Joe Bishop, assistant professor in EMU's Department of Teacher Education, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant for teaching and research in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 2005-06 academic year.
While overseas, Bishop will discuss schools, democracy and citizenship with educators. He said he also expects to discuss schools in a multicultural society.
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BISHOP EARNS FULBRIGHT: Joe Bishop, (back row,
third from left), an Eastern Michigan University
assistant professor of education, was recently
awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant for teaching
and research in Bosnia and Herzegovina, beginning
in February 2006. Here, Bishop poses with a group of
Ukrainian educators who visited EMU for a month last
fall.
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He has studied or taught in several European and former Soviet republics, but this will be his first time in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which declared its independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1992.
"I'm looking forward to it," said Bishop, a resident of Ypsilanti. "The schools and the education system will resemble some kind of post-Soviet realm, but in transition. And where there is transition, they're looking to teach new things to promote democratic citizenship."
Bishop, who has been at EMU since 2001, leaves for Bosnia and Herzegovina in February 2006 and returns in July. Recently, he went to Washington D.C. to learn more about the Fulbright program and his itinerary.
Bishop has been assigned as a member of the Faculty of Islamic Sciences at the University of Sarajevo. His day-to-day schedule will be set once he arrives, based upon regional needs.
Bishop's Fulbright award builds on his other work with educators from former Soviet republics. For the last two years, he has received grants to bring college professors and K-12 teachers from former Soviet republics to Ypsilanti. The educators received a first-hand look at American society in general and its education system in particular. The length of stay varies, from two weeks for school directors to five weeks for educators.
Bishop is one of about 800 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad to some 140 countries through the Fulbright Scholar program. Established in 1946, the program builds mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries.
The Council on International Exchange of Scholars awarded the grant, as part of a larger program funded by the U.S. Department of State to spread democratic principles.
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Citino |
Robert Citino, an award-winning history professor at Eastern Michigan University and military expert, appeared on the History Channel July 31. Citino discussed Japan during the last eight months of World War II.
"Their cities were in flames. There was no hope of a victory. Why didn't they surrender?" asks Citino, whose discussion aired on the program "Downfall," which is part of the HistoryCENTER series.
Citino is one of the nation's recognized authorities on military operations in both world wars. His seventh book, "The German Way of War" will be available in fall 2005. His book on the German army, "Quest for Decisive Victory," (Kansas 2002) was the History Book Club's featured selection in August 2002.
Citino, who teaches military history, wrote his first book in 1987. His previous books are "The Rise and Development of Armored Warfare: A Reference Guide;" "Germany and the Union of South Africa in the Nazi Period;" "The Evolution of Blitzkrieg Tactics: Germany Defends Itself Against Poland, 1918-1933;" and "Crane Army Ammunition Activity Annual Historical Review Fiscal Years 1980-1983."
Citino, who resides in Ypsilanti, won EMU's Teaching I Award in 1993 for his enthusiasm in the classroom and his ability to inspire student interest in history.
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Webb Sharpe |
Lisa Webb Sharpe, an Eastern Michigan University alumna, has been appointed director of Michigan's Department of Management and Budget (DMB) by Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm. Webb Sharpe, who is currently the cabinet secretary and public policy director in the Governor's office, began her new duties Aug. 1.
Webb Sharpe, 41, and a resident of Okemos, will be the first African American to serve as DMB director. She replaces outgoing DMB director Mitch Irwin, who was recently named director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture.
"Lisa Webb Sharpe has been instrumental in the work that the Department of Management and Budget has already done to streamline state government, save taxpayer dollars and increase efficiency," said Granholm in a prepared statement. "She is a great leader who is committed to excellence and integrity, and I know she will build on DMB's mission of great service for citizens and state departments."
During her tenure as cabinet secretary, Webb Sharpe developed and implemented the Cabinet Action Plan, which was a factor in Michigan being named one of the best-managed states in the nation by Governing magazine.
Prior to joining the Granholm administration, Webb Sharpe worked at The Traverse Group in Ann Arbor as director of housing services and spent eight years in Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer's administration.
Russell Olwell, an EMU assistant history professor, has written a book, "At Work in the Atomic City: A Labor and Social History of Oak Ridge, Tennessee" (University of Tennessee Press, 2004), that describes the lives of people who made the atomic bomb happen that ended World War II with Japan. They were the residents of Oak Ridge, Tenn., who received an award for their wartime service of creating the uranium and plutonium for the atomic bombs.
The 60th anniversary of dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was Aug. 6.
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ATOMIC HISTORY:
Russell Olwell, an EMU
assistant professor of
history, has written "At
Work in the Atomic
City," which depicts the
residents of Oak Ridge,
Tenn., who helped build
the atomic bomb that
ended World War II
with Japan. |
"We're coming to the end of the World War II generation. There are fewer veterans and witnesses who remember what life was like in Oak Ridge during the war effort," said Olwell.
