College of Education
CRIME IN THE PORTER BUILDINGPrevious issues of Monday Report are at http://www.emich.edu/coe/monday. Send items and comments to jerry.robbins@emich.edu.
One night last week, a person or persons unknown stole the ceiling-mounted projector and the permanently installed laptop from Room 202 in the Porter Building. There was no sign of forced entry to the room.
This is the most recent of several thefts of similar equipment from the Porter Building in the past few months. Despite the best efforts of the University Police, such equipment is rarely recovered. The University's self-insurance program does not provide for items of this magnitude. As a result, tens of thousands of dollars that the COE would ordinarily spend on the expansion of technology resources for faculty members and students will be spent, instead, on replacing equipment that has been stolen.
Faculty and staff members can assist in crime prevention in the Porter Building in the following ways:
1. Take care that valuables (including purses and small devices) are never left unattended in unlocked areas (such as offices).
2. Take care to lock technology-intensive areas at all times that a responsible University employee is not in the room. (There have been reports of "smart" classrooms being left with the door propped open and no one present.)
3. Because of the air pressure in the building, the exterior doors do not always latch when they close. As a result, it is necessary and essential that any person leaving the building after the doors have been locked down for the night take great care to push the exterior door shut, such that it latches and locks. Otherwise, the building is unlocked for the night.
4. Do not prop exterior doors open or put a jam in the latch and do not make any Porter Building key available to persons who are not University employees.
5. Report any suspicious persons or behavior to University Police and, if feasible, to the Dean's Office.
FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
Susan McCarthy is the author of "Availability of Emergency Contraceptive Pills at University and College Student Health Centers," published recently in the Journal of American College Health.
Rebecca Martusewicz presented "Earth, Eros, Education: Developing Eco-Ethical Consciousness in a Poetics of Place" at the 19th International Social Philosophy Conference, sponsored by the North American Society for Social Philosophy and held in Eugene, Oregon.
Rebecca Martusewicz organized the Faculty Development Retreat on Eco-Justice and Teacher Education. It was held in June near Traverse City and attended by twenty scholars from the U.S. and Canada, with C.A. Bowers and Jeffrey Edmundson as moderators. A follow-up conference is planned for February at the University of Miami.
Lynne Rocklage participated in a recent meeting of the statewide Autism Collaborative, held in Lansing.
Ian Haslam was pictured and quoted in an August 27 article in the Ann Arbor News about international travel. Cristina Jose-Kampfner was pictured and quoted in an August 28 article in the same paper concerning prison populations.
Ian Haslam has been appointed as the COE representative to a university "formation of an undergraduate certificate" committee.
Kay Woodiel has assisted with Freshman Orientation, serving as a facilitator during break out sessions and as a part of a Close-Up Theatre production.
David Anderson is the faculty advisor for the International Student Association.
Mentors have been named for the following new faculty members: for Joe Bishop, Maureen McCormack; for Nancy Copeland, Toni Jones; and for Ethan Lowenstein, Deborah Harmon.
Alice Chaffin, 87, former assistant professor and supervising teacher (1956-60), died May 20 at the Cleveland Clinic, following heart surgery. Her home in recent years was in Sandusky, OH.
Jerry Kratz, a former COE adjunct faculty member and retired superintendent from the Jackson ISD and the Novi schools, is the Republican candidate for the 65th Michigan Senate district.
ALUMNI NOTES
Clyde R. Keller '63, '69, '70 lives in the Tampa, FL area, where he is Chief Learning Officer for Educational Solutions, Inc.
Janalyn Hale '78, is retired after teaching 24 years in the Willow Run schools, where she taught first grade. Hale is a paraplegic as a result of a 1988 car accident. She is now working to establish a playground for special needs children. She was featured in a recent article in the Ann Arbor News.
STUDENT NOTES
Nicole Vitale has been awarded an Honors Undergraduate Assistantship for Fall 2002. She will be working with Peggy Moore-Hart.
Students in the dance program will be performing a piece by Lourdes Bastos (renowned Brazilian choreographer who was in residence here last year), along with improvisations, as part of the Music Department's September 13 program "EMU Remembers 9/11 in Music, Dance, and Verse."
SHORT NOTES
To join a faculty seminar on "Teaching at EMU . . . ," contact margaret.crouch@emich.edu by September 4.
September 12 is the deadline for application for various AACTE awards. See "Calls for Papers/Proposals" below for additional information.
September 24-26, the Kappa Delta Pi chapter will have a lemonade stand outside the Schoolhouse, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Patronage will be appreciated.
