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POLAKOW PUBLISHES LIVES ON THE EDGE WITH UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
The University of Chicago Press has just released Valerie Polakow's book Lives on the Edge, subtitled "Single Mothers and Their Children in the Other America."
One in five children and one in two single mothers live in destitution today. Why then, Polakow asks, is poverty seen as a private affair?
Paulo Freire said, "One of Valerie Polakow's basic characteristics is that she never declines to interpose herself in the permanent search of overcoming her own self.... Lives on the Edge [is] a powerful and revealing book, by which reading we are moved and, moreover, mobilized."
RILEY READING ARTICLE PUBLISHED
"Using the Proficient Reader Protocol to Evaluate Middle School Reading Behaviors," by Jim Riley, appeared in the September/October 1992 issue of Clearinghouse.
YPSILANTI PRESS SUPPORTS EDUCATION BUILDING
In a February 9 editorial, the Ypsilanti Press supported new EMU Education facilities, calling Boone Hall a "disgrace."
FACULTY NOTES
Quirico S. Samonte will deliver a paper in Kingston, Jamaica next month at the international conference of the Comparative and International Education Society. Samonte's paper is on "Some Institutional Factors Associated with the Success or Failure of an International Program in Teacher Education."
Samonte has also been appointed to the Advisory Board for the Twentieth Edition of Dushkin Publications' Annual Editions.
Gary Banks presented "Facility and Personnel Liability" on February 9 at the Michigan Recreation and Parks Association annual conference in Dearborn.
Marvin Pasch, Robbie Johnson, and Jerry Robbins are among those attending the ATE convention in Los Angeles this week.
Donna Schmitt attended a portion of the American Association of School Administrators convention in Florida, Saturday to Monday.
GRADUATE STUDENT JENNIFER BAUCUS DIES
Jennifer Baucus, 23, a graduate student in speech-language impairment, died recently after a lengthy illness.
COE COUNCIL MEETS
The COE Council met on February 10. Two proposed new courses, CTA 373 and HM 180, were referred to the Instruction Committee for workup and report.
Matilda Sayegh was elected chair of the Personnel Committee for the remainder of the year.
Reports were given by Donna Schmitt on the recent meeting of the COE Community Advisory Committee and by Jerry Robbins on NCATE continuing accreditation and the Michigan periodic review process.
Dean Robbins requested input on the locus of responsibility for handling certain matters related to programs and there was a general discussion on related issues.
There was discussion of the invitation extended to EMU to join the USA-SINO Teacher Education Consortium. The matter will be discussed further.
FACULTY NOTES
Patric Cavanaugh attended the AAHPERD Midwest District Conference in Toledo last week.
Rosella Bannister recently attended a board meeting of the Michigan Consumer Educators in Farmington. She recently conducted a consumer education activity at the Saline Ford Plant in connection with the UAW/Ford Education Fair.
MACTE SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
The Michigan Association of Colleges for Teacher Education has announced its third Teacher Education Scholarship competition. Eligible students are those with a 3.5 or higher GPA, admitted to a program, and who will not graduate prior to May 1994. Information is available from Robbie Johnson or any COE department office.
Barbara Diamond is chair of the MACTE Scholarship Committee.
COE TELETHON RESULTS REPORTED
The 1992 COE Telethon reached 4091 COE alums, 1601 of whom made a pledge. Over 200 of these had never pledged to the COE before.
Almost half of those who pledged said they did so because it was one of "a worthy cause," "a good school," or "I got a good education."
Among 534 who did not pledge, the largest single reason was "no money." The "Huron issue" was mentioned by only 30 and "unhappy with the COE or EMU" by only seven.
PLANNING AHEAD
February 18--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
February 24--COE Council will not meet.
March 4--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
March 10--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
March 15--briefing and discussion on COE finances and internal allocations, noon, 219 Boone.
March 18--UCTE meeting, 3:30 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
March 24--COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Gallery I, McKenny.
March 26-27--"Equity in the Classroom" conference, Lansing.