College of Education
Eastern Michigan University
Issue No: 605
May 31, 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.
FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES
Lizbeth Stevens attended the
national Council on Exceptional Children convention in New
Orleans. While
there, she participated in sessions of the IDEA National Resource Cadre Spring
Institute.
Jerry Robbins participated in
a meeting in Lansing of the
Committee of Scholars that is reviewing a proposal from the University
of Phoenix to offer initial teacher
certification at the post-baccalaureate level for prospective K-5
teachers. Robbins was elected chair of
the group, whose work is likely to continue over the next several months.
Lizbeth Stevens was in Albuquerque,
NM earlier this month attending a meeting
of the Council of State Association Presidents of speech and hearing
organizations. Stevens is
president-elect of the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She has also participated in meetings in Lansing related to a licensure bill for speech-language pathologists.
Jerry Robbins will conduct today's
concert of the Ypsilanti Community Band at the Yankee
Air Force Museum
in Willow Run as part of the Memorial Day ceremonies.
Provost Paul Schollaert has
announced his recommendation that the
following COE faculty members
be promoted to the rank of associate professor: Jeff Armstrong, Ellen
Hoffman, Sherry Jerome, Toni Stokes Jones, and Shel Levine.
Don Halquist, in addition to
his duties in the Department of Teacher Education, has taught master classes in
the dance program in HPERD. He is a
former dancer with the Bill Evans Dance Company.
Internationally renowned modern
dancer and educator Bill Evans auditioned EMU students last month. Evans will serve as a guest artist in the
dance program next year and, as such, will be setting his work Craps on EMU students.
STUDENT NOTES
Lorri MacDonald will defend
her dissertation "Education in the Media: Its Impact on Teacher Self-Efficacy
and Retention" on June 9 at 10:00 a.m. in Porter 301 B/C. David Anderson is the chair. The public is invited.
The following scholarships have been
awarded for the coming year to students through the Department of Teacher
Education:
Bess Browne Scholarship: Kelli
Ashby, Shannon Beaver, Juliann Brant, Carrie Engel, Natalie Gazdag, Summer
Haury, Robin Hill, Delanah Kozlowski, Brooke Lundquist, Marguerite McKenzie,
Rachel Reume, Emily Spohn, Kristin Swygert, Jennifer Teshka, Jennifer Thomas,
Sarah Thompson, and Lisa Thursam.
Kenneth Cleeton Scholarship: Abigail
Craft.
Helen and Tarik Daoud Scholarship:
Jennifer Januzzi, Jessica Pappas, Jamie Woodring, and Rene Zalewski.
Elementary Education (McCrickett)
Scholarship: Rachel Fauman.
Wilma Elliott Scholarship: Sarah
Haynes.
Eudora Estabrook Scholarship: Angela
Lyons.
(To be continued in next issue)
NEW SCHOLARSHIP
The adult children of Nora Martin-Lee
Martin, Jr., Kristi Martin Rodriguez, and Dia Martin- have initiated an endowed
scholarship, in honor of their mother, to be presented to students aspiring to
become special educators.
Nora White Martin's passion and
respect for children and adults with special learning and living challenges
began during her high school years. This
led to her receiving a B.S. and M.A. in special education from EMU. She received her Ph.D. in 1973 and has served
many years as an EMU faculty member in the Department of Special Education. She was inducted into the EMU Education
Alumni Hall of Fame this spring.
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, beginning at 8:00 a.m. 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.
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 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.
June 4-deadline for proposals
for 2005 AACTE convention. For
information, see www.aacte.org/events/meeting_exhibits.htm.
June 7-deadline for articles
for Principal Leadership on "educational equity." For information, www.principals.org/publications/pdf/pl_subguides.pdf.
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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