Issue No: 476
September 4, 2001
We impact the way America learns.
Previous issues of Monday Report are available at http://www.emich.edu/coe/monday. Send items and comments to jerry.robbins@emich.edu.
FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
John Tonkovich recently surveyed a medical rehabilitation program in Brooklyn, NY for the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
Shel Levine’s tutorial presentation “Exercise as a Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease” has been accepted for the Midwest Region American College of Sports Medicine conference in October.
Vic Chiasson was on Mackinac Island over the Labor Day weekend as co-chair of the “Walk Michigan” program of the Michigan Recreation and Parks Association.
Jon Margerum-Leys has been named as a participating investigator on the Teacher Knowledge of Technology project, a National Science Foundation-funded project housed at the Center for Learning Technologies in Urban Schools.
Beth Johnson was the keynote speaker for the general session of the Willow Run Community Schools staff. She spoke on “Assessing Your J.Q. (Joy Quotient) Rather Than Your I.Q!” Johnson also presented “Moving Students from Boredom to Stardom” at Paddock Elementary School in Milan.
Jenny Clark and the CATE Laboratory were featured on the cover of the “EMU and You” pullout section of the August 28 Ypsilanti Press edition of the Ann Arbor News. An article describing the CATE Lab’s services to students with disabilities was included in the supplement.
Rebecca Martusewicz was quoted in an article on teacher turnover in the August 26 issue of the Ann Arbor News.
Stephen McGregor recently successfully defended his dissertation at the University of Toledo.
Lynne Rocklage and Nancy Halmhuber served this past year as members of a Division of Academic Affairs task force on course and program development.
Kay Woodiel served as a facilitator for break out groups following the Close-Up Theater presentation as part of last Sunday’s Freshmen Orientation.
ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT
Beverley Geltner sent an email last Thursday from the Rajhabat Institute “Suan Dusit” in Bangkok, Thailand. Geltner is there making arrangements for an international program for June 2002 for EMU graduate students, followed by a three-day seminar for faculty of their institution on “The Challenges of Educational Leadership in an Era of Change.”
Many of the Thai institutions, including this one, are being “released” from direct government funding to a new status as an “autonomous” institution, similar to an American private institution.
The Renaissance Group urges faculty members in its member institutions to register as a “senior scholar” who can offer consultation to the international community for briefer periods of time than are usually associated with Fulbright awards. When there is a match between a request for assistance and the credentials of a scholar on the list, a stipend, travel and per diem are provided to support the consultation. Details are available at fulspec@cies.iie.org.
STUDENT NOTES
Pat Taylor will defend the dissertation “Organizational Change in a Community College: A Case Study” on September 19, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Porter 301 B/C. The doctoral chairperson is James Barott. The public is invited.
Sara Terrell’s tutorial presentation “Association of the Menstrual Cycle and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Teenage Girls” has been accepted for presentation at the Midwest Region American College of Sports Medicine conference in Columbus, OH in October.
SHORT NOTES
Prominent author Parker J. Palmer will appear at MSU for a series of sessions September 19-21. The opening session is September 19, 8:30-10:00 a.m. in Brody Residence Hall. The closing session is September 21, 10:30-noon. To register, or for more information, contact Frank Fear at fear@msu.edu.
The new Professional Development Center on the campus of the Monroe County Intermediate School District will be dedicated on September 12 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. This is located at 1101 S. Raisinville Road in Monroe. EMU faculty members are cordially invited. For additional information, 734.242.5799, ext. 1010.
Persons interested in being nominated for the 2002-2003 ACE Fellows Program should contact Jerry Robbins for nomination materials and information. The application deadline is November 1.
ALUMNI NOTES
Eileen Shivak ‘90 was one of two parents interviewed for a story on “first day of kindergarten” in the August 29 issue of the Ann Arbor News. Since receiving her masters in early childhood education, Shivak has been a full-time mom to her 11-year-old and her 5-year-old.
DEVELOPMENT
During this past year, the EMU Foundation implemented a student-caller telephone solicitation. From the calls made to COE alums, 1,309 persons pledged money to EMU, usually to some aspect of the College of Education, including 271 persons who had not contributed to EMU previously. This resulted in pledges of $53,489 to the COE funds, with an 87% fulfillment as of the end of the fiscal year.
CREDIT HOURS
As of August 29, COE credit hours for Fall were 0.45% ahead of final figures for the previous Fall term. For the fiscal year to date, COE credit hours are 0.16% ahead of final figures for the total of the previous years’ Summer plus Fall credit hours.
As of August 29, the Department of Teacher Education was 12.52% ahead of final figures for last Summer and was 10.02% ahead of final figures for last Fall. Many additional enrollments are expected.
