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Sigma Vol. XXXI, No. 34, November 1, 2002
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CALENDAR: NOVEMBER 3 - NOVEMBER 9
IMAGES OF THE POSSIBLE: LIVES OF URBAN CHILDREN & YOUTH SERIES
"Methods for Inquiry in Urban Communities"
Speakers: John Kretzmann and Damaris Madrigal-Guerra
Date: Tuesday, November 5
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Schorling Auditorium, SEB
OMSA-SPONSORED WRITING SEMINAR
Date: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Whitney Auditorium
CAROL MIDGLEY FESTSCHRIFT
Presented by the Combined Program in Education and Psychology
Open to the public
Dates & Times: Friday, November 8, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. & Saturday, November 9, 9:00 a.m. - Noon and 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Whitney Auditorium
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Index
1. SOE STUDENT MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP NOMINEE
2. NEW GRANT
3. CAROL MIDGLEY FESTSCHRIFT
4. SOE COLLABORATES ON NEW NSF CENTER
5. OMSA-SPONSORED WRITING SEMINAR
6. FALL AWARDS CEREMONY
7. SCHOLARSHIP/FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
8. FLU VACCINE FUNDRAISER
9. CPEP COLLOQUIUM SCHEDULE CHANGE
10. NEWSPAPER READERSHIP PROGRAM REMINDER
11. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WARNING
12. GRADUATE SEMINARS & PROGRAMS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING
13. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES
14. CAMPUS EVENTS OF INTEREST
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1. SOE STUDENT MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP NOMINEE
Anna Haskins, an SOE undergraduate in Elementary Education, is a nominee for a Marshall Scholarship. Anna is one of only eight U-M students who have made it through several stages in the competitive Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell Scholarship process.
2. NEW GRANT
==David Cohen has received an award from University of Pennsylvania/Atlantic Philanthropies in the amount of $6,768,628 for continuation of the "Study of Instructional Improvement" project.
3. CAROL MIDGLEY FESTSCHRIFT
Presented by the Combined Program in Education and Psychology
All listed events are open to the public and are in the SOE Whitney Auditorium
**Agenda: Friday, November 8
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.:
"School Transitions and Early Adolescent Development"
Chair: Jacque Eccles
Speakers: Christy Buchanan, Wake Forest University; Doug MacIver, John Hopkins University; Judith Meece, University of North Carolina; Allan Wigfield, University of Maryland
**Agenda: Saturday, November 9
9:00 a.m. - Noon
"New Directions in Goal Theory"
Chairs: Paul Pintrich and Roxana Marachi
Speakers: Alison Bryant, University of Missouri; Revathy Kumar, University of Toledo; Lisa Linnenbrink, University of Toledo; Mike Middleton, University of New Hampshire; Julie Turner, University of Notre Dame
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
"Panel on School Reform"
Chairs: Tim Urdan and Marty Maehr
Panelists: Eric Anderman, University of Kentucky; Lynley Hicks Anderman, University of Kentucky; Theresa Green, Rawsonville Elementary School; Bill Houston, South Middle School; Rob Roeser, Stanford University; Tim Urdan, Santa Clara University; Stewart Wood, Madonna University; Allison Young, Western Michigan University
4. SOE COLLABORATES ON NEW NSF CENTER
The School of Education is part of the new National Science Foundation funded Center for Curriculum Materials in Science. Professors Joe Krajcik and Ron Marx are the SOE lead investigators for the project which is being led by the Association for the Advancement of Science. Additional information is available online at http://ScienceMaterialsCenter.org.
5. OMSA-SPONSORED WRITING SEMINAR
The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) will be sponsoring a writing seminar on Wednesday, November 6, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., in the Whitney Auditorium The seminar will be conducted by the Sweetland Writing Center. Everyone is encouraged to attend. For more information contact OMSA at 763-4328 or OMSAstaff at umich.edu.
6. FALL AWARDS CEREMONY
This year the annual Fall Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday, November 15 to celebrate the achievements of the following students:
Patricia Jessup, Susanna Hapgood, David Shilt, Abby Jewkes,
Pamela Kittel, Laurie Sleep, Stephanie Locke, Sara Tucker,
Fernando Andrade, Ruchi Bhatnager, Donnalee Grey,
Leah VanBelle, Jamie Jackovich, Joanna Snyder
7. SCHOLARSHIP/FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The following scholarship opportunities are available to SOE students
**Clarence L. Remynse Scholarship through the Kalamazoo Community Foundation is available to undergraduate and graduate students who graduated from a Kalamazoo County high school and are pursuing studies in elementary or secondary education. http://www.kalfound.org/page15404.cfm.
**Scholarships for Returning Women through the U-M Center for the Education of Women is available to undergraduate and graduate women students whose education has been interrupted. http://www.umich.edu/~cew/scholar.html.
