"Institutions and doctoral candidates are recognizing a need for future faculty who can not only conduct research at top-tier universities, but also be effective in the classroom at a liberal arts or community college. Teaching certificate programs are filling that need at dozens of public and private institutions across the country, and the programs continue to expand. Administrators say the certificates not only give students an edge in the job market, but also teach the skills Ph.D. candidates need to be effective teachers – and faculty need to be lifelong learners." This is according to a story on InsideHigherEd's webpage. If you were not at the faculty development workshop on enhancing your PowerPoint presentation with vodcasts, you missed a terrific session. Presenter Kyle Boudreaux did a superb job and everyone left feeling energized and equipped to turbo-charge their class and conference presentations. We are still programming for the semester and have just added a Lunch and Learn on the promotion and tenure process at LU to be facilitated by Provost Steve Doblin. This is a can't miss event for all of those faculty who are looking to move up the academic ladder. Did you see the news that our online Nusrsing Master's degree was ranked second most affordable in the nation by GetEducated.com?