Eastern Michigan University
Issue No: 585
January 5, 2004
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FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES
The article on "Bullying: A Perennial School Problem," by Ella Burton and Helen Ditzhazy, recently published in the Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, will be reprinted and made available to school board members in Nebraska and Wisconsin.
Eboni Zamani presented "A Quarter Century of Trends in The Review of Higher Education" at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education in Portland, OR.
Lizbeth Stevens is the president-elect of the Michigan Speech-Language Hearing Association and will serve as president in 2005 when the convention will be held in Ypsilanti. Lidia Lee is a member-at-large of the Board of the organization.
Eboni Zamani and doctoral fellow Shaftone Dunklin presented "Examining Experiences with Multiculturalism and Stance on Affirmative Action" in a poster session at the annual KCP Fellows conference in Lansing.
Ella Burton was the university partner for the Pinckney Community Schools District Resource Team. A recent activity was at Country Elementary School in Pinckney. The process involves mentoring principals and assisting newly appointed principals with the work of staff development and school improvement.
Jim Berry recently served on the Academic Calendar Committee.
A memorial for Kathleen Kootsillas will be held on January 13 in Porter 202 at 4:00 p.m. Kootsillas, 58, had been employed at EMU since 1986 and she was a senior secretary in the COE Clinics. She died on December 1 of complications from surgery. Memorial contributions may be made to the North Shore Animal League or the Salvation Army. Envelopes will be available at the memorial service, or contributions may be left with Norma Taylor-Bishop, Pat Sullivan, or Sylvia Bethea. The EMU community is invited to the event. For additional information, contact Steve Press at 487.4410.
STUDENT NOTES
Durwood Lee Murphy, 39, died on October 3. A master's degree student at the time of his death, he had taught for the Detroit schools for 12 years. He also coached basketball for three years for the Cadillac Cougars.
Honors Program Senior
Thesis/Project Awards and Workshop.
Junior and senior departmental honors students are invited to apply for
the University Honors Program Senior Thesis/Project and Symposium award.
Although the number and amount of the monetary awards have not yet been
determined, it is expected
to fund between 10 - 20 students at
Women's Commission Scholarship. The 2004-2005 EMU Women's Commission Scholarship application is now available at the Office of Financial Aid, 403 Pierce Hall. This application is for both undergraduate and graduate students who have had an interruption in their education of at least five cumulative years and/or are planning a career that is generally non-traditional for their gender. The deadline for a completed application is Friday, February 13. Call 487-0455.
Undergraduate Symposium. Students with outstanding undergraduate research and creative projects are being sought to give presentations at Symposium XXIV, scheduled Friday, March 26, McKenny Union. Nomination forms and abstract guidelines may be obtained through departments, the College of Arts and Sciences (411 Pray-Harrold), or the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts (124 Quirk). Visit www.emich.edu/symposium, or call 487-3198.
The Student Outdoor Educators conference will be held at Northern Michigan University on April 2-4. Student presenters are sought. For additional information, contact Liz McKinney at soec@nmu.edu.
ALUMNI NOTES
The
Office for Alumni Relations is currently accepting nominations
for the 43rd Annual Alumni Awards. There are
four award categories: Outstanding Young Alumnus/Alumna; Alumnus/Alumna
Achievement; Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna; and the Dr. John W. Porter
Distinguished Service Award. The deadline for nominations is January 16. Awards
will be presented at a dinner ceremony May 8, at the Ypsilanti Marriott at
Eagle Crest. For more information about the awards and a nomination form, go
to
www.emich.edu/alumni/awards/awards_a.html
Barbara Balbach '66 was featured recently in the Ann Arbor News. Balbach is a former president of the Ann Arbor Thrift Shop and still a major volunteer at the agency. She is also involved in many other community organizations. Her degrees are in special education.
Tom Wall '71, '73, '76, retired special education teacher in the Willow Run schools and current operator of a driver education school, was named a Finalist in the annual Ann Arbor News "Citizen of the Year" competition. Among many other civic contributions, he is the prime organizer of the annual T-Wall B-Ball/The Carnival for Special Athletes event held every October.
George A. Rose '73 is president and CEO of The Portsmouth Group, Inc. in Washington, D.C. This organization has recently launched an innovative Internet navigation tool that provides an on-line safety net of health and human services and assistive programs. This is known as "iSafetyNet.US."
Cynthia L. Warger '75 is principal of Warger, Eavy & Associates, a communications firm in Reston, VA that specializes in education print and media. She has taught at both the K-12 and university levels and is a past president of the International Council for Children with Behavior Disorders. While editor of Teaching Exceptional Children, she won national EdPress awards. She is a co-author of several books and videos, including ones on safe schools and working with children with emotional and behavioral challenges.
