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FACULTY/STAFF NOTES

Professionalism in Exercise Physiology, an online publication of the American Society of Exercise Physiologists, has cited research by Jeff Armstrong et al. in recently posted materials on "quackery" in the field. Armstrong's research findings about the effects of Xenadrine on cholesterol appear to have been seriously misrepresented in advertising by Cytodyne Technologies.

Mary Ann Homann received the Service Key from Phi Delta Kappa International in ceremonies at a local chapter meeting. The award was made for meritorious service and outstanding leadership and research.

Wendy Burke, Marion Dokes-Brown, Linda Lewis-White, and Kay Woodiel have been selected to participate in the EMU 2002 Summer Institute on Curriculum Diversity. Sessions will take place during the June 17-June 21 period. The training carries with it a $1000 stipend.

Lou Thayer recently served as the chair of the search committee for the department head in Nursing, College of Health and Human Services.

Janet Balowski is now a notary public. As soon as she gets her seal, she is "open for business."

ALUMNI NOTES

Laverne Ladd Papworth '53, of Rochester Hills, coordinates a K-5 after school program for the children of Troy's Big Beaver United Methodist Church using, as she says, "skills learned at EMU some 50 years ago."

Joan Z. Aniol '68, '71, '73, a 34-year veteran, is retiring from her teaching position in the Lincoln Park school district at the end of this year.

William Parker '70, '74, principal of Polk Elementary School in the Dearborn Heights district, will retire at the end of this school year. Parker worked in the district for 32 years.

Tom Potter '78, principal of Bedford Elementary School in the Dearborn Heights district, will retire at the end of this school year. Potter worked in the district for 30 years.

William Scott Ponzani '90, '96 teaches music in the Grand Rapids area. An avid handbell player, he is the author of "Not-So-Heavy Metal: Ringing Aluminum Bass Bells" in a recent issue of an international journal on handbells.

SHORT NOTES

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 have been included in the discussions. These include HPERD, May 21, Halle 300, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.

COMER KIDS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

The Comer Kids Leadership Academy was held on the EMU campus May 17-19. Deborah Harmon served as the director. The event is modeled after Yale University's Comer Kids Leadership Academy.

Each of 28 elementary schools in Detroit affiliated with the Comer Project was invited to send two 4^th-grade delegates and an adult chaperone to the weekend camp. Activities focused on the Comer model and process from the child's point of view; Comer principles of collaboration, consensus, and "no fault"; as well as the Comer model's "developmental pathways." Activities were organized around a theme of "Underground Railroad" and were designed to enhance problem solving and leadership skills.

Events included an "Underground Railroad Web Quest," conducted by Toni Jones; code language of the Underground Railroad, conducted by Jan Collins-Eaglin; physical fitness/wellness, conducted by Geff Colón; and social etiquette, conducted by members of EMU's African-American sororities and fraternities. Delegates participated in a teleconference with Dr. James Comer at Yale University.

COE CREDIT HOURS

As of May 12, COE credit hours for Spring were 1.12% ahead of final figures for last Spring. For the fiscal year, COE credit hours are 6% ahead of final figures for last fiscal year, including a 12% increase in Student Teaching, an 8% in Teacher Education, a 5% increase in HPERD, a 1% increase in Special Education, and a 0.26% decrease in Leadership and Counseling.

For the Spring term, there are 1,601 College of Education undergraduates enrolled. These include 248 in HPERD, 317 in Special Education, and 1,036 in Teacher Education.

SPONSORED PROJECTS

Sponsored projects recently received in the College of Education but not formally announced as such include an award of $75,000 from the Ameritech Foundation to Ellen Hoffman (Jon Margerum-Leys, co-director) for "Ameritech New Teacher Technology Program."

The MARS project (Minority Achievement, Retention, and Success), directed by Carolyn Finch, received $53,716 from the Michigan Department of Career Development.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NCATE's newsletter, "Quality Teaching," is now available on line at http://www.ncate.org/newsbrfs/m_news.htm. In addition, the new NCATE "Handbook for Accreditation Visits" is also available on line at www.ncate.org/accred/handbook_2002.pdf.

