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Thursday, May 9:

International Programs in Agriculture (IPIA) Seminar

Wednesday, May 15:

Educational Grant Program Application due

If you have an article or photo, relating to our undergraduate/graduate programs, please feel free to share; we will do our best to incorporate them in the newsletter. We do want to try and keep it simple, yet informative. Please note the parameters: we will need any information that you would like to see in this newsletter, one week prior to the first Monday of each month. Please forward to Sayde Uerkwitz at [email protected].

Friendly reminder that this newsletter will be linked and archived to the OAP website.

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Spring Awards Banquet

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Ag Council Moonlight Pancake Breakfast

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Study Abroad 3

Rose Award Recipient 4

Dr. Allan Goecker’s Retirement Celebration

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Faculty Orientation Seminar Series

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Faculty Orientation Seminar Series

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Accessible Online Documents

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The May Scoop 15

Academic Calendar 16

Instructor Resources 17

New Opportunity 6

Educational Grant Program

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College of Agriculture

Spring Awards Banquet On Monday, April 15 one hundred and seventy individuals

packed the East & West Faculty Lounges of the Purdue

Memorial Union to recognize the outstanding faculty, staff,

and students at the 2013 College of Agriculture Awards

Banquet. Agriculture Council and the Office of Academic

Programs sponsored the event. Four student awards, four

faculty awards, and one staff award were presented. Faculty awards included the

Richard L. Kohls Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher, the Richard L. Kohls Early Career

Award, the David C. Pfendler Outstanding Counselor, and the Outstanding Graduate

Educator. The staff award was for Outstanding Service to Students. The Outstanding

Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior nominees from each department were

recognized and the college‐level award winner from each classifica on was announced.

Gabriel Rangel from Biochemistry was selected as Outstanding Senior. Gradua ng

seniors with a GPA of 4.0, those comple ng the Leadership Development Cer ficate

Program, the Dean’s Scholars, Senior Agriculture Ambassadors, and winners from the

Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium were also recognized. The format for the

Awards Banquet was modified from previous year. Besides serving a meal this year,

guests heard previous faculty and staff award winners share stories about teaching,

mentoring, and advising students. In addi on, various students from the College shared

their experiences about comple ng their freshman year, being a gradua ng senior, and

what being on Ag Council meant to them.

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Ag Council Moonlight Pancake Breakfast


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Study Abroad

Do you know any undergraduate student traveling abroad this summer for work, volunteering, or to do research? Let us know!

Are you interested in leading a study abroad course? Please contact our office.

Contact Informa on: [email protected] – 765‐494‐8458 – AGAD 26

“My study abroad maymester in Trinidad and Tobago was one

the most transformative experi-ences in my time at Purdue. I met interesting people from different cultures, learned about the chal-lenges that faces an island nation

as it transitions out of a fossil fuel-based economy, and saw

fantastic wildlife representative of one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet.”

-Joe Morgan-

“Studying abroad was such an exhilarating, refreshing, and new life experience. Facing new challenges, opportunities, and lessons

during my trip allowed me to become a more open minded and independent person.”

-Elizabeth Loehmer-

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The Barbara Cook Chapter

Mortar Board Rose Award

The Office of Academic Programs would like to recognize our very own

Carol Brock for receiving The Barbara Cook Mortar Board Rose Award

on April 5th. College of Agriculture senior, Laura Donaldson, presented

the award, which is given to clerical or service staff members who have

posi vely affected those around them and gone above and beyond the

call of duty. Congratula ons Carol!

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Dr. Allan Goecker’s

Re rement Celebra on Dr. Allan Goecker has been through more

commencement ceremonies than most people would

like to count. It is now his turn to take a final walk

across the stage of Ellio Hall. If you hear him talk about

his re rement, you will hear him say that a er 84

semesters, he is going to graduate.

The College of Agriculture past and present faculty, staff

and students were invited to his re rement celebra on

this past month. He has served the College of

Agriculture for over 40 years, 39 of them as coordinator

of student counseling ac vi es, which includes

managing all processes and procedures related to undergraduate students. In his

role, he has touched an es mated 22,500 College of Agriculture students, more than

half of the College’s total alumni.

