College of Education
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FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
Charles M. "Chuck" Achilles (with Art Hood, SERVE; Patrick Harman, Hayden-Harman Foundation; and Paula Egelson, SERVE) is the author of How Class Size Makes a Difference, a monograph recently released by the regional education laboratory, SERVE, affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Ron Williamson's chapter on "Renorming the Professional Development of Middle School Principals" will appear in the forthcoming Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education. Williamson was recently in Los Angeles, CA, participating in the Middle Grades Advisory Board meeting of the Galef Institute.
B.P Hunt and Jeff Schulz are the authors of "Effects of a State Mandate on Comprehensive School Health Education: A Longitudinal Assessment" in the Journal of the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance.
Rebecca Martusewicz presented two papers at the American Educational Studies Association convention in Pittsburgh. These were: "Pushing the Anthropocentric Envelope: Pedagogies of Engagement and the Development of Eco-Ethical Teachers" and "Toward Collaborative Intelligence: EcoEthical Perspectives and Community Education." She chaired a session sponsored by the journal Educational Studies on "Teaching Social Foundations After 9/11."
Bill Cupples presented two papers at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) convention in Atlanta. They were "Update on ASHA's Specialty Recognition Programs" and "Process versus Task Oriented Treatment: A Case Study." He also chaired the day long meeting of the Council for Clinical Specialty Recognition.
Lizbeth Stevens also participated in the ASHA convention. She presented on matters related to IDEA 97 and the materials/resources that are available through the ASPIIRE project. She assisted with the ASPIIRE booth and attended a meeting for the SEALS (State Education Advocacy Leaders), of which she is the Michigan representative. Stevens also facilitated a round table discussion on Autism for a "Schools Forum" session.
Judy Williston and Sue Grossman presented "A Look at English Village Schools in the Past: The Legacy of Miss Read" at the New York City convention of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Wendy Burke's "Building a Professional Knowledge Base: Teachers Construct Their Own Professional Development" has been accepted for presentation at the 2003 AERA annual conference.
Eboni Zamani served as chair and discussant for the symposium on community college research at the recent meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education in Sacramento, CA.
Dibya Choudhuri presented at the Tripoide Intersections of Privilege faculty panel on November 21.
Olga Nelson was invited to present on "CAS (Course Applicability System): Student Perceptions of Use and Usability" at the MACRAO convention in Grand Rapids last month.
Thomas Gwaltney and Beth Johnson both presented at a regional Kappa Delta Pi conference held at the University of Michigan.
David Anderson presided over the meeting of the Michigan Association of Professors of Educational Administration in Lansing on November 6. Ella Burton (vice president), Helen Ditzhazy, William Price, and Bill Shelton were also in attendance.
Sally Rae presented an in-service workshop for Monroe ISD K-5 physical educators on "Activity and Advocacy." She also conducted a final exam stress release workshop for residents of Goddard residence hall on campus.
Ella Burton attended the Elementary/Secondary Education meeting held at the Livingston ISD in Howell. She participated in discussion of the effects of the "No Child Left Behind" legislation.
Jerry Robbins participated in last Friday's meeting of the executive committee of the Michigan Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, held at Spring Arbor University. Robbins is president-elect of the organization.
Beth Johnson and members of her family (especially her triplet sons) were pictured and featured recently in the Detroit Free Press.
Sherry Jerome's choreography for "The Fantastic Toy Shop," presented with the EMU orchestra, was featured in last Friday's performances. Tim Smola will present student choreography and performances from his Hip-Hop Dance classes from 4:00-6:00 p.m., 106 Warner, on December 12. Joann McNamara will present student choreography and performances from her composition class at 3:00 p.m., 106 Warner, on December 15.
Dale Rice was named to emeritus status at the November 19 meeting of the EMU Board of Regents.
Leah Adams, emeritus (with Pat Kostell of South Carolina), presented on "Children's Literacy" at the National Association for the Education of Young Children convention in New York City. Adams also participated in board meetings of NAECTE and of the U.S. Committee of the OMEP (the World Organization for Early Childhood).
Leah Adams, emeritus, has been invited by UNESCO to serve as a consultant to the Ministry of Education in Oman next month.
Connie Witt joins the COE staff, effective today, to assist with sponsored projects. She will be housed temporarily in Porter 121.
ALUMNI NOTES
Walter Burt '72, superintendent of the Pontiac schools, is in the first class of the Broad Center's 2002 Urban Superintendents' Academy.
Andrew Lindsay '94, '97, '02, a teacher at South Middle School in the Van Buren district, was featured recently on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" show.
Amy Gohs '98 is now on the staff of EMU's Academic Advising Center. She was formerly the assistant director of career services at Hope College.
Jewell McClendon, a recent graduate of the counseling program, is the new Teen Health Center Director at the Stone School in Ann Arbor. This new center was developed through a $75,000 grant that McClendon was awarded from the MI Department of Education and the MI Department of Community Health.
Katherine Alla (Truax) McClure '35, '70, age 95, died recently. She was a longtime teacher in the Ann Arbor schools.
Jeanette E. Rank, age 84, holder of two degrees from what is now EMU, died recently in Ann Arbor. She was a longtime special education teacher in the Livonia school system.
