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EPSTEIN NAMED TO PORTER CHAIR Joyce L. Epstein has accepted the invitation to serve as the holder
of the John W. Porter Chair in Urban Education for 2003-2004. Epstein is internationally
known for her work with families. The chair is named in honor of former EMU
president John W. Porter. Her graduate degrees are from Harvard (in human development) and Johns Hopkins
(in sociology). She is currently on the faculty at Johns Hopkins, where she
is director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships; director
of the National Network of Partnership Schools; director of the Center for
Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk; principal research scientist
for the Center for Social Organization of Schools; and professor of sociology.
Epstein holds or has held more than $14 million in grants. Her recent books
include (with various coauthors) School, Family, and Community Partnership:
Your Handbook for Action (2002); School, Family, and Community
Partnerships: Preparing Educators and Improving Schools (2001); and Promising
Programs in the Middle Grades (1992). She is the author of hundreds of
articles and papers. The schedule for her residencies will be announced later. FACULTY ADVISING AWARDS The COE Advising Office has announced the selection of four faculty members
for the 2002-03 Faculty Advising Awards. Presentations will be made at the
COE Fall Conference. The recipients are George Barach, Ella Burton,
Jodi Johnson, and Olga Nelson. FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES Nelson Maylone's award-winning research on "The Relationship of Socioeconomic
Factors and District Scores on the Michigan Education Assessment Program Tests"
has been selected by the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice
as the second in its series of research publications. The Great Lakes Center
supports and disseminates research about K-12 schools in the states of Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Michael Paciorek was instrumental in organizing and conducting the
2003 Champions Cup Sled Hockey tournament. Sled hockey is an international
game similar to ice hockey but played by individuals who have physical disabilities.
Teams competing were from Norway, Canada, and the Paralympic and World Champion
USA team. Jerry Robbins was the keynote speaker ("Teacher Induction and Pre-Service
Teacher Education") at the recent Oakland Schools policy seminar on "Teacher
Induction: Why it Matters and What Works." Rebecca Martusewicz will appear on two panels during the "Revitalizing
the Commons: A Forum on Educating for Environmental Justice, Sustainability,
and Community" to be held in the Porter Building on May 14. Valerie Polakow
and Jeff Schultz will present during another panel. Professional activities of Joe Bishop, Don Staub, Ella
Burton, Charles Achilles and Suzanne Hobson were noted in
the April 29 issue of Focus
EMU. The research of Shawn Quilter, Mark Sharp, and Nelson Maylone
was presented in abstract in a recent issue of the newsletter of the local
chapter of Phi Delta Kappa. Leah Adams (emeritus) made three presentations at the recent
conference of the Association for Childhood Education International in Phoenix.
These were: (with Amy Lin Tan, Sacramento CA schools) "Schools and Preschools
in the U.S. and the Middle East"; (with Susan Miller of Kutztown University
and Anne Eddowes of UAB) "Visiting Schools and Preschools at Home and Abroad";
and (with Pat Kostell of South Carolina) "The U.S. and the Convention on the
Rights of the Child." Leah Adams (emeritus) (with Mei-yung Lam Lam, Swee Eng Lim,
and Jung Chen Ma, Hong Kong Institute of Education) is the author of "What
Hong Kong Teachers and Parents Think About Thinking," published in the international
journal Early Child Development and Care. ALUMNI NOTES Ingrid Saunders Jones '73 is senior vice president, corporate external
affairs for The Coca-Cola Company and chairperson of The Coca-Cola Foundation.
She lives in the Atlanta, GA area. John J. Case '76 is president of the La-Z-Boy Incorporated Upholstery
Group. The company headquarters are in Monroe. Paul D. White, Sr. '53, died recently. He taught business education
at Dundee High School, South Redford High School, and Cleary College before
entering the insurance business in 1964. STUDENT NOTES Will Hathaway will defend his dissertation "Conflict Management and
Leadership in Higher Education: A Case Study of University of Michigan President
Robben W. Fleming" on May 7 at 1:00 p.m. in Porter 202. Martha Tack is the
chair. The public is invited. Jefferson Hamlin will defend his dissertation "Teacher Instructions
Versus Integrated Learning Systems: A Comparison of Sixth Grade Reading Instruction"
on June 4 at 9:30 a.m. in Porter 301 B/C. Helen Ditzhazy is the chair. The
public is invited. Jennifer Murphy, 5th grade teacher in South Lyon and master's
student in educational leadership, the recipient of one of the 2002 $25,000
National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation, was featured recently
in the Ann Arbor News. Ridhwan Al-Khalli, Fulbright scholar in the COE from Yemen, has arrived
in the United States and is enrolled for the Spring term. Physical education students who assisted with the 2003 Champions Cup Sled
Hockey tournament included Rob Bailey, Johnny Borg, Kathleen Callan, Mary
Cripps, Lissonn Delcamp, Madonna Emond, Nathan Haag, Peggy Herrick, Rick Hornbaker,
Meghan Kimball, Julie Kurdziel, Chuck Molett, Angela Pryor, Michael Rocheleau,
Derek Tefft, Kevin Tuite, Danielle Wensing, and Amanda Yeager. SHORT NOTES The First (Probably Annual) COAS/COE "Celebration of Educational Outreach"
event will be held on May 8. If you are a faculty/staff member who
