College of Education

Eastern Michigan University

Issue No: 107
October 11, 1993

SHORT ITEMS

Jerry Robbins recently attended the annual meeting of the Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities in Las Vegas, NV.  While there, Robbins presented a paper on "Grow Your Own Teachers," describing EMU's efforts in increasing the numbers of minority teachers. 

Thirteen minority students have transferred to EMU this fall from other institutions in the state.  Of these, at least five have indicated an interest in teaching.

Several COE faculty and staff members have connections with the area of India recently hit by a major earthquake.  Donations to the American Red Cross, Indian Earthquake Relief, P.O. Box 33351, Detroit 48232-5351 are welcomed.

MATERIALS AVAILABLE

A "Guide for Handicapped Students at Eastern Michigan University" is available from the Dean of Students office.  A summary of deadlines for grants and fellowships, September through December 1993 is available from ORD or through Donna Schmitt's office.

OPPORTUNITIES

October 11--FCIE "Teaching Teams: Why and How" conference.

October 12--FCIE "Accessing Information: New Types of Resources for You and Your Students" conference; FCIE "Alcohol and Other Drugs Informational Workshop Part I."

October 13--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I.  FCIE "Technology and the Future of Human Life" conference. 

October 14--COE reception for minority transfer students.

October 15--Applications due for EMU Graduate School "Scholarly and Artistic Recognition Awards."  ORD Released Time for Proposal Development applications due.  EMU Distinguished Faculty Award nomination forms due.  Applications due for Fulbright Teacher Exchange program.  Applications due to Environmental Protection Agency on teacher training, etc.  Deadline for research fellowships in the "Disability and Rehabilitation Research Program." 

October 15-16--Northern Michigan Child Development Conference, Grayling. 

October 18--"What's In, What's Out at NSF" conference at CMU.  FCIE "New! Improved! How to Modernize and Enhance Your Library Assignments" conference.

October 19--FCIE "Alcohol and Other Drugs Informational Workshop Part 2."

October 20--C-SIP School Improvement Team Conference, Radisson on the Lake.  "Finding Funding for Your Ideas," ORD workshop, place TBA, 2-4.  Deadlines for various aspects of bilingual education.  FCIE "Workshop for Case Writers: Getting Started."

October 21--FCIE "Mid-Semester Group Evaluations: A 'How-To' Session for Program Supervisors and Supervisors of TA's and Lecturers."

October 22--State-wide Graduate School Recruitment Fair at EMU.  Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad application deadline.  American Association for Higher Education proposals on "The 21st Century Academic Workplace" due.  Deadline for proposals to the "Individuals with Disabilities" program. 

October 23--Family Weekend at EMU.

October 25--FCIE "Continuous Quality Improvement for Educators."

October 27--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., place to be announced.  "Designing, Writing, and Packaging Your Proposal," ORD workshop, place TBA, 2-4.

October 28--Coffee with the Dean sessions; 8:30-9:15, 214 Rackham; 12:00-12:45, 210 Warner; 3:30-4:15, 110 Boone.  Open to all faculty, staff, and students; no agenda.  Graduate School teleconference on "Graduate School: The Role of the Adviser," 1-3 p.m., 311 Library.

October 29--MACTE Conference, University Club at MSU, 8:30-3.  Deadline for Venture Grants and Centers of Excellence Venture Grants.

November 1--Nominations due for the 1994 Distinguished Master's Thesis Award.  Applications due for "Talent Search" program (disadvantages high school youth).

November 3--"Review and Evaluation of Proposals," ORD workshop, place TBA, 2-4.  FCIE "Enhancing Classroom Climate" conference.

November 4--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I.  Deadline for "Disability and Rehabilitation Research Program" research and demonstration projects.  FCIE "Using Case Studies with Your Students."  FCIE "The Challenge and Promise of Diversity in the College Classroom: Discussion of Two Case Studies."

November 5--AERA Outstanding Book Award nominations due.  AERA "Outstanding Contributions Relating Research to Practice nominations due.  AERA Raymond B. Cattell Early Career Award for Programmatic Research nominations due.  Abstracts of papers due for the Education section of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters.  Deadlines for various aspects of bilingual education.  FCIE "Workshop for Case Writers: Drafting and Redrafting."

November 8--proposals due for USIA faculty exchange visits with other countries.  FCIE "Oral Communication Skills in the Classroom" conference.

November 8-11--accreditation visit, Council on Accreditation of the National Recreation and Parks Association.

November 10--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I.  FCIE "Using Group Work in College Teaching" conference.

