Greetings from President Sherrick

Dr. Sherrick shares a message from campus and introduces a new series of academic newsletters to help students and faculty stay connected.

A Message from the Dean

You may be wondering why you are receiving a newsletter from the School of Education and Human Performance. Our focus in this newsletter will be on communicating with you and staying connected. We are such a strong community at AU and now, more than ever, it is important for us to find ways to keep the lines of communication open. We will be using this newsletter to let you know of any new ISBE-licensure information, key dates, and COVID-19 updates as they relate to the university.

The challenges you have experienced this semester will one day be shared with future generations. I have been so impressed with how resilient our faculty, staff, and students in the School of Education and Human Performance have been this semester. But then again, I’m not surprised…this is what it means to be a Spartan. Spartans are hard-working, disciplined, and committed to excellence. The Spartans persevered through tough times in our history. As AU Spartans, I know you will do the same.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me with any specific questions that you may have. I look forward to hearing from you and want you to know that we are all in this together; #weareoneAU.

Sincerely,

Jennifer L. Buckley, EdD
Dean, School of Education and Human Performance

"The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell, recommended by Jessi Scurte, assistant professor of graphic design
Graphic designers are heavily involved in marketing communication strategy; oftentimes their ideas influence tremendous change. Malcolm Gladwell addresses such phenomena, and makes the connection to how epidemics, of all kinds, develop and expand. He weaves together stories and research through artful language; I highly recommend his book.