Sigma Bulletin, March 10 - March 16, 2008

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

A. DEAN'S UPDATES

Read today's Dean's Updates (Topics include Rackham award, CEW grant, TEI Seminar Series, Wednesday panel at School of Public Policy, Math Panel Report, Economic Summit in East Lansing) by clicking on this link:

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

B. ANNOUNCEMENTS

See today's Announcements by clicking on this link:

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

C. CALENDAR

- March 10: National Center for Institutional Diversity webcast of conference, "Diversity, Merit, and Higher Education: Implications for Comprehensive Admission, Pipeline, and Retention Strategies." 11:30 am- 5:00 pm. Go to: http://www.ncid.umich.edu/index.shmtl to the gold box in the lower right corner of the page.

- March 10: Teacher Education Seminar Series: Kimberly Thomas, UM Law School on "Clinical Education for Lawyers," 2:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322). For more information about the seminar series and to access a link to the reading assignment for Professor Thomas' talk, please visit: www.soe.umich.edu/tei/seminarseries/

- March 11: 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.

- March 11: Active U: Line Dancing, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Whitney Auditorium (Room 1309). Contact Joan McCoy at 764-7569 or jemccoy at umich.edu for further information.

- March 11: Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics Brown Bag Colloquia: Raven McCrory, Associate Professor, College of Education, Michigan State University on "Textbooks, Instructors, and Learning in Mathematics Classes for Prospective Elementary Teachers: Results from the Mathematical Education of Elementary Teachers (ME.ET) Project, 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- March 11: GSCO Student Concerns Drop-In Session, 12:00 noon - 12:45 pm, Room 2224. Lunch will be provided. For further information, please contact Jenny T. Sealy (sealyj at umich.edu).

- March 11: OMSA: Understanding Discrimination and Harassment Inside and Outside The University of Michigan, 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm, Room 1110, Ford School of Public Policy Building (Weill Hall). Co- facilitators are Jack Bernard, Attorney for UM's General Counsel and Adjunct Professor of the Law School, and Anthony Walesby, Director of Institutional Equity). Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Fuentes at umich.edu and indicate if you are vegetarian, vegan or have any special dietary needs. This event is co-sponsored by SCOR's African- American Black Caucus, Students of Color of Public Policy and Ford School Queers and Allies.

- 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 12: Identity Theft Presentation for School of Education staff sponsored by the School of Education Staff Development and Performance Management Team, 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm, Whitney (Room 1309). Presenters are Buffy Adams and Amy Cobb, TCF Bank. Attendees should feel free to bring a lunch and beverage to this presentation. Please RSVP to Bonita Kothe (bkkothe at umich.edu).

- 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 13: Eastern Michigan University Lecture: "The Schools We Need: The Limits and Possibilities of Using Education to Transform Impoverished Communities," Dr. Pedro Noguera, Steinhardt School of Education, Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, New York University. 203 John W. Porter Building, 7:30-9:00 p.m., lecture. 9:00-9:30 p.m., book signing. Open to the public. For more information, see: http://www.emich.edu/coe/chair/index.html

- March 14: "Creating a Brighter Economic Future in Michigan: Education, Talent and Public Policy," Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing, 8:30 am - 3:15 pm. This economic summit for the state's education leaders is designed in response to the expressed concerns of participants at the Education Leadership Center's financial summit held in August, 2007 in Ann Arbor. This event was collaboratively planned by Dr. Kenneth Burnley, Director of the Education Leadership Center at the University of Michigan School of Education; Dr. Barbara Markle, Assistant Dean, Michigan State University College of Education; and Dr. David Arsen, Professor of Educational Administration, Michigan State University College of Education. Registration is $75, $40 for graduate students. To register, please send a fax to (517) 432-6202 with the following information: name, title, affiliation, address, city, state, zip code, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address. For additional information, please call the MSU College of Education Office of K-12 Outreach at (517) 353-8950.

- March 14: Graduate Student Research Symposium, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm. This event, sponsored by the GSCO, is designed to provide graduate students with an opportunity to present their research to their peers, interested faculty and staff. Faculty and staff are welcome to attend and give feedback to presenters. Early group presentation, 11:00 am, Room 2224; individual presentations 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322). Snacks will be provided. Please contact Heather Beasley (Beasley at umich.edu) with questions.

- 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 14: English Language Institute presentation by John H. Schumann, Professor and Former Chair, Applied Linguistics, UCLA on "Evolution of the Symbolosphere," 2:00 pm, 500 East Washington Street, Conference Room A.