works with local-area schools, you are invited to an 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
hotdog picnic at Big Bob's Lakehouse as we celebrate the successes of colleagues
in the COE and COAS who share the same passion for improving our local schools
through collaboration. Faculty/staff members who are interested in attending
should contact Don Staub (donald.staub@emich.edu)
so he can estimate the number of hotdogs to buy. May 30 is the deadline to nominate persons for the $3,500 EMU "Institutional
Values" Awards. Detailed information has been distributed throughout the University
community. For additional information, contact Martha Tack at 487.2211. ATE AWARDS AND PAPERS The call for nominations for awards from the Association of Teacher Educators
has been issued. Nomination deadlines are at various times, depending on
the category, in July. Award categories are "distinguished research in
teacher education" (contact catsls@Mail1.Hofstra.edu),
"distinguished clinician in teacher education" (contact jsnyder@coe.wayne.edu),
"distinguished teacher educator" (contact johnm@siu.edu),
"distinguished dissertation in teacher education" (contact ckelly@mail.uccs.edu),
and "distinguished program in teacher education" (contact jreinhartz@uta.edu). Proposals for thematic sessions, professional clinics, and research proposals
for the 2004 ATE convention are due by June 1. For additional information,
contact jrainer@gsu.edu (thematic
sessions), dbaird@stillman.edu
(clinics), phyllis@louisville.edu
(research reports), or ckelly3@uccs.edu
(graduate research reports). ED TECH ENDORSEMENT APPROVED Notice has been received from the Michigan Department of Education of approval
of EMU's request to offer the new educational technology (NP) endorsement,
effective immediately. This is a graduate-level endorsement, available only
to previously certified teachers in any field, intended primarily to assist
teachers to become highly proficient in the use of technology in their teaching. CALENDARING INSTRUCTION EMU's new e-mail system includes a calendaring function. Training in how
to use this feature will be offered in Porter 205E on May 9 at 10:00 a.m.
The training will be repeated in Porter 205 on May 16 at 2:00 p.m. Any COE
administrator, faculty member, or staff member is welcome to participate.
However, spaces are limited and reservations must be made through Karen Hansen
at 7.1414 (or karen.hansen@emich.edu). DEVELOPMENT NOTES The Greasley-Mich Endowed Scholarship has been created. This is "to provide
a tuition scholarship(s) to a student(s) who plans to become an elementary
or secondary teacher. The scholarship is for a junior or senior undergraduate
student(s) and is renewable as long as satisfactory academic progress is made
toward the degree." The scholarship has been established by Judith Greasley Mich and Thomas
F. Mich in appreciation of EMU's accessibility to so many first-time-in-the-family
college students. Judith Greasley Mich is retired from the Ann Arbor schools
where she worked for many years as a substitute teacher and where she still
administers SAT, ACT, and AP tests for the district. She is a graduate of
Northwestern University. Thomas Mich is a retired vice president of the Pfizer
Corporation. He is a graduate of Marquette University and Dartmouth College. COE CREDIT HOURS As of April 25, COE credit hours for Spring stood at 10,149, a slight increase
over final credit hours for last Spring. The COE is currently 7.62%
ahead of final figures for last fiscal year. This includes a 9.85% increase
in Teacher Education, a 6.94% increase in Leadership and Counseling, a 6.84%
increase in HPERD, a 5.94% increase in Special Education, and a 5.12% increase
in Student Teaching. CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE Persons honored at the COE Celebration of Excellence included: Esther Walker Barnard Educational Scholarship: Marisa Dennisuk, Natalie
Gorman, David E. Marroquin-Garay. Bergoine Annesser Scholarship: Joni Harhold. Edith Calder Block Scholarship: Rebekah Murphy. Ruth Boughner Scholarship: Alicia Brashear, Allison M. Nichol. Wilber P. Bowen Scholarship: Todd A. Wriska. Bess B. Browne Scholarship: Jennie M. Stark, Robin L. Hill, Molly A. Fyock,
Rachel E. Boyd, Steven C. Brock, Felicia M. Colemen, Valerien E. Grier,
Jamie M. Henderson, Dawn M. Hillyer, Julia L. Hrbal, Nichole Riggs, Lauren
C. Wright, Sara Bresler, Heather Harwood-Stamper, Carol D. Kirkby, Marguerite
M. McKenzie, Tracy E. Stine, Wendy Marie Stoliker, Kelly C. Taylor. Fannie C. Burton Scholarship: Kristen M. Zabalavicius OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS (For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html) May 8-First (Probably Annual) COAS/COE "Celebration of Educational
Outreach." For faculty/staff involved in working with local-area schools.
Rec/IM Lakehouse, 11:30-1:00 p.m. For information, donald.staub@emich.edu. May 9-Phi Delta Kappa annual dinner. May 9-Michigan One-Room Schoolhouse Association
reception, 7:00-8:30. Geddes
Town Hall School at EMU. May 10-Michigan One-Room School-house Association state convention,
Porter Building and Geddes Town Hall School, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For information, balkamhp@earthlink.net. CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS (For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html) May 15-Proposals due for University Council for Educational Administration
convention on "leadership for learning and learning for leadership." For information,
see www.ucea.org. May 15-proposals due for International Conference on Civic Education
Research. For information, www.indiana.edu/~civiced/
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) Previous
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