Innovator Vol. 37 No. 1 - Fall 06: Legacy of Leadership

School Updates

Medical and Professional Education Concentration

A new concentration for Master’s level students in the higher education program in medical and professional education begins with the addition of a new course: “Introduction to Medical and Professional Education.” The inspiration for the new concentration came from two young faculty members in the Medical School, Emory Collins and Caren Stalburg, who were pursuing master’s degrees in higher education and saw a need to combine the fields.

The students in the course will explore professional education in the U.S., including medicine, dentistry, law, business, nursing and pharmacy. Underlying theories and practices related to education in specific disciplines will be presented by experts in each of the fields. The goal of the course is to introduce students to the disciplines that comprise professional education, and to the educational methods and the current management, legal and policy issues within each of the disciplines. The instructors for the course come from the University of Michigan Health System: Casey White, Ph.D. is Assistant Dean for Medical Education and Assistant Professor of Medical Education. Hilary Haftel, M.D., is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases.

New Coordinators of Our Teacher Education Programs

Cathy Reischl has agreed to assume the role of faculty coordinator for the elementary teacher education programs for 2006-07. Lesley Rex will take on this role for the secondary teacher education programs. This represents a next step in the development of a new leadership plan for our teacher education programs, where faculty members will take turns in the role of “faculty lead/coordinator.” Reischl will work with Sara Leslie Rex Constant and Stuart Rankin to coordinate our elementary teacher preparation programs. Rex will work with Charlie Peters and Pat School of Education News School Updates Kenney to coordinate our secondary teacher preparation programs. The School is currently searching for a new faculty member who would be the Director of Teacher Education. The Director will work with the faculty leaders to coordinate the teacher preparatioin programs.

Provost Sullivan Visit

New University Provost, Teresa Sullivan, spent June 30 in the School of Education as part of her “getting acquainted” tour of the programs on campus. Dean Ball designed the day to be a sort of “field trip” where, rather than just meeting people, Sullivan could get a sense of some of the School’s current work. Consequently, she spent the day participating in various meetings, and having lunch with students. The purpose was to help her learn more about the work that is going on in the School. Dean Ball served as “tour guide” for the day, going with her on all her stops and talking with her afterwards about what she had seen and heard, and setting that in context. The School of Education was one of Sullivan’s first stops in her effort to learn more about the University. This is the first time in over seventy years that the University has appointed a provost who was not a member of the UM faculty, so orienting her to the campus and to the initiatives of each school or college was an important agenda.

“She was enthusiastic all day long and made many comments,” said Dean Ball. “Of course there is more for her to learn; the design I created for her visit did not allow her to learn about all of our programs or research. But this set a foundation for our work with our new Provost. We were delighted that Provost Sullivan spent an entire day in the building with us so soon after stepping into her new role on campus.”

Awards and Recognitions

Richard Alfred’s most recent book “Managing the Big Picture in Colleges and Universities: From Tactics to Strategy” (ACE/Praeger Series on Higher Education and Greenwood Press) received the Alice Beeman Award for Published Scholarship sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The award was presented in New York City on July 10, 2006.

Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Dean of the School of Education, was named by President George W. Bush to the National Mathematics Advisory Panel (NMP). The NMP, modeled after the National Reading Panel, will examine and summarize the scientific evidence related to the teaching and learning of mathematics, with a specific focus on preparation for and success in learning algebra. The panel will also provide policy recommendations on how to improve mathematics achievement for all students.

Hyman Bass has been awarded the Yueh- Gin Gung and Dr. Charles Y. Hu Award for Distinguished Service to Mathematics by the Mathematical Association of America. This is the most prestigious award made by the Association; the two-page citation of Hyman’s accomplishments includes recognition for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of algebra, for his “legendary” service to the mathematics community through leadership roles in U.S. and international professional organizations as well as in editorial work on publications, and for the vital role he is playing in linking the mathematics and education communities through his work in mathematics education.

Percy Bates, director of the Program for Educational Opportunity, was honored May 12, 2006, for his 0+ years of service to the School of Education.

Claire Cameron, doctoral student in the Combined Program in Education and Psychology, has been awarded a Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for the 2006-2007 academic year.

Kim Cameron, Professor of Management & Organization, Ross School of Business, and Professor of Higher Education, School of Education, had four books published this year: Kim S. Cameron and Robert E. Quinn (2006) Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Edward Hess and Kim S. Cameron (2006) Leading with Values: Positivity, Virtues, and High Performance. New York: Cambridge University Press. Kim S. Cameron, Robert E. Quinn, Jeff De- Graff, and Anjan Thakor (2006) Competing Values Leadership: Creating Value in Organizations. New York: Edward Elgar. Kim Cameron and Marc Lavine (2006) Making the Impossible Possible: Leading Extraordinary Performance-The Rocky Flats Story. San Francisco: Berrett Koehler.

