College of Education

Eastern Michigan University

Issue No: 82
April 19, 1993

COE CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE! TO BE OBSERVED THREE TIMES WEDNESDAY

The second annual COE Celebration of Excellence! will be held on Wednesday, April 21 to honor achievements of COE students, staff members, and faculty members.

Brief ceremonies will be conducted at 9 a.m., noon, and 4:30 p.m. on the grounds of EMU's one-room Town Hall Schoolhouse.  Those being honored and friends are invited to attend at any of the three times.

Among those being honored are undergraduate students with GPA's of 3.5 or above, graduate students with GPA's of 4.0, honors students, staff members with five or more years of experience in the COE, and faculty members with 15 or more years of experience in the COE.  A number of other recognitions will be made. 

Light refreshments will be served and the EMU Jazz Band will play.  Martha Tack has served as chair of a group of faculty and staff members who have organized the event.

SCHMITT NAMED ASSOCIATE DEAN

After serving almost two years as acting Associate Dean of the COE, Donna Schmitt has been named, subject to processing through central administration, permanently to the position, effective immediately.

COE COUNCIL TAKES VARIETY OF ACTIONS

At its April 14 meeting, the COE Council referred to the Instruction Committee for "workup" and report proposed new courses CUR 675 Eastern Michigan Writing Project Summer Institute, PEG 477 Advanced Volleyball, and PED 582 Skill Analysis.  Additional referrals included a number of changes, including course changes and new courses, in the nursing program.

Revisions in the art education teaching minor, as recommended by UCTE, were approved.  Changes in the exit requirements for certain programs in L&C were also approved.

A motion concerning a proposed endorsement area in Intercultural/Translingual Studies was taken from the table and, after discussion, defeated.  (Previous MR reporting on this item was in error.)  However, a motion was passed supporting the concept and requesting further consultation involving the Departments of Teacher Education and Special Education, seeking a broader-based proposal to address concerns raised during the discussion, including issues related to the housing of the program.

Helen Ditzhazy, Beth VanVoorhees, and Karen Paciorek were elected by the Council for the COE slots on the Graduate Council for the next three years.

A motion to approve a proposal for a "curriculum resource consultant approval" program was tabled.  Changes in the masters programs in business education and industrial education were approved.

The Council decided not to meet as previously announced on April 28.

FACULTY NOTES

Christina Jose-Kampfner and two colleagues have established a scholarship fund to help Latinas. 

Speech-Language Pathology faculty were substantially involved in the recent MI SLHA annual convention in Bellaire, along with several graduate students.

Carole Gorenflo was moderator for a short course and a technical session and Ronald Hooden was moderator for a speaker session.

Graduate students Shirley Seals and Linda Gardiner, along with Ronald Hooden, presented "The Influence of Gender and Race on Turn-Taking in Children's Conversation."

Graduate student Kathleen Pintar, with Carole Gorenflo, presented "Effects of Experience on the Attitudes of Speech-Language Pathologists Treating Patients with AIDS."

Graduate students Dana Clover and Emily Williams, along with Kathleen Quinn, presented "A Comparison of Public School Speech-Language Pathologists' and General Educators' Attitudes Toward Collaborative Consultation."

Ralph Rupp presented two poster sessions, "Managing Listening-in-Noise Difficulty: A Case Study" and "Assessment of Auditory Processing Performance (APP) Skills: Observations Over 20 Years of Evaluation."

BEMISH AND RUPP HONORED WITH RETIREMENT PARTY

A large group of faculty, students, families, and friends attended a retirement party for Lawrence Bemish and Ralph Rupp sponsored by the Department of Special Education and held April 16 at the Huron Golf Clubhouse.  Tributes to the work of both men were given, along with a variety of gifts.  Both will be strongly missed as part of the COE community.

GWIN E. FERRINGTON SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWED

A generous contribution and commitment from Gwin E. Ferrington of Stuart, FL has established the Ferrington Scholarship.  The scholarship is for a prospective elementary or secondary teacher above the freshman level with a 3.0 or higher GPA and financial need.

MAY TUAN WU TING SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE

The Department of Special Education holds funds for a scholarship which would allot $600 for 93-94.  It is restricted to graduate students in special education from China or Taiwan who maintain a GPA of 3.0.  It may be awarded for not more than two years.  For additional information, contact Joan Quinlan, 7-3302.

STUDENTS PRESENT AT STATE MEETING

Graduate student Stella Kour (with Jacqueline Hinckley of UM and Anne Heineman of Greenery Health Care Center) presented "Is Visual-Auditory Cueing More Effective than Auditory Cueing Alone in Left Neglect" at the recent MI SLHA convention in Bellaire.  Graduate student Sherlyn Shopa (with Kathleen Pistono of Macomb ISD) presented "Teacher Attitudes Toward the Use of Augmentative Communication Devices by Students with Severe Communication Handicaps in Classroom Settings."

HPERD STUDENTS RECOGNIZED IN RECENT CEREMONIES

Samuel Cornett was recognized as the 92-93 Physical Education "Major of the Year" in recent ceremonies sponsored by the HPERD Department.