Ernest Dascola '42, age 84, died recently. He grew up in the Upper Peninsula, where he started barbering in his father's general store at age 10. He moved to Ypsilanti in 1939 to attend "The Normal," and he earned part of his tuition by cutting hair. He served in World War II and cut hair as part of his Army medic duty in Italy. After the war, he returned to the Ann Arbor area and went into partnership with his brothers. At one time, Dascola and his brothers owned four Ann Arbor barber shops. He retired from barbering just a short while ago, but returned to his trade, on a part-time basis, just two weeks before his death.
Marion E. Graubner '52, age 89, died recently. She worked in education for 41 years, teaching in Tuscola, the Washtenaw County schools, and finally in Ypsilanti.
John W. Tasch '71, age 53, died recently. He taught middle school language arts in Pinckney.
STUDENT NOTES
Sister Mary Joseph Campbell, a member of the Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, is doing her student teaching this semester in a kindergarten class at Dicken Elementary School in Ann Arbor. Campbell, who wears a habit, was recently pictured and featured in the Ann Arbor News. Cooperating teacher Sally Steward says that Campbell is one of the best student teachers she's had, mentioning her hands-on, organized, creative approach.
Sarah Leferink, a graduate student in the counseling/college student personnel program, won the Best Problem Solving award at the recent National Orientation Directors Association master's case study competition in Minneapolis, MN.
Two COE students have received the Carolyn and Dennis Dahl Continuing Education Scholarship. Andrea Hollingshed (counseling) is a student at EMU-Detroit and Nichole Rutkowski is an educational leadership student in Monroe.
Beta Delta chapter of Eta Sigma Gamma, the National Health Education honorary, held its initiation ceremony Saturday afternoon in the Porter Building.
Pi chapter of Kappa Delta Pi will meet on Tuesday, December 10, in the Town Hall Schoolhouse. The chapter is accepting donations for Bellevue Elementary school in Detroit.
COMER PROJECT GRANT RECEIVED
The Skillman Foundation of Detroit has announced the award of $461,000 to the COE to support the transition and exit activities of the Comer Schools and Families Initiative. This will be the final year of Skillman Foundation support of the decade- long project involving the COE and the Detroit Public Schools. Many of this year's activities will focus on reporting the accomplishments of this initiative over the life of the project.
COE BY THE NUMBERS
As of November 24, the COE credit hours for the fiscal year (Summer + Fall) were 7.56% ahead of the same statistic for the previous fiscal year. These figures include an 11% increase for HPERD, a 9% increase for Leadership and Counseling, an 8% increase for Teacher Education, a 7% increase for Special Education, and a slight increase for Student Teaching. Winter credit hour production promises to exceed last year's by 6-7%. Barring unforeseen circumstances, this fiscal year's COE credit hour production should break all-time records.
As of the end of November, COE faculty and staff had submitted 10 sponsored project proposals and there had been six awards in the amount of $371,515. These stats do not include the Comer Project award, described on the previous page.
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
The College of Education Resource Development Board met on December 4. There was a review of fund-raising activities to date. An end-of-the year solicitation of previous donors has quickly resulted in about $2,000 in gifts to the COE to date. There was a discussion of board members and responsibilities. Much time was given to a review of COE alums who live in affluent ZIP codes throughout the country and as to how these persons might best be approached.
The Faculty and Staff Campaign officially ended on December 6. However, any COE faculty or staff member who missed this deadline is welcomed to contact Jen Mohill (481-2308) or Susan Rink.
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)
December 9-COE committee for international and global education, brown-bag lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 307 Porter. For information, donald.staub@emich.edu. ORD's "The Review Process," 1:00-1:45 p.m. To enroll, or for information, contact donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
December 10-COE committee for international and global education, brown-bag lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 307 Porter. For information, donald.staub@emich.edu. CATALISE teleconference, noon to 1:00 p.m. "Enabling Excellence: Supporting Faculty's Use of Technology in Teaching." For information, bfilipiak@online.emich.edu. Second annual COE Holiday Party, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Porter 301 B/C. All faculty (including retired) and staff members, including graduate assistants and student workers, are invited. Faculty Commons workshop on "Creating Web Video and Audio," 2:00-3:30 p.m. 2:00-3:30 p.m., Halle G11. For information, www.emich.edu/halle/facommons.html. To register, call 487.0020, extension 2111. Kappa Delta Pi member meeting, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall School.
December 11-ORD's "Professional Writing Tips," 9:00-9:45 a.m. To enroll, or for information, contact donna.noffsinger@emich.edu. COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m.
December 13-ORD's "The Evaluation Component," 9:00-9:45 a.m. To enroll, or for information, contact donna.noffsinger@emich.edu. HPERD Seminar, 2:00 p.m., Porter 218. Christine Karshin on "The Sexuality and Alcohol Log: A Tool for Measuring College Students' Behavior." Teacher Quality Improvement Council, 4:00-6:00 p.m., Porter 301 A/D. For information, angela.schmidt@emich.edu.
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
December 13-nominations due for graduate students to participate in 5th Annual Graduate Research Fair. For information, www.gradord.emich.edu.
December 15-deadline for Kappa Delta Pi Record articles for non-themed issue. Proposals due for 10th International Literacy and Education Research Network Conference on Learning. For information, see www.LearningConference.com.
THEME STATEMENTS
Caring professional educators for a diverse and democratic society. (CPED2S) (Initial program)
Inquiry, advocacy, and leadership for a diverse and democratic society. (Advanced programs)
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