College of Education
Eastern Michigan University
Issue No: 575
October 13, 2003
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HPERD TO MOVE TO CHHS
The Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance will move organizationally to the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS), effective July 1, 2004, according to an October 6 announcement by Provost Paul Schollaert.
Several other organizational changes affecting CHHS will take effect on the same day. In announcing the changes, Schollaert said that the new academic organization "will meet the needs of large numbers of faculty, while creating a climate in which the collegiate structure of the University can be strengthened."
HPERD traces its roots to lectures and course work offered from the 1850's onward and its history as a department to 1894 when the "Department of Physical Training" was created. In 1903, the name was changed to "Department of Physical Education." Over the years, the name gradually changed to "Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics," the nomenclature in 1960 when the department became one of five organizational units brought together to form the College of Education.
NCATE BOE TEAM NAMED
The NCATE Board of Examiners team for the November 15-19 review of EMU has been named. The members are:
Chair, Tes Mehring, Dean, The Teachers College, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS.
Karen B. McLean Donaldson, Systemwide Program Director, Cross-Cultural Studies, Graduate School of Education, Alliant International University, Alameda, CA.
William L. Havice, Associate Dean for Academic Services, College of Health, Education, and Human Development, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Jack K. Hasegawa, Bureau of Certification and Professional Development, Connecticut Department of Education, Hartford, CT.
Marienne H. Lipomi, Painesville City Local Schools, Concord, OH.
John J. Schultz, Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers, New Castle, PA.
Kenneth F. Jerich, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Illinois State University, Normal, IL.
State Consultant: Sue Wittick, Higher Education Coordinator, Michigan Department of Education, Lansing, MI.
A major purpose of the team's visit will be to validate assertions made in the EMU Institutional Report (http://www.emich.edu/coe/ncate/2003/index.html) and Exhibits via interviews with administrators, faculty members, and students. In addition, there will be an inspection of facilities and visits to some classes. NCATE and state Periodic Review processes are closely interrelated, with each contributing information to the other's review of the institution and its programs.
FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES
Christine Lancaster, Regina George, and Shawn Quilter attended the National Academic Advising Conference in Dallas, TX. Quilter (with Laura Katunich) presented "Using Advising Surveys for Accountability Purposes." Quilter, Lancaster, and George (with Carl Isaacs) presented "Advising Post-Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Certification Students." George presented "Urban Teacher Certification Program."
Lidia Lee presented invited papers at the convention of the Audio Engineering Society in New York City. Her work involves auditory perception of sound distortion, in particular an innovative metric that predicts the subjective assessment of sound quality of a nonlinear system.
Joe Bishop, with assistance from various COE faculty members, students, and community friends, is hosting a delegation of Ukranian educators.
Next Friday, Jerry Robbins will deliver the keynote address for the Illinois Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in Naperville, IL.
Lizbeth Stevens presented "Cognitive Referencing and the Law" to the speech pathologists of Livingston County. She chaired a meeting in Charlevoix of the MSHA public schools committee.
Jackie Tracy is co-chair of the EMU 2003 Faculty/Staff Giving Program.
John Waidley (emeritus) reports that so far this year he has trekked Machu Pichu and the Galapagos Islands and bicycled two weeks in western Ireland. He is currently in New York City.
Former COE faculty member William E. Shelton is now the Interim Chancellor at East Carolina University. Shelton joined ECU on July 1 as vice chancellor for university advancement.
FIRST EPSTEIN RESIDENCY
Joyce L. Epstein, the 2003-2004 holder of the John W. Porter Chair in Urban Education, will be in her initial residency at EMU next week. Among her major appearances during that time are:
October 22, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Open dialogue with EMU COE students. 202 Porter Building.
October 23, 2:00-4:00 p.m. EMU Teacher Education and Special Education Faculty Forum. 301 B/C Porter Building.
October 23, 7:00 p.m. Public lecture, book signing, and reception. "School, Family, and Community Partnerships for Student Success: Linking Research, Policy and Practice." 108 Marshall Building.
October 24, 6:45 p.m. Address and Discussion (Part of the Best Practices 2003 Conference) "Essential Elements: School, Family and Community Partnerships to Increase Student Success." McKenny Union.
Epstein is the leading authority on the effects of school, classroom, family and peer environments on student learning and development, with a special focus on school and family connections. She is the director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships; principal research scientist and co-director of the School, Family, and Community Partnership Program of the Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk; and joint/part-time Professor of Sociology, all at Johns Hopkins University.
STUDENT NOTES
Madonna Emond, in her role as the current "Miss Michigan," spoke in Howell this past Friday to eighth graders at Three Fires Elementary School about bullying.
