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| The Kentucky Literacy Research Symposium | ||
Kentucky’s first ever literacy research symposium brought to this state several of the foremost thinkers and researchers in the field of literacy research. Over the course of two days, April 29-30, at Spindletop Hall national literacy specialists, researchers, teachers, and educational leaders from across the state addressed several pressing issues regarding Kentucky literacy: family literacy, No Child Left Behind, and Closing the Achievement Gap. Janice F. Almasi, The Carol Lee Robertson Endowed Professor for Literacy at the UK College of Education, was host of the event. Before the research presentations on Friday morning, Almasi presented Carol Lee Robertson the first annual Friend of Literacy award. Robertson, a College of Education student and benefactor, established the endowed professorship in literacy at the College of Education. Among the guest speakers at the Kentucky Literacy Research Symposium were Cheryl Brown Henderson and Linda Brown Thompson, daughters of the famed plaintiff, Rev. Oliver Brown, from the landmark Supreme Court decision, Brown, et al. vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, et al. Other speakers included Flora Rodriguez-Brown, Geneva Gay, Kaye Lowe, Brenda Logan, Anne McGill-Franzen, Felicia Cummings-Smith, and Laura Westberg. The Collaborative Center for Literacy Development, The Carol Lee Robertson Endowment for Literacy, and the President’s Commission on Diversity were the symposium’s sponsors.
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UK and EKU to jointly offer the first Dance Certification program in Kentucky During the Summer 2005 academic schedule, classes will be offered at UK and EKU for students seeking certification in dance education. It will be the first program of its kind ever in the state of Kentucky. Earlier this year, Rayma Beal, Kinesiology and Health Promotion professor and director of the UK Dance Ensemble, and Marianne McAdam, professor and director of the dance program at Eastern Kentucky University, received approval from the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) to provide a cooperative program for certification in dance.
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| Walk Against Child Abuse sets records for attendance and funds raised | ||
Student organizations at the College of Education and throughout UK led the annual Walk Against Child Abuse to its most successful fund-raising drive yet for the Center for Women, Children, and Families (CWCF). In terms of both numbers of participants and dollars raised, the annual Walk hosted by the college set new benchmarks. Nearly 200 participants gathered outside the Bernard “Skeeter” Johnson Student Activities Center and over $1800 were raised in support of the Center. |
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Department of Leadership Studies to host symposium on international education reform The College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership Studies will host a Summer Symposium on International Perspectives on Educational Reform, July 18-29. This symposium resulted from efforts by the Institute for Educational Research to initiate bi-lateral agreements with research universities including the University of Jyvalskyla, Finland’s flagship research university. Doctoral students from Finland will attend as well as Dr. Jukka Alava, Director of the Institute for Leadership at the partner university. In addition, three doctoral students from Ecuador will attend as well as students from East China Normal University in Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. This is a groundbreaking
initiative developed last year by a number of
international universities and contributes to the COE's efforts to
increase international doctoral instruction and research. |
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| STUDENTS | ||
| Gwendoline
Ayuninjam, a College
of Education doctoral student, is the
first UK student to be named a Holmes Scholar by the Holmes Partnership.
The Holmes Scholars are a select group of graduate students preparing for
careers as educational leaders or education professors. Ayuninjam has interests
in international education, especially with the experience of international
students in America. She is also the University of Kentucky representative
involved in the Teacher Education Model Programs (TEMP), a statewide consortium
of institutions of higher education. She is working on a partnership prototype
to address the achievement gap in mathematics in Fayette County elementary
schools. It is this involvement that garnered her acceptance as a Holmes
Scholar.
