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PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES $51 MILLION PLAN FOR LIBRARY AND EDUCATION FACILITIES
At a well-attended forum on February 3, President William Shelton announced a $51 million plan to be presented formally to authorities in Lansing, subject to expected Board of Regents approval, for improved facilities for Education and the University Library.
As proposed, the plan calls for relocating the physical plant facilities and constructing a Library building approximately on the site of the physical plant building. The present Library building would be renovated for use by a major portion of the COE.
In brief remarks during the forum, Dean Jerry Robbins observed that the symbolism of having all facilities for professional education at the physical center of the campus reflects the historical roots of the institution and the importance of professional education in the University's current programming.
Robbins also observed that the plan would put the three major COE facilities, including Rackham and Warner, in immediate proximity, providing for interactions among programs that are not now possible.
The renovated Library building would house all of the Department of Teacher Education (now located in four buildings), all of the Department of Leadership and Counseling, and specialized facilities associated with both departments. College administrative and student/faculty/other support areas would also be in this location.
In addition, portions (yet to be determined) of the faculty and programming of Special Education and HPERD would be housed in this building, providing "relief" and opportunity for expansion of other programming within Rackham and Warner buildings.
In separate sessions, President Shelton and Ypsilanti Press editor Dave Melchior recently received a briefing on college facilities needs and a tour of Boone Hall.
GOODMAN NAMED NCDA PRESIDENT
Jane Goodman has been recently notified that she is the new president-elect of the National Career Development Association.
FACULTY NOTES
Rosella Bannister recently met in Washington with officials of the Federal Reserve Board to plan a Federal Reserve Board/NICE conference on for teachers on the role of savings in the economy.
Regent Anthony Derezinski recently served as a guest lecturer in REC 165 Leisure Lifestyles. He spoke on the importance of balance between work and leisure, citing his varied leisure interests including sailing, reading, and motorcycling.
Doug Briggs presented on "Training the High Performance Athlete" and "The Olympic Experience--An Athlete's Perspective" at the Mid-American Sports Medicine Symposium in Dearborn January 22-23. Briggs' article (co-authored with eight others) in Cardiology on "Left Ventricular Function Immediately After Exercise in Elite Cyclists" was included as part of the conference materials.
Jennifer Beller was interviewed for the November 24 ABC "Niteline" program. She appeared in a documentary on ethics in sport, "Tarnished Heroes," aired by KREM TV, Spokane, WA on December 15. WJBK (channel 2) of Detroit included an interview with Beller on moral reasoning and moral development in athletes in the January 24 "Issues and Ideas" program.
Beller (with S.K. Stoll, University of ID) spoke on February 7 on "Cheating in Athletics: Are We Mirroring the Men's Model?" at the Michigan State Women in Sport Leadership Conference in Lansing.
On February 9, Beller and Stoll are presenting at the Michigan Recreation and Park Association state convention in Dearborn on "Competitive Ethics: Oxymoron or Possibility?"
Sarah Huyvaert and George Grimes (Learning Resources and Technologies) are co-directors of the ECNet Project for EMU. Funded by the federal Star Schools Program Assistance Act, the project is designed to promote and support the use of telecommunications in providing improved instruction in mathematics and science to traditionally underserved populations.
SHORT NOTES
UCTE did not meet this past week, for lack of a quorum. The recreation programming in HPERD has been cleared for a formal visit leading to program accreditation.
PLANNING AHEAD
February 8--COE Community Advisory Committee meeting, 6:30, Tower Room, McKenny.
February 9--COE Student Advisory Committee meeting. See R. Johnson for time and place.
February 10--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
February 17-20--Eastern Educational Research Association conference, Clearwater, FL.
February 18--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
EDUCATION ALUMNI RECOGNITIONS
Some Education alumni recognitions not previously noted here:
Wilma Wagner was named high school teacher of the year in Livonia. Sharon Treder was named teacher of the year by the Downriver Career Technical Consortium. Elizabeth Chapelle is the Michigan School Counselor Association's 1992 Elementary Counselor of the Year. Carol Breed was recognized as an "extra miler" in the Plymouth-Canton district. Mark Trax of Iowa was a 1992 People to People Ambassador to Poland and Russia.