Dr. John Graveel, Director and Coordinator of Natural Resources and

Environmental Sciences and former Interim Associate Dean and Director of

Academic Programs (OAP), spoke about what Allan has taught him throughout his

career and me in OAP. He also presented a gi from OAP, a Purdue basketball

jersey with his last name and number 13 on the back.

Dr. Dale Whi aker, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs and former

Associate Dean and Director of Academic

Programs, and Dr. Jay Akridge, Glenn W.

Sample Dean of Agriculture, both spoke

about the great work and fun mes they have

had with Allan . The Dean presented a signed

Purdue basketball and football, a gi from

the Dean’s Office.


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Each year, the Teaching Academy offers an Educa onal Grant Program that is funded by the Office of the Provost to support educa onal ac vi es of members of the Teaching Academy. The maximum award for a single member of the Teaching Academy is $1500. Last year, we ins tuted a program of mul ‐disciplinary projects that involve more than one member of the Academy for a maximum of $3000. In the past, the Educa onal Grant Program has helped fund materials to be used in the classroom, to support travel to conferences to present a paper on the scholarship of teaching and learning, or to help members of the Academy a end workshops on teaching.

If you want to apply for one of these Educa onal Grant Programs, please e‐mail [email protected] by May 15th.

Educa onal Grant Program

Effec ve May 13th, Sayde Uerkwitz will be

star ng as the Communica on Specialist in

the Agronomy Department. During her me

in OAP, she assisted in the scholarship

administra on and maintained three

publica ons. We wish her well in this new

and exci ng opportunity.

New Opportunity

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Faculty Orienta on Seminar Series Schedule

Spring 2013


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When a document you created is added into Blackboard or into a web page, that

document must be accessible to people with disabili es. There are simple techniques

you can use to improve the accessibility of your documents as you create them. This

resource will provide you with ps and resources so you can learn to use these

techniques. This guide offers ps for Microso Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and PDF

documents.

Microso Word

Use these best prac ces to greatly improve the accessibility of Word documents for

individuals with disabili es. Another benefit is that accessibility improvements made

in the Word document will remain when converted to PDF or HTML.

Use Word 2010 Accessibility Checker

Word 2010 has a built‐in tool that checks your document for accessibility problems.

The Accessibility Checker makes it much easier to iden fy and repair accessibility

issues. To use the tool, select File > Info > Check for Issues > Check Accessibility.

Use Word 2010 Accessibility Checker (h p://webaim.org/techniques/word/#checker)

Headings

Use built‐in Styles to iden fy Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. This provides structure that is

used to navigate through the document when using assis ve technology.

Add Headings in Word (h p://webaim.org/techniques/word/)

Lists

Use built‐in features for crea ng bulleted and numbered lists. This provides

naviga onal structure that is important to those using assis ve technology.

Add Lists in Word (h p://webaccess.msu.edu/tutorials/accessible‐word‐

documents.html#lists)

Images

Add alt text to images. (In Office 2010 and 2011 use Descrip on field, not Title field.

See Figure 1.)

Add Alt Text to Images in Word (h p://webaim.org/techniques/word/#al ext)

Tips for Crea ng Accessible Online Documents

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Data Tables

Explicitly iden fy the header row.

Go to Table Proper es > Row tab

> select the checkbox “Repeat as

header row at the top of each

page”. (See Figure 2.) This pro‐

vides structure for naviga ng the

table.

Mark the Header Row in Word

Tables (h p://webaim.org/

techniques/word/#tables)

Charts and Graphs

These o en require longer text descrip ons than simple images.

Adding alt text to them in Word is not turned on by default.

Add Alt Text to Charts and Graphs in Word (h p://

webaccess.msu.edu/tutorials/accessible‐word‐

documents.html#charts)

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Convert Word to PDF

To export from Word to tagged PDF, follow these steps: In Word 2010 (Windows), select

“Save as PDF”. (NOTE: Word 2011 for Mac does not produce a tagged PDF, so the PDF is

not accessible.)

