Sigma Bulletin, October 1 - October 7, 2007

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

A. DEAN'S UPDATES

Read today's Dean's Updates (Topics include Fall 2007 All-School of Education meeting; Robert Moses visit last week to the SOE; Electronic Signatures) by clicking on this link:

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

B. CALENDAR

- October 1: The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) Fall 2007 Seminar Series for graduate students only on "How Good Instruction and Assessment Can Motivate Students," 3:30 pm - 5:00 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.

- October 2: Each Tuesday, community members from SoE can join colleagues at Yost Arena's noontime public skating 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.

- October 2: The Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics invites you to a presentation by Barbara Clarke, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and Doug Clarke, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia on "A One-on-One Assessment Interview as a Powerful Professional Development Tool for Mathematics Teachers," 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Whitney Auditorium (Room 1309). Beverages and light snacks provided (you may bring a lunch if so desired). For further information, please contact Brenda Ely at elyb at umich.edu or by calling 734.615-7235.

- October 2: The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) Fall 2007 Seminar Series for graduate students only on "Getting Ready for an Academic Career: Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Conference," 11:30 am - 5:10 pm, Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Michigan League. 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.

- October 2: Graduate Brown Bag: Doctoral Degree Deadline 2007-2008, 12:00 noon to 1:15 pm, Tribute (Room 1322).

- October 4: CRLT North Fall 2007 Engineering Programs for graduate students only on "Effective Lecturing," 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

- October 5: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies (ICOS) Speaker Series, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4212, School of Education. Social Movements and the Development of Health Institutions with introductions by Anne Fleischer, Strategy, Ph.D. student. Panelists: A.S. Paul Bate, Chair, Health Services Management, Centre of Health Informatics and Multi-Professional Education, University College, London, "Bringing Social Movements Theory to Healthcare Practice," and Constance Nathanson, Professor, Department of SocioMedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, "The Limitations of Social Movements as Vehicles for Health Institutional Change." Background Reading: "The next phase of healthcare improvement: what can we learn from social movements?" by P. Bate, G. Robert, H. Bevan.

- 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 http://www.mictm.org. Registration cost is $50 for MCTM members; $85 for non-members. Includes materials, refreshments, and lunch.

C. LOOKING AHEAD

- October 8: Introducing Education, Reflection, and Social Justice, a new group of students, faculty, staff, and other professionals who seek to deepen discussion at the School of Education about the intersection of social justice, education, religious faith, and spirituality as a means to better enhance the improvement of teaching and learning in education settings. The group meets on a monthly basis to create a community for dialogue and a free exchange of ideas. People of all backgrounds who also care about these issues are welcome. Our first event, Reflecting on Our Practice, features Ed St. John, Algo D. Henderson Collegiate Professor of Education on new understandings that emerged while writing Action, Reflection, and Social Justice: Integrating Moral Reasoning into Professional Development (Hampton Press, in press), 4:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327). The second meeting in November will focus on resilience.

October 9: Undergraduate Information Night, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Whitney Auditorium (Room 1309).

- October 9, October 16, October 23, October 30, November 6, November 13 (must attend all sessions): The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) Fall 2007 Seminar Series for graduate students only on "Training for Multicultural Classroom Facilitation," 3:00 pm - 6:00 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.

- October 11: Ed Studies Colloquia: Holly Craig, Professor of Education, University of Michigan on "The Black-White Achievement Gap: Language Matters," 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- October 12: Open discussion of Inside Teaching with the author, Prof. Mary Kennedy (MSU). This is an opportunity for faculty and students to talk informally with Mary Kennedy about the ideas on teaching and educational reform in her well-regarded book. Participants should have read the book in advance. Mary may begin with a very brief highlighting of themes, but we will quickly shift into a general discussion of issues, 11:00 am -12:00 noon, Whitney Auditorium (Room 1309).

- October 12: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series: Professor Matthew Kraatz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ross School of Business, Room E0403, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm. http://www.business.uiuc.edu/FacultyProfile/faculty_profile.aspx?ID=114.

- October 13: Fall Gathering, TBA.

- October 15: The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP), an SOE affiliate, is teaming with The New York Times on webcasts of interest to higher education. This first webcast on Monday, October 15, from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST will focus on societal and technological changes that will impact teaching methods and the use of technology in the classroom. Visit http://www.nytimes.whsites.net/knowledgenetwork/learning/scup- techprep.html for further information.

-October 15: Knight Commission Faculty Summit on Intercollegiate Athletics in Washington, DC. The general sessions from 8:30 am -10:30 am-which includes School of Education Associate Professor Jan Lawrence, Director for the Faculty Perceptions of Intercollegiate Athletics Survey, reporting on survey results from 8:30 am - 9:15 am--and from 1:00 pm -2:30 pm will be accessible via live webcast on www.knightcommission.org. Please register for this free webcast at knightcommissionsummit@widmeyer.com. Breakout sessions will be available via podcasts after the event.

