The first additions that are part of Project PLuS have been added to the PLuS website. A Resources area has been added to the Faculty/Staff section that includes:

• Information about students with AD/HD and learning disabilities
• Laws regarding students with disabilities
• Information on accommodations
• Q & A section
• Suggested instructional strategies
• Links to external resources
• Media and video links

In addition, a page on Syllabus Statements has been added to aid faculty in inviting students with disabilities to meet with them and discuss possible accommodations. A sample syllabus statement is provided as well as guidelines for faculty to create their own.

[Supported by a US Dept. of Education, Office of Post-Secondary Education Grant]
(Grant # P333A050044)

The PLuS Perspectives Newsletter, which had previously been available only in print format, is now available online in a new page under the Faculty & Staff section on the PLuS website. The new page features:

• The current issue of PLuS Perspectives
• An archive of past issues
• A list of the topics covered in each issue

PLuS Perspectives is an informational resource for faculty and staff that is intended to shed light on topics and issues that involve college students with LD and/or AD/HD and to inform faculty and staff of the PLuS program’s services and continuing mission.

Starting with the academic year 2005-2006, PLuS will be giving at the end of each academic year, ten certificates of appreciation to ten faculty members who demonstrated throughout the year exemplary support to students with LD and/or AD/HD.

Each year, the PLuS staff will nominate faculty for the certificates and at the end of the year will meet and discuss the nominations. From this discussion, the ten who will be selected will be contacted by PLuS. This year, there were 18 faculty members nominated.

The 2005-2006 PLuS Faculty Appreciation Certificate Recipients

Avrom Blumberg, Dept. of Chemistry
Tracy Connor, Quantitative Reasoning Center
Cathy Evins, Quantitative Reasoning Center
Euan Hague, Dept. of Geography
Anthony Ippolito, Dept. of Biological Sciences
Joan Lakebrink, Dept. of Literacy, Language and Specialized Instruction
Don Martin, Dept. of Communication
Brian Sikes, Dept. of Art & Art History
Christopher Robinson, Dept. of Religious Studies
Ann Russo, Women's and Gender Studies Program

PLuS would like to thank all the faculty members who had PLuS student participants in their courses for all the help and guidance they provided throughout the year.

Project PLuS will be a new area in this website aiming to provide information and support to faculty and staff who interact with students with LD and/or AD/HD, or who would like to prepare for these interactions. Within the Project PLuS area there will be:

• A Q&A section
• A searchable database with information about LD and/or AD/HD college students
• Instructional suggestions
• All the issues of the PLuS Perspectives
• Course assignments from DePaul students who related their work to their experiences as students with LD or AD/HD

And anything else that might be a useful resource and is suggested as feedback to PLuS.

Estimated launch time: Summer 2006

[Supported by a US Dept. of Education, Office of Post-Secondary Education Grant]
(Grant # P333A050044)