To follow are Chicago School Kudos and Announcements posted since June 2006. Have an announcement you would like to be considered? Email it to news@thechicagoschool.edu.
2008
May 27: Johanna Atienza is the newest member of the Los Angeles Campus team. Johanna will serve as admission counselor.
May 24: Clinical Psy.D. student Jonathan Spitz has been named the Naomi Ruth Cohen Fellow for the 2008–2009 academic year. He will take over for fellow Clinical Psy.D. student Brandy Baker who was the 2007–2008 fellow.
May 19: Academic Affairs welcomes Angela Alford as its new administrative manager.
May 16: Becky Stimson joins the President’s Cabinet as The Chicago School’s new vice president of institutional advancement.
May 12: The Office of Admission at the Chicago Campus welcomes Chris Moffitt. Chris will serve as admission operation assistant.
The Financial Aid team at the Chicago Campus announces the addition of Kenyette Thomas as its new financial aid counselor.
May 5: After three years of service to the Office of Human Resources as a graduate assistant, Curt Allee has a new role as a human resources generalist. Curt will complete a doctorate in Business Psychology from The Chicago School later this year.
April 28: April 28: OPT announces the addition of Robert Cleve as its new training coordinator.
April 21: Jay Burke is the newest admission counselor for the Los Angeles Campus.
Debra Warner joins the Los Angeles Campus faculty. She will be teaching courses in the Forensic Psychology Department.
Alejandro Baltazar joins the Chicago Campus special events team as catering assistant.
April 15: Brigit Olsen joins the Los Angeles Campus faculty. She will be teaching courses in the Industrial and Organizational Psychology Department.
April 14: Dr. Romita Sillitti joins the school’s Office of Placement and Training as associate director. She is OPT’s liaison to the Forensic Psychology Department.
April 11: The Accounting Department welcomes Jeremy Berryhill as its new payroll accountant. Jeremy is responsible for processing the payroll for all staff, faculty and student workers. Jeremy will also be responsible for all retirement plan contributions and provide support to our accounts payable area which includes petty cash and purchase orders.
April 3: Joe Romero joins the Los Angeles Campus as associate director of enrollment services.
March 27: IR Director Kathryn Talley won the “Silver Medal” for her entry in the Association for Institutional Research’s Limerick Contest. Her award-winning work was published in the March edition of e-AIR.
March 25: The Los Angeles Campus welcomes Linda King as its office manager and Dr. James Iaccino as full-time Clinical Psy.D. faculty. Dr. Iaccino has been serving as full-time faculty at the Chicago Campus since 2007. You may reach them at lking@thechicagoschool.edu and jiaccino@thechicagoschool.edu, respectively.
Dr. Nancy Davis has been promoted to associate vice president of academic affairs from chair of online and blended tracks. She will oversee the Center for Academic Excellence, Executive and Professional Education, the Library, and Academic Development.
Associate Chair of Online and Blended Tracks Darcy Tannehill has been promoted to dean of The Chicago School's Online Campus.
As it will now focus solely on serving external constituents, Director of Corporate Education and Consulting Services Michael Barr will assume the role of director of Executive and Professional Education (EPE). EPE will include continuing education opportunities, leadership development through a leadership institute, and consulting services.
March 19: Lytashia Grove has been promoted to director of financial aid.
March 17: Chicago School Receptionist Jamie McLaren has been promoted to facilities assistant.
Nisha Gabriel joins The Chicago School family as administrative assistant. She will support Associate Vice Presidents Magdalen Kellogg, Deane Rabe, and Dina Schenk. Nisha may be reached at ngabriel@thechicagoschool.edu.
The Applied Behavior Analysis Department welcomes Viki Ly as its new department administrative assistant. Viki can be reached at vly@thechicagoschool.edu.
March 10: Human Resources welcomes Belinda Jones as its human resources assistant. Belinda may be reached at belindajones@thechicagoschool.edu.
Meghan Connolly joins the Admission Operations team as its director. She may be reached at meghanconnolly@thechicagoschool.edu.
February 25: Admission Operations Assistant Laura Chavez has been promoted to admission counselor. Laura may be reached at laurachavez@thechicagoschool.edu.