His book details how, in 1942, thousands of residents were brought to the city without knowing where they were going or what they would be doing. They lived and worked under a tight security system that banned visitors, outlawed liquor and required a travel pass. If workers lost their job, they were immediately evicted from their home and forced to leave the city, said Olwell.
"Because workers were banned from talking with their families about their job, we know little about what went on in the facility," he said.
Olwell said he interviewed a resident who, after having five strokes, barely remembered anything.
After the war, Oak Ridge residents stayed and established a city, similar to Willow Run in Ypsilanti, whose residents built aircraft and established a thriving community, said Olwell.
Olwell has been featured in a Knoxville radio documentary and has written an article on the legacy of Oak Ridge for The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
Freman Hendrix recently won the mayoral race in the Detroit primary Aug. 2. Hendrix, a 1982 EMU graduate, will square off against incumbent Kwame Kilpatrick in the Detroit mayoral general election Nov. 8.
A former member of the Democratic National Committee, Hendrix served as a delegate to the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Democratic National Conventions, and as an elector in the Michigan Electoral College in 1996 and 2000.
Hendrix managed both of Dennis Archer's successful mayoral campaigns, serving as chief of staff and deputy mayor. The Detroit mayoral race between Hendrix and incumbent Kwame Kilpatrick will be decided Nov. 8.
In 1996, President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore tapped Hendrix to lead their successful statewide re-election, making him the first African-American to head a successful presidential campaign in the state of Michigan.
Roy McCalister Jr. and Karinda Washington, both EMU grads, ran for City Council but neither advanced past the Aug. 2 primary. McCalister ('77) and Washington ('01) recently received the Detroit Free Press's endorsement.
McCalister, 51, is a lieutenant in the Detroit Police Department's investigative operations division. A member of the Army reserves, he has put his skills to work in Iraq, where he served as a Defense Department liaison interviewing top aides of Saddam Hussein. He also was in charge of the squad investigating last year's fireworks shooting in Hart Plaza.
Washington, 27, has a track record for organizing community events. She also runs a ministry that she launched while still a student at Eastern Michigan University. She is outspoken about the need to retain and nurture cultural activities.
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TOP THREE: Josh
Perrin, Neal Naughton
and Luke Chrusciel
took the top three
spots in the 10,000
meters at the U.S.
Junior Track and Field
Championships this
summer. Photo by Alison
Wade/New York Road Runners |
Josh Perrin, Neal Naughton and Luke Chrusciel — who all redshirted during the cross country season last year but will compete for the Eagles this fall — finished first, second and third in the 10,000 meters at the U.S. Junior Track and Field Championships scheduled June 23-26. Perrin finished in 30:45.27, with Naughton running 30:45.29 and Chrusciel in 30:50.43. For his win, Perrin recently was interviewed by mensracing.com.
At the same meet, which is limited to athletes 20 years old or younger, EMU's Jacob DuBois took second in the 800 meter run in a time of 1:51.17.
Perrin, Naughton and DuBois qualified for the Pan American Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships July 28-31 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. There, Naughton took gold in the 10,000 meters in a time of 30:12.14 followed by Perrin with the silver in 30:19.53. DuBois won the bronze medal in the 800 meters in 1:51.01.
Krista Jones, of Seneca Falls, N.Y.; and Peter Gaiefsky and Laura Butler, both residents of Dearborn, will receive free paid tuition for the 2005 fall semester.
More than 14,000 students had the opportunity to participate in "Easternopoly" where the prize was free tuition for the fall. All students had to do was pre-register for the fall by June 30. Jones, Gaiefsky and Butler were randomly chosen by computer July 1 from 14,491 EMU students who pre-registered for the fall 2005 semester.
Gaiefsky, 20, is a sophomore majoring in history; Jones, 36, is a graduate student in dietetics; and Butler, 20, is a senior majoring in biology.
"We received a gift from the Sallie Mae Foundation and decided to hold a drawing for free tuition," said Bernice Lindke, EMU assistant vice president for enrollment services. "The "Easternopoly" post card was a fun way to remind our students that the fall semester is fast approaching and encourage them to enroll. It was pretty exciting to be able to offer the free tuition."
Because of the difference in cost for tuition, undergraduate students get free tuition for up to 15 credit hours and the graduate student gets a maximum of eight free credit hours. Students had to be enrolled at least halftime to be eligible for the drawing, said Lindke.
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Winborne |
Malverne Winborne, assistant director of EMU's Charter Schools, was recently named chair of the American Red Cross Southeastern Michigan Blood Services Region Board of Directors. Winborne has been a board member for the past 12 years. The Blood Services Region is responsible for a $74.4 million budget. It also is challenged with the collection of approximately 250,000 units of blood for processing and distribution to the hospitals of Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
Jeri Doll, a 2001 EMU graduate, is one of the performers in the world premiere of Mitch Albom's play, "And the Winner is," which opened at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea July 1. The play runs through Aug. 27 at the Purple Rose Theatre Company, 137 Park St., Chelsea. For tickets and information, call (734) 433-ROSE (7673) or visit www.purplerosetheatre.org.
