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৬ Laurene Klassen, “Skills & Employability,” Microsoft Worldwide Education Empowerment (E2) Summit, November 2023
🎙 Laurene Klassen, “Exploring Workforce Readiness Through Project-Based Learning with Microsoft Office Specialist Educators,” Certified: Certiport Educator Podcast, March 2024
ê Jennifer Mayes, “Unleashing the Power of Curiosity” The Teaching & Learning Book of Secrets.
৬ Ron Lujan, “PeopleSoft Grants Portal - Overview and Tips on Rolling Out the
Grants Portal,” Alliance 2024 Conference, March 2024, Phoenix
৬ Ron Lujan, “PeopleSoft Self Service eForms @ SMU,” HEUG Central, July 2023, Dallas
৬ Ron Lujan, “PeopleSoft Grants: 3 Phased Approach to Post Award Processing,” HEUG Central, July 2023, Dallas
৬ Mateo Langston Smith, “SMU Human Trafficking Data Conference,” with Dr. Beth Wheaton-Páramo, June 2024, Dallas
৬ Jason Warner, Ed. D., “3x3x3 for Digital Technology Accessibility,” EDUCAUSE, October 2023, San Antonio
ê Jason Warner,Ed. D., “Higher Ed Institutions Are Enhancing Accessibility with a Variety of Tech Tools,” EdTech Magazine, May 2024, https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/ article/2024/05/higher-ed-institutions-are-enhancing-accessibility-variety-tech-tools
ACHIEVEMENTS & SERVICE
Õ Aren Cambre, D.Eng.: STEM area leader for Boy Scouts of America’s Circle Ten Council’s 2023 Winter Camp
Õ Jennifer Culver, Ph. D.: Completed SMU Tech CxO program
Õ Curt Herridge, Ed. D.: Successfully defended his dissertation in the higher education Ed.D. program at SMU’s Simmons School of Education & Human Development
Õ Faye Walter Hughes: MOR Leaders Program
Õ Laurene Klassen: Selected as Certiport: Certified Ambassador (1st year of 2 yr term)
Õ Jennifer Mayes: South Central Provincial Standards Chair for Delta Sigma Pi
Õ Jason Warner, Ed. D.: Successfully defended his dissertation in the higher educatio Ed.D. program at SMU’s Simmons School of Education & Human Development
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