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OPEN INVITATION LETTER TO JOIN THE STUDENT PERSPECTIVES & ACADEMIC SIG

Student Perspectives and Academic Learning Special Interest Group
FEMA Higher Education Program
Victoria Jenkins
Master’s Candidate
Jackson State University
Technology Department

09/05/18

Greetings,

It is with sincere hope that this email finds you well. My name is Victoria Jenkins. I am the Lead Coordinator for a unique and exciting, new Special Interest Group (SIG) within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Higher Education Program. The Student Perspectives and Academic Learning (SPAL) SIG offers an open forum for students to network and interact on academically-related needs of students in emergency management (EM) programs. As academicians seek more innovative and interactive methods of teaching and student-learning initiatives student perspectives provide valuable insight into methods that students enjoy and find successful in their academic matriculation. The SPAL SIG encourages a multi-directional approach to improving teaching and student learning through direct interaction with student populations.

As a newly-developed special interest group, we are currently seeking students at each academic level to join and become actively involved in this special interest group. Through your involvement, we aim to:

  • Provide valuable student insight on innovative and interactive concepts that enhance learning experiences for students and teaching experiences for academicians.
  • Provide a forum for collaboration between students, academicians, and researchers that foster opportunities for mentorship, research, and practical knowledge application.
  • Assist in the development of evidence-based curriculum practices that encourage successful student learning facilitating advancement into the emergency management field.

We are truly excited about the opportunity to improve teaching and learning methods through student perspectives while providing a myriad of opportunities for students through their involvement with the SIG. Participating students have a great opportunity to become a foundational element of this process and their participation will be a valuable asset to the SIG, the FEMA Higher Education Program, and the Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium. Please share this information with your students, and if they are interested, or if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me via email at StudentPerspectiveSIG@gmail.com. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

Victoria Jenkins
Master’s Candidate
Jackson State University
StudentPerspectiveSIG@gmail.com
601-954-4459

 
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