William ("Bill") Lynn '78 describes his company (located in Inkster) and himself on the company web site in this way: "Simtech Publications is a very small company. In fact, if Bill quits we have no company left at all. We shouldn't even be using the word 'we' but it makes us sound big and important. By day, Bill (that's me) is a mild-mannered Speech Language Pathologist working in the field of Assistive Technology." Simtech produces educational materials for young children.
Jeffrey Morgan '82 is superintendent of the Kearsley schools. Kearsley, with two other districts, has a "Consortium for Professional Development." This project won one of the "Michigan's Best" Education Excellence awards made by the Michigan Association of School Boards, which carried a $1,000 prize.
Ann Beriault (Ann J. York-Beriault) '84, is the management supervisor of Indianapolis-based Young & Laramore. Young & Laramore is a full-service, major advertising and marketing company.
APPROVAL RECEIVED
The Michigan Department of Education has approved EMU's request to offer a new major and minor in reading, applicable toward certification as an elementary teacher. The major and minor were approved through the EMU input system some months ago. The certification code is "BT."
DANCE CONCERT
"FastForward," a dance concert of modern, hip-hop, ballet, and jazz, with choreography by EMU dance faculty and local choreographers, will be presented in Quirk Theatre on January 16 and 17 at 8:00 p.m. and on January 18 at 2:00 p.m.
EMU dancers and alumna will perform Sherry Jerome's ballet choreography for "Coppelia," Joann McNamara's contemporary premiere "Oscillation," and Julianne O'Brien Pedersen's modern premiere "Mind Full." Other pieces scheduled will include a light-hearted classic jazz piece to an array of Ella Fitzgerald songs, a contemporary work for 10 dancers to the driving music of Arnold Dreyblatt, and a hip hop piece finale.
SHORT NOTES
Proposals are due today for the Eleventh Annual Summer Conference on Education Technology, to be held in San Francisco July 18-22. For information, see http://info.101com.com/default.asp?id=4383.
Until January 8, nominations are being received for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Awards. For information, contact Kathy Tinney at 487.2420.
April 19 is the deadline for
submitting nominations for the seventh All-USA Teacher Team recognition
program. USA Today seeks to honor
K-12 teachers who excel. For additional
information and nomination forms, see allstars.usatoday.com.
The SINO-American Education Consortium, of which the EMU COE is a member, has announced the Summer Education Trip, May 31-June 15, to the People's Republic of China in connection with the 15th SINO-American Education Consortium International Conference in Wuhan, China. For additional information, contract Binyao Zheng at bzheng@Kennesaw.edu or Ann Smith at asmith@kennesaw.edu.
COE WEB SITE IS BUSY!
During the past year, the main page of the COE web site was "hit" on average about 7,000 times per month. Peak usage included the months of March, September, and April, when "hits" exceeded 8,000 per month. Lowest levels of usage were in January and July.
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)
January 7-ORD's
"Introduction to the World of Grants," 9:00-9:45 a.m. To register, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
January 9-ORD's
"Identifying Funding Sources,"10:00-10:45 a.m. To register, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
January 10-Linda Rief, teacher and noted author, will present "Writing to Read, Reading to Write," 1:00-3:00 p.m., Eagle Crest Conference Center. Cost: $25. Contact the EMU Writing Project, c/o Erin Banks, 612 Pray-Harrold, EMU.
January 13-ORD's "The Review Process," 9:30-10:45 a.m. To register, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
January 13-Advanced Programs Committee meeting,
3:30 p.m., Porter 301B.
January 13-Memorial gathering in memory of
Kathleen Kootsillas, Porter 202, 4:00 p.m.
For information, Steve Press at 487.4410.
January 14-COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m., Porter
301B.
January 15-ORD's
"Developing the Budget," 2:00-2:45 p.m. To register, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
January 15- Basic Programs Committee meeting, 3:00
p.m., Porter 301B.
January 16-18-Performances of "FastForward" dance concert. Quirk Theatre. Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at
2:00 p.m.
January 17-Alumni Association Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony, McKenny Union Ballroom, 10:00 a.m.
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
January 5-proposals due for 11th annual summer Conference on Education Technology. For information, http://info.101com.com/default.asp?id=4383.
January 6-nominations due for National Teachers Hall of Fame. For information, www.nthf.org.
January 8-Deadline for nominations for EMU's Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Awards. For information, Kathy Tinney, 487.2420.
January 9-Nominations due for Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Faculty Awards. For information, www.emich.edu/public/aa/Info_Faculty.htm
January 15-Deadline for applications for editorship of Action in Teacher Education, the journal of ATE and for guest editorship of the summer 2004 issue of the journal. For information, jodonnel@nmsu.edu.
January 15-deadline for Kappa Delta Pi New Teacher Advocate articles on "classroom management." For information, pubs@kdp.org.
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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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