Cheryl Spencer received the Fannie Cheever Burton Scholarship, Andrea Hill received the Ruth Boughner Scholarship, Craig Voll Jr. received the Wilbur P. Bowen Scholarship, Maria Wentz received the Marguerite E. Grills Uniqueness Scholarship, Lorraine Meloche received the Augusta Harris Scholarship, Kurt Bartell received the Paul B. Samson Scholarship, and Karl Wolfe received the Elton J. Rynearson Scholarship and the Chloe Todd Scholarship.  The Katherine Maher awards went to Margaret August, Kim Butcher, and Heather O'Neil. 

One hundred forty two students were recognized as honor students.  Colleen Pieczulewski and Stephanie Miller received the "Recognition of Excellence" award.

Richard Adams served as chair of the department scholarship committee and Gary Banks served as master of ceremonies for the event. 

STUDENT TEACHERS IN THE PRESS

Student teacher Kim McCombs, working this semester in Sheila Hamman's third-grade class at Hornung Elementary in Brighton, was featured in an article in the

Brighton Argus.  The third-graders' work in making a quilt was the subject of the article.

Six EMU student teachers at Paddock Elementary School were featured in an article and photo in the Milan News.

COLLOQUIUM IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS FEATURED RESEARCH OF 17 STUDENTS

 The April 15-16 Colloquium in Communication Disorders featured the research of 17 graduate students in speech-language pathology.

Presenters were: Carolyn Nemeth, "High Verbal Autistic Adolescents: A View of Communicative Success in Two Academic Settings"; Jeanne Grech, "Language Sampling and Its Effect on Type-Token Ratios for Oral Language of Preschool Children"; Heide Crippen-Ginier, "Listener Reaction to Individuals Who Violate Pragmatic Rules";

Stella Kour, "Is Visual-Auditory Cueing More Effective than Auditory Cueing Alone in Left Neglect?"; Ann McDonald, "Self-Perceptions of Speech Communication After Being Introduced to the Fluency Master"; Sibila Antoniazzi, "Attitudes of Parents Toward Speech-Language Pathologists with English as a Second Language";

Lisa Pohlman, "Attitudes of Children Toward Their Head-Injured Parent"; Patricia Miarka, "Differentiating Alzheimers Patients, Normal Elderly and Aphasics Using Bloomer Blocks Assessment Battery"; Lynne Pastula, "The Efficacy of a Single Inservice on Voice Disorders Relating to Information Acquisition and Retention";

Kathleen Pintar, "Effect of Experience on the Attitudes of Speech-Language Pathologists Treating Patients with AIDS"; Dana Clover and Emily Williams, "A Comparison of Public School Speech-Language Pathologists and General Educators' Attitudes Towards Collaborative Consultation"; Denise Gilbert, "The Assessment of Pragmatic Abilities of the Emotionally Impaired as Compared to Non-Impaired Peers";

Virginia Ehlers, "Native Japanese Speakers' Comprehension of English Nonlexical Intonational Utterances Through Auditory Stimulation and Auditory-Visual Stimulation"; Sheralyn Shopa, "Attitudes of Special Education and Regular Education Teachers Towards Electronic Communication Devices";

Karen Pockrandt-Rupp, "Autonomous Language and Twins"; and Anita Krolikowski, "Effectiveness of Myringotomy Tubes in the Treatment of Ottis Media with Children." 

COE SPRING/SUMMER PROPOSAL-WRITING TEAMS BEING ORGANIZED

Representatives from all four department and NICE met for lunch last week to "kick off" a proposal-writing effort during spring and summer.  Faculty members were nominated by department heads based on their academic interests in areas of potential funding.

David Clifford of the ORD office, Jerry Robbins, and Donna Schmitt were present to assist in focusing efforts of teams.  Lech Wisniewski is on a special assignment to assist teams with technical aspects of proposal preparation.  Additional information is available from Donna Schmitt, who is providing over-all coordination for the COE.

Teams will be working on such general areas as "technology," "special populations," and "K-12--higher education partnerships."

OPPORTUNITIES

Interactive video and distance learning will be presented and demonstrated in a session on April 22 at 9:30 in Library 311.  Eric Grandstaff of the MiCTA and NCMi College will demonstrate a state-wide video learning system which is available to link EMU with other locations and institutions, business and industry, across Michigan and nationally.  For information, contact George Grimes or Ray Lukasavitz (7-2220).  Reservations are due to Dawn Farmer (7-2220).

Persons interested in writing a monograph for the ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Reports are invited to submit a proposal by May 1 to Jonathan D. Fife, Suite 630, One Dupont Circle, Washington, DC 20036 (202-296-2597).  Topics of special interest are: "effective faculty leadership: what it is, how to have it"; "faculty development: strategies to revitalize and redirect"; and "meeting (and exceeding) student expectations and education needs."

THIS WEEK IN THE COE

April 20--COE Community Advisory Committee meeting, 6:30, Tower Room, McKenny.

April 21--COE Celebration of Excellence!, tent near one-room schoolhouse, 9 a.m., noon, 4:30 p.m.  Deadline for applying for ORD-sponsored released time for fall for proposal writing. 

April 22--AmericaTech Superschool exhibit, Lansing, 9:30-3:00; interactive video instruction and distance learning demonstration, 9:30, 311 Library. 

April 23--conference on minority teachers, Lansing, Harley Hotel.