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FACULTY/STAFF NOTES

Irene Allen presented "Children's Books in the New Millennium: Addressing Cultural Diversity" at the Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading program, a special interest group of the International Reading Association, at the IRA annual convention in San Francisco.

Lidia Lee recently was in Philadelphia, PA to participate in the American Academy of Audiology annual convention. She attended seminars on advanced assessment and evaluation of hearing aids and central auditory processing disorders.

Judy Williston recently led a full day workshop in Lansing on "Improving Your Supervisory Skills" with Michigan Migrant Head Start supervisors.

Gary Banks presented "Issues: Physical Education and Athletics" to the Oakland County physical education committee of the Oakland intermediate school district on May 7.

Tom Gwaltney attended the recent meeting of the Michigan One-Room Schoolhouse Association in Lansing. He was reelected to the board of directors of this organization.

John Tonkovich recently attended the quarterly meeting of the Professional Advisory Board of the Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Michigan.

In the absence of the chair, Jerry Robbins presided over a meeting of the executive board of the Michigan Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in Chesaning last Thursday and Friday.

Jim Berry will represent the College of Education at a charter schools conference to be held at the University of Toledo on May 22.

Lidia Lee has been selected as a Fellow in the EMU Writing Across the Curriculum program for the coming year. She will participate in the WAC summer institute in July and will incorporate activities into her classes during the coming year.

Kay Woodiel is scheduled to assist with the "new games" portion of the "Celebrate EMU Employee Health and Fitness Day" on Mary 14. The event will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in University Park and Lakehouse.

WEEK OF THE CLASSROOM TEACHER

Governor John Engler proclaimed May 5-11 as the "Week of the Classroom Teacher" in Michigan, part of a national observance sponsored by the Association for Childhood Education International. Leah Adams emeritus was instrumental in arranging for the governor's action. Additional information may be found at www.udel.edu/bateman/acei/WCTinfo.htm.

COE IN THE MEDIA

The May/June issue of Connection, the EMU Alumni magazine, includes a two-page story on Eddie Bedford and his research/teaching related to the Negro Baseball League. There is a full-page story on the endowment established by Leah Adams emeritus and her husband, Tim, to fund graduate research in early childhood education.

A half-page story in Connection reports on the establishment of the Urban Teacher Program in Flint. Jeff Armstrong is identified as a member of the committee preparing the EMU NCAA Division I athletics certification documents. COE Alum Jim Vick '75 chairs this group.

Alums Andrew Lindsey '94, '97, '02, Letitia J. Byrd '70, and Arthur J. Timko '68, '68, '71 were pictured and profiled in Connection for having received a recent alumni association award. Bill Price '61 and his brother Jack Price '52 were included in a photo taken during an alumni function in California. Dean Rockwell '35 was quoted in an article on the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame.

Jerry Robbins was quoted in a recent article in the Ann Arbor News concerning minority teachers.

SHORT NOTES

Call for Reviewers. The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) has issued a call for reviewers of papers for the 2003 AACTE annual meeting. Forms are available in each COE office or from AACTE Reviews, 1307 New York Ave., NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005-4701. The deadline for submission is May 17.

Call for Papers. The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) has issued a call for papers for the 2003 annual meeting, to be held in New Orleans, LA. The deadline is June 3. For additional information, see www.aacte.org. AACTE participation is highly encouraged. The dean's office will support convention travel expenses for one person per accepted presentation.

Program Review. As part of the EMU program review process, there are open sessions for interested parties in a series of roundtable discussions. The teacher education programs of each of these departments will be included in the discussions. All sessions are scheduled for Halle 300, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. These include Psychology, May 14; and HPERD, May 21.

ALUMNI NOTES

Deb Duranczyk, who holds a degree in special education from EMU and who is a WISD special education teacher, also teaches art and English at the Washtenaw County Juvenile Detention Center. She also holds an art therapy degree from WSU. Duranczyk was honored this past week by being named Art Teacher of the Year by VSA Arts of Michigan. VSA Arts of Michigan is a nonprofit group which creates learning opportunities through the arts for people with disabilities.

Monday Report has recently learned of the deaths of Esther Eddy '21, Marian Addie Pryer Lakin '21, Alma C. Ford '25, Marion Raymond '30, and Zoe Elizabeth Early '27, '59.

Robert J. Bable '50 recently wrote a book on his World War II experiences.

Barb Weiss '50, '69 recently was featured in the Ypsilanti Press for her accomplishments. She taught in the Wayne school district until transferring to Ypsilanti in 1964 as a string orchestra teacher. She organized several school music groups in the area. After retirement in 1985, she has continued as a performer. In 1992 she received the local Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award.

