COFFEE WITH THE DEAN SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY IN THREE BUILDINGS
The monthly "coffee with the dean" sessions will be held Tuesday, November 26. Although the sessions will be held in three buildings, any one is invited to attend any of the sessions. Sessions are open to faculty, staff, and students.
Boone: 8:30 to 9:15; Rackham: 12-1; Warner: 4:30-5:15. All sessions will be in lounge areas.
MICHIGAN DEANS COUNCIL CONTINUES WORK ON MANDATORY TEACHER TESTS
The Michigan Deans Council met at UM-Flint on November 22, with Jerry Robbins representing EMU. The agenda was completely devoted to discussions with representatives of the Michigan Department of Education and National Evaluation Systems.
Discussion focused on the subject-matter tests and the "validation" process. Efforts by the deans to alter the validation process in any of several ways have been unsuccessful.
Staff from the Department of Education reported that the state Board of Education has agreed to seek legislative approval, in January, to exempt fall 1992 student teachers from part of the requirements.
COE COUNCIL ACTS ON VARIETY OF ITEMS
At its meeting on November 20, the College of Education Council responded to a request for input from the Provost's office concerning the proposed transfer of the early childhood education minor from the College of Health and Human Services to the College of Education. The Council supported the transfer, along with the transfer of the existing personnel, and included a request that additional FTEF and SS&M funds be included.
(In later action, transmitting the input, the Dean supported all these recommendations except the portion concerning the transfer of the existing personnel.)
The Council also approved four additional professional preparation programs, bringing to 110 the number of programs that EMU will present to NCATE.
Several matters were referred to the Council's Instruction Committee for "work up." The Council considered again, but re-tabled, the recommendation from UCTE to cap post-baccalaureate enrollments.
No substantive actions were taken on two items intended to bring graduate program admission, retention, and exit requirements into minimal compliance with NCATE expectations.
FACULTY AWARDS
Lech Wisniewski has been awarded a 50% Faculty Fellowship for Winter Semester to work in EMU's Office of Research Development. The Faculty Fellowship provides the opportunity to learn of funding sources, to gain experience in "grantsmanship," and to assist with development of proposals.
William J. Price and Dorothea B. French have each received a $500 Faculty Travel Grant.
James E. Berry has been awarded released time for the coming semester to prepare a proposal on implementing site-based management.
GRADUATE FACULTY ACTIONS
Graduate Dean Ronald Goldenberg has announced the following appointments in the College of Education, all in the Department of Teacher Education:
Provisional Graduate Faculty: Anne K. Bednar, William A. Carter, Christina Jose-Kampfner, Olga Nelson.
Provisional Associate Graduate Faculty: Kathleen J. Beauvais.
Provisional Part-time Associate Graduate Faculty: Pecolia F. Jarmond, Lorana A. Jinkerson, Roland L. Meade, Richard C. Nowland, Lynn D. Proegler, Helen Whitehouse, Deborah Young.
1992 REQUESTS FOR MANUSCRIPTS, JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION
Due February 1: "Partners in School Restructuring." Due April 1: "The Constructivist Approach to Teacher Education." Due June 1: "Issues in Teacher Education." For more information, see the JTE.
THE REST OF THE NEWS THAT FITS
Members of the HPERD faculty are prominently involved in MAHPERD convention activities. Erik Pedersen is convention coordinator and director. Gloria Neve, who is MAHPERD president-elect, is presenting "Cognitive Coaching."
Other presenters include Gary Banks, Steve Moyer, Steve Manreger, and Terry Rupert of the faculty and student Bart Reed.
Jennifer Beller is presenting "Winning and Competition: Is It Justified to Teach Morality? A Successfully Implemented Moral Reasoning Intervention Program for Division I Athletes." Joanne McNamara is presenting a "Beginning Modern Dance Workshop."
Suzanne Zelnik-Geldys will direct the EMU Ballroom Dance Club in a performance and present a session on "Multicultural Dances from Around the World." Geraldine Barnes will present "Computers and Physical Education--An Overview."
The following students will be presides at sessions: Jodi Gaff, Sam Cornett, Hugh Felt, Bart Reed, Kirk Pedersen, Mike Halisek, Jennifer Carey, Seana Arnold, Shelia Hansen Mayer, Laura Renaldi, Babraba Figurski, Debbie Gontarek, Lorainne Meloche, Marie Caputo, Mike Huber, Kurt Bartel, Linda Milholland, Laura Fleming, Renee August.
Jane Goodman is a co-author of The National Career Development Guidelines: Progress and Possibilities (National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee).
Irene Ametrano and John Pappas presented a workshop on "Gender Issues in Counseling" at the Michigan Association of Counseling and Development.
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