FROM “THE SCHOOL THAT WENT TO COLLEGE” By Ruth B. MacFarlane
(Continued from last week)
It took about a week and a half to make ready [the Geddes Town Hall School, for its move to the EMU campus]. They removed the housing of the water pump, tore down the chimney (later to be replaced with similar bricks), and cut loose the cupola and left it hanging to one side. They inserted two steel I-beams crosswise beneath the building, raised them with jacks, and beneath them slid two longitudinal I-beams. In front, the long beams rested on a dolly that had four sets of dual wheels, one behind the other, which would give maximum turning and maneuvering capability–as one observer said, “like a little red wagon.” In the back, behind the school, was a dolly with two dual wheels.
This whole assemblage was pulled by a surprisingly small-looking red truck, an International, built around 1960 or 1970, and called “Sweetie Pie.” Appearances were deceiving. The truck had a huge motor, really high powered. High gears had been removed. “It would have pulled up a wall!” said Tom Gwaltney (who, you will remember, had the idea of bringing the school to campus in the first place.)
The move eastward along Morgan Road was impeded by the overhanging branches of venerable oaks, which must be spared. Westerman and his men backed the school back into the schoolyard, changed the position of the support beams in order to make a sharp turn, and proceeded across a ditch into the Geddes hayfield. At one point the building seemed to tip, but a workman reassured observers, “I’ve been moving buildings for fifty years. This here one’s a cinch.”
The green hayfield was slow and slippery work for the truck, which was stuck twice, once in the hayfield and again in the soft dirt of a cornfield. To the rescue came young Vincent Geddes with a farm tractor. After several attempts, the combined efforts succeeded in moving the train of tractor, truck, and school onto firmer ground near Platt Road, there to rest until morning.
July 7, the Big Day, dawned clear, hot and humid. Everyone was on hand to observe or assist with the move: men from six utilities; representatives of the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department, the State Police, the Ypsilanti Police, and EMU’s Campus Police; members of the One-room Schoolhouse Committee; officers of the Pittsfield Historical Society; everyone who had had a hand in the project who could possibly come; and just plain spectators.
It took a small army of workmen to overcome the obstacles and hazards ahead.
(To be continued)
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)
September 4–College of Education Fall Conference, Eagle Crest.
September 7–Department of Teacher Education All-Day Retreat.
September 7–Governor’s Education Summit, Lansing, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For information, www.masb.org and follow the links to Foundation.
September 12–COE Council, 2:00 p.m., Porter 301 B/C.
September 13–Basic Programs Committee, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Porter 301 B/C.
September 13–United Way Day of Caring, Pam (Mrs. Sam) Kirkpatrick, general chair. Volunteer to work for the day (by August 1 to Cathy Hill, University Marketing) in a local community service agency, or, if that is not possible, contribute a new children’s book to the Washtenaw Literacy Coalition. Book collection boxes are available in McKenny Union. For information, contact Cathy Hill or Melinda Ostrander (Physical Plant).
September 14–COE ad hoc Diversity Committee, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Porter 301 B/C.
September 17–COE Student Advisory Center advisory board meeting, 9:00-10:30 a.m., 130 Porter.
September 17-19–Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Monday, September 17. Students who observe this holiday should be excused from class and allowed to make up assignments and examinations.
September 18–Advanced Programs Committee, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Porter 301 B/C.
September 19-21–Lisa Delpit, holder, Porter Chair in Urban Education, initial residency at EMU.
September 21–Visit of State Superintendent Tom Watkins to COE.
September 24–Coffee with the Dean, Porter 3rd floor Faculty/Staff Lounge, 9:00-10:00 a.m.
September 25–Board of Regents meeting day. The public is invited to attend all meetings.
September 25–COE International and Global Education Project meeting, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Porter 301 B/C. Any interested faculty member is cordially invited. For information, donald.staub@emich.edu.
September 25–COE Student Advisory Committee meeting, 4:30-6:00 p.m., 206 Porter.
September 26–Welcome Reception and Informational Meeting for COE Minority Students, noon-2:00 p.m., Carillon Room, 301 Halle.
September 26–COE Council, 2:00 p.m., Porter 301 B/C.
September 27–Basic Programs Committee, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Porter 301 B/C.
September 27–Yom Kippur begins at sundown. Students who observe this holiday should be excused from class and allowed to make up assignments and examinations.
September 28–COE Faculty session on incorporating National Board for Professional Teaching Standards preparation into our curriculum. Time/place to be announced. Consultant: Linda Hazel, Emporia State University.
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
September 10--proposals due for Eastern Educational Research Association. For information, contact Peggy Moore-Hart.
September 14--Articles due on theme of “the state of school reform” for Principal Leadership. For information, plmag@principals.org.
September 15--Manuscript deadline for articles on “the social side of teaching” for Kappa Delta Pi Record.
September 19--Abstracts due for Comparative and International Education Society’s Midwest meeting. For information, www.wmich.edu/hcenter/cies/theme.html