February 18: Clinical Psychology Department Chair Michele Nealon-Woods, Psy.D. '00, has begun her duties as dean of the Los Angeles campus. Additionally, Director of Admission Heather La Belle is assuming a new role as director of enrollment services for the Los Angeles Campus. Yareli Meza, associate director, has been promoted to director of admission and will remain at the Chicago campus.
Also in Admission, Anna Hickner joined the operations staff as operations assistant. Anna may be reached at ahickner@thechicagoschool.edu.
Brian Bal Vasquez has joined the Office of Institutional Research as research analyst. Brian's position was recently vacated by Alison Gillings who was recently promoted to senior research analyst. Brian may be reached at bvazquez@thechicagoschool.edu.
February 10: The Chicago School welcomes Beth Tinkham as international student advisor. Beth may be reached at btinkham@thechicagoschool.edu.
Beth VanDyke joined The Chicago School as its new assistant director of alumni relations. Her predecessor in the position, David Duke, transferred to Online and Blended Programs to serve as the department's first graduate student advisor. Beth may be reached at evandyke@thechicagoschool.edu.
February 4: The Chicago School welcomes Sarah Eva Krancic as its first director of online marketing. She may be reached at skrancic@thechicagoschool.edu.
February 1: Assistant Professor Sandra Georgscu is now a full department faculty member for the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program.
January 23: Admission Counselor Won Kim has been promoted to assistant director of Admission.
January 22: The Admission team added Pari Pinyo to its team as an assistant director. He may be reached at ppinyo@thechicagoschool.edu.
January 14: Robert Switzer and Mike McNulty joined the Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) program as affiliate faculty while Daniela Schreier joined the Counseling program as department faculty. They may be reached at rswitzer@thechicagoschool.edu, mmcnulty@thechicagoschool.edu, and dschreier@thechicagoschool.edu, respectively.
January 7: The Office of Student Services welcomed Jesse Landstrom to its team as student services advisor. She may be reached at jlandstrom@thechicagoschool.edu.
Anthony Petroy joined Professional Education faculty as associate professor. He may be reached at apetroy@thechicagoschool.edu.
The Chicago School Library welcomed Michael Ruzicka as library assistant. He may be reached at mruzicka@thechicagoschool.edu.
January 3: Tonya Brooks has been promoted to director of accounting. Tonya joined the Accounting Department in 2006 as senior accountant.
January 2: The Chicago School welcomed Julie Bechtold as director of the Office of Career Services. She may be reached at jbechtold@thechicagoschool.edu. The school also welcomed Dan Patterson as its new head of interlibrary loan services. Dan may be reached at dpatterson@thechicagoschool.edu
2007
December 10: The Clinical Psychology Doctoral welcomed two new members to its team. Lukasz Konopka, Ph.D., has been hired as department faculty. Previously he was an affiliate faculty member. Meanwhile, Courtney Hill, M.B.A., joined the department as its department manager. Dr. Konopka and Ms. Hill may be reached at lkonopka@thechicagoschool.edu or chill@thechicagoschool.edu, respectively.
December 5: Online and Blended Track Director Mark Kassel will now serve the ExCEL programs as instructional designer.
December 4: Director of Admission Heather La Belle has joined the California team as director of enrollment services. She will begin her new duties February 1, 2008.
November 30: The Online and Blended Track Department welcomes Colette Landry to its team as online services manager. Colette may be reached at clandry@thechicagoschool.edu.
November 12: Online and Blended Track Chair Nancy Davis' co-authored a book titled "Fire Under My Feet: A Memoir of God's Power in Panama" is currently being translated for publication in Indonesia by Dioma Media (Orbis).
November 6: The Accounting Department announced the addition of Patricia Paul to its team as payroll accountant. Patricia may be reached at ppaul@thechicagoschool.edu.
November 5: Dina Schenk has joined The Chicago School as its first associate vice president of marketing. She may be reached at dschenk@thechicagoschool.edu.
October 29: The Office of the President welcomes Louevenia Hardaway as special assistant for board affairs. Louvenia may be reached at lhardaway@thechicagoschool.edu.
October 24: Clinical Psy.D. Chair Michele Nealon-Woods has been appointed dean of The Chicago School's future campus at Los Angeles.
