College of Education
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FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES
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IN MEMORIAM
Agnes Rogers, associate professor emeritus of special education and occupational therapy, died in recent weeks, Monday Report has learned.
Rogers served at EMU from 1955 to her retirement in 1972. In recent years, she has lived in North Palm Beach, FL.
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Shawn Quilter has been accepted for this year's Harvard Management Development Program, which will be held on June 20-July 2. The MDP is a highly selective program that accepts, for each class, a cross section of higher education personnel from all types of institutions and all types of professional roles.
Georgea Langer (with Loretta Goff) presented "Collaborative Analysis of Student Work: Improving Teaching and Learning" at the annual conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) in New Orleans. Langer also signed copies of her book (released, September 2003), which has the same title.
Ron Williamson presented "Leadership for Results: Tools to Address No Child Left Behind" at the ASCD convention. The paper reported on the project Williamson has been involved with through the Galef Institute.
At the forthcoming convention of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (part of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance), there will be a session on "Negro League Baseball History: Where Did it Go? Let's Research and Read About the Negro Leagues in Physical Education." Steve Moyer will be the presider at this session and Eddie Bedford will be a presenter. At the simultaneous convention of the American Association for Health Education, there will be a session on "Body Art: Tattoos and Piercings-What Educators Need to Know." Speakers at that session include Jeff Schultz, Christine Karshin, and Kay Woodiel.
COE participants at the forthcoming convention of the American Educational Research Association convention include Valerie Polakow, who will present as part of a session on "Poverty, Welfare and Education in the U.S.: A Town Meeting to Discuss Educational Research, Policy, and Praxis"; Charles M. Achilles, who will present on "Project STAR and Beyond: a 17-Year Quantitative/Qualitative Study"; Jim Barott (with James W. Satterfield, Jr. and Rodolfo Rincones, University of Texas at El Paso), who will present "The Technical Core of African American Higher Education Institutions"; and (poster session) Pat Pokay and Kaia Skaggs, "Defining and Measuring Dispositions in Teacher Preparation Programs."
Karen Carney put together a group of four students who presented last month at the Michigan Council for Exceptional Children convention in Grand Rapids. The presentation, "Alternative Assessments for Pre-Service Special Education," highlighted creative projects that students in SPEI 301 completed.
Lizbeth Stevens (with Maureen Staskowski) presented a short course on "Michigan Speech-Language Eligibility and Service Delivery Guidelines Revision" in Mt. Pleasant at the state conference.Karen Carney (with four students) presented a poster session, "Behavior Intervention Plans for Students with Emotional Impairments," at the March 19 Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan (BAAM) conference.
Vic Chiasson continues his work with the Ypsilanti Recreation Commission, such as to identify priorities and find alternatives for funding city recreation programs.
Yvonne Callaway, Nora Martin, and Suzanne Zelnik were COE recipients of the "Faculty Appreciation Awards" made last Thursday by the EMU Division of Student Affairs. Kay Woodiel served on the DSA awards selection committee.
Dibya Choudhuri is the chair of the organizing committee for the fourth annual International Cultural Competence Institute sponsored by EMU's World College.
An expendable scholarship honoring Tom Gwaltney has been established by alum Beth Wigner. The scholarship will support a graduate student in the Department of Teacher Education.
Jenny Clark was among those pictured on the cover of the Division of Student Affairs' "Innovagency News" in an account of the formal launch of the EMU E-text services provided by the CATE Lab.
Scott Westerman (dean emeritus) served as the master of ceremonies at the dinner honoring Education Alumni Hall of Fame inductees.
Q.S. Samonte (emeritus) talked to 8th graders at the Rudolf Steiner school about his experiences in the Philippines as a youngster during World War II. Next month, Samonte will serve as master of ceremonies for a presentation at the University of Michigan of indigenous music from the Moslem region of the Philippines.
STUDENT NOTES
At the EMU Graduate Research Fair, Cassandria Wilson (for her paper "A Look at Conflict Resolution Programs in the Middle School") and Benjamin Darragh (for his poster session "Determining the Outcome of Stuttering Treatment: A Survey of Opinions") both received the George Brower Scholarship award, presented by the local Phi Delta Kappa chapter.
As part of the Undergraduate Symposium, 20 students received scholarship awards sponsored by Daimler Chrysler. Each was recognized for the quality of a University Honors Program Senior Thesis/Project and each presented during the Symposium. Three of the awards went to COE students, all sponsored by Margaret "Peggy" Moore-Hart. They were: Phyllis Dragun ("Integrating Multicultural Literature and the Arts Across the Curriculum"), Tammara Schober ("Literacy Education and the English Language Learner/English Second Language Learner"), and Melissa Wood ("Importance of Writing with Younger Children").The following Eastern Michigan University students recently performed a salsa/swing piece at the Colors In Harmony performance sponsored by the International Student Association: Kevin Badrak, Emery Craig, Shannon DeBono, Beth Garvin, Cara Gregg, Juan Carlos Nolasco, James Norton, Mike Parker, Steve Patterson, Sarah Pawlik, Erin Sergison, and Melissa Whicker. They were joined by Washtenaw Community College students Elizabeth Serwah and Tim Wheeler. Mike Parker and Sarah Pawlik also performed an Oberek, a Polish dance, in the same concert. EMU swing dancers Emery Craig, Cara Gregg, Mike Parker, Steve Patterson, Sarah Pawlik, and Erin Sergison demonstrated swing at the "Casablanca" EMU Jazz Benefit Dinner/Dance.
