Sigma Bulletin, April 21 - April 27, 2008

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

A. DEAN'S UPDATES

Read today's Dean's Updates (Topics include Commencement update, Director of Student Affairs update, Bain on Executive Committee; Krajcik testimony, McDonald award, Karabenick achievement, Gere new appointment) 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

- April 22: Active U: Line Dancing, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Whitney Auditorium (Room 1309). Contact Joan McCoy at 764-7569 or jemccoy umich.edu for further information.

- 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 23: Dissertation Defense by Nathan Daun-Barnett on “Preparation and Access: A Multi-Level Analysis of State Policy Influences on the Academic Antecedents to College Enrollment,” 1:00 pm, Dean's Conference Room (Room 1211).

- April 23: CPEP Colloquium: Fani Maleshkova, Research Scholar, University of Michigan on “Personal and Situation Factors in the Decision of High School Students to Study Abroad,” 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- April 25: Dissertation Defense by Marina Epstein on "Adolescents in Conflict: Associations Between Gender Socialization, Gender Conflict, and Outcomes," 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Brownlee (Room 2327).

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

D. LOOKING AHEAD

-April 28: Deadline to register for “Energy and the Social Sciences: Challenges and Opportunities,” a day-long workshop which will be held on May 6, 2008, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Michigan League Ballroom. Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the workshop centered on engaging the social sciences in a discussion of energy challenges and opportunities for the nation and the planet. The workshop consists of three sections: a panel on challenges and opportunities in the energy realm; UM research projects in energy involving social sciences and technology; and a vision for meeting the energy challenge. The program is free, but registration is required by April 28 at http://www.isr.umich.edu/carss/about/registration.html. To view the program in its entirety visit: http://www.mmpei.umich.edu/news/sym.html.

- April 29: Teacher Education Seminar Series: Kavita Kapadia, University of Chicago, 2:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322) on “A Case Study: The University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program.”

- May 5 - 9: The UM Teaching and Technology collaborative invites faculty, staff and students to enhance their teaching and research by participating in a week of free seminars, workshops, demonstrations and other events drawing upon the expertise of faculty and instructional technology specialists from across campus. Over 100 sessions that explore the effective integration of information and technology with teaching, learning and research will take place. Registration is open at http://www.umich.edu/~teachtec/es.html. For a brochure or additional information, please email: teachtec@umich.edu.

- May 6: “Energy and the Social Sciences: Challenges and Opportunities” workshop, 8:00 am-5:00 pm, Michigan League. See above for more information.

- May 6: Dissertation Defense by Nicholas Bowman on “Toward a Cultural Psychological Perspective on Social Class,” 10:00 am, Tribute (Room 1322).

- May 8: Dissertation Defense by Nancy DeFrance on “Struggling Readers Learning with Graphic-Rich Digital Science Text: The Effects of a Highlight and Animate Feature and Manipulable Graphics,” 9:00 am, Brownlee (Room 2327).

- May 10: Applications due for ThEMaT's Summer Workshop for Teacher Educators. The event will take place from June 10 - 13, 2008 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Interested people can go to http://grip.umich.edu/ and fill out the online application form. For further information, please send an email to S08-themat umich.edu.

- May 15: Deadline for submission of finished videos for the School of Education Video Competition. Rules are at: http://www.soe.umich.edu/videocontest. Please e-mail Eugenie Potter (eugeniep umich.edu) for further information.

- May 28: CPEP Colloquium: Yi-Miau Tsai, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany on “Motivation in Day-to-Day Classroom Learning: A Short-Term Intra-Individual Approach,” 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm, Tribute (Room 1322).

- June 4: Nomination deadline for the James T. Neubacher Award. Do you know someone who makes significant contributions to improve awareness, access, acceptance and full participation in society for persons with disabilities? If so, take a moment to nominate that person. Nominations are open to faculty, staff, students or alumna/alumnus of the University. The award includes a stipend provided by the Office of the President. More information about the award, on-line nominations and printable nomination forms are available at: http://hr.umich.edu/ability/neubacher.htm.