Norman Abdella will defend his dissertation, "An Investigation of the Organization and Curriculum Delivery of Middle Schools and the Michigan Education Assessment Tests," today at 1:00 p.m. in Porter 301 B/C. William Price is the chair. The public is invited to attend the event.
Barbara Soffredine will defend her dissertation, "A Study of the Effectiveness of Parent Involvement in Supporting Osteoporosis Lessons in Second and Third Grade Classrooms in Selected Michigan Elementary Schools," on October 16 at 1:30 p.m. in Porter 217. Helen Ditzhazy is the chair. The public is invited to attend the event.
ALUMNI NOTES
Donna Coller '89, a special education teacher at Cheney Academy of Math and Science, Willow Run, was the subject of a feature article in a recent issue of the Ann Arbor News.
SHORT NOTES
Clean, pink Yoplait yogurt lids from yogurt cups and Nouriche bottles are being collected by HPERD to fund breast cancer research. Deposit the lids in 318 Porter.
October 22 is the date, 7:30-9:00 a.m. is the time, and 101 Marshall Building is the place for the Fall College Collaboration Breakfast. This is a setting for discussion of professional educator program assessment and data base needs for accreditation and other purposes. Please RSVP to aschmidt@emich.edu.
Egg rolls-and more! The "There is No Egg Roll in China" International Buffet will be held in the Porter Building Student Lounge (second floor) on October 30, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. This free food event is sponsored by various departments in the COE as part of EMU's celebration of International Week. For further information, contact Lidia Lee, Eboni Zamani, or Suzanne Zelnik.
October 31 is the deadline for nominations for the 2002-2003 EMU-FT Lecturers Outstanding Teaching Award.
November 3 is the application deadline for a part time coordinator for the International Cultural Competence Institute at EMU. The same date is the deadline for six other World College fellowships. For information, www.emich.edu/worldcollege.
November 15 is the application deadline for competition for 10 graduate research assistants for this fiscal year. See www.gsr.emich.edu.
National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship applications are due by November 20. Applicants must have received doctorate between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2003. For information, http://www.nae.nyu.edu.
Nomination materials for the Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Faculty Awards are available at www.emich.edu/public/aa/Info_Faculty.htm. Nominations are due by January 9.
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
The COE Resource Development Board met this past Wednesday at the EMU Foundation Headquarters Building. The meeting was designed primarily as an information session for the Board members, with presentations by COE Development Director Susan Rink and Jerry Robbins.
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)
October 13-Reception for visiting Ukrainian educators; 205 Welch, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
October 13-ORD's "Funding Sources," 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. To register or for information, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
October 14-COE training session for support staff on use of Banner system. Bonisteel Lab, Room E. 9:00 a.m. to noon. For information, contact Karen Hansen.
October 14-ORD's "Evaluation Component," 9:30-10:15 a.m. To register or for information, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
October 15-ORD's "Evaluation Component," 9:00-9:45 a.m. To register or for information, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
October 15-brown bag lunch, "Multicultural Education in Japan," Liza Cerroni-Long (Anthropology), Alumni Room, McKenny Union.
October 15-Teacher Education Advisory Board meeting, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Porter 301 B/C.
October 16-ORD's "Introduction to the World of Grants," 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. ORD's "Developing the Budget," 2:00-2:45 p.m. To register or for information, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
October 17-Center for Research Support's "Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing," CATI Lab, G03 Boone, noon to 1:00 p.m. RSVP to Jit @ 7.0020, X 2111.
October 21-"Coffee with the Dean," 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Porter 3rd floor faculty/staff lounge. No agenda. Faculty, staff, students invited.
October 21-ORD's "Introduction to the World of Grants," 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. To register or for information, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
October 21-Visit by delegation of Mid-East/North African educators. For information, contact Don Staub.
October 21-Advanced Programs Committee meeting, 3:30 p.m., Porter 301B
October 22-24-Joyce Epstein, holder of Porter Chair, in residence.
October 22-COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Porter 301B.
October 22-Fall College Collaboration Breakfast, 7:30-9:00 a.m., 101 Marshall. For information, aschmidt@emich.edu
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
October 15-SUMMRQUEST proposals due. For information, jdecamp@emich.edu
October 15-World College travel applications due. For information, www.emich.edu/worldcollege
October 22-Deadline for applications for EMU dedicated time for proposal development awards. For information, contact ORD.
THEME STATEMENTS
Caring professional educators for a diverse and democratic society. (CPED2S) (Initial program)
Inquiry, advocacy, and leadership in education for diverse and democratic society. (Advanced programs)
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