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AWARD FOR KDP CHAPTER

Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi has been notified that it will receive the international organization's Achieving Chapter Excellence (ACE) award in ceremonies on November 13 in St. Louis. Every two years, a very small number of the organization's hundreds of chapters in several countries are selected for this award. The chapter has received the award in the past, as well. Chapter officers will be on hand to receive the award. Thomas Gwaltney is the chapter's long time counselor.

MR. GARCÌA GOES TO WASHINGTON

On the initiative of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Sergio Garcìa was invited to be present at a recent hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on 21^st Century Competitiveness.

Garcìa, who completed his EMU requirements to become a teacher last December, is serving as a long-term substitute at Scarlett Middle School in Ann Arbor for the remainder of this school year.

Garcìa accompanied Jerry Robbins and EMU Vice President Juanita Reid on the trip. He had the opportunity to ride from National Airport to The Hill with Congressman John Dingell and to make a quick trip to the geology exhibits of the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to the hearing, he met former Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater and several Members of Congress.

During Robbins' testimony before the Subcommittee, Garcìa was introduced and his experience in the EMU teacher preparation program was used as part of Robbins' presentation. Following the hearing, Garcìa met and talked with various executives and staff members of Washington-based education organizations that were in the audience, as well as staff members to Congresspersons.

FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES

Shel Levine (with Peggy Tweedle, William Beaumont Hospital, and Thomas Birk, WSU) will present "RPE Response with Persantine Pharmacological Stress Test" and "RPE Response with Dobutamine Pharmacological Stress Test" this week at the American College of Sports Medicine national conference in San Francisco.

Mary Bigler, Irene Allen, and Linda Lewis-White recently attended the International Reading Association convention in Orlando.

Jim Berry will be in Columbia, MO this week, representing the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration in meetings with the leadership of the University Council on Educational Administration.

Lidia Lee has been selected to participate in the EMU International Cultural Competence Institute 2003.

Leah Adams (emeritus) was at UNESCO headquarters in Paris earlier this month, serving as a consultant (with other consultants from Hungary, Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Serbia, and Switzerland) to the UNESCO Early Childhood and Family section.

STATE STUDENT TEACHER AWARDS

Of 15 students from across the state who were honored at a Michigan Association of Teacher Educators ceremony in Ypsilanti on May 19, four were from EMU, the most from any institution. The event recognized the "Outstanding Student/Intern Teacher of the Year" for 2003.

Those recognized from EMU included Holly Hughes, whose student teaching was in Stephanie Bells' 4^th grade classroom in Wylie Elementary in Dexter, with Jan Davis as the university supervisor. Hughes received the "finalist" award.

Others from EMU who were recognized included Salli Kropp, whose student teaching was in Kelly Reffett's 3^rd grade classroom at Country Elementary in Pinckney, with Marilyn Vitale as the university supervisor; Sara Lizbinski, whose university supervisor was Pat Parrish and who did her student teaching in McKinley Elementary in Livonia, in Roberta LeMieux' 2^nd grade; and Elizabeth Sherrill, whose university supervisor was Katrea Robertson and who did her student teaching in the 5^th grade under Barbara Woody at Tyler Elementary in Belleville. Others recognized were from Wayne State, University of Michigan-Flint, Central Michigan, Michigan State, Oakland, and Western Michigan.

ALUMNI NOTES

Paddock Elementary School in Milan recently received the Education Excellence Award from the Michigan Association of School Boards. William Loyd '83 is the principal. Saline High School received the same award. Joseph Rossi '69, '73, '88 is the principal.

Chappelle Elementary School in Ypsilanti recently received the Ypsilanti Area Chamber of Commerce "E3" Award. Joseph Guillean '86 is the principal. Lincoln Middle School in Lincoln received the same award. Lynn Cleary '79, '86 is the principal.

Karen Harper, who teaches 7^th grade in Tecumseh, was featured recently in the Ann Arbor News. Her students constructed a model zoo.

Jeffrey L. Barack '75, '76 is the vice president/owner of Barr Wholesale, Inc. in Florida. Barr Wholesale handles resort apparel and gift items.

Ruth Helen Heatley Farrell, age 89, died recently in Nevada. She taught in the Dexter schools for more than 27 years.

William Harmon Bedford '40, of Frankfort, died recently. He was employed by the Ypsilanti schools for 35 years, teaching manual arts, wood shop, and technical drawing.

