Sigma Bulletin, January 14 - January 20, 2008

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

A. DEAN'S UPDATES

Read today's Dean's Updates (Topics include the Teacher Education Seminar series; Connie Cook's promotion; Brian Jones' departure; Director of Student Affairs search; interim responsibilities in the Office of Student Services) by clicking on this link:

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

B. ANNOUNCEMENTS

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<http://sitemaker.soe.umich.edu/education.announcements>

C. CALENDAR

- January 14: Fireside chat with the Dean (sponsored by the GSCO), 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- January 14: “Martin Luther King and the Inspirational Power of Icons: Cultivating the Capacity for Social Action and Social Change among Everyday People,” 4:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327). Join the Education, Spirituality, and Social Justice group for a thought-provoking conversation, featuring Larry Rowley, Assistant Professor of Education, as we reflect on the philosophy of Martin Luther King, and the meaning and relevance of cultural icons like King to efforts by average people for engaging in unpopular or even highly contested ideas and issues. In our conversation, we aim for personal reflection and engagement with peers on how the role of spiritual and religious introspection can serve as a catalyst for social change - particularly of the type that is based on methods and philosophies that are often seen as impractical or ineffective in the face of great odds.

- January 15: 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.

- January 16: CSHPE presents Mitchell Stevens' (Associate Professor of Sociology and Education, New York University and candidate for the CSHPE faculty position in organization behavior and administration) colloquium: "Five Higher Educations," 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Tribute (Room 1322). Materials available at:
http://deborahfayecarter.googlepages.com/cshpefacultycandidates

- January 17: Educational Studies Colloquia Brown Bag Series: Brian A. Jacob, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy, Professor of Economics, and Director of the Center on Local, State and Urban Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy on “The Effect of Employment Protection on Teacher Productivity: Evidence from Public School Dismissal Policy,” 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Whitney (Room 1309).

- January 17: Education, Spirituality and Social Justice group: Fr. Tom McClain, pastor of St. Mary Student Parish will be celebrating mass, 12:10 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327). Reception to follow. People of all faiths are welcome. For questions or more information, contact David Nantais, Campus Minister, St. Mary Student Parish, 663.0557, ext. 244 or www.stmarystudentparish.org.

- January 17: IRB on the Road with Cindy Shindledecker, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, Room 1350 SoE. Scheduled appointments will be held from 9:00 am - 11:00 am [please e-mail Cindy (cshindle at umich.edu) to arrange a time). Alternatively, walk-in appointments from will be held from 11:00 am - noon.

- January 17: CSHPE presents Mitchell Stevens' (Associate Professor of Sociology and Education, New York University, and candidate for the CSHPE faculty position in organization behavior and administration) pedagogical talk, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327). Materials available at: http://deborahfayecarter.googlepages.com/cshpefacultycandidates

- January 18: Winter 2008 Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series. Professor Raanan Lipshitz, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Haifa on “Paradigms and Mindfulness in Decision Making: Why the Israel Defense Force (I.D.F.) Failed in the Second Lebanon War,” 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4212 SoE. For additional information contact Paula Kopka, 936-1525 or pkopka at umich.edu.

- January 18: Postdocs and Faculty Work at Liberal Arts Colleges, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, East Conference Room, 4th Floor, Rackham Graduate School. Interested in teaching at a liberal arts college? This event provides information on Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships at Oberlin and Kalamazoo Colleges for University of Michigan Ph.D.s: http://www.rackham.umich.edu/postdoctoral/exchange_program/. It also features panelists from Albion, Kalamazoo and Oberlin Colleges, who will discuss job search strategies and faculty work life. To register or ask questions, please email Mary Wright (mcwright at umich.edu).

D. LOOKING AHEAD

- January 21: MLK Children & Youth Program: A Mixture of Creativity, Dialogue, and Entertainment for the K-12 Community (Sponsored by the School of Education), 8:30 am, Modern Language Building. Youths throughout Washtenaw County are invited to explore the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parents may drop off their children and pick them up at the end of the program. The program begins at 8:30-9:10 am with registration. The program includes lunch and continues until 3:00 pm, when children should be picked up. Register at www.umich.edu/~tauep/mlkkids.html.

