Issue No: 478
September 17, 2001
We impact the way America learns.
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DELPIT LECTURE ON THURSDAY
Lisa Delpit, the holder of the John W. Porter Chair in Urban Education, will give a public lecture and hold a book signing on Thursday, September 20. The lecture will be held in Room 202 of the Porter Building at 6:30. The book signing will follow at 7:30 p.m. Delpit will speak on "Transforming Education for 'Other People's Children' by Transforming Ourselves."
The lecture opens Delpit's first period of residency in the Porter Chair. She has devoted much of her life to working with inner-city children. In 1993, Delpit received a MacArthur Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, which recognized her as a "visionary scholar and woman of courage."
Delpit also holds the Benjamin E. Mays Chair of Urban Educational Leadership at Georgia State University in Atlanta. She is the author of the award-winning book Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom."
BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE
The 2001 Best Practices Conference, sponsored by the Department of Teacher Education, has been announced for November 16-17. It will be held in McKenny Union on the EMU campus.
The keynote speaker will be Donna Ford, nationally acclaimed educator, researcher, and author. Her publications include Underachievement Among Gifted Black Students (1996) and Multicultural Gifted Education (1999). Ford will speak at the 5:45 p.m. dinner.
For additional information, contact Lisa Frankes at lfrankes@online.emich.edu or at 734.487.7120, ext. 2612.
WATKINS TO SPEAK ON FRIDAY
State Superintendent of Education Tom Watkins will speak at EMU on Friday. A session for students will be held at 1:00 p.m. A session for faculty, staff, and the general public will be held at 2:00 p.m., followed by a reception. All events are in Porter 300 A/D.
IN MEMORIUM
September 11, 2001
". . .the land of the free and the home of the brave."
FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
Nora Martin has returned from attending a retreat of the Comer Project board at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Pat Williams-Boyd recently attended meetings of the steering committee of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Middle Start Initiative, held in Battle Creek.
Jerry Robbins has been named to a Michigan Department of Education task force on "insuring excellent educators."
Tom Gwaltney has been named as the College of Education representative on the planning committee for Symposium XXII, the campus undergraduate research activity.
Dibya Choudhuri was an active participant in a symposium sponsored by the Department of Political Science last Tuesday concerning the national events of the day.
COE CREDIT HOURS
As of August 29, COE credit hours for Fall were 34,145, a 3.17% increase over final figures for last Fall. This included a 13.03% increase for Teacher Education. For the fiscal year to date, COE credit hours were 2.44% above the total for Summer and Fall last year.
ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT
Correction: The meeting announced in last week's Monday Report concerned possible exchange relationships with the National Taiwan Normal University. Monday Report was misinformed as to the country involved. For additional information, contact Don Staub in the COE Office of Collaborative Education.
Leah Adams was at the University of Alberta in Edmonton this past week, addressing the Faculty of Education and early childhood community leaders on "Global Trends and Issues: Finding Our Own Place." She was there in her capacity as vice president of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education.
STUDENT NOTES
Of the first 11 awards made for the 2001 Michigan Certificate for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching with Technology (MCOATT), three went to current EMU graduate students. These are:
Beth D'Angelo, a M.A. student in the educational technology program, who is a mathematics teacher at East Middle School in the Plymouth-Canton district. Her portfolio may be seen at http://www.emunix.emich.edu/~bdangelo/portfolio/index.htm.
Amy LaVigne-Benore, who has just completed the new educational technology certificate program and is now in the M.A. program in that field, a technology teacher and building technology coordinator at Ida Middle School in the Ida district. Her portfolio may be seen at http://www.idaschools.org/amy/index.html.
Jane McCraight-Wertz, an M.A. student in educational technology and fourth grade teacher at Haggerty Elementary School in Belleville. Her portfolio is at http://www.emunix.emich.edu/~jmcwertz/portfolio.
On October 3, the EMU Women's Commission will award scholarships to the following students who are prospective teachers: Cathy Chapman, Lauren Chappell, Erin Smith, Charlotte Tillerson, and Starr Weaver.
WESTAT (www.westat.com) is seeking to employ assessors for two national educational research studies during early 2002. The positions are described as "ideal for graduating education majors" with local, limited, and extensive travel positions available. For additional information, call 800.283.6237 or write kathleenmiller@westat.com.