Barbara Boyce '72, '77, '77, '88 is an art teacher at Milan High School. She is involved with Empty Bowls, an event raising funds to feed the hungry. Rita Ann Bock '92, '00, a language arts and art teacher for Milan Middle School, works with the same project.

Lester Jordan '73 is a teacher in the auto body program at Washtenaw Community College. He formerly taught at a middle school in the Detroit area.

Ara Avedian '88, '93, a teacher at Lincoln Park High School, died recently in an automobile accident.

Kathryn Willis '93, '00 is a counselor at Milan High School.

Kristine Henry '00 is a seventh grade English and social studies teacher at Beach Middle School in Chelsea. She is the advisor of the school newspaper and supervised the homework club along with the Chelsea Teen Network, an after-school program.

Eric Herod '02 is contracted to teach fifth grade at Butner-Stem Elementary School in Butner, North Carolina for next year. Herod is the outgoing president of Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi.

Mary Brandau, principal of Kettering Elementary School in Willow Run, and her school were recently featured in an article in the Ann Arbor News.

The Association for Prospective Teachers recently purchased and donated to the COE's Education Resource Center a storage rack and two Ellison die cut sets. These have a value of $750.

Three prospective elementary teachers-Heather McKenzie, Jonathan Dawood, and Donna Bruck-recently were featured on the EMU home page.

Of the 64 persons who are semifinalists for the Michigan Association of Teacher Educators "Student/Intern Teacher of the Year" award, 27 are from Eastern Michigan University.

As a result of the recent "Day in the Life of the College of Education" photographic event, almost 600 digital images and many rolls of film were received. Expect to see displays soon!

Do you have "retired" educational technology (film strips and projectors, slide rules, classroom record players, early computers, etc.) that you would be willing to make available for a display that will run until the end of the Fall semester? If so, contact bfilipiak@online.emich.edu.

As of May 4, COE credit hours for the Spring term were 1% above final figures for last spring. For the fiscal year, including the incomplete Spring term statistics, the COE is 6% ahead of final figures for last fiscal year. This includes a 12% increase for Student Teaching, an 8% increase for Teacher Education, a 5% increase for HPERD, a 1% increase for Special Education and a 1% decrease for Leadership and Counseling.

The COE Resource Development Board met on May 9. In addition to various reports and updates (including this year's $450,000 raised by March 31), the major discussion focused on fund-raising for scholarships for prospective teachers. The forthcoming "Honor an Educator" event was also discussed.

The College of Education Council met on May 8 with Martha Kinney-Sedgwick, chair, presiding.

David Anderson was elected to a two-year term on the EMU Continuing Education Council.

Upon recommendation of the Advanced Programs Committee, the Council approved proposed new course SOFD 660 Teaching for Social and Ecological Justice (3). Grading option changes for certain special education courses were approved as well. However, a proposed Graduate Certificate in Economics for K-12 Teachers was not approved, but returned to the Department of Economics with comments.

Upon recommendation of the Professional and Affiliated Programs, the Council approved proposed changes in the research requirements for three M.A. degrees related to economics. The Council also approved proposed new courses LAW 350, ACC 646, and HIST 556. Changes in CRM/SOCL 550, the interior design program, and the coordinated program in dietetics were approved as well.

The Council reviewed and approved draft material for submission to a national professional organization in the fields of early childhood education, educational technology, educational leadership, and technology education.

The Council will meet next on May 22 to review additional recommendations concerning NCATE-related materials from the Basic Programs Committee and the Advanced Programs Committee.

(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunties.html)

May 13-Michigan Civics Summit II, Anderson House Office Building, Lansing. $20 registration fee. For information, b.berce@att.net

May 17-Handheld Computers in the Classroom conference, Washtenaw ISD, 8:00-3:00 p.m. Cost is $35 and includes lunch. For information, http://www.wash.k12.mi.us/events/

May 17-19-COE faculty members are invited to "Ribbon Cutting" weekend activities celebrating the new Ecorse Community High School Building. The events will be at 27385 W. Outer Drive. For information, call 313.294.4750.

May 22-COE Council, 2:00 p.m., Porter 301 B/C.

May 23-Coffee with the Dean, Porter 3^rd floor Faculty/Staff Lounge, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)

May 17-deadline for application to serve as a reviewer for 2003 AACTE annual meeting papers. For information, contact the AACTE office.

May 30-deadline for papers for the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research. For information, see www.aaer.org.

May 31-deadline for proposals for the MEA 2002 Instruction and Professional Development conference. For information, call Joy Stack at 800.292.1934, X4030.

May 31-deadline for submission of proposals for presentations, demonstrations, or leading a roundtable discussion for the Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks. For additional information, www.sloan-c.org.

June 3-deadline for submission of proposals for AACTE annual meeting.

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