Education News--Below are the most-recent articles from WMU News relating to the College of Education, its faculty, students and alumni. Eighteen new students win $40,000 Medallion Scholarships (July 11) Complete list of incoming freshmen receiving coveted Medallion Scholarships. Thirty students win State Farm teacher scholarships (July 9) WMU students awarded $1,000 each to support participation as teacher interns. Bensley named Mandella research associate (June 26) WMU's Dr. Robert Bensley gets research appointment with Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Mitchell selected to lead Ombuds Office (June 23) In new role, Kathy Mitchell will provide confidential advice and assistance in resolving disputes. Preliminary findings from Kalamazoo Promise study released (June 16) WMU Evaluation Center releases preliminary findings on impact for Promise. Eighth-graders at WMU for hands-on science education (June 16) About 125 students from Kalamazoo area schools on campus June 16-26. WMU hosting national STEM education conference (June 16) Science, technology, engineering and mathematics education is focus of June 16-19 conference. Grad students demonstrate success in research endeavors (May 7) Fourteen graduate students receive awards at Research and Creative Activities Day. Winners announced in annual e-portfolio contest (May 2) Three seniors and one freshman recognized in WMU's fourth electronic portfolio contest. Alyce Lorraine Smith (April 29) Longtime HPER staff member died Nov. 8, 2007. Students show designs at Chicago fashion show (April 23) Three textile apparel students showcase their designs Thursday at Chicago Fashion Week event. More than 2,600 degrees will be conferred Saturday (April 23) President John Dunn presidents over four ceremonies Saturday in Miller Auditorium. Education Career Fair draws record number of employers (April 7) Reps from 160 school districts in 14 states at Bernhard Center Monday, April 14. Fashion show highlights student designs (April 2) "Rock the Catwalk" is latest installment of MODA's popular fashion shows April 11-12 at Radisson Plaza. Study finds mixed picture for school choice (March 24) WMU's Evaluation Center part of nationwide research project finding school choice yields mixed results. Top seniors to be honored as Presidential Scholars (March 24) Forty-seven students will be recognized at 28th annual Presidential Scholars Convocation. Grant total tops $16 million for fiscal year (March 24) Grants received in January and February topped $1.5 million, raising 2007-08 total to $16.5 million. Trustees sign off on academic program changes (March 24) Trustees okay several name changes, elimination of one program and creation of two others. Learning researcher to discuss at-risk adolescents (March 10) University of Kansas researcher speaks on "At-risk Adolescent Learners" March 17. Model auditions held for semiannual fashion show (March 1) Auditions for MODA spring fashion show open to women 18 and older March 14. "Building Reading Confidence in Adolescents" (Feb. 22) Drs. Lauren Freedman and Karen Thomas contribute to new book with fresh insight into self-efficacy and reading. Teacher certification partnership aids K College students (Feb. 18) Agreement with Kalamazoo College puts K students on a fast track for teacher certification. Innovative teaching expert speaks here Tuesday (Feb. 13) Billy Staples gives free, public presentation Tuesday evening in the Bernhard Center Ballroom. WMU has scholarship for Kalkaska County students (Jan. 31) College of Education Scholarship targets Kalaska public school graduates interested in teaching. Students compiling 100 WMU points of pride (Jan. 30) WSA seeking submissions, primarily from students, for points of pride. Web submission form goes online. Fetters leading project benefiting six area schools (Jan. 30) Dr. Marcia Fetters leads $200,000 grant project to increase academic achievement in Battle Creek schools. Aduroja garners national citation (Jan. 24) Dr. Amos Aduroja receives presidential citation of Eta Sigma Gamma, national health education honor society. Five e-portfolio contest winners announced (Jan. 11) Elizabeth Campbell, Jill Prusinski, Krista VanderSteen, Danielle Webber, Brianna Hyder have top e-portfolios. Faculty in four grad programs get top-10 ranking (Jