College of Education
Eastern Michigan University
Issue No: 550
April 7, 2003
We impact the way America learns.
Previous issues of Monday Report are at http://www.emich.edu/coe/monday. Send items and comments to jerry.robbins@emich.edu.
FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES
Eboni Zamani presented "African-American Women in Divergent Settings" at the annual meeting of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators in St. Louis. At the American College Personnel Association convention in Minneapolis, she participated in a panel on "Strengthening our Communities: African American Women in Higher Education."
Jerry Robbins and Thomas Fleming represented EMU at the spring conference of The Renaissance Group at Coastal Carolina University. As vice chair of the organization, Robbins participated in meetings of the Board of Governors. He also chaired and presented at a session on using the EBI instrument as part of point-of-exit program evaluation.
Bill Cupples was recently at the headquarters of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in Washington chairing a meeting of the Council for Clinical Specialty Recognition. Cupples has been named to the program committee in the area of School-Age Language Disorders for the 2003 ASHA convention.
Sue Grossman presented "The Challenge of Spirited Children" at the Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children conference in Grand Rapids. Leah Adams (emeritus) presented "Working with Newly Immigrated Children and Families" at the same meeting.
Ella Burton has been named as president of the Michigan Association of Professors of Educational Administration for the coming year. David Anderson is the current president. Anderson, Burton, Bill Price, Bill Shelton, and Helen Ditzhazy attended the recent meeting of the organization in Lansing.
Sherry Jerome performed in "Surrealism Viva" as part of the People Dancing concert at Monroe Community College recently. Her own choreography, "Captured Moment," was on the program as well. A photo and caption of Jerome appeared in the Monroe newspaper.
Kay Woodiel received the Outstanding Faculty Classroom Instruction Award from the Holman Learning Center. Ethan Lowenstein was one of the nominees for the award.
David Anderson will be a student marshal at both Commencement ceremonies on April 27.
An article (with photo) about Jeff Schulz' study of "Tatooing and Body Piercing in a College Student Population" appeared in a recent issue of Focus EMU, as well as on the EMU web home page.
Focus EMU also took note of the Keal Fellowship awards received by Wendy Burke and Eboni Zamani.
Leah Adams (emeritus) presented "Visiting Schools and Preschools at Home and Abroad" at the recent Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA) meeting in Myrtle Beach, SC. With Patricia Kostell (of South Carolina), she gave a workshop for SECA leaders on the "Convention on the Rights of the Child." Adams then traveled to London (UK) for meetings of the executive board of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP).
STUDENT NOTES
This semester there are 588 undergraduates with majors in the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance; 614 in the Department of Special Education; and 2,367 in the Department of Teacher Education, for a total of 3,569 undergraduate majors in the College of Education.
The COE's largest programs are TE01 elementary education intent (775), TE31 three minors (elementary) (630), TE 37 language arts (elementary) (369), PE31 physical education (254), TE33 elementary science (239), and SP31 emotionally impaired (187).
COE information sessions held recently in Detroit, Flint, Jackson, Livonia, Livingston County, Monroe, and Washtenaw County netted 322 leads for potential students, primarily at the graduate level.
Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi will hold its final meeting of the year, including the election of new officers, on April 9.
HPERD HONORS RECEPTION
The Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance held its 36th annual Honors Reception on March 30 in the McKenny Union Ballroom. Gary Banks served as Master of Ceremonies and Ian Haslam and Jerry Robbins brought greetings to a capacity crowd.
Todd Wriska was presented the Physical Education Major of the Year award by Michael Paciorek. Lisa Mauch received the same award for Exercise Science, presented by Shel Levine. Scott Oikarinen was presented the Athletic Training Major of the Year award by Jodi Johnson.
The Dance Major of the Year award went to Tiarah Garcia, presented by Julianne Pedersen and Robin Erkfritz received the Health Education of the Year award, presented by Kay Woodiel. Michael Wolf was named to the Recreation/Park Management Major of the Year slot, presented by Jerry Ricciardo, and Dave Thomas presented the Therapeutic Recreation Major of the Year award to Danielle Moyer.
A special alumni recognition was made to Kirk Pedersen, who had earlier received the MAHPERD "Innovator of the Year" award.
Eighteen students were announced as recipients of nine scholarship award funds. Several hundred students were named to receive Academic Excellence citations.
CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE
In addition to those named in last week's Monday Report, the following persons were recognized during this year's COE Celebration of Excellence convocation.
Finalist, State Student Teacher of the Year: Quinn Strassel.
University Honors Program Seniors: Susan Arslanian, Melissa Baas, Jessica Bader, Laura Baker, Julie Baldwin, David Boldiszar, Teresa Bouwens, Jessica Bowman, Sara Bresler, Leah Brodi, Kevin Brown, Lori Brown, Lyndsay Buckman, Sarah Caine, Michelle Carter, Amy Carver, Betsey Clark, Jesse Cogswell, Becky Dibbs, Chris Donoghue, Carrie Dunn, Sunshine Emery, Jennifer Fisher, Janet Fogal, Nicholas Gaworecki, Sara Hall, Heather Hamel, Amanda Hanert, Joni Harhold, Lisa Heads, Roni Hedger, Roberta Hobel, Erin Hopper, Valerie Kay Hudson, Erika Isom, Laura Kerr, David Kolbicz, Patrick Krzyske, Lisa Lapeer, Melissa Lindquist, Erica Lozon, Christine Mac, Tiffany Madrzykowski, Laura Mahan, Erin Mann, Tanya Matthews, Amy Maylone, James Maynard, Andrea McCahill, Meg Mitchell, Marisa Moceri, Mandie Moore, Boneva Needham, Jonathan Paddock, Rebecca Pietrowski, Jennifer Pomeraning, Jennifer Rabideau, Rachel Reaume, Justin Rogers, Erin Rosino, Julie Sayers, Janine Schmedding, Beth Sherrill, Carissa Slone, Carrie Smead, Cortney St. Pierre, Bryan Stanbridge, Michelle Suhayda, Barb Sweeney, Alan Vassel, Christine Verbit, Linzie Viers, Nicole Vitale, Sandra Wise, Jennifer Wojcik, Melissa Wood, Lauren Wright.
Renaissance Teacher Quality Grant Research Participants: Mary Buckwalter, Tim Cole, Melissa Fleming, Melissa Frampton, Lori Harrison, Christian Hinman, Anne Kastanis, Teresa Kim, Kathy Robeson, Lauren Snell, Barb Sweeney, Stacey Trosin, Colleen Tucker, Laci Tuttle, Christa Warner, Tracy Wenzel.
Doctoral Scholars: Usenime Akpanudo, Jeffrey Cohu, Melanie Ferren, Sarah Ginsberg, Deborah Havens, Marcia Mardis, Sharon Raschke, Nan-Chi Tiao.
Master's level scholars: Michelle Armbrust, Lisa Bauer, Stacy Buehler, Christy Campbell, Margaret Carroll, Jane Cullen, Erin Graf, Sharon Hayward, Nicole Little, Kathryn MacKercher, Ryan McLeod, Alison Medeiros, Linda Murray, Cynthia Otten, Cathryn Pumper, Stacey Rosol, Jennifer Rotenheber, Stacey Sheats, Laurie Smith, Susan Waldecker, Michelle Wentzel, Anne Zirkel, Jennifer Smith, Lindsay Johnson.
Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certificate Scholars: Dorothy Acton, Gayle Akins, Daniel Allen, Nieka Apell, Deborah Bailey, Lauri Bombard, Mary Buckwalter, Kimberly Czartoryski-Matthews, Joan DeCosta, Christina Defant, Valerie Feldscher, Penney Hammond, Michael Hartle, Tara Hillary, Erica Jenkins, Kristin Jordan, Michael Kenny, Bridget Koledo, Holly LaClair-Bogedain, Linda Leckrone, Nancy Mamola, Brenda McCloskey, Amber Mikkola, Linda Miller, Philip Morris, Ernest Music Jr., Ina Otto, Jason Pflaum, Erica Pilon, Andrea Plakmeyer, Deborah Preston, Lori Roy, Kathy Rye, Anne Schellenberg, Nancy Scott, Dorothy Acton, Gayle Akins, Daniel Allen, Nieka Apell, Deborah Bailey, Lauri Bombard, Mary Wright.
ALUMNI NOTES
Evelyn Boulton '39, whose son Kent Boulton '77 is director of bands at Big Rapids High School, and whose grandson, Thomas Boulton, is a music student at EMU, recently was on campus. Thomas Boulton is a fourth generation family member to be an EMU student. Kent Boulton was one of the finalists for the MSBOA "teacher of the year" awards and he served as the guest conductor for the Alumni Honors Concert.
Chris Pasola '71, '74, '93 is a kindergarten teacher in Saline. Her daughter, Katherine Wunkel '00, received her degree in special education and is currently working on a master's degree.
The late Frank Manley '27 was featured recently in the Flint Journal in connection with his induction into the EMU Education Alumni Hall of Fame.
Elizabeth Marie Cresswell '41 died recently. Her 30+ year career as an elementary teacher was spent in New Baltimore and in Manchester.
Elwood J.C. Kureth '51 died recently. He taught at Melvindale High School from 1954 to 1968 and coached debate and track there. He joined the EMU Department of Geography and Geology in 1968 and retired as Head of the department in 1992.
Joseph Caimi, age 61, died recently. He was superintendent of the St. Clair County Intermediate School District. He began his career as a teacher in Grosse Isle, then was principal of an elementary school in Ubly. He served as superintendent of the Ubly, River Valley, and Algonac districts.
SHORT NOTES
The Spring Conference of the Michigan Association of Colleges for Teacher Education will be held on May 2 at Oakland University. There is no charge to attend and a free box lunch will be provided. All EMU faculty members and students are welcome to attend. There is an April 18 deadline for a call for presentations for the conference. Presentations should be related to the use of technology. Students are welcome to submit presentations as well. Presentation applications should be sent to jerry.robbins@emich.edu. For additional information, see the flyer distributed in the COE.
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)
April 9-COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m.
April 9-Kappa Delta Pi member meeting, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall School.
April 9-Michigan Quality Council's Sharing and Best Practices Conference, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Gilmore Center, Kalamazoo. Reduced price of $50 for Education faculty and students. For information, www.michiganquality.org.
April 9-First Year Writing Program and Department of English "Celebration of Student Writing, 4:00-5:30 p.m., McKenny Ballroom. For additional information, linda.adler-kassner@emich.edu.
April 10-(note date change) "Coffee With the Dean," 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Porter 3rd floor, Staff/Faculty Lounge.
April 11-12-COE Clinical Suite conference on "Understanding ADP Problems in Children: Case Presentations." For information, contact JoAnna DeCamp at 734.487.4790.
April 11-Career Services' Teacher Job Fair.
April 14-COE international/comparative education brown-bag lunch discussion group, 11:30-1:00 p.m., Porter 213.
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
April 15-deadline for Principal Leadership articles on special education.
April 15-proposals due for presentations at the national Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities conference, to be held at EMU September 20-23. For information, martha.tack@emich.edu.
THEME STATEMENTS
Caring professional educators for a diverse and democratic society. (CPED2S) (Initial program)
Inquiry, advocacy, and leadership in education for a diverse and democratic society. (Advanced programs)
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