October 23: Tim Finklea joins the Admission team as a counselor. He may be reached at tfinklea@thechicagoschool.edu. The Office of Admission also welcomes Laura Chavez, operations assistant. She may be reached at laurachavez@thechicagoschool.edu.
October 19: Allison Creekmur has recently been promoted to coordinator of regulatory affairs. Previously Allison served as Vice President of Administration and Student Affairs Tamara Rozhon's assistant. Monique White-Thomas joined The Chicago School family to assume the role recently vacated by Allison Creekmur. Monique may be reached at mthomas@thechicaogdhool.edu.
October 17: Dr. Jennifer Thompson announced that she will be stepping down from department chair of both the I/O and Business Psychology programs. She will refocus on scholarship, teaching, and consulting opportunities while remaining a Chicago School faculty member. Associate Chair Iliana Kwaske will fill this role while a national search is conducted.
October 16: Megan Jamieson joins The Chicago School community as a student services advisor. She may be reached at mjamieson@thechicagoschool.edu.
October 14: Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs Pat Breen has been named vice president of academic affairs. Dr. Breen joined the school in 2006 as vice president of executive and professional education (EPE). With this appointment, EPE will join the Academic Affairs Division. Dr. Breen may be reached at pbreen@thechicagoschool.edu.
October 10: The Chicago School is pleased to announce the 2007 Commencement to be held on Friday, June 13. The ceremony will again be hosted at the Civic Opera House, 20 North Wacker Drive. Detailed information regarding commencement and participation will be articulated in early spring.
October 9: Katherine Hutek joins The Chicago School as a Human Resources Assistant. She may be reached at khutek@thechicagoschool.edu.
October 1: The Office of Student Services welcomes Peter Zaragoza as its director. Recently, Pete served as registrar and director of student services at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Shaumburg Campus (now Argosy). He may be reached at pzaragoza@thechicagoschool.edu.
September 10: Career Services and Community Partnerships hosted a Job and Volunteer Fair, welcoming 40 community and professional partners, 14 alumni, and 249 students.
September: Darcy Tannehill has joined the Online and Blended Track Department as its associate chair. She may be reached at dtannehill@thechicagoschool.edu.
Alexis Davis has joined The Chicago School family as a facilities assistant. She may be reached at adavis@thechicagoschool.edu.
The Chicago School Library added Emilie Utigard as its library assistant. She may be reached at eutigard@thechicagoschool.edu.
The Office of Admission welcomes Pat Love as an operations assistant. She may be reached at plove@thechicagoschool.edu.
Tamba-Kuii Bailey, Carol Schwera, and Mary-Morag Sutherland have joined the Clinical Services team as a post-doctoral fellows.
Benjamin Rottschafer has been promoted to Assistant Director of Admission. After receiving an M.A. from The Chicago School in 2006, Ben has been serving as an admission counselor.
August 31: Effective September 1, James Campbell will be the new associate vice president of finance. James was an integral part of the school’s most successful audit to date. He will continue with his current duties and will assist the President and Chairman’s Task Force on Scope and Mission in finding future opportunities for The Chicago School.
August 27: The Applied Behavior Analysis specialization program announces the addition of Denise Ross to its faculty. She may be reached at dross@thechicagoschool.edu.
The school welcomes Yareli Meza as its new associate director of admission. Yareli may be reached at ymeza@thechicagoschool.edu.
The Office of Placement and Training welcomes Post-Doctoral Fellow Matthew Wadland. He may be reached at mwadland@thechicagoschool.edu.
August 21: Edward Asberry joins The Chicago School community as a facilities assistant. He may be reached at easberry@thechicagoschool.edu.
August 20: The Business Psychology Department announces the addition of two faculty members to its team. Drs. Sharon Pappas and Tomi Wahlstrom may be reached at spappas@thechicagoschool.edu and twahlstrom@thechicagoschool.edu respectively.
August 16: The Admission Office welcomes Won Kim as admission counselor. he recently received a Master of Science from the University of Pennsylvania in Higher Education Management. Kim may be reached at wkim@thechicagoschool.edu.
August 15: Clinical Psychology welcomes Sandra Georgescu to its full-time faculty family. She may be reached at sgeorgescu@thechicagoschool.edu.