- October 15 - 16: "The Role of Engaged Universities in Economic Transformation: A Regional Conference based on the National Academies Study, 'Rising Above the Gathering Storm.'" Speakers include Charles Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering; Richard Synder, CEO, Gateway Computers, and others. Rackham Auditorium. To register, go to http://www.urcmich.org/events. For more information, see brochure at http://www.soe.umich.edu/downloads/euctc.pdf

- October 15 - 17: SCUP's 2007 North Central Regional Conference, "Our Campus-My Space," University of Michigan. To learn more visit: http://www.scup.org/regions/nc/2007/call.html - October 16: Dissertation defense by Jim Hamrick on "The College Choice Experiences of Pakistani Undergraduates in the United States," 2:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- October 17: CRLT North Fall 2007 Engineering Programs for graduate students only on "Developing a Productive Relationship with Your Research Advisor," 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

- October 18: SCUP's Planning Institute - Step I, Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, MI. To learn more visit: http://www.scup.org/profdev/pi/step1/ - October 18: David Angus International Travel Award Deadline; SOE Mini-Grant for Student Initiated Research Deadline. Detailed procedures for submitting your electronic application can be found on the SOE website as well as deadlines for subsequent rounds of competition. Further questions should be directed to Becki Spangler ( spangler@umich.edu).

- 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.

- October 23: CRLT North Fall 2007 Engineering Programs for faculty, staff and graduate students on "Research and Scholarship in Engineering Education: Poster Session," 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Atrium of the Duderstadt Center. For more information and to register, please visit: www.engin.umich.edu/teaching/crltnorth/currentworkshops.html

- October 24: SCUP's Campus Sustainability Day V webcast. To learn more visit: http://www.scup.org/csd/5/

-October 24: Education Policy Initiative (EPI) Seminar Series, Jacob Vigdor, Duke University, "Reflections on No Child Left Behind." 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Room 1110, Weill Hall (corner of State and Hill). EPI is a program of coordinated activities at the Ford School's Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), designed to bring the latest academic knowledge to issues of education policy.

- October 25: The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) Fall 2007 Seminar Series for graduate students only on "CRLT Players: (dis)Ability in the Classroom," 4:00 pm - 6:00 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.

October 26: The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) Fall 2007 Seminar Series for faculty only on "CRLT Players: Faculty Advising Faculty," 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (for location, please call 764.0505). 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.

- October 31: The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) Fall 2007 Seminar Series for graduate students only on "Using IT to Foster Student Understanding: Creative Uses of PowerPoint and Collaborative Notetaking," 3:30 pm - 5:00 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.

October 31: SOE Dissertation Finishing Grant Deadline; Rackham One- Term Dissertation Fellowship Deadline. Detailed procedures for submitting your electronic application can be found on the SOE website as well as deadlines for subsequent rounds of competition. Further questions should be directed to Becki Spangler ( spangler@umich.edu).

- November 1: CRLT North Fall 2007 Engineering Programs for faculty only on "Student Teams in Engineering," (facilitated by Dr. Cynthia J. Finelli), 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm, Johnson Rooms of Lurie Engineering Center. Lunch to be provided. For more information and to register, please visit: www.engin.umich.edu/teaching/crltnorth/currentworkshops.html

- November 1: Deadline to submit online request to achieve doctoral candidacy for Winter Term (http://sitemaker.soe.umich.edu/education.candidacy/home). The online request process is NEW! If you submitted an email requesting advancement in Winter Term 2008, it is not necessary to submit another request online. For more information, please review the Doctoral Candidacy Deadlines 2007-2008 document at http://www.soe.umich.edu/deadlines/index.html ). This document describes the process for ES and CSHPE students to follow and the candidacy deadline dates. Please note that CPEP and JPEE students need to contact their program office for candidacy information, requirements, and specific directions. For additional information, please contact Joan McCoy at 4-7569 or ( jemmcoy@umich.edu).

- November 3: Conference, "Reflexive Research: Ethical Dilemmas of Qualitative Research Relationships in the Social Sciences." For more information, go to http://www.soe.umich.edu/events/ethics/ or email Amy Carpenter Ford at amycar@umich.edu. To register for this (free) event, go to http://sitemaker.soe.umich.edu/soe.registration/ethicsregistration.

- November 8: Ed Studies Colloquia: Donald Freeman, Director, Teacher Education (title to be announced), 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- November 8: The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) Fall 2007 Seminar Series for graduate students only on "Applying Real-World Multicultural Issues to Promote Problem Solving in STEM Courses," 3:30 pm - 5:00 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.

- November 15: The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) Fall 2007 Seminar Series for graduate students only on "Winter Course Planning: Making Student Presentations Effective," 3:00 pm - 5:00 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.

- November 19: Education Policy Initiative (EPI) Seminar Series (Co-Sponsored with the National Poverty Center), Caroline Hoxby, Harvard University, "The Effects of New York City's Charter Schools on Student Achievement." 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Room 1110, Weill Hall (corner of State and Hill.) EPI is a program of coordinated activities at the Ford School's Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), designed to bring the latest academic knowledge to issues of education policy.

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

- January 22: Education Policy Initiative (EPI) Seminar Series (Co-Sponsored with the National Poverty Center), Cecilia Rouse, Princeton University, "Can Educational Outcomes be Improved in Community Colleges? Recent Evidence from Two Randomized Studies." 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm. Location: TBD. EPI is a program of coordinated activities at the Ford School's Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), designed to bring the latest academic knowledge to issues of education policy.

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

- April 2: Education Policy Initiative (EPI) Seminar Series, Susanna Loeb, Stanford University, "Teacher Labor Supply Decisions and Effectiveness in the Classroom." 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm. Location: TBD. EPI is a program of coordinated activities at the Ford School's Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), designed to bring the latest academic knowledge to issues of education policy.

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