Susan Compton, Ed.D.’05 in Educational Leadership, was recently named Superintendent of Russell Independent School District in Greenup County On April 23rd, UK College of Education graduate students Jessica Cunningham, Madison Gates, Katrina Hutchinson, Kenneth Royal, and Jennifer Eli participated in the annual Graduate Student Education Research Conference in Cincinnati, co-sponsored by the UK College of Education, U of L, and the University of Cincinnati. Tierra Freeman and Chris Mueller, both PhD students in Educational Psychology, have received student travel awards from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Special Interest Group in Motivation this year. Chris and Tierra are 2 of 9 students from all over the country to receive this award. In addition, only the University of Kentucky and James Madison University had awards received by two students. Katrina Hutchinson, a doctoral student in Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, and Laura Lammenen, a graduate student in Counseling Psychology, have been accepted to participate in an exchange program the UK College of Education established with the University of Jyväskylä, Finland’s primary research institution. Erica Johnson, a graduate student in EPE and a Lyman T. Johnson Fellow, has been selected as one of UK's delegates to the Graduate Student Leadership Conference to be held at Washington University, St. Louis in the fall. The conference, sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, involves graduate students from 16 universities. The focus will be leadership and new directions in graduate education. College of Education student Matt Middleton was one of four students chosen as voting delegates from Kentucky at the 2005 National Education Association Student Leadership Conference and Representative Assembly this summer in Los Angeles. Nathan Myers, Ph.D.’05, recently accepted a tenure-track position at Ashland University in Ohio. Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation doctoral student Alison Tabor was presented the annual Provost's Award for Outstanding Teaching for Teaching Assistants. |
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Eric Anderman, associate dean for research and graduate studies, received a new one-year grant from the Kentucky Department of Education worth $126,435. Anderman will be Principal Investigator as an UK/Reading First Coach. The grant was in tandem with a collaborative project between the College of Education and Fayette County public schools. | |
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Several College of Education faculty members were awarded UK 2005 Summer Research Fellowships: William Calderhead (Special Education), Kenneth Tyler (Educational and Counseling Psychology), Kristen Missall (Educational and Counseling Psychology), Elinor Brown (Curriculum and Instruction), and Kathy Swan (Curriculum and Instruction). Summer research fellowships are available for assistant professors without summer support to launch programs or finish a project involving their research or creative activities. The intent of this program is to enable new assistant professors to launch programs involving their research or creative activities.
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Thomas R. Guskey, Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, has been chosen by the Board of Trustees of Thiel College to receive the 2005 Distinguished Alumnus Award. This is the highest award given by the Colleges Alumni Association in recognition of professional and civic contributions, and will be presented at a special eremony in October. In addition, Dr. Guskey has recently published articles in the Phi Delta Kappan, Principal Leadership, and the Journal of Staff Development. The Chinese translation of his book on Evaluating Professional Development was recently released by the China Light Industry Press in Beijing, and his most recent book entitled, Benjamin S. Bloom: Portraits of an Educator, will be coming out this fall. | |
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Kathy Swan, Curriculum and Instruction, was a recipient of a 2005 National Technology Leadership Initiative fellowship in social studies education. The fellowships are sponsored by the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). SITE has been collaborating with four teacher education associations representing content areas of mathematics, science, English language arts, and social studies education through the National Technology Leadership Initiative (NTLI). The NTLI Fellowship was established to recognize an exemplary presentation on technology at the annual conferences of each of these organizations. The purpose of the NTLI Fellowship is to encourage further dialog among professional associations regarding appropriate technology use in teacher education. | |
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On May 11, John R. Thelin, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation professor and author of Games Colleges Play, will appear at Dartmouth College to discuss the historical relationship between athletics and scholarship within the Ivy League. Games Colleges Play, published in 1994, looks at college sports scandals between 1890 and 1990. On March 3rd, John Thelin was special guest speaker at The College of William and Mary's Washington, D.C. Center. Following his talk, the Dean of the College of Education at W&M announced that his former doctoral students and colleagues had endowed an annual research award, named in his honor. | |
Lynda Brown Wright, Lise DeShea, both of the Educational and Counseling Psychology department, and Beth Goldstein, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation department, were the only faculty nominees for the President's Diversity Award in 2005. Dr. Brown Wright received the award. She was recognized in particular for her efforts to inform and challenge her students and colleagues on issues of diversity.
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ALUMNI Marlene M. Helm, Ed.D. ’90, was named 2005 Community Achiever of the Year at the 20 year celebration of the YMCA of Central Kentucky Black Achievers Program on Saturday, April 30th. Several UK College of Education young alumni have risen to positions of leadership in Kentucky’s public schools. Heather Bell, M.A.’99, a Fayette County language arts specialist, was named principal of Maxwell Spanish Immersion Magnet School. In Oldham County, two recent College of Education graduates have accepted leadership posts. Candace Sellars, M.A.’03, accepted a post as principal of Goshen Elementary School. Lori Wright, who earned her administrative certification at UK, was named principal of Crestwood Elementary. Teresa Moore, M.A.’96, a teacher at Stonewall Elementary School, was one of 15 educators in the United States chosen to receive the annual Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. Moore is being honored for her innovative program titled, “From Classroom to Boardroom.” Rosa Weaver, Ed.D.’97, chair of the Northern Kentucky University Educational Leadership Program, was named one of the Northern Kentucky Outstanding Women. The Outstanding Women award honors Northern Kentucky leaders and recognizes them for their personal integrity, perseverance and leadership. The award is sponsored by The Kentucky Post in association with Northern Kentucky University and Thomas More College.
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