STUDENT NOTES

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.

SHORT NOTES

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.

The EMU World College is seeking a Faculty Associate for Fall 2003 through Summer 2004. Interested parties should contact Andrew Nazzaro at andrew.nazzaro@emich.edu.

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).

CERTIFICATION TEST SCORES

In the April 2003 administration of the Michigan Tests for Teacher Certification, there was a 100% pass rate in 16 of the certification fields tested. In 31 of the fields, the EMU pass rate was at or above the state wide pass rate for the same field.

The cumulative pass rate for 16 administrations (four years) shows the EMU pass rate on each of the portions of the Basic Skills Test (reading, writing, mathematics) equal to the state wide pass rate on the same portion of the Basic Skills Test.

EMU maintains high 16-administration cumulative pass rates (at/above 95%) in six subject fields. These include Technology and Design (100%, n = 7), Speech Language Impaired (98%, n = 41), Early Childhood Education (97%, n = 385), Health Education (97%, n = 155), Secondary Mathematics (96%, n = 49), and English (95%, n = 526).

Fields in which the EMU 16-administration cumulative pass rate considerably exceeds (10 or more percentage points) the state wide 16-administration cumulative pass rate in the same field include Computer Science, Spanish, Economics, Secondary Mathematics, French, and Marketing Education. The EMU 16-administration cumulative pass rate equals or exceeds the state wide 16-administration pass rate in 37 teaching fields.

CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE

The following persons were recognized during the COE Celebration of Excellence:

Louisa Palmer Memorial Scholarship: Cortney P. St. Pierre.

Martha Horton Ramsey Scholarship: Hillary M. Glowski, Lauri L. Keller, Lisa Kontowsky, Elizabeth Anne Lewis, Jennifer L. Mallory, Michelle M. Mitroka, Stephanie L. Robotnik, Melanie Rohnke, Robert E. Schicker, Mandy L. Scrimger, Sara N. Sikes, Tina Marie Smith, Allison M. Solway, Charlotte Ann Tillerson, Cynthia Vaughn, Melanie Ann Wagner.

Georgiana H. Randall Scholarship: Elizabeth A. Dillon, Nicole D. Stewart.

Albert A. Riddering Scholarship: Michelle Lynn Cooke.

Elton J. Rynearson Scholarship: Scott Donald Oikarinen.

Paul B. Samson Scholarship: Shawn M. Heiler.

Jack and Joanne Stapleton Scholarship: Mau-reen A. Mayo.

Edith Mays Swanson Scholarship: Felicia M. Colemen.

Henry A. and Flora S. Tape Memorial Scholarship: Matthew J. Berman, Willard G. Jenkins, Lindsey L. Stuart, Randy J. Young.

Estelle Thomson Scholarship: Jessica L. Bader, Jennifer L. Tipton.

May Tuan Wu Ting Memorial Scholarship: Peiyi C. Lin.

Chloe Todd Scholarship: Scott Oikarinen.

COE CREDIT HOURS

As of May 16, COE credit hours for the Spring term stood at 10,532, a 4.31% increase over final figures for last Spring. For the fiscal year, COE credit hours stood at 95,836, an 8.05% increase over final figures for last fiscal year, and an all-time high.

As of May 16, Teacher Education had a fiscal year increase of 10.21% over last year's credit hours, Leadership and Counseling had 8.61%, HPERD had 7.21%, Special Education had 6.18%, and Student Teaching had 5.38%.

OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS

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

May 28-COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m.

June 8-"Urban Teacher Day" in the COE.

CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS

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

May 30-Nominations due for EMU Institutional Values Awards ($3500). For information, contact Martha Tack at 487.2211.

May 30-Proposals due for presentations for the Council of Great City Schools. For information, sschwartz@cgcs.org.

May 31-Deadline for proposals for Michigan Education Association annual Instruction and Professional Development conference. For information, Mschlief@mea.org or see www.mea.org.

June 1-Deadline for proposals for ATE's 2004 convention. For information, contact jrainer@gsu.edu (thematic sessions), dbaird@stillman.edu (clinics), phyllis@louisville.edu (research reports), or ckelly3@uccs.edu (graduate research reports).

June 2-Deadline for papers for AACTE annual meeting. For information, contact AACTE in Washington, D.C.

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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