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ur series\, Careers in Education\, we feature three on
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ned their graduate degrees in Education in
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The panelists will discuss their current positions an d how their studies at the College of Education at Illinois impacted their professional pursuits. The second half of the session will enable partici pants to pose career-specific questions to the panelists and learn about h ow others might move into or advance within their fields. You could join u s for the entire session\, or the second half focused on career-specific q uestions. This event aims to inform current and prospective students about career possibilities. \; \;
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Careers in DE\, LDL\, and HRD: Online Student Alumni
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Panelists: Dr. Val
erie Jones\, Dr. Juliana Mozachi \;S
andri\, and Dr. Ken Jones \;
Topic: Online Programs Alumni Panel featuring Student Experiences and Career Insights \;
Date &\; Time: Tuesday
\, November 15th from 5 - 6:30 pm CT&nbs
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Locat
ion: Online via Zoom \;
Sponsor: The Office of Online Progr
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Registration is required. Register Now! \;
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Dr. Valerie Jones was named president of the largest of eight Lone Star College ( LSC) campuses in June of 2022\, having previously served as the associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. LSC-CyFair serves 22\,400+ students through university transfer\, dual credit\, and workforce programs. Before moving to the Houston area\, she served six years as the vice president f or instruction at Odessa College. During that time\, they were awarded the Aspen Institute Rising Star Award in 2017 and 2019\, and the 2018 Achievi ng the Dream Leah Meyer Austin Award for transformative student success ou tcomes. Before coming to Texas\, Dr. Jones supported North Carolina commun ity college students for 15 years\, where her passion for community colleg e students began as English faculty. Her degrees in Secondary Education\, Multicultural Literature\, and Gender Studies\, and her Doctor of Educatio n from the University of Illinois in Diversity and Equity in Higher Educat ion\, along with her foundation as a faculty member\, shape her approach t o student-centered\, equity-minded instructional reform. \;
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Dr. Juliana Mozachi \;Sandri \; is a lawyer and earned her Doctor of Education in 2022 from the Uni versity of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Her concentration is in Human Res ource Development\, and her research is on Adult Learning in Museums. She received the Lemann Graduate Fellowship from the university during her doc toral studies. Dr. Sandri works for Banco Central do Brasil as the Head of Conduct Supervision of the Brazilian financial system. She has be en working for the Brazilian government for 16 years in different position s\; she was the head of the corporate university of Banco Central do Brasil for eight years. \;
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Dr. Ke n Jones \;is a n Educational Consultant based in the Chicago Area. Dr. Jones received his Doctor of Education with a concentration in Learning Design Leadership fr om the University of Illinois. His current research examines how video gam es can be used to motivate and enhance learning for K-12 students. His wor k examines how video games are embedded with vital components of academic learning (critical thinking\, strategy\, logical determination\, trial\, a nd error) and will provide individuals with a clear understanding and deep er perspective of academic courses. Dr. Jones’ studies expound upon academ ics by demonstrating that the content in video games can also be applied t o acquiring essential knowledge of daily living skills. \;
We invite you to participate in this event and join a net work of peers from around the globe who are shaping the future of educatio n! Read about the student experiences of our online students\, who are some of the most passionate \, inventive\, and committed graduates the College of Education has nurtur ed. \;
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All are welcome. Please register if you plan to attend! Click here to register. You will receive the Zoom link upon regist ration. Please download the free Zoom software and set up an account to participate. \;
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