The School Psychology program welcomes Amy Dahlstrom to its growing department as a full-time faculty member. She may be reached at adahlstrom@thechicagoschool.edu.
Applied Behavior Analysis is also adding faculty to its program. They welcome Traci Cihon to the faculty. She may be reached at tcihon@thechicagoschool.edu.
August 14: Jamie McLaren joins The Chicago School as its main receptionist. Located on the 4th floor of 325 North Wells, Jamie may be reached at reception@thechicagoschool.edu or 312.329.6600.
August 1: Web Developer Brandon Adamson has been promoted to database administrator.
July 30: Drs. Hector Torres, Cynthia Lubin-Langtiw, and Judy Ripsch join the Counseling program as full-time faculty. The program also announces Barbara Kelly, Psy.D., as its associate department chair. They may be reached at htorres@thechicagoschool.edu, clangtiw@thechicagoschool.edu, jripsch@thechicagoschool.edu, and bkelly@thechicagoschool.edu respectively.
July 18: Clinical Psychology adds another member to its program faculty. Dr. Lisa Lombard joins the doctoral program's child and adolescent track. She may be reached at llombard@thechicagoschool.edu.
July 11: Chicago School Student Association (CSSA) announces its new website.
July 9: The Forensic Psychology Department welcomes Christine Payne to its program faculty while the School Psychology adds Candace McMillan, Psy.D. Payne may be reached at cpayne@thechicagoschool.edu. Dr. McMillan may be reached at cmcmillan@thechicagoschool.edu.
Heather Busser has joined The Office of Placement and Training as its doctoral fellow. She may be reached at hbusser@thechicagoschool.edu.
July 1: Richard Ackley, Ph.D., and Jason Seiden, M.B.A., join the Business Psychology program faculty ranks. Dr. Ackley may be reached at rackley@thechicagoschool.edu. Seiden may be reached at jseiden@thechicagoschool.edu.
June 25: Chicago School Trustee Paul A. Dillon, M.S., was elected a public member of the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC).
The Center for Academic Excellence welcomes an adjunct faculty manager to its growing staff. Ted Scholz, M.A., may be reached at tscholz@thechicagoschool.edu or by stopping by room 627.
June 20: Chicago School student Anne Huffman ('08) was named one of the Windy City Times' "30 Under Thirty." Anne is a first year student in the Forensic Psychology program.
June 15: Clinical Counseling welcomes Dr. Earle Ruhnke as affiliate faculty. He previously served the department as an adjunct faculty member.
Dr. James Iaccino has been hired as a program faculty member for the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program.
Dr. Darlene Perry joined the Forensic Psychology Department as its associate chair. She may be reached at dperry@thechicagoschool.edu.
June 11: Facilities Manager Patty Bonta has been promoted to Director of Facilities.
The Executive Offices announce organizational changes for 2007-2008. Read the story.
June 5: Heidi Berlin joins The Chicago School as its main receptionist. Located on the 4th floor of 325 North Wells, Heidi may be reached at reception@thechicagoschool.edu or 312.329.6600.
The Facilities Department also welcomes Daniel Silver as the facility assistant. He may be reached at dsilver@thechicagoschool.edu, 312.329.6640, or by stopping room 426.
May 31: Executive and Professional Education welcomes two current Chicago School faculty members - Dr. Ken Kessler of the Forensic Psychology Department and Dr. Mark Kassel of the Clinical Counseling Department - to serve as its track directors of the Applied Forensic Psychology and Applied Psychology programs, respectively. Each instructor will continue to teach and advise students within their departments.
May 16: The Information Technology Department has added two new members to its team. The Chicago School welcomes Brandon Adamson and Brian Pierce, web developer and help desk support II, respectively. Brandon may be reached at badamson@thechicagoschool.edu or by stopping by room 622. Brian may be reached at bpierce@thechicagoschool.edu or by stopping by room 620.
The Chicago School welcomes Susan Craig as its director of Human Resources. Her experience includes more than 15 years working in higher education recruiting, coaching managers, and facilitating employee relations. She may be reached at scraig@thechicagoschool.edu, 312.329.6673, or by stopping by room 730.
May 8: Dr. Horowitz announces the start of 2007 summer office hours with the work week ending at 1 p.m. on Fridays May 25 to August 10.
