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FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
John Tonkovich will be in Tukwila, Washington this week to serve as a medical rehabilitation surveyor for the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
Lizbeth Stevens has been elected vice president of the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Lizbeth Stevens (with Judy Lytwynec, Ann Arbor schools) presented "Caseload Countdown: Proven Strategies for Success" for the Macomb Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Cliff Elston has been named to the campus-wide Computer Replacement Cycle Committee.
Michael Paciorek, Kay Woodiel, Ronald Hoodin, Cristina Jose-Kampfner, and Martha Baiyee were among the COE faculty members who assisted during the Presidential Scholarship Competition last Saturday.
Jerry Robbins conducted a performance of the Barnhill Concert Band in Pease Auditorium last Thursday night. Sherry Jerome provided the choreography for and directed performances of Cinderella in Pease Auditorium this past Friday.
Steven Press has assumed his duties as director of the College of Education Clinics. From 1992 until recently, Press worked at the Huron Valley Consultation Center. He has also worked at Northwestern Guidance Clinic and the Family Awareness Center. A graduate of Columbia University, Press earned both a master's degree in social work and a master of arts degree from the University of Michigan.
Sheila Most (English Language and Literature) presented "Multicultural Children's Literature: Development of a Course" at the Conference on Integrity and Inclusion: Diversity in the Academic Curriculum and Beyond, held recently at EMU.
Russell Olwell (History and Philosophy) cosponsored this past summer a week-long workshop for more than 80 social studies and history teachers at the Washtenaw ISD.
Motoko Tabuse (Foreign Languages and Bilingual Studies) published an article in Japanese in the 2001 Central Association of Teachers of Japanese Conference Proceedings. She is also serving as a member of the foreign language core planning group of the Michigan Department of Education's Periodic Review/Program Evaluation Process.
John Ginther (Mathematics) presented activity ideas to supplement middle school teachers' mathematics textbook programs at conferences of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Orlando, FL and Madison, WI.
Barbara Leapard (Mathematics) presented "You Really Can Teach With Them! Threading the NCTM Strands Through the Pre-K-12 Curriculum" at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics regional conference in Columbus, OH. She also presented "New Angles on Teaching Geometry" at the Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics state conference in Grand Rapids.
A. Troy Adams (Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology) presented "Assessing the Empirical Relationships Between Community Services Rendered and Academic and Behavioral Outcomes Among 7th Graders" and "An Examination of the Relationship Between Community Service and Academic Performance Indicators Among University Students" at the North Central Sociological Association meeting in Louisville, KY.
SPONSORED PROJECTS
Carolyn Finch has been awarded $53,716 from the Michigan Department of Career Development for "Minority Achievement, Retention, and Success (MARS): Morris Hood Educator Development Program." This activity will provide biweekly seminar programs for 20 senior minority students enrolled in teacher certification programs. Aims are to increase their understanding of racial identity and value of cultural competency and to develop effective cultural accouterments that will improve their ability to succeed in student teaching. Also they will enhance their skills in planning and implementing multicultural lessons and the use of reflective decision making.
As a matter of interest, although not part of the College of Education, Joanne Caniglia (Mathematics) has received $2,000 from Campus Compact for "Building a Dream with a Blueprint for Geometry." With Irene Duranczyk (Mathematics), they have received $74,631 from the Michigan Department of Education for "Math in the City: A Professional Development Model." Duranczyk and Caniglia received $38,825 from the Michigan Department of Education for "Southeast Educators' Alliance of Mathematics Linking Emerging Student Scholars (Project SEAMLESS II): A Model for Mentoring Across the Continuum of Teacher Development."
The Department of Chemistry has received a $25,000 gift from the DaimlerChrysler Fund to recruit strong candidates for chemistry education careers, train them better as science teachers, and provide improved support to in-service teachers in the region.
STUDENT NOTES
The Colloquium in Communication Disorders, held this past Friday, included papers from the following students:
Tara Odegard-"Communication and Social Judgment: The Relationship Between Language Ability and Social Judgment Reaction Behaviors for Delinquents." (Bill Cupples, faculty sponsor)
Shannon M. Marschall-"Process-Oriented Versus Task-Oriented Language Treatment: A Single Subject Design." (Bill Cupples, faculty sponsor)
Emily S. Rusnak and Carrie Ann M. Ward- "Perceptions of Communication Training for Nursing Assistants in Nursing Home Settings." (Sarah Ginsberg, faculty sponsor)
Eleanor Osborn and Kerri Torzewski- "Assisted Conversation Techniques and AAC with an Aphasic Adult." (Bill Cupples, faculty sponsor)
Jamie Flack-"Immediate Echolalia: Familiar Versus Unfamiliar Stimulus Conditions." (Bill Cupples, faculty sponsor)
Rita McQuade Ardan-"Serving Children With Limited English Proficiency in the Schools." (Lizbeth Stevens, faculty sponsor)
Alesia R. Williams-"The Changing Needs of Speech-Language Pathologists: Measuring the Effectiveness of a Pluralistic Training." (Lizbeth Stevens,faculty sponsor)
Beverly Newell-"Dysphagia in the Schools: Perceptions and Training of SLP's and POHI Teachers." (Bill Cupples, faculty sponsor)
Jennifer L. Camfferman-"Speech and Swallowing Difficulties Related to Multiple Sclerosis." (Bill Cupples, faculty sponsor)
Brenda G. Hauser-Functional Voice Disorder: A Survey of Current Practice and Training." (Sarah Ginsberg, faculty sponsor)
PRE-SERVICE TEACHER FELLOWSHIP
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced a pre-service teacher fellowship that is a summer program where teacher preparation students spend ten weeks with a mentor scientist performing applied research with some of the country's best scientists in a premiere research institution. These student will also work with a master teacher who will help them learn how to transmit the essence and processes of their research experiences to the classroom environment. Applications for summer 2002 are due by February 1. More information is available at www.scied.science.doe.gov.