- January 21: James Forman, Jr., Co-Founder of the See Forever Private School and the Maya Angelou Public Charter School (both in Washington, D.C.) and Professor, Georgetown University Law School on “Race, Crime and Schools: A Civil Rights Agenda for this Generation,” 2:30 pm, 250 Hutchins Hall.

- January 21: CSHPE presents Luciana Dar's colloquium: "The Political Dynamics of Higher Education Spending: Ideology and Political Polarization in the State of California," 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322).

- January 21: Teacher Education Seminar Series: Joint presentation by Sharon Feiman-Nemser (Brandeis University) and Pam Grossman (Stanford University) on "A Short History of Practice-Based Teacher Education and an Overview of Professional Education in Other Fields,” 4:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322). Professors Feiman-Nemser and Grossman will provide a short history of how teacher education in the United States has attempted to prepare novices for the work of teaching and an overview of how other fields conceive of and carry out professional education. We will consider what the challenges of this work are, examine several historical attempts to design more practice-based teacher education, and study the notion of "approximations" of practice. To help prepare for the symposium, a set of readings will be available on the TEI website (www.soe.umich.edu/tei).

- 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.

- January 22: IRWG Winter 2008 Speaker Series on Changing Perspectives on Sexual Violence and Harassment. Toni Abbey, Wayne State University, on “Sexual Assault on College Campuses: What is Alcohol's Role?” 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 2239 Lane Hall. Event is free and open to the public. For more information visit http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/.

- January 22: Blood drive hosted by Teacher Education Office/Kappa Delta Pi, 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm, Whitney (Room 1309). To register: 1. Go to www.givelife.org <http://www.givelife.org> . 2. In the Sponsor Code box in the middle of the page, type "goblue," then click search. (If you didn't know the code, you could search by zip code, but that generates a significantly bigger list of blood drives to scroll through.) 3. A list of upcoming UofM blood drives will appear on the left of the page. 4. Click on the SOE drive on January 22nd and fill in your appropriate information to register. It will ask you to create a login name if you've never registered online before, then redirect you to the appointments page. For further information e-mail Tess Manion (tmanion at umich.edu).

- January 22: Proposal deadline for Investigating Student Learning Grant (ISL). Open to faculty who wish to investigate aspects of postsecondary student learning in their U-M courses or programs. Grant awards of $3,000 are available to individual faculty members. Grant awards of $4,000 are available to faculty member-graduate student teams. The competition is open, on the Ann Arbor campus of the University, to members of the following groups: all tenured and tenure-track faculty; clinical instructional faculty; and lecturers who have continuing appointments and course development responsibilities (i.e., an assignment from the dean, chair, or designee to develop a new course or significantly revise an existing course). Proposal deadline: 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. For questions, please contact Mary Wright (mcwright at umich.edu) or Mary Piontek
(mpiontek at umich.edu).

- January 22: CSHPE presents Luciana Dar's pedagogical talk, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- January 25: MLK Symposium Closing Lecture: Theresa Perry, Professor at Simmons College and Co-Author of “To Be Gifted and Black: Promoting High Achievement Among African American Students,” 1:00 pm, Pendleton Room, Michigan Union.

- January 25: Winter 2008 Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series. Professor Martin Ruef, Department of Sociology, Princeton University, on “Credit and Classification: Defining Industry Boundaries in 19th Century America,” 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4212 SoE. For additional information contact Paula Kopka, 936-1525 or pkopka at umich.edu.

- January 25: Theresa Perry, co-author of "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: Promoting High Achievement Among African American Students" 1:00 pm, Michigan Union, Pendleton Room, 2nd floor. For details, see http://www.mlksymposium.umich.edu/08events/events_january.php

- January 28: IRWG Winter 2008 Speaker Series on Changing Perspectives on Sexual Violence and Harassment. CRLT Players, Relationships and Boundaries in the Academy: Exploring Sexual Harassment Through Theatrical Dilemmas, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Rackham Amphitheatre. CRLT Players perform vignettes regarding sexual harassment in the academy and the workplace, along with a facilitated audience discussion. Event is free and open to the public. For more information visit http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/.

- January 29: Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics Brown Bag Colloquia featuring Shuk-kwan S. Leung, Institute of Education, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on "Challenges and Difficulties in the Development and Implementation of an In-Service Training Course for Mathematics Teachers in Taiwan: A Journey for Six Years,” 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. in Brownlee (Room 2327).

