A. DEAN'S UPDATES
B. CALENDAR
C. LOOKING AHEAD

A. DEAN'S UPDATES
Read today's Dean's Updates (Topics include NY Times; art in hallways thanks; new displays; IT Security) by clicking on this link:

http://sitemaker.umich.edu/soe.dean/updates&mode=single

B. CALENDAR

- September 7: First monthly breakfast meeting of a new interdisciplinary program area focusing on addiction and gender at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, 9:00 - 10:30 am, 2239 Lane Hall. Everyone interested in issues of addiction and gender, including researchers, clinicians, teachers, and others from both the university and the wider community is invited to attend. Please RSVP to Michelle McClellan, Director of the Program in Addiction and Gender, at mmcclel at umich.edu. To learn more about the program, please visit http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/programs/progareas/gend_addic.html

- September 7: Library Essentials workshop for anyone who would like to learn about how to use library resources related to education. This workshop would be useful to anyone who is new to the University and is doing research in the field of education. A variety of resources will briefly be covered such as Mirlyn, Search Tools, ERIC, Education Abstracts and PsycInfo, 10:00 - noon. Please contact Marija Freeland ( mfreelan@umich.edu) for the location and to register for the workshop.

- September 8 through April 2, 2008: Community members from SoE will participate in the noontime public skating at Yost http://www.umich.edu/~yostice/public_skate.htm. All are welcome regardless of skill, grace, or the lack thereof. The cost is $2.00 for admission and $1.00 for skate rentals.

- September 10: Application deadline for The Sisters Fund Small Grant Awards (sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender). IRWG invites applications requesting support of scholarly activities directed to global health issues, specifically focused on gendered health disparities. Applications from all academic disciplines, including the arts, humanities and sciences, are welcomed by tenure and non-tenure track or emeritus faculty, clinical and research faculty and librarians. For further information please contact Patricia Smith ( pssmith@umich.edu) or Dr. Janet Malley ( jmalley@umich.edu ) at 764.9537.

- September 12: Combined Program in Education and Psychology presents “The Effect of Secondary School Transition on Academic Self Concept Construction” by Burkhard Gniewosz University of Jena, Humboldtstrasse, Germany, 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322). For further information, e-mail cohort06@umich.edu or call 647-0626.

- September 13: “Beyond the Basics” Library Workshop (how to search more effectively in a variety of databases), 10:00 - noon. For location and to register for the workshop, contact Marija Freeland ( mfreelan at umich.edu)

- September 13: Ed Studies first brown bag seminar for the fall semester, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327). Guest speaker will be Maria Cecilla Colombi, Professor, Spanish Linguistics from the University of California who will talk on “The Role of Language Education in Developing Advanced Literacy in Heritage Languages: A Case Study of Latino Students of Spanish in California.”

- September 13: Ed Studies joint Executive Committee meeting & Unit Coordinators meeting, 8:30 am - 10:00 am, Tribute (Room 1322).

- September 13: Ed Studies Faculty Meeting, 10:00 am -12:00 noon, Tribute (Room 1322).

- September 13: IRB is back on the Road for the 2007-2008 school year. Cindy Shindledecker will meet with faculty, staff and graduate students on IRB issues. To schedule an individual (one-on-one) meeting between 9:00 - 10:30 am, please e-mail Cindy at cshindle@umich.edu. Alternatively, walk-in appointments will take place between 10:30 am - noon. Location to be determined.

C. LOOKING AHEAD

- September 17: CRLT North Fall 2007 Engineering Programs on “Research on Best Practices in College Teaching,” 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Johnson Rooms of Lurie Engineering Center. For more information and to register, please visit: www.engin.umich.edu/teaching/crltnorth/currentworkshops.html

- September 24: The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) Fall 2007 Seminar Series on “Leading Discussions in the Social Sciences and Humanities,” 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, CRLT Seminar Room, 1013 Palmer Commons. To register please visit http://www.crlt.umich.edu, where you will find detailed descriptions of each program (look for Fall Seminars under News and Events). You may also call 764-0505 or email crltseminar@umich.edu to register for any of the events.

- September 27: Dewey Lecture, presented by The Ginsberg Center on “Off-Kilter: Adventures in Surplus Practice & Surplus Theory” by renowned historian and cultural activist John Kuo Wei Tchen, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, (Alumni Association Building), 200 Fletcher Street. Following Tchen's talk, respondents will be Ray Silverman, Director of the Museum Studies Program and Professor of Afro-American and African Studies and History of Art, and Amy Stillman, Associate Professor of American Culture and Musicology and former director of UM's Asian Pacific Islander American Studies program. A reception will follow the event.

- September 28: The Ginsberg Center presents a discussion with John Kuo Wei Tchen (renowned historian and cultural activist) on “Being There: Glimmers (& Illusions) of What Can be), 9:00 am - 10:30 am, 2239 Lane Hall (Corner of State and Washington Streets).

- September 29: Fall Faculty/Staff reception, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Dean's Home.

- October 5: Michigan Mathematics Education Leadership Conference, 8:30 am -
3:30 pm, School of Education Building. Theme: "Meeting Higher Expectations in Mathematics Education: Capitalizing on University-School Partnerships as Resources." Arthur F. Coxford Memorial Lecture will be given by Hyman Bass, Roger Lyndon Collegiate Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education. To register, go to www.mctm.org. Registration cost is $50 for MCTM members; $85 for non-members. Includes materials, refreshments, and lunch.

- October 13: Fall Gathering, TBA.

- October 19: Rackham International Students Fellowship Deadline. This award is for international students who will be in their second or third academic term during Fall 2007 and are actively pursuing a degree in any Rackham program. There are 20 awards of $7,500 for 2007/08. Students must be nominated by their department. Departments may nominate up to two students. For complete information and application please go to:
http://www.rackham.umich.edu/financial_assistance/ and click on Rackham Administered Fellowships.

- October 20: Graduate Information Day, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, SOE.

- November 3: Conference, “Reflexive Research: Ethical Dilemmas of Qualitative Research Relationships in the Social Sciences.” For more information, please contact Amy Carpenter Ford at amycar@umich.edu

- January 8: MAC Information Night, 5:00 pm -7:00 pm, Whitney Auditorium (Room 1309).

- March 18: MAC Information Night, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Whitney Auditorium (Room 1309).

- April 15: MAC Information Night, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Whitney Auditorium (Room 1309).