ALUMNI NOTES
Doris Elsie Milliman '39, age 96, of Ypsilanti, died recently. She attended "The Normal" during the 1920's and received a life teaching certificate. She taught in Ohio elementary schools, then returned to what is now EMU for her bachelor's degree. She later earned the M.A. from the University of Michigan. She served as librarian at Wayne High School, then came to EMU to be in charge of circulation at the EMU library. She later served in other school library positions. Milliman was very active in local civic groups.
ADMISSIONS
If July and August trends in the admission of persons to the initial teacher preparation program continue through the remainder of the year, we will admit 1,458 persons, a 16% increase over last year's record-breaking admissions. The number and proportion of men, minorities, and many other "target" groups is running ahead of last year.
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.
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.
"The First Year," a PBS documentary on first-year teachers that has received critical acclaim, is now airing. See www.pbs.org/firstyear for viewing details.
COE COUNCIL
The College of Education Council held its first meeting of the year on September 12, with Martha Kinney-Sedgwick presiding. She was unanimously elected chair for 2001-2003.
Monica Raines was elected as the COE student representative to the Graduate Council for 2001-2002, with Molly Rose as alternate. Ellen Hoffman was re-elected to the Continuing Education Advisory Board for 2001-2003. (Phil Bogle is at the middle of a two-year term on this board.) Yvonne Callaway was elected to the COE Grade Grievance Committee to replace Suzanne Hobson.
The Council approved a recommendation from the Basic Programs Committee to change the "theme statement" for the initial teacher preparation program to: "Eastern Michigan University prepares knowledgeable professionals who are caring, reflective decision-makers in a democratic, culturally diverse and technological society."
The Council approved four recommendations from the Professional and Affiliated Programs Committee, three having to do with prerequisites for psychology courses and one having to do with changes in the computer-aided design program.
Various reports were received, after which the Council adjourned.
FROM "THE SCHOOL THAT WENT TO COLLEGE" By Ruth B. MacFarlane
(Continued from last week)
And there it [the Geddes Town Hall School] sat [on the EMU campus], weathered and forlorn, covered by a tarpaulin to prevent damage from rain and snow, for a full year, while the details of its final disposition-and of necessary money-were worked out.
Back at the corner of Thomas and Morgan Roads, sat the old Town Hall. Later replaced by a new modern town hall facility, located on the southwest corner of Platt and Michigan Roads, it went through a series of owners, but it still stands, protected by a ring of bee hives.
On campus, MONEY was the first priority. The University had provided $25,000 for the move. The rest of the estimated $180,000 necessary to restore and to establish the school on site must be raised from private donors.
Somehow it happened. Hours of committee meetings, of writing letters, of soliciting donations, and of personal effort bore fruit and in 1988, the little building made its final move and came to rest on Eastern's campus, downslope behind the Rackham Special Education Building.
(To be continued)
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)
September 17-COE Student Advising Center advisory board meeting, 9:00-10:30 a.m., 130 Porter.
September 17-19-Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on September 17. Students who observe this holiday should be excused from class and allowed to make up assignments and examinations.
September 18-Deadline for returning forms included in packet at Fall Conference. Advanced Programs Committee, 3:30 p.m., Por-ter 301 B/C. ORD's "Identifying Funding Sources," 2:00-2:45 p.m. "Spring/Summer Awards," 3:30-4:15 p.m. To enroll, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
September 19-ORD's "Professional Writing Tips," 10:00-10:45 a.m. "Introduction to the World of Grants," 2:00-2:45 p.m. To enroll, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
September 19-21-Lisa Delpit, holder, Porter Chair in Urban Education, initial residency at EMU. September 20 public lecture and book signing. Porter 202, 6:30 p.m.
September 20-ORD's "Professional Writing Tips," 9:30-10:15 a.m. "Sabbatical Leave Awards," 3:30-4:15 p.m. To enroll, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
September 21-Visit of State Superintendent Tom Watkins to COE. Student meeting at 1:00 p.m. Faculty and public meeting at 2:00 p.m., followed by reception. Porter 300 A/D. ORD's "The Review Process," 11:00-11:45 a.m. To enroll, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
September 19-Abstracts due for Comparative and International Education Society's Midwest meeting. For information, www.wmich.edu/hcenter/cies/theme.html
October 1-applications due for ATE Distinguished Program in Teacher Education award. For information, jreinhartz@uta.edu.
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