- January 29: Bafá Bafá workshop for SoE staff members, 9:30 am - 11:30 am, Whitney Auditorium (Room 1309) and Tribute Room (Room 1322). This workshop is sponsored by the Staff Development Committee and facilitated by Programs for Educational Opportunity. Bafá Bafá is a cross-cultural simulation produced by Simulation Training Systems. To register, please contact Lisa Clark, 615-3835 or ljclark at umich.edu.

- January 30: IRWG Winter 2008 Speaker Series on Changing Perspectives on Sexual Violence and Harassment. Paula Ross-Durow, IRWG Researcher, “Adolescent Sexual Harassment of Peers: A Predictor of Sexual Assault” 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, 2239 Lane Hall. Event is free and open to the public. For more information visit http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/.

- February 1: Winter 2008 Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series. Professor John Hollenbeck, Broad College of Business, Michigan State University, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4212 SoE. For additional information contact Paula Kopka, 936-1525 or pkopka at umich.edu.

- February 6: CPEP Colloquium: Lori Skibbe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Developmental Psychology on “Early Literacy Development and Intervention Programs for Children with Language Impairment,” 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322).

- February 8: Winter 2008 Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series. Professor Rebecca Henderson, Behavior and Policy Sciences, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology on “Making Waves: Innovation and Diseconomies of Scope in the History of the Computing Industry,” 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4212 SoE. Background reading: "Making Waves: Innovation and Diseconomies of Scope in the History of the Computing Industry." For additional information contact Paula Kopka, 936-1525 or pkopka at umich.edu.

- February 14: IRB on the Road, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, Room 1350 SoE. Additional information forthcoming (appointment hours vs. open hours).

- February 14: Educational Studies Colloquia Brown Bag Series: Carol Barnes, Assistant Research Scientist and Associate Director of the Study of Instructional Improvement, School of Education on “The Interplay of District Management, Designs and Environments in Taking Instructional Improvement to Scale in High Poverty Schools,” 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- February 14: CSHPE presents David Weerts' pedagogical talk, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- February 14: Phi Delta Kappa University of Michigan Chapter February dinner (catered by Panera Bread), 5:30 pm (meet and greet); 6:00 pm (dinner), Tribute (Room 1322). Dr. Dennis Sparks, author, columnist, and Emeritus Director of the National Staff Development Center will be in attendance. Dr. Sparks is a major force in improving teaching and learning in classrooms, author of several books, columnist for the NSDS newsletter, and author of many articles published in Educational Leadership and The Kappan. Cost: $20.00, students $15.00. For reservations, contact Olga Moir (omoir at michiganascd.org). Additionally, the PDK service project for the year is “Love for Veterans” and PDK will be collecting toiletries and personal items to be distributed to veterans currently hospitalized in the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor. Please consider bringing a donation to this meeting. For further information, contact Sally DeRoo (sderoo3360 at aol.com.

- February 15: Winter 2008 Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series. Professor Kim Elsback, University of California-Davis on “When Creativity and Collaboration Collide: A Study of Idea-Sharing and Identity Among Toy Designers" 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4212 SoE. Background reading: When Creativity and Collaboration Collide: A Study of Idea-Sharing and Identity Among Toy Designers." For additional information contact Paula Kopka, 936-1525 or pkopka at umich.edu.

- February 15: CSHPE presents David Weerts' colloquium: "Restoring the Social Compact: A National Study of State Support for Higher Education," 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Tribute (Room 1322).

- February 18: IRWG Winter 2008 Speaker Series on Changing Perspectives on Sexual Violence and Harassment. Louise Fitzgerald, University of Illinois--Urbana Champaign on “Sexual Harassment in Higher Education and the Workplace,” 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 2239 Lane Hall. Event is free and open to the public. For more information visit http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/

- February 19: IRWG Winter 2008 Speaker Series on Changing Perspectives on Sexual Violence and Harassment. Perry Silverchanz, U-M Substance Abuse Research Center, “Sticks and Stones (and Queer Jokes): What are the Consequences of Heterosexist Harassment?” 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, 2239 Lane Hall. Event is free and open to the public. For more information visit http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/

- February 22: Winter 2008 Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series. Professor Brian Uzzi, Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, 4212 SoE. For additional information contact Paula Kopka, 936-1525 or pkopka at umich.edu.