ALUMNI NOTES
Diane Moore '73, '83, a Reading Recovery and literacy teacher at Hamilton Elementary School in Westland, was named "Wayne Teacher of the Week" recently by the Detroit News.
Mary Anne Delacenserie '99, a special education teacher at Villas Elementary School in Ft. Myers, FL, received a Golden Apple award recently from the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools. Delacenserie, age 52, became a teacher just five years ago, graduating summa cum laude from the special education program at EMU.
COE COUNCIL
The College of Education Council met on March 24 with Martha Kinney-Sedgwick, chair, presiding. Upon recommendation of the Professional and Affiliated Programs Committee, the Council endorsed revisions (new courses, description changes, title changes, credit hour change, course deletions) in the B.S. in Nursing program. The Council also endorsed three new courses from the College of Technology: MET 312 Applied Dynamics Principles, MET 313 Applied Mechanics of Materials, and MET 314 Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. A variety of reports were received, including that the proposed new Integrated Science (secondary) program had been submitted to the Michigan Department of Education and that the Visual Arts Education program had not been approved by the MDE.
There was a discussion of the proposed changes in the general education requirements. Departments will be asked to identify particular concerns that would be appropriate to submit with a COE Council cover letter.
There was discussion of the proposal to revise the governance system for professional education. Arrangements are in process to have a two-way video conversation with representatives from WMU and CMU, both of which have revised the governance structure in relatively recent times. The Council asked for the preparation of a graphical representation of both the current and the proposed structure.
HOST FAMILIES NEEDED
Joe Bishop has received a grant that will bring seven Eastern European educators to EMU's campus for five weeks this fall (October 9 to November 14). He is still searching for Ypsilanti (and possibly Ann Arbor) residents to serve as host families for the visitors. Host families are expected to provide a private room, food, and some local transportation in exchange for a $500 stipend. If you are interested please contact him as soon as possible for additional information.
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
The Fall 2003 COE/CAS faculty breakfast topic was data and assessment needs. Join in again for an invigorating, campus-wide exchange of ideas.The Spring 2004 discussion concerns seeking funding for research and projects in K-12 education and teacher preparation. Meet other faculty who share your vision and ideas for collaboration. The event will be held Thursday, April 8, 7:30-9:30 a.m. in Guild Hall, McKenny Union. Space is limited to 100.
The breakfast is sponsored by the Office of Research Development in connection with the April 7 and 8 campus visit by representatives from EMU's consultants for collaborative grant proposals, The Implementation Group. Please RSVP by April 5 to: aschmidt@emich.edu or 487-7120 (X 2635).
MACTE SPRING CONFERENCE
The Michigan Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Spring Conference will be held at the Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, on April 2, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p. m. The topic is "Poverty and Achievement." The keynote speaker is Kati Haycock, director of The Education Trust of Washington, D.C. Other speakers include Nelson Maylone and Valerie Polakow. As an institutional member, all EMU faculty members are welcome to attend at no expense, although pre-registration is required for the free lunch; contact teneycka@gvsu.edu.
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)
March 31--ORD's "Grant Writing Workshop for Graduate Students," 3:30-5:00 p.m. For information, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.
April 2-Michigan Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Spring Conference, Kellogg Center, Michigan State University. Topic: "Poverty and Achievement." Free to all EMU faculty members; pre-registration required for the free lunch. Students and members of other constituencies are welcome by arrangement. For information, jerry.robbins@emich.edu.
April 2-4--Second National Conference on Assessment of Multicultural/Diversity Outcomes, Marriott Kansas City Airport; sponsored by Emporia State University. For information, flinders@emporia.edu.
April 2-4--Student Outdoor Educators Conference, Northern Michigan University. For information, soec@nmu.edu.
April 3-Interviews for summer jobs at The Henry Ford Museum, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For additional information, www.TheHenryFord.org.
April 4-10-Reading is Fun week.
April 5-7--Passover.
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
April 1-deadline for articles for Principal Leadership on "educating scholars and citizens." For information, www.principals.org/publications/pdf/pl_subguides.pdf.
April 1-International Cultural Competence Institute (ICCI) sponsored by EMU's World College, application deadline. For information, click on the ICCI link at http://www.emich.edu/worldcollege.
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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