A "Program Review Workshop" will be held on September 27 for the Department of Teacher Education. Members of the faculty are encouraged to attend. The session will be in Halle 300, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Kappa Delta Pi will host a free book fair on September 28, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Schoolhouse. Those that would like to donate books may leave them in a box in Teacher Education or by contacting Tom Gwaltney.
The MACTE Fall Conference will be held on October 4 at the Kellogg Center at MSU.
November 15 is the deadline for applications for the Provost's Research Support Fund for New (1st or 2nd year) Faculty. Awards are typically in the $2,500-$5,000 range.
Awards in the $300-$2,000 range are made monthly through the Graduate School Research Support Fund. All faculty members are eligible.
COE FALL CONFERENCE
The annual College of Education Fall Conference will be held on September 3, starting at 8:00 a.m., at the Eagle Crest Conference Center, Auditorium I. Department/unit meetings will be held in the afternoon. Dale Rice will be the luncheon speaker.
COE CREDIT HOURS
As of August 21, COE credit hours for Summer stood at 7,141, a 12% increase over last summer. As of the same date, COE credit hours for Fall were at 34,447, within 3.5% of final figures for last Fall. At that time, Teacher Education was already 0.54% ahead of last Fall's final figure and HPERD was within half a percentage point of last Fall's final credit hour production.
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunties.html)
September 3-College of Education Fall Conference, all day; Eagle Crest Conference Center.
September 6-Department of Teacher Education retreat, all day, Emerich Center.
September 6-8--Rosh Hashana.
September 11-Urban Teacher Program Basic Skills Workshop, Mott Community College, Flint, 4:00-7:00 p.m. For information, regina.george@emich.edu.
September 14-Urban Teacher Program Basic Skills Workshop, EMU Detroit-Northwest Activities Center, Detroit, 1:30-4:30 p.m. For information, regina.george@emich.edu
September 15-16-Yom Kippur.
September 18-Governor's Education Summit, Lansing.
September 19-College of Education Resource Development Board meeting, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Mott-Manley Conference Room, 310 Porter Building.
September 24-26, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Kappa Delta Pi lemonade stand, near Schoolhouse.
September 24-27-Michigan Association of School Administrators convention, Grand Traverse Resort, Acme.
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
September 4-deadline for enrolling in the "Teaching at EMU in the Twenty-First Century: A Faculty Seminar," moderated by Margaret Crouch. To register, margaret.crouch@emich.edu.
September 6-deadline for nominations for the "Queen Smith Award for Commitment to Urban Education" of the Council of the Great City Schools. For information, www.cgcs.org.
September 9-deadline for submitting proposals for the Eastern Educational Research Association conference. For information, www.govst.edu/eera.
September 10-deadline for proposals for AERA professional development and training sessions. For information, www.aera.net and click on "Training."
September 12-deadline for the following AACTE awards:
(a) outstanding dissertation award (won in 2002 by Jon Margerum-Lays) (kmccabe@aacte.org),
(b) outstanding writing award (kmccabe@aacte.org),
( c) Margaret B. Lindsey award for distinguished research in teacher education (kmccabe@aacte.org),
(d) best practice award for comprehensive services in education ("Build a Future Without AIDS") (mmichael-bandele@aacte.org),
(e) best practice award for global and international teacher education (cgraddy@aacte.org),
(f) best practice award for the innovative use of technology (jadsit@aacte.org),
(g) best practice award for parental engagement in teacher education (tlapcharoen@aacte.org),
(h) best practice award for professional ethics and the moral dimension in teacher education (csmith@aacte.org),
(I) best practice award for service-learning in teacher education (wpickens@aacte.org),
(j) best practice award in support of diversity (mdilworth@aacte.org),
(k) best practice award in support of teacher education accreditation ("basing the accreditation process on conceptual frameworks") (jmunro@aacte.org),
(k) best practice award in women's leadership development and gender equity (kmcmullen@aacte.org),
(l) advocates for justice award,
(m) gender equity architect award (kmcmullen@aacte.org),
(n) David G. Imig award for distinguished achievement in teacher education (dimig@aacte.org),
(o) Edward C. Pomeroy award for outstanding contributions to teacher education (dimig@aacte.org),
(p) lifetime achievement award (dimig@aacte.org).
THEME STATEMENTS
Caring professional educators for a diverse and democratic society. (CPED2S) (Initial program)
Eastern Michigan University advanced professional education programs develop leaders who demonstrate reflective thought and scholarship within the context of a culturally diverse society. In addition, the ___ program _________. (advanced programs)
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