November 11--FCIE "Students Speak: Students of Color" conference.  FCIE "Student Preconceptions/Misconceptions: Their Impact on Student Learning" conference.

November 12--nominations due for ASCD Outstanding Dissertation Awards.  Proposals due for "Family English Literacy."

November 15--manuscripts due to Teaching Education on "Teaching on the Cutting Edge: Transforming Students & Ourselves, Schools & Societies"; proposals due to Joyce Foundation on restructuring, parent involvement, and school finance.  Proposals due to FHP foundation on health care, including studies of national health issues.  FCIE "Feminist Pedagogy: Its Implications for all Classes" conference.

November 17--FCIE "Students Speak: Latino/Latino Students" conference.

November 18--Provost's Research Support Awards for New Faculty applications due.

November 19--deadlines for various aspects of bilingual education.  Application date for proposals for "Education Technology and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities" Program. 

November 20--EMU/MSU chapters of PDK sponsored conference on "Integrating the Curriculum," Kellogg Center, East Lansing.

November 22--FCIE "Group Testing" conference.

November 24--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I.

November 30--Coffee with the Dean sessions; 8:30-9:15, 210 Warner; 12:00-12:45, 110 Boone; 3:30-4:15, 214 Rackham.  Open to all faculty, staff, and students; no agenda.  Graduate School Annual Award Ceremony, 4-6 p.m., McKenny.  FCIE "Responding to Student Writing" conference.

December 1--AARP Andrus Foundation proposals due on alcohol/medication misuse/chemical dependency, retirement planning, education and aging, aging and mental health.  Manuscripts due to JTE on "Teacher Education Faculty in the 21st Century."  FCIE "Postmodernism: Implications for Curriculum and Instruction" conference.

December 2--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I.

December 7--FCIE "Teaching as Decision-Making: Instructional Practices for Successful Teaching" conference.

December 8--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I.  FCIE "Teaching Teams: Work-in-Progress" conference.

December 15--Coffee with the Dean sessions; 8:30-9:15, 110 Boone; 12:00-12:45, 214 Rackham; 3:30-4:15, 210 Warner.  Open to all faculty, staff, and students; no agenda.

December 17--proposals due for training personnel for the education of individuals with disabilities.

December 22--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I.

December 31--applications due for Fellowships in Harvard University's Program in Ethics and the Professions.  Abstracts due to National Conference on Undergraduate Research at WMU.

January 3--Applications due for Spencer Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program.

January 6--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I.

January 12--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I.  Deadlines for various aspects of bilingual education.

January 14--MACTE meeting, East Lansing.  Deadline for submitting proposals to the "Individuals with Disabilities" program. 

January 15--Applications due for $2000 Hollingworth Award for research proposal in gifted education.  "Human Cognition and Perception" proposals due.

mid-January--proposals due for research, children with severe disabilities; secondary education/transitional services for disabled youth; services for deaf-blind; media research/production for persons with disabilities.

January 18--Deadlines for various aspects of bilingual education.

January 26--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I.

January 27--Deadlines for various aspects of bilingual education.

January 28--Deadlines for various aspects of bilingual education.

January 31--Coffee with the Dean sessions; 8:30-9:15, 214 Rackham; 12:00-12:45, 210 Warner; 3:30-4:15, 110 Boone.  Open to all faculty, staff, and students; no agenda.

February 1--applications due to Hatachi Foundation for support of community improvement projects, including the needs of youths and families. 

February 3--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I.

February 9--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I.

February 12--ATE state unit art competition entries due.

February 15--Proposals due to FHP foundation on health care, including studies of national health issues.

February 16-19--AACTE, Chicago.

February 23--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I.

February 28--Coffee with the Dean sessions; 8:30-9:15, 210 Warner; 12:00-12:45, 110 Boone; 3:30-4:15, 214 Rackham.  Open to all faculty, staff, and students; no agenda.

March 3--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I.

March 9--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I.

March 15--Nominations due for "Diversity Lectureships."

March 16-19--Society for Technology and Teacher Education, Washington, DC.

March 23--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I; MACTE meeting, East Lansing.

March 30--Coffee with the Dean sessions; 8:30-9:15, 110 Boone; 12:00-12:45, 214 Rackham; 3:30-4:15, 210 Warner.  Open to all faculty, staff, and students; no agenda.

April 1--proposals on mental health and AIDS due to Ittleson Foundation.

April 7--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I.

April 13--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I.

April 27--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I.

April 28--Coffee with the Dean sessions.