Southeastern confers degrees
Terrell Conference set Jan. 10 & 11
Computer Science students develop app

Offices close for holidays
ByLion takes a break

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Southeastern to host mental health conference Jan. 10 & 11
The University Counseling Center (UCC) at Southeastern will sponsor the second annual Terrell Conference for Mental Health Practitioners Jan. 10 - Jan. 11, in the university’s Student Union.
     Annette Baldwin, outreach liaison for the Southeastern UCC, said conference highlights include a keynote speaker and reception Thursday evening. Friday includes a full day of continuing education opportunities for counseling and other mental health professionals in the areas of supervision, ethics and diagnosis, as well as the expo and networking lunch.
     “Participants will have the opportunity for one-on-one conversations with local mental health practitioners, faculty, staff and counseling students,” Baldwin said. “The Conference Expo will showcase area mental health partners dedicated to various aspects of mental health treatment and recovery.”
     Keynote speaker Nicholas Hayes will present “Recovery Research Outcomes – Past, Present and Future.” The presentation will address how current recovery science initiatives could impact the future of healthcare, how technology can assist with increasing recovery access throughout communities, and highlight how everyone can support emerging recovery science initiatives in their communities, said Baldwin.
     Director of Clinical Research and Outcomes for the Cumberland Heights Foundation in Nashville, Hayes is enrolled as a doctoral student in the Couples, Marriage, and Family Therapy Graduate Program at Texas Tech University. He holds dual licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate, as well as a Chemical Dependency Counselor.
     Registration costs, which include special rates for students, and other details can be found on the website southeastern.edu/terrellconference.
     The conference honors Tom Terrell, former director for the UCC, for his work with students, faculty and staff at Southeastern, as well as the leadership roles he played with the Louisiana Professional Counseling Association. Terrell was instrumental in developing the Louisiana licensure law for mental health professionals and played a key role in achieving accreditation of the Southeastern UCC with the International Association of Counseling Services.
     “The UCC has worked with our university and mental health community partners to bring another great conference for professionals, faculty, staff and graduate students,” said Baldwin. “We listened to feedback from last year’s conference and are providing more opportunities for networking with added time to our expo and a networking lunch.”
     For more information, email Baldwin at recovery@southeastern.edu.

SLU CONFERENCE SPEAKER – Nicholas Hayes, director of Clinical Research and Outcomes for the Cumberland Heights Foundation in Nashville, will be the keynote speaker at the second annual Terrell Conference for Mental Health Professionals, hosted by Southeastern Louisiana University in January. The conference honors longtime Southeastern counseling director Tom Terrell.

Computer Science students develop app
Dr. Ghassan Alkadi’s Computer Science 411 students, when tasked with identifying clients in need of information technology help, developed an app and web portal that can be utilized by University Housing. Their app creation was designed to streamline processes for residents, resident assistants and professional staff in that department.
     The app allows residents to submit job requests to address issues with heating/cooling, cable, internet, etc. from one platform. At the same time, it allows resident assistants and professional staff to receive the requests, update the status of jobs, and close them out once completed – all from within the app. Within the web portal, professional staff are also able to log in to see how many tickets are open per hall by category.
     While not yet implemented within University Housing, the app and web-portal both show great promise in helping to improve a variety of system processes. The assignment was a real world application of knowledge gleaned in the classroom.

APP DESIGNERS – Students that developed the app include, from left, Andrew Ilgenfritz of Denham Springs, Amanda Costales of Marrero, Margaret Ohler of Covington, and Mitchell Bosman of Youngsville.

Southeastern offices closed during holiday break
Southeastern offices will close for the annual holiday break beginning Dec. 19 at 5 p.m. and will reopen Jan. 3 at 7:30 a.m.
     Information about on-campus dining during the holiday break can be found at www.southeastern.edu/dining.
     University police officers will patrol campus buildings and will request identification from anyone found in buildings officially closed for the break.
     Employees and other individuals seeking access to campus should call the University Police Department at 549-2222 to make arrangements. The University Police Department is open around the clock to assist with all inquiries or special needs.

ByLion takes a break
This will be the final ByLion of 2018. ByLion will return with the spring semester in January 2019. Happy Holidays!

Livingston Parish News

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The Southeastern Louisiana men’s and women’s basketball teams will return to action after over a week off during this week in Southeastern Athletics.
     The SLU men’s team (4-4) only has one game on tap this week. On Wednesday, the Lions will travel to Jackson, Mississippi to face Ole Miss at 6:30 p.m.
     The Lady Lions (4-2) have two road games on this week’s slate. Southeastern will start the week on Wednesday, facing Louisiana Tech at 6:30 p.m. On Saturday, SLU travels to Alabama A&M for a 3 p.m. non-conference contest.
     Wednesday’s men’s basketball game will be broadcast on SEC Network+. Wednesday’s women’s basketball game can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9), online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Game Day Experience, RadioFX and TuneIn Radio apps.

SEASON OF GIVING
Southeastern Athletics, the Southeastern Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the Office of Multicultural and International Student Affairs will hold a food drive throughout the months of November and December. Fans who bring one of the requested items to the University Center (game day only) or the Dugas Center for Southeastern Athletics will receive a voucher for a discounted ticket.
     All items will be donated to the SLU Food Pantry. Requested items include snack bars, tuna, soup, cereal, pop tarts, macaroni and cheese, cup noodles, pasta, ramen noodles, chili, black beans, red beans, dry beans, peanut butter, jelly, Vienna sausage, rice, instant rice, instant potatoes, microwave meals, fruit cups, mouthwash, shampoo and toothpaste.

SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Southeastern Athletics, follow @SLUAthletics on Twitter, like /SLUathletics on Facebook and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.

CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics has instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events, effective with the start of football season. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.

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