In Word 2003 and 2007 (Windows), use the Adobe PDFMaker Plugin (found in the Adobe

menu or toolbar, if available. It ships with Adobe Acrobat).

When saving, select Op ons and be sure that “Document structure tags for accessibility”

is checked. (NOTE: This is checked by default, but will be unchecked if you select

“Minimize size” and will need to be re‐checked.)

Convert Word to PDF (h p://webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/conver ng#word)

Convert Word to HTML

To export from Word to HTML, follow these steps: In Word 2007 and 2010 (Windows),

select “Save as Web Page, Filtered”. The resul ng file will retain the accessible features

entered into the Word document except for data tables.

Convert Word to HTML (h p://webaim.org/techniques/word/#wordhtml)

Cau ons on Conver ng Word to HTML: From the Penn State site: “Although Microso

products include a func on to convert content to HTML, the implementa on is not

regarded as standards‐compliant.”

Cau ons on Conver ng Word to HTML (h p://accessibility.psu.edu/

microso office#wordhtml)

One op on: Free Tool Converts Word to HTML (h p://word2cleanhtml.com/) From their

site: “Word to clean HTML is a free converter tool for documents produced by Microso

Word and similar office so ware. Word to clean HTML strips out invalid or proprietary

tags, leaving clean HTML behind for use in web pages and ebooks.”

Use built‐in slide layout templates. Using them correctly will ensure that the resul ng file

will have proper structure for headings and lists, correct reading order, etc.

o Use layout templates (h p://webaim.org/techniques/powerpoint/#layouts)

Include alt text for images unless they are decora ve.

o Add Alt Text to PowerPoint Images (h p://webaim.org/techniques/powerpoint/

#al ext)


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Microso PowerPoint

When you create a presenta on for students to view online, whether you plan to post

a PowerPoint file (.PPT or .PPTX) or another format such as PDF, there are steps you

can take to make your PowerPoint file as accessible as possible

(h p://webaim.org/techniques/powerpoint/).

Use PowerPoint 2010 Accessibility Checker. PowerPoint 2010 has a built‐in tool that

checks your document for accessibility problems. The Accessibility Checker makes it

much easier to iden fy and repair accessibility issues. To use the tool, select File > Info

> Check for Issues > Check Accessibility.

o Use PowerPoint 2010 Accessibility Checker (h p://webaim.org/techniques/

powerpoint/#checker)

Microso Excel

These files are generally accessible. Use the following best prac ces to improve the

accessibility of Excel files for individuals with disabili es.

Use clear and meaningful row and column headers.

Provide descrip ons of charts and graphs in the comment area

If using the Chart Wizard, create a variety of do ed lines in line charts to improve legi‐

bility for color blind users.

Penn State University Excel Tips (h p://accessibility.psu.edu/excel)

University of Minnesota Excel Tips (h p://accessibility.umn.edu/ms‐excel.html)

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PDF

Accessibility can be added to exis ng PDF documents in Adobe Acrobat Pro. However,

whenever possible, it is best to add accessibility within the original source document, such

as a Word file. That way, if the document must be revised later, the accessibility

improvements remain. That is not the case if you make accessibility changes only in the

PDF.

Check exis ng PDFs for accessibility

o Print: PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow print resource (h p://www.purdue.edu/

webaccessibility/documents/PDFAccessibilityTips.pdf)

o Video: PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow video resource with closed cap ons (h p://

www.purdue.edu/webaccessibility/documents/PDF_Docs/06PDFExample1.asx)

Create accessible PDFs from other formats (h p://webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/

conver ng)

Create accessible PDFs from scanned documents (h p://wac.osu.edu/pdf/scan/

pdffromscan.html)

Crea ng Accessible PDF Documents (h p://www.purdue.edu/webaccessibility/

documents/Accessible_PDF_Documents.asx) (the complete recorded training with closed

cap ons). Visit the Purdue Web Accessibility Commi ee Training page (h p://

www.purdue.edu/webaccessibility/training/index.html) to view smaller segments of the

training video on specific topics, or to view a transcript.