Nominations are open for USA Today's All-USA Teacher Team, honoring K-12 individuals and instructional teams. The 20 teachers selected for the First Team will receive $2,500 for their schools. Nominations are due June 29. Additional information is available at http://www.usatoday.com/life/academic/teachteam2002.htm

EMU's Graduate Studies and Research has resources available to assist in the development of interdisciplinary graduate certificates. There is no deadline for submission and proposals will be reviewed as they are received. For additional information, contact Patrick Melia at patrick.melia@emich.edu.

The Martin Luther King-César Chávez-Rosa Parks Initiative Request for Proposals is available at http://www.michigan.gov/mdcd. Proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m. on July 12.

The Spring issue of the "Friends of Dance" newsletter is available through HPERD.

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education is sponsoring a special conference for education school faculty and leaders, along with partner colleagues, on the "No Child Left Behind" Act. The event is June 10 in Atlanta, GA. For additional information, contact Karen McMullen at kmcmullen@aacte.org.

TECHNOLOGY

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.

STUDENT NOTES

The COE's Urban Teacher Program will hold free test preparation workshops for the Michigan Test of Basic Skills. The sessions will be held in Flint on June 4, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Mott Community College, and in Detroit on June 6, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Northwest Activity Center. For additional information, contact regina.george@emich.edu.

At the College of Education Celebration of Excellence, the following awards were made:

Bernice Louise Farley Scholarship- Beverly White

Phyllis and Elsie Kalmbach Scholarship- Jennie Foltynewicz

Gwin E. Ferrington Scholarship- Thomas Seborowski

Dr. Nancy Gay Kliza Scholarship- Matthew Sameck

Anita L. and Gordon Fielder Scholarship- Valerie Grier

Edward and Thomas Kontry Scholarship- Sister Mary Joseph Campbell

Harold Boyne Lamport Scholarship- Robert Donoghue, Todd Morrow

Mary D. Lavers Scholarship- Barbara Sweeney

James G. Lowery Scholarship- Rachel Kopke

Katherine Maher Scholarship- Sheree Allen, Colleen Cook, Kara Spencer

Martha Horton Ramsey Scholarship- Mary Asmus, Michelle Beach, Kathleen Bell, Tracy Giallella, Andrea McCahill, Christine Meyer, Leonard Miller, Stacy Moors, Jehan Olweean, Amber Parsons, Melianie Rohnke, Debra Sakowski, Thomas Seborowski, Tina Smith, Richlieu Sponer, Lynn Vanderwill, Kellie Wood

Dr. Everett L. Marshall Scholarship- Sister John Mary Corbett, Jane Malek, Kellie Wood

Elton J. Rynearson Scholarship- Shauhen Tahrebandi

Paul Samson Scholarship- Paul Hansen

Louisa Palmer Memorial Scholarship- Stephanie Boling

Jack and Joanne Stapleton Scholarship- Kristi Hall

Georgiana H. Randall Scholarship- Jessica Ciesla, Ayana Dobson, Wendy Hubbard, Charlotte Tillerson

Henry A. And Flora S. Tape Scholarship- Julie Francis, Dorian Kilgore, Matthew Sameck, Cortney St. Pierre

Albert A. Riddering Scholarship- Rachel Reaume

Estelle Thompson Scholarship- Kathleen Helms, Laura Mahan

Westerman Minority Scholarship- Dawn Richberg, Julia Roach

May Tuan Wu Memorial Scholarship- Peiyi Lin

Otis Williams and Friends Scholarship- Crystal Hicks

Chloe Todd Scholarship- Shauhen Tahrebandi

Margaret E. Wise Scholarship- Cortney St. Pierre

Katherine Van Hoy Scholarship- Lisa Verbit

OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS

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

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.

June 1-Kappa Delta Pi "I Teach" conference, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. For information, http://www.kdp.org/chapter_I_Teach.html.

CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS

(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. The COE Dean's Office will support the travel expenses of one person per accepted publication.

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