The Executive Offices announce the addition of Samantha Hosenkamp to its staff as the executive office receptionist. She may be reached at shosenkamp@thechicagoschool.edu, or 312.410.8972.
May 1: David Duke joined the professional staff at The Chicago School as the assistant director of Alumni Relations. He has been interning with the office and recently received his M.A. from the Forensic Psychology Department . He may be reached at wduke@thechicagoschool.edu, 312.410.8988, or by stopping by room 725.
Executive and Professional Education announces the appointment of current I/O and Business Psychology faculty Dr. Nancy Davis to serve as its chair of Online and Blended Tracks and track director for the Distance Learning I/O Psychology program.
Casie Berger joined the The Chicago School as its first Merchandise Mart space receptionist. She may be reached at cberger@thechicagoschool.edu, 312.410.8990, or by stopping by The Chicago School's Merchandise Mart Reception area on the 13th floor.
April 12: The Facilities Department announces the addition of a meeting coordinator to their team. Matt Wilson will coordinate all campus meetings and room reservations. He may be reached at mattwilson@thechicagoschool.edu or by stopping by room 742.
April 11: Human Resources announces the launch of a new information portal for all faculty and staff. eEmployee will serve as an electronic resource center containing documents, forms, and information specific to employees.
April 10: Assistant Department Manager Queen Washington, has been promoted to department manager for the Clinical Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis program. Queen had previously been assisting Cheryl Heck with both the ABA and Forensic departments. Queen's office has moved to the fourth floor, room 431. Her extension and email address remain the same. Cheryl Heck will continue as the department manager for the Forensic Psychology Department.
April 4: Martha Lopez recently joined The Chicago School family as a staff accountant. Previously, she worked with First American Title Insurance Company. She may be reached at extension 8986, marthalopez@thechicagoschool.edu, or by stopping by room 723.
April 3: The Business Psy.D. and I/O Departments have a new department manager. Tabitha Hudson joined The Chicago School staff as department manager for the two programs as Ashley Ray begins working solely with School Psychology. During the transition the two managers will be sharing office space and a phone line - room 638, extension 6648. Tabitha may also be reached via email at thudson@thechicagoschool.edu.
March 20: James Campbell has recently joined The Chicago School as Director of Accounting. James brings with him 15 years of experience in accounting. His most recent position was at the California School of Culinary Arts. James may be reached at extension 6649, jamescampbell@thechicagoschool.edu, or by stopping by room 731.
March 14: The Chicago School welcomes Derick Cobb as its new Help Desk Support Lead. Derick brings with him 20 years of experience specializing in end user support. His duties will include the coordination and assignment of Help Desk inquiries. Derick may be reached at extension 8900 or by emailing helpdesk@thechicagoschool.edu.
March 12: Jed Sullivan, acting director of information technology, has accepted the position of director of IT. Jed comes to The Chicago School from Agility Computer Network Services, and brings an enormous amount of technical knowledge to the school. He can be reached at extemsion 6635, jsullivan@thechicagoschool.edu, or by stopping by room 619.
March 9: The Business Psychology department welcomes Dr. Ilianna Hevia Kwaske as program faculty and associate department chair. She received her M.S. in Clinical Psychology and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology and will soon be chairing a symposium on individual assessment with the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychologists (SIOP). Dr. Kwaske has been teaching at The Chicago School as an adjunct faculty member since 2003.
March 5: Rita Vazquez is the new advisor in Student Services. Rita comes to The Chicago School with several years of experience working in higher education. Her responsibilities in Student Services will include, transcript and academic record processing, degree and enrollment verifications, and the coordination of Commencement events. Rita may be reached at extension 6605, rvazquez@thechicagoschool.edu, or by stopping by the Student Services suite.
March 2: Dr.
Lukasz Konopka, associate faculty member in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program, was recently promoted to full professor. Dr. Konopka's contributions to The Chicago School and the field of psychology have proven outstanding during his past 13 years with the institution. Dr. Konopka will be participating on the Advisory Board of the department’s new initiative with Child and Adolescent Psychology.