**"Community of Scholars" fellowship program through the Institute for Research on Women and Gender which invites proposals from graduate students planning or conducting research, scholarship and creative activities focusing on women or gender. http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/funding/umgrads/comscholcall.html.
8. FLU VACCINE FUNDRAISER
Date: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Tribute Room
The U-M School of Nursing's annual flu vaccine fundraiser helps support uninsured patients seen at the Nurse Managed Centers. Funds from this event are used for lab work and medications. M-Care/Grad-Care has agreed to reimburse all members who receive the flu vaccine at this fundraiser. Forms will be available to expedite reimbursement. The fee is $20.00 cash/check.
9. CPEP COLLOQUIUM SCHEDULE CHANGE
The CPEP colloquium for Wednesday, November 6, has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict for the presenter. The colloquium series will resume the following week with Mark Hager presenting a talk titled: "Mentoring relationships in a school of education: Doctoral students' socialization as educational researchers."
Date: Wednesday, November 13
Time: 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room 2346, SEB
10. NEWSPAPER READERSHIP PROGRAM REMINDER
The Newspaper Readership Pilot Program runs through November 26. The program will enable students to get "USA Today," "The New York Times," and the "Detroit Free Press" free. When appropriate, faculty are encouraged to consider using daily newspapers in their courses. Additional information is available online at http://www.studentsread.usatoday.com.
11. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WARNING
Vice Provost for International Affairs Michael Kennedy has issued a memo regarding a US State Department Warning for persons traveling to the Central African Republic. Complete information about the travel advisory is available on the web at http://www.umich.edu/~icenter/overseas/travel
12. GRADUATE SEMINARS & PROGRAMS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING
To register for any of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) events listed below, please email crltseminar at umich.eduor, call 764-0505, or register online, where you will find detailed seminar descriptions. Please visit http://www.crlt.umich.edu. (click on "For GSIs" and then "GSI Seminars") to find out more. All programs are free of charge.
CRLT 40th Anniversary Celebration
Date: Friday, November 8
Time: 2:00-6:00 p.m.
13. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES
==September 24, 2002 Meeting
*Announcements/Updates
Abby Jewkes reported that Melis Michel would be the third student representative to serve on the Executive Committee.
*Faculty Recruitment
The EC discussed request for an assistant/associate level search in learning technologies. It was noted that good revisions in the Ph.D. program and a new master's program have increased enrollment at the same time that the number of faculty have decreased. Discussion ensued about an open-rank search as well as the impact on the SOE budget situation. A search decision will be made after detailed budget information is available for the EC to develop collective strategies for recruitment and other strategic plans.
*Faculty Retreat
Dean Wixson advised that the preliminary plan for the retreat is to focus discussions on programmatic enhancement as it relates to three areas: academic-based Ph.D. and master's program; both degree and non-degree practice-based programs; and undergraduate programs, including certification programs, minor courses, etc.
*Development/Campaign
Dean Wixson advised that the co-chairs for the SOE campaign were here recently and met with our fundraising consultants to develop the case statement, which will be used with prospective donors to help determine our capacity for fundraising. Dean Wixson and Marilyn Sheperd will engage in conversations with groups of faculty around the School’s draft case statement at the same time as we are getting feedback from prospective donors. This process will be complete by December, at which time we will determine the School’s fund-raising goal for the campaign.
*Non-Tenure Track Practice Appointments
Dean Wixson noted that it is time to revisit our guidelines describing the rights and responsibilities for non-tenure track faculty. It is important that the guidelines be reviewed and revised based upon experience with clinical faculty appointments and in anticipation of upcoming reviews for clinical faculty.
14. CAMPUS EVENTS OF INTEREST
The following events will be taking place around campus. You may get more information on each event via the listed web site, email or telephone (when available).
The Center for the Education of Women Mullin Welch Lecture
"Involving Women in War-Ravaged Afghanistan: Transition to Peace and Democracy"
by Sima Wali, Refugee Women in Development, Inc., president
Date: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Pendelton Room, Michigan Union
Interdisciplinary Seminar on Race and Ethnicity
"American Dreams Against the American Dilemma: How Upwardly Mobile Black Men Confront Race"
by Alford Young, Jr.
Date: Thursday, November 7
Time: Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Room 4050, LSA Building
Jerome B. Wiesner Science, Technology and Policy Lecture
"The Disconnect Between Science, Policy and Politics in Washington: Some Lessons Learned"
by Dr. Neal F. Lane, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy and Senior Fellow, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
Introduction by President Mary Sue Coleman
Date: Thursday, November 7
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Founder's Room, Alumni Center
Reception to follow
Maasai Simba Cultural Performance
Date: Saturday, November 9
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Michigan League Ballroom
Proceeds will help send books for schools in East Africa
Tickets on sale at the Michigan Union Ticket Office
Information: Contact Salome Gebre-Egziabher at sge at umich.edu or 763-9910
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