D. LOOKING AHEAD

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

- March 18: Baf" Baf" workshop open to SoE staff, faculty and graduate students, sponsored by the Staff Development and Performance Team and facilitated by Tasha Lebow and Elizabeth Mimms (Programs for Educational Opportunity), 9:30 am - 11:30 am, Whitney Auditorium (Room 1309). Take a fun and thought-provoking "voyage" in this unique cross-cultural simulation activity. Participants will spend time experiencing the subtle and global aspects of culture, group membership, and human interaction in this surprisingly meaningful structured activity. The follow-up discussion will crystallize the experience and connect it our real lives, our work and our futures. To register, please contact Lisa Clark, 615-3835 or ljclark at umich.edu.

- March 18: Welcome Night for Newly Admitted Undergraduates, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Mix and Mingle, 6:00 pm, South Hallway; Informational Program, 6:30 - 8:00 pm, Whitney Auditorium (Room 1309).

- March 19 - April 30: Tai Chi Mini-Session for SoE Staff sponsored by the SoE Staff Development and Performance Management Team, 12:00 noon - 12:45 pm, Room 2328. Please RSVP to Bonita Kothe (bkkothe at umich.edu ).

- March 19: Dissertation Defense by Honor Passow on "What Competencies Should Undergraduate Engineering Programs Emphasize? A Dilemma of Curricular Design that Practitioners' Opinions Can Inform," 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Dean's Conference Room (Room 1211).

- March 19: "The Role of the Private Sector in K-12 Public Education," 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Joan and Sanford Weill Hall, 735 South State Street. Panelists: Michael P. Flanagan, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Michigan Department of Education; Frederick M. Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute; JD Hoyle, President, National Academy Foundation; Sanford I. Weill, Chairman Emeritus, Citigroup, Inc. Discussant: Deborah Lowenberg Ball, Dean of the School of Education and William H. Payne Collegiate Professor, University of Michigan. Moderator: Brian A. Jacob, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan. This event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. For further information, contact Stephanie James (estesjam at umich.edu) or call 647-4091.

- March 19: CPEP Colloquium: Willy Lens, Dept. Psychologie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium on "Intrapersonal Achievement Goals: What is Their Conceptual Status and What are Their Effects?," 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322).

- 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 21: English Language Institute: Two AAAL Practice Presentations on "A Constructional Analysis of Tense-Aspect in Spoken English" and "Shifting Lexical Preferences in the Use of the Progressive," 12:00 noon, 500 East Washington Street, Conference Room A.

- March 24: Deadline for proposals for the Ginsberg Center - Request for Faculty Proposals. The Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning invites proposals for teaching innovations and new research initiatives from University of Michigan faculty. The proposed projects should advance the Ginsberg mission to engage students, faculty, and community members in learning together through community service and civic participation in a diverse democratic society. Grants up to $10,000 are available to individual faculty members and projects should be completed by the end of June 2009. For further information, contact Jeffrey Howard at jphoward at umich.edu or call 647.7801.

- 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 28: Crossing Boundaries and Building Bridges in University- Community Collaborations, University of Michigan Detroit Center, 3663 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. This conference will bring together faculty, staff, students and members of Detroit- area community organizations. Keynote speakers: Linda Burnham on "Different Strategies, Common Goals: Facing the Challenges of Collaboration" and Connie Evans on "Economic Development as if Black Women Mattered." For further information and to register, please visit http://www.cew.umich.edu/crossing/index.html.

- 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: Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Joan and Sanford Weill Hall. Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. 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 5 - April 6: 36th Annual "Dance for Mother Earth" Ann Arbor Pow Wow, Crisler Arena. April 5: 10:30 am - 9:00 pm (Grand entries at 12:00 noon and 7:00 pm); April 6: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm. (Grand Entry at 12:00 noon). Admission prices are: adults $10, students with ID $5.00, seniors (60 years and older) $5.00, children (4 - 12 years) $5.00, children (3 and under) free. Family and weekend passes are available. For more information, please visit www.umich.edu/~powwow/ or call 647.6999. Sponsored by The Native American Programming Task Force and the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs/Trotter Multicultural Affairs.

- 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 22: Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics Brown Bag Colloquia: Judith Jacobs, Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Center for Education and Equity in Mathematics, Science and Technology (CEEMaST) at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Visiting Scholar, Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics, School of Education, University of Michigan on "Preparing Teachers to be Professionals, 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

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