March 1: The Academic Affairs Division announces an addition to their support team. Bill Epperly, Ph.D. is the new director of the Center for Academic Excellence. He may be reached at bepperly@thechicagoschool.edu, 312.329.6646, or by stopping by room 628.
February 26: The Chicago School annouces the creation of a new President’s Cabinet committee: the Fellowship and Scholarship Administration Committee (FASAC).
The primary purpose of The Chicago School fellowship/scholarship program is to provide financial assistance to qualified prospective students with documented financial need. Continuing the work of the ad-hoc Internal Scholarship/Fellowship Task Force of 2005-2006, FASAC will ensure that The Chicago School fellowship/scholarship program is administered in support of the mission of the school.
The committee will be chaired by Lytashia Grove, assistant director of financial aid. The other committee members include Amanda Kim, Virginia Quinonez, Heather LaBelle, Michelle Hoy-Watkins, and Ken Fogel.
January 29: Judy Beaupre is The Chicago School’s new director of alumni relations and development. Judy most recently served as the vice president of institutional advancement for St. Augustine College in Chicago. She has also worked in development at Lyndon State College in Vermont and at Mercy College in New York. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Mercy College. Judy will work closely with the school's Grant Development Committee as well as with the Advancement Committee of the Board of Trustees. Judy can be reached at extension 8998.
January 17: Mary Reid was recently promoted from admissions counselor to assistant director of admission at The Chicago School.
January 16: The Chicago School Department of Student Accounts and Department of Financial Aid recently underwent organizational changes. Student accounts has moved to the Finance Department, which allows the Financial Aid Department employees Lytashia Grove, Leticia Chavez, and Carrie Cruz to focus on providing efficient and effective financial aid services to our new and continuing students. The new student accounts advisor, Spencer Ham, is now responsible for payments, payment plans, adjustments and other activities that relate to a student’s account and is located in room 723.
January 10: Michele A. Graham, M.Ed., is The Chicago School’s new assistant director for career services. Michele recently earned her master's degree in education from Loyola University. She comes to the school with diverse experience in higher education. She can be reached at x8994, mgraham@thechicagoschool.edu, or by stopping by room 347.
January 9 : Four Chicago School professors were recently promoted to new ranks. Drs. Christoph Leonhard and Gary Walls are now full professors with Drs. Marie Ciavarella and Michele Nealon-Woods being elevated from assistant to associate professor. Read the story.
January 5: The Department of Admission announces the addition of Elyse Allen as the new administrative assistant. Elyse has been working as a temporary employee for the past several months and will transition into a full-time employee on January 29.
January 4 : Mike Chimento is The Chicago School’s new facilities assistant. He will be accepting all copy, supply requisition, and scheduling requests. For questions about these services, email mchimento@thechicagoschool.edu, call x6640, or stop by room 426.
January 2: The Chicago School welcomes Lytashia Grove as its new assistant director of financial aid. Lytashia comes to the school with nearly five years experience assisting students and parents in the financial aid process. She can be reached at x6602 or lgrove@thechicagoschool.edu.
2006
December 4: The Chicago School welcomes Alison Gillings as the new research analyst in the Office of Institutional Research. After graduating from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Alison began the fall 2006 semester at The Chicago School as a Clinical Psy.D. student. She currently shares an office with the director of institutional research, Kathryn Talley, in room 727. Alison can be reached by email at agillings@thechicagoschool.edu.
November 27: The Chicago School welcomes Deondra Bullock as its new human resources generalist. Deondra most currently worked as a human resources manager at Menards in Hammond, In. She resides in room 734 and can be reached by emailing dbullock@thechicagoschool.edu
November 13: Kathryn Talley, director of The Chicago School’s Office of Institutional Research, co-authored a paper with her former colleagues at Adelphi University entitled “Considering Leaving Before They’ve Even Started: An Examination of Freshmen at Risk for Transfer.” The paper was presented at the North East Association for Institutional Research 33rd Annual Conference, held November 4-7 in Philadelphia.
November 1: Jill Glenn, LCSW, is The Chicago School’s new director of community Partnerships. Glenn comes to the school from ChildServ where she was most recently their director of group homes. Her primary responsibilities include the oversight and development of Chicago School community partners (e.g., Erie House, ChildServ, Lawrence Hall, Heartland Alliance, etc.), specifically seeking how to incorporate and build field placements, service learning and community-based research, and job opportunities.