Tabbye Chavous-Sellers has been selected as one of five fellows of the National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan (and located in the School of Education building). Tabbye chairs the SOE Social Justice Initiative. The funding that she has been awarded will help support collective work on issues of diversity and equity in the School.

Jane Coggshall, 2006 PhD graduate from Educational Studies, won the Lester W. Anderson Memorial Award for best dissertation in the field of secondary school administration for her doctoral dissertation entitled, High School Teacher Assignment and the New Governance of Teacher Quality.

Seán Delaney, doctoral student in Educational Studies, has been named an International Institute Individual Fellow. He will be conducting a project in Ireland, entitled A Study of the Relationship between the Culture of Teaching Mathematics and the Knowledge Required for Teaching.

Stephen DesJardins, Associate Professor in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, was named Associate Editor of Economics of Education Review. See this URL for details about the journal. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/ find/journaldescription.cws_home/743/ description#description

Barry Fishman, Associate Professor of Educational Studies and Learning Technologies, was the keynote speaker at the Hong Kong International Technology in Education Conference in February 2006. He has also been named an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Learning Sciences.

Eric Fretz, doctoral student in the Combined Program in Education and Psychology & Center for Highly Interactive Computing in Education, was awarded a Navy Commendation Medal by Vice Admiral Patrick Walsh (Commander US Naval Forces, Central Command), whom Fretz worked for during his recent six-month mobilization to active duty in the Persian Gulf. He qualified as a Battle Watch Captain in the Fifth Fleet Command Center and used his SOE training to design and execute an interview/research project to gather lessons from the Pakistan earthquake disaster relief efforts.

Hala Ghousseini, doctoral student in Educational Studies, has been awarded a Barbour Scholarship for the 2006-2007 academic year.

Matthew Gillery, (Educational Studies) has been awarded a Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Award.

Vicki Haviland, research assistant with Anne Gere in the Teachers for Tomorrow program, was selected for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Promising Researcher Award for her paper, “’Things Get Glossed Over’: Rearticulating the Silencing Power of Whiteness in Education.” She will present this paper in November 2006 at the NCTE conference in Nashville.

Jennifer Lutman, doctoral student in English and Education, was named a 2006 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor.

Lauren McArthur, doctoral student in Educational Studies, was named a 2006 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor.

Allen Menlo, Professor Emeritus of International Education, was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Studies Special Interest Group of AERA. Dr. Menlo originated an international team of researchers that conducts parallel studies in a number of countries. The SIG recognized his contributions to the field over a period of more than 30 years.

Vilma Mesa, Assistant Professor and Research Scientist, gave an invited video presentation in March 2006, about her research on texts as part of the “Thinking about Mathematics Education Series” at the University of Haifa, Israel. The name of the presentation was: “What Counts as an Answer? Contrasting Undergraduate Calculus Textbook Content.”

Rebecca Murphy, who is working toward a Master of Arts degree in education with certification as a reading specialist, was named to “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.” She was a fifth-grade teacher in Shreveport (LA) at Claiborne Elementary Fundamental Magnet (spring 200 ) and Sunset Acres Elementary (200 -05) before moving to Michigan and attending graduate school.

Annemarie Palincsar has been named an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor. This program is designed to honor those tenured faculty whose commitment to and investment in undergraduate teaching has had a demonstrable impact on the intellectual development and lives of their students.

Two doctoral students in CSHPE have won awards from the American College Personnel Association (ACPA):

Mark Garrett from CSHPE received the “Outstanding Doctoral Student Award” from the American College Personel Association (ACPA) College Student Educators International’s Standing Committee for Graduate Students and New Professionals.

Penny Pasque received the “Research and Scholarship Award” from the American College Personel Association (ACPA) College Student Educators International’s Standing Committee for Women.

Laurie Sleep, doctoral student in Educational Studies, was named a 2006 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor.

Janel Sutkus, doctoral student and Assistant, CSHPE 50th Anniversary Events, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, was recently elected to a three-year term as a Board Member for the Admissions, Orientation, and First-year Experience Directorate of the American College Personnel Association.

Grants Announced Since April 2006

Development Notes

Some philanthropic contributions to the School of Education go to scholarships and to particular academic endeavors. Some patrons choose to support aspects of the School that are usually overlooked as possible targets for giving.

One such recent generous gift came from the support of Vernon and Judith Istock. The Istocks’ gift underwrote a portion of the cost to refurbish the first floor of the School of Education building. Our building has great historical value as a representation of the work of early-20th century architects, Perkins, Fellows and Hamilton. It also housed the University elementary and high schools, as well as the lab school.

Many of the historic architectural elements of this earlier era remain, such as lovely Pewabic tile, but they need restoration and enhancement. In addition, the building needs such ordinary but necessary elements as good signage and information displays.

With the help of the Istocks’ gift, the work of reviving the historical features and creating a better way-finding environment has already begun. This work on the building coordinates beautifully with other design work now underway on the print and web materials that represent the School. We plan to have many of these enhancements completed in time for the major events of the 50th anniversary celebration for the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education in 2007.

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