College of Education
Eastern Michigan University
Issue No: 604
May 24, 2004
We impact the way America
learns.
Previous issues of Monday Report are at http://www.emich.edu/coe/monday.
Send items and comments to jerry.robbins@emich.edu.
COE BREAKS CREDIT HOUR RECORD
Including unofficial numbers from Spring 2004, the College
of Education has generated 102,328
student semester credit hours for the FY04 fiscal year, an all-time high. Previous highs include those from last year
and from FY91.
The 102,328 credit hours represents a 6.57% increase over the previous year. This is the first year that the COE
has ever generated more than 100,000 credit hours in a year. The Department of Leadership and Counseling
has increased its credit hours in a year's time by 22.75%. For Student Teaching, the one-year increase
was 7.54%. For Teacher Education, it was
7.45%; for Special Education, 4.26%; and for HPERD, 1.58%.
FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES
"Reading for Pleasure: It's OK!," by Helen Ditzhazy and Nelson Maylone
appeared in the current issue of the Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin.
EARTH-SPACE SCIENCE APPROVED
The Michigan Department of Education
has re-approved EMU's program for preparing teachers in Earth-Space
Science. Reviewers described this as a "solid, well-balanced program."
ALUMNI NOTES
Harold Simons '68, '70 a Huron
High School (Ann
Arbor) physical education teacher and coach, was
pictured and quoted in a recent article in the Ann Arbor News. Simons
attended the Jones School
in Ann Arbor, at the time for Black
children.
Nanette Mueller, a third
grade teacher at University Hills
Elementary School in Rochester
Hills, is retiring this year after a 30-year career, most of it in the same
building. She now plans to live on a
sailboat.
Robin Evans '79, art teacher
at Ypsilanti High
School, and her students have been featured
recently in several newspaper articles as they have prepared and placed large
art objects in downtown Ypsilanti.
Jean Britton-Durst '80,
interim principal of Saline High
School, has been named to that position on a
permanent basis.
Three of the six finalists for the Dearborn
Heights superintendency are
EMU alums: Ricardo Medina '82, '86; Joseph Pius '84; and George
Przygodski '83.
Medina is currently
superintendent of Bridgeport-Spaulding schools, Pius is the South
Lake personnel director, and Przygodski is the executive director of human resources for
Dexter schools.
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James Armitage '75, age 57, longtime head basketball coach at Henry Ford Community College,
died recently of cancer in West Palm Beach, FL.
Prior to going to HFCC, he coached basketball at EMU. Among his many recognitions was "Michigan community college coach of the year."
STUDENT NOTES
Melanie S. Ferren will defend her dissertation, "The Impact of Program Review on Successful
Entrepreneurial Units in Higher Education," on May 28 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 203
of the Porter Building. Martha Tack is
the chair. The public is invited.
The local chapter of Eta Sigma Gamma and the health education faculty are
sponsoring a 5K walk-run on June 5 at 9:00 a.m. to benefit the Brain Tumor
Association. Additional information is
available from Christine Karshin.
COE COUNCIL
The College of Education Council met
on May 19 with Martha Kinney-Sedgwick, chair, presiding. The first hour was spent in a two-way video
conversation with representatives of Western Michigan University concerning the
governance of professional education programs.
No action was taken concerning proposed changes in the EMU structure.
During the business meeting, the COE
Council endorsed a variety of changes in the BBE in Computer Information
Systems. The next meeting will be in
July.
SHORT NOTES
Nominations for various awards made
by the Association of Teacher Education are due at times over the
next few months, with the first being on June 1. See the "Opportunities and Events" calendar
for additional information.
June 19 is the deadline for
registering for the "COATT Camp" to be held July 19-21 at Hope College. An official EMU representative/participant
will be subsidized. For information, www.coatt.org/camp
"Institutional Values" award
nominations are due by June 30.
See www.emich.edu/iva/ .
The COE
Fall Conference will be held on August 31, in the usual format with a
large-group session in the morning, lunch, and department meetings in the
afternoon. All sessions will be held in
the Porter Building, as appropriate space is not available at Eagle Crest.
On September 14, there will
be a career retirement reception honoring Jerry Robbins, 4:00-6:00 p.m., Eagle
Crest Clubhouse. All COE
faculty and staff members are invited.
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
May 28-Council
of Great City Schools Urban Impact Award applications due. For information, http://www.cgcs.org or sschwartz@cgcs.org.
May 31-deadline
for proposals for Council of the Great City Schools. For information, sschwartz@cgcs.org.
June 1-deadline
for proposals for ATE Distinguished Research in Teacher Education Award. For information, catsis@mail1.hofstra.edu.
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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