November 1: The Chicago School congratulates Lacey Newman, who as has been promoted to manager of the Executive Office and will continue to assist Vice President of Finance Jeff Keith. Newman will be managing the receptionist and student workers in the Executive Office.
The school also welcomes Karla Nagy as the receptionist to the Executive Office. She is now in charge of scheduling the Conference Room (713). Community members should send any 713 scheduling requests to her at x8972, or knagy@thechicagoschoool.edu.
October 27: James Liautaud, inventor, entrepreneur, emotional intelligence pioneer, and the namesake of the UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business, has been named The Chicago School’s 2007 Commencement speaker. Liautaud will receive an honorary Doctor of Business Psychology degree at the June 15 event. Read the story.
October 26: Dr. Kelly Ducheny, Clinical Psy.D. department chair, will be the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology's (NCSPP) new representative to the American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on Accreditation (CoA). Dr. Ducheny joins the CoA after leading The Chicago School Clinical Psychology Psy.D. program’s successful efforts to earn seven-year APA accreditation.
October 26: The Chicago School’s old web domain, www.csopp.edu, and email addresses, name@csopp.edu, are set to expire on November 18. The organization the governs .edu addresses, Educause, only grants a six-month overlap between old and new addresses. The Chicago School launched its new website and url, www.thechicagoschool.edu, on June 1.
Community members are urged to spread the word about the expiration date and distribute their new email, name@thechicagoschool.edu, to contacts might still be using the old address. For more information email helpdesk@thechicagoschool.edu.
October 18: The Chicago School welcomes Allison Creekmur as the new administrative assistant to Vice President of Administration Tamara Rozhon. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English, a Master of Arts in Literature, and is interested in not-for-profit work and underserved populations. Creekmur can be reached at extension 6650. Her email is acreekmur@thechicagoschool.edu..
October 17: The Chicago School is pleased to announce the 2007 Commencement to be held on Friday, June 15. This season’s ceremony will once again be hosted at the Civic Opera House, 20 North Wacker Drive. The event will begin promptly at 1 p.m. with a reception immediately following until 4 p.m. Detailed information regarding commencement and participation will be articulated in early spring.
October 13: The Chicago School Student Association is providing 32 partial scholarships to the Illinois Psychological Association 2006 convention for the day of Friday, October 27. These scholarships are a first come first served. Email ipags_il@hotmail.com for more information.
October 13: The Chicago School Library introduced its new online system at an open house reception. The new system allows students, staff, and faculty to search the library’s books, journals, and online holdings. Books also can be put on hold, renewed, and return dates can be checked online from any computer via the Internet.
September 28: The President's Cabinet announces recent promotions and new Chicago School organization structure. Read the letter.
September 22: The Chicago School is supporting the 14th annual Hispanic/Latino Mental Health Week Campaign which will take place between October 1 -7, 2006. This annual campaign is designed to promote education about, increase awareness of and prevent mental illness in the Latino/communities. It will include a conference as well as screenings and lectures. The conference will take place at the Oak Lawn Hilton on October 5 and 6. Faculty members, staff, and students who are interested in Latino mental health issues are encouraged to attend and/or volunteer. For more information, contact Dr. Amanda Kim at akim@thechicagoschool.edu.
September 20: The Chicago School releaes new accounting forms for faculty and staff. The new forms are for check requests, expense accounts, and documentation for school American Express users. The new forms can be found on eEmployee. Use your standard Chicago School username and password to access.
September 5: HLC Steering Committee members Michael Barr, Julie Krahl, Deane Rabe, Tamara Rozhon, and Susan Sances meet to review plans for an electronic and physical Resource Room. All materials related to the request for continued accreditation, including policies and procedures, formal agreements, plans, reports, and promotional literature, will be placed in the Resource Room and made available to the HLC visit team. After the visit, the Resource Room will be maintained as a data archiving site for The Chicago School.
September 5: Queen Washington is announced as the new program assistant for Forensic Psychology and M.A. Clinical (ABA). Washington was previously an administrative assistant with the school's Office of Placement and Training. Her office is located in room 535.