- February 25 - 27: 2008 Michigan School Testing Conference, Kensington Court Hotel. For details, go to: http://www.gomiem.org/pdfs/school_testing.pdf To register, go to : http://www.miemeseries.org/source/Meetings/cMeetingFunctionDetail.cfm?section=events&product_major=08MST&functionstartdisplayrow=1

- March 7: Winter 2008 Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series. Professor Joe Porac, Management and Organizations, Stern School of Business, New York University, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4212, SoE. For additional information contact Paula Kopka, 936-1525 or pkopka at umich.edu.

- March 10: Teacher Education Seminar Series: Kim Thomas, UM Law School on “Clinical Education for Lawyers,”2:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322).

- March 12: IRWG Winter 2008 Speaker Series on Changing Perspectives on Sexual Violence and Harassment. Isis Settles, Michigan State University, “Women Working in a Man's World: Sexual Harassment, Workplace Climate, and Work Outcomes for Women in Male-Dominated Fields,” 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 2239 Lane Hall. Event is free and open to the public. For more information visit http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/.

- March 13: Educational Studies Colloquia Brown Bag Series: Robin Tepper Jacob, Assistant Research Scientist, Institute for Social Research/School of Education on “The National Evaluation of the Reading First Program: Findings from the Interim Report,” 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- March 14: Winter 2008 Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series. Professor Jeff Edwards, Organizational Behavior/Strategy, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4212 SoE. For additional information contact Paula Kopka, 936-1525 or pkopka at umich.edu.

- March 14: Retirement program and reception for Marvin Peterson, 1:30 pm -6:00 pm, Michigan Union.

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

- March 20: IRB on the Road with Cindy Shindledecker, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, Room 1350 SoE. Additional information forthcoming (appointment hours vs. open hours).

- March 21: Winter 2008 Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series. Likert Award Winner (TBD), 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4212 SoE. For additional information contact Paula Kopka, 936-1525 or pkopka at umich.edu.

- March 27: IRWG Winter 2008 Speaker Series on Changing Perspectives on Sexual Violence and Harassment. Amy Young, IRWG Researcher, “The Silent Epidemic in Women's Health: Adolescent Sexual Assault,” 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 2239 Lane Hall. Event is free and open to the public. For more information visit http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/.

- March 28: Winter 2008 Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series. Professor Isabel Fernandez-Mateo, Strategic and International Management, London Business School on “Relationship Duration and Returns to Brokerage in the Staffing Sector," 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4212 SoE. For additional information contact Paula Kopka, 936-1525 or pkopka at umich.edu.

- March 31: Teacher Education Seminar Series: Marilyn Guenther and Mark Fitzgerald, UM School of Dentistry on “Clinical Education for Dentists,” 4:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322).

- April 2008: Teacher Education Seminar Series: Kavita Kapadia, University of Chicago on “A Case Study: The University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program,” date and time TBD.

- 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 3: IRWG Winter 2008 Speaker Series on Changing Perspectives on Sexual Violence and Harassment. Lilia Cortina, U-M Women's Studies and Psychology, “Workplace Harassment and Incivility: What's Gender Got to do With it? “ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 2239 Lane Hall. Event is free and open to the public. For more information visit http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/.

- April 4: Winter 2008 Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series. Professor Cristina Gibson, Organization and Strategy, Paul Merage School of Business, University of California-Irvine, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4212 SoE. For additional information contact Paula Kopka, 936-1525 or pkopka at umich.edu.

- April 10: Educational Studies Colloquia Brown Bag Series: Yvonne Goddard, Assistant Professor of Education, School of Education on “Differentiating Instruction: Research and Practice” 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- April 11: Winter 2008 Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies Seminar Series. Professor Don Hambrick, Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Room 4212 SoE. For additional information contact Paula Kopka, 936-1525 or pkopka at umich.edu.

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

- April 17: IRB on the Road with Cindy Shindledecker, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, Room 1350 SoE. Additional information forthcoming (appointment hours vs. open hours).

- April 26: SoE Commencement, Hill Auditorium, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm; reception to follow on Ingalls Mall.