Alexander William Umstead (Certificate, 2016)

Alex graduated from IDDE in May with a Certificate in Instructional Design Foundations. Prior to that, he had finished a MS and completed PhD coursework in Cultural Foundations of Education in May 2015. He was hired at the end of June at SSB BART Group, Inc. as an Accessibility Analyst....

Karen Zannini Bull (Ph.D., 2016)

In September 2016 Karen was appointed as Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Online Programs at University College. In Fall 2016 she was selected to serve as a Middle States Peer Reviewer. Karen also presented at 3 conferences: Balancing Work, Family, and a Terminal Degree: Completion Strategies for...

Tiffany M. Squires (Ph.D., 2016)

Dr. Tiffany M. Squires has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Education and Assistant Director of Online Programs for Education Leadership at The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Squires is a 2015 graduate of the PhD program in IDD&E. Her dissertation research focused on principal perspectives regarding the role of the school leader in the...

Cameron Blake (Master, 2016)

Cameron worked at the Learning Experience Design, SolarCity—A Subsidiary of Tesla. He is responsible for the design and development of training materials for the customer service arm of SolarCity. This includes process documentation, process improvement, and process training. Trainings that he and his team create affect more than 1200...

Caitlyn “Kit” John (Master, 2016)

Kit most recently worked as a Technology Camp Instructor for Classroom Antics in Cleveland, Ohio during the 2016 summer camp season where she received exceptional reviews from both parents and students. She has been promoted to Program Coordinator to further optimize and develop their growing portfolio of educational programs....

Shakis Drummond (Master, 2013)

On November 9th 2016, Shakis Drummond presented at her first conference at the 2016 USCA NDLW Virtual Conference, which was hosted by University of South Carolina in Aiken. Her topic was, Alright, Stop! Collaborate and Listen. Her presentation focused on course design benefits of integration collaboration into your design process....

Leigh Melissa Tolley (Ph.D., 2016)

Leigh Tolley has just accepted a Visiting Assistant Professor in Secondary Education position at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for the 2016-2017 academic year. She will be teaching four classes per semester; for the fall, this includes two sections of Classroom Management and Instructional Design. She says, “All...

Thanks to Tiffany Squires and Our Alumni!

This past summer Syracuse University welcomed a new Vice Chancellor for academic affairs and Provost, Michele G. Wheatly. Many of you took this opportunity to write letters to Provost Wheatly to welcome her and advocate for IDD&E. Tiffany Squires took the lead to organize and create a pack of...

Giving Back to the IDD&E Professional Development Fund

IDD&E faculty and students are most grateful to our alumni and faculty who through their generosity provide additional funding that helps us encourage and support our students. Gifts have been used to sponsor students in conference travel, R&D activities and dissertation work, like those showcased in our newsletters. THANK YOU to our alumni, faculty, and friends who have contributed to our development funds. We hope that sharing stories in our newsletter and on our website demonstrates how much YOUR support has enriched so many. We humbly ask that you continue to remember IDD&E in your future giving.

Please visit The Syracuse University Giving webpage at http://giving.syr.edu/giving-to-su/give-now/, or call 877-2GROWSU (877-247-6978) or mail gift with  form from SU Giving website. Please also remember to write or say that you wish your gift to be used in the IDD&E Professional Development Fund or Department. You can also call us at 315-443-3703.

Thank you so much for your ongoing generosity. Your gift makes a difference!