September 1: Heather La Belle begins the 2006-2007 academic year as the school's new director of admission. La Belle, who joined the school in 2001, previously served as associate director of admission before her promotion.
August 31: The Chicago School welcomes Dr. Jessica Cerniak as its new Associate Director of Training. Dr. Cerniak comes to the school by way of the University of Denver, Illinois Masonic and Bridgeview Challenger Day School. She will be the school's Office of Placement and Training liaison to the Psy.D. program.
August 30: The Chicago School announces Common Hours. Starting in fall 2006 no classes will be held on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. and Thursdays from 5 – 6 p.m. Common hours were implemented to make it easier for Chicago School community members to schedule and attend activities such as colloquia, town hall meetings, and other special events. To reserve a room for such events, contact Jackie Hudson at 312.329.6640, jhudson@thechicagoschool.edu. Contact Don Sorsa dsorsa@thechicagoschool.edu and Matt Nehmer mnehmer@thechicagoschool.edu to post activities on the Angel and website calendars of events.
August 29: Dr. David Pyles, ABA associate program director, is named to the editorial board for the Journal of Behavioral Analysis in Health, Sports, Fitness and Medicine.
August 26: Chicago School graduate, Dr. Orson Morrison, Clinical Psy.D. '03, will have an academic article, "COLAGE: Providing Community, Education, Leadership, and Advocacy by and for Children of GLBT Parents,” published in the November issue of the Journal of GLBT Family Studies.
August 21: The Chicago School welcomes Tyree Bolden as the school's newest admission counselor. Bolden comes to the school after a year-long internship with the Big Ten conference. He previously worked as a sales executive with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
August 15: The Chicago School welcomes 19 new program and affiliate faculty. Complete bios coming soon in the Faculty Profiles section.
Program
Ken Fogel - Clinical Psy.D.
Grant Gautreaux - Applied Behavior Analysis
Tiffany Keller - Clinical Psy.D.
Kin Ching Kong - Clinical Psy.D.
Tiffany Masson - Forensic
Drake Spaeth - Counseling
Diana Walker - Applied Behavior Analysis
Affiliate
Megan Connolly - IO/Business Psy.D.
Marla Gal - Clinical Psy.D.
Carilyn Guedes - Counseling
Kevin Gyoerkoe - Clinical Psy.D.
Erica Hartman - IO/Business Psy.D.
Robert Janetka - IO/Business Psy.D.
Mark Kassel - Counseling
Noelle Newhouse - IO/Business Psy.D.
Ted Rubenstein - Clinical Psy.D.
Catherine Stakenas - IO/Business Psy.D.
Emily Trolley - IO/Business Psy.D.
James Walsh - School
July 31: Kathryn Talley, Ph.D., joins The Chicago School to oversee the Office of Institutional Research. Dr. Talley taught sociology for fifteen years at North Central College in Naperville, Ill., before moving to the institutional research field. Her most recent position was assistant director of research, assessment, and planning at Adelphi University in New York.
July 25: Yazmin Salgado is named program manager for Executive and Professional Education at The Chicago School. Her new responsibilities include supporting course and program development, communicating with and assisting students, coordinating projects with internal and external partners, and ensuring processes to evaluate and improve the programs and services of Executive and Professional Education.
July 24: The Chicago School IT department welcomes Miguel Gonzalez as a new system administrator. Gonzalez comes to the school from Orbitz.
June 22: Dr. Michelle Hoy-Watkins is promoted to the rank of associate professor. According to Forensic Psychology Program Director Perry Meyers, the “promotion was well earned and well deserved as Dr. Hoy-Watkins has demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship, advisement, mentoring and service throughout her tenure in the Forensic program at CSOPP.”
June 12: After an exhaustive national search, The Chicago School names Dr. Pat Breen as vice president for Executive and Professional Education. Read the news story.
June 9: Dr. Anne Galioto, Clinical Psy.D. ’04, named director of the Office of Placement & Training. Dr. Galioto returned to The Chicago School to complete her postdoctoral fellowship after obtaining her doctoral degree, and she then accepted an associate director position in 2005. According to Dr. Deane Rabe, director of Academic Support Areas, “Her service to the school has been outstanding, and she brings an exceptional range and depth of leadership and educational skills.”