Sources

The Web Accessibility Commi ee expresses our gra tude to these authors whose work

has been referenced in this document:

Michigan State University (h p://webaccess.msu.edu/index.html)

Ohio State University Web Accessibility Center (h p://wac.osu.edu/)

Penn State University AccessAbility (h p://accessibility.psu.edu/)

Purdue Web Accessibility Commi ee (h p://www.purdue.edu/webaccessibility/)

Terrill Thompson (h p://terrillthompson.com/blog/)

WebAIM (h p://webaim.org/)


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Addi onal Resources

Word and PowerPoint

The Microso Accessibility page (h p://www.microso .com/enable/default.aspx) offers

accessibility guidance and informa on in rela on to their products. Tutorials are availa‐

ble.

PDF documents

Purdue University’s Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance has purchased

several books wri en by Karen McCall, an expert in crea ng accessible PDFs, in order to

assist the University community in crea ng such documents. These resource books,

listed below, are available for a one‐week check out at the Hicks Undergraduate Library

reference collec on area:

Accessible and Usable PDF Documents: Techniques for Document Authors, Third Edi‐

on

Logical Document Structure handbook: Microso Word 2010 and 2007

Document Structure Handbook: PowerPoint 2010 and 2007

Her books on document structure explain why, and how, to include structure in files that

will be converted to PDF documents. Structure is used by persons with disabili es to nav‐

igate documents.

To find any of these books, library staff suggest searching under the author name, Karen

McCall. To purchase any of these books or to view other PDF resources, visit Karen

McCall’s web site (h p://www.karlencommunica ons.com/).

Prepared by

Purdue University Web Accessibility Commi ee (h p://www.purdue.edu/

webaccessibility/)

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The May Scoop... Did you know?

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1294 ‐ John II becomes duke of Brabant/Limburg

1494 ‐ Jamaica discovered by Columbus; he names it "St Iago"

1631 ‐ John Winthrop is elected 1st governor of Massachuse s

1652 ‐ Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal

1802 ‐ Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city

1861 ‐ Gen Winfield Sco presents his Anaconda Plan for the North

against the South in US Civil War

1864 ‐ 3rd day in Ba le at Alexandria Louisiana: Confederate assault

1955 ‐ Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas & most of Blackwell

Oklahoma

1961 ‐ JFK sets goal of pu ng a man on Moon before the end of decade

1986 ‐ 7,000,000 Americans form "Hands Across America"

2001 ‐ 32‐year‐old Erik Weihenmayer, of Boulder, Colorado, becomes

the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

2011 ‐ Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty five year run

of The Oprah Winfrey Show.

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2012‐13 Academic Calendar

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Purdue University Academic Calendar 2012‐13

West Lafaye e Campus

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Office of Academic Programs

College of Agriculture

615 W. State Street

West Lafaye e, IN 47907‐2053

Phone: 765‐494‐8472

Fax: 765‐494‐8477

www.agriculture.purdue.edu/oap

It is the policy of Purdue University that all persons have equal opportunity and access to its educa onal

programs, services, ac vi es, and facili es without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, na on‐al origin or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orienta on, disability or status as a veteran.

Purdue University is an Affirma ve Ac on ins tu on. This material may be available in alterna ve formats.

Technology in the Classroom

http://www.itap.purdue.edu/learning/facilities/tic/

Technology in the classroom locations

http://www.itap.purdue.edu/learning/facilities/tic/locations/

iClicker information

http://www.itap.purdue.edu/learning/tools/iclicker/

Reserving an Instructional Lab

http://www.itap.purdue.edu/learning/facilities/instructionallabs/resources/request.cfm

Assistive Technology Center (ATC)

http://www.itap.purdue.edu/learning/support/atc/

Instructional Labs

http://www.itap.purdue.edu/learning/facilities/instructionallabs/

Instructor Resources

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