ALUMNI NOTES
June Evelyn Caldwell, age 77, died recently in a local hospital. She was a pioneer in breaking the "color line" in her line of work. She spent many years with the Ypsilanti Press and the Ann Arbor News.
Dorthea V. Burger '56, '60, age 85, died recently in Cleveland, OH. She retired from Elwell Elementary School (Van Buren district) after many years of teaching first and second graders.
Christine Rutkowski '89, an eighth grade social studies teacher at Hartland Middle School, was recently named by the Detroit News as "Livingston Teacher of the Week."
GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS
About 130 Michigan elementary schools have received a state Golden Apple award, which rewards schools with high or improved test scores with at least $50,000. A partial list of winners where the principal is an EMU alum includes:
Pardee, Dearborn Heights, William Murphy '59.
Lathers, Garden City, Patricia Dunbeck '71.
Madison, Dearborn Heights, Linda Zibbel '79.
Cheney Academy, Willow Run, Teresa Wilson '85.
Webster, Livonia, Lorna Durand '86.
Quarton, Birmingham, Janice Matthews '87.
SHORT NOTES
Nominations for the 2002 Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Awards are currently being accepted and are due by December 17 to the Office of University Relations. The award recognizes individuals from within the university and the local community. For additional information, contact Kathy Tinney at 487-2420.
Nominations are due by January 4 for Alumni Association awards to be presented on April 27. The categories are Outstanding Young Alumnus/Alumna Award, Alumnus/Alumna Achievement Award, Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award, and Dr. John W. Porter Distinguished Service Award. For information, contact alumni.relations@emich.edu.
COE CREDIT HOURS
COE credit hours for Fall have stabilized at 35,602-a 7.57% increase over last Fall. This includes a 15% increase for Teacher Education, an 11% increase for Student Teaching, a 3% increase for HPERD, a 3% increase for Leadership and Counseling, and a 2% decrease for Special Education. For the fiscal year to date, COE credit hours are 6.09% ahead of the same time last year. About 3/4 of the expected credit hours for Winter are currently "in hand."
ADMISSIONS TO INITIAL PROGRAM
If admissions to our initial teacher preparation program continue at the same rate through the remainder of the year, we will admit approximately 1,450 persons, a number 15% larger than last year's all-time high and a number 45% larger than that of three years ago. Admissions during the July through November period include 26% men and 10.5% minority. Post-baccalaureate students constitute 36% of the total-a projected number of 526 for the year.
Prospective elementary teachers compose 47% of those admitted, the largest proportion in at least six years; prospective secondary teachers compose 34.9% of those admitted, up slightly from recent years; prospective K-12 teachers are 8.3% of the total, down a bit from recent times; and prospective special education teachers are 8.6% of the total, down considerably from recent years. Projections are for almost 1,700 applications, of which about 86%-87% will be accepted.
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)
December 10-COE Student Advisory Center advisory board meeting, 9:00-10:30 a.m., 130 Porter.
December 10-Deadline to submit copies of certification test scores to the COE Office of Academic Services for recommendation for certification for Winter term employment.
December 11-COE International and Global Education Project brown-bag discussion session, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Porter 213. For information, donald.staub@emich.edu.
December 12-COE Council, 2:00 p.m., Porter 301 B/C.
December 16-Commencement. All faculty welcomed and encouraged to participate.
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
December 14-Articles due on theme of "engaging all learners" for Principal Leadership. For information, plmag@principals.org.
December 14-deadline for nominations for the National Association of Secondary School Principals Distinguished Middle Level Dissertation Award. Those who are eligible are persons who defended dissertations between July 1, 2000 and June 30, 2001. For information, manwaringm@principals.org.
December 15-manuscript deadline for articles for non themed issue of Kappa Delta Pi Record.
December 15-deadline for AERA research fellowships. For information, http://aera.net/anews/announce/af01-002.htm.
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