafety

PureSafety, a leading provider of online safety training and risk management solutions, is seeking enthusiastic and experienced candidates for the position of Instructional Designer. The Instructional Designer collaborates with a variety of stakeholders to design, develop and implement a variety of training materials including PureSafety WBT/CBT, blended learning and instructor-led courses.

Key Responsibilities:

IDT Graduate Student Association September Social on September 12th at 1:00 p.m.

Do you like volleyball? Are you already needing a break from your stressful class schedule?

Then come join the IDT Graduate Student Association's September Cookout on Saturday, September 12th, from 1:00 - ??? p.m. at Paul Ayers' home..

We will be grilling burgers and hotdogs, playing volleyball and swimming, and enjoying a break from our hectic school schedules. Members are asked to bring a covered cookout dish (chips, potato salad, baked beans, desserts, etc.)

Manager of Design and Development Position Opening at The Center for LifeLong Learning

The Center for LifeLong Learning has an open ID position working with the Goldfarb School of Nursing .The position announcement is below.

Organization : BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health-care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and mid-Missouri regions. BJC serves urban, suburban and rural communities and includes 13 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

Date Correction: IDT Graduate Student Association Back to School Get Together at On The Border

Note: The previous date listed for the IDT GSA Get Together is incorrect. The correct date for the event is Tuesday, September 1st , at On The Border beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Please make this correction in your calendar.

See you there!!!

Summer is almost over and school is about to begin. Sounds like a good reason to have an IDT GSA social, right?

Then come join the IDT Graduate Student Association for dinner and beverages at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2nd.

Upcoming Graduate Students Events for U of M

If you are a graduate student in IDT, you will want to make note of the following graduate student events in your calendar.

UofM Graduate Student Orientation (for all new Graduate Students to UofM)
Friday, August 28, 2009 – 10:00am – 2:00pm
Rose Theater

UofM Graduate Student Association Get Together --- come meet Graduate Students from other departments
Friday, September 4, 2009 – 6:00pm -?

Volunteer Positions at AECT

AECT is still seeking volunteers for the convention (Oct 27-31 in Louisville, KY). Volunteers received reduced registration and have the opportunity to meet many of the leaders in the field. Here is the website:

AECT Volunteer Opportunities

It would be a good idea to coordinate who is going and share rides (it is 8 hours by car) and rooms (the suite rooms at the GALT House are huge and can easily accommodate 4 persons.

Regional Trainer Position with Servicemaster

Servicemaster has three openings for Regional Trainers.

These positions report to the Director of Training – TruGreen at the Corporate Business Service Center in Memphis.

These regional trainer positions are located in Dallas, Philadelphia, and Tampa and may require travel. The Dallas and Tampa jobs are “bilingual Spanish preferred”.

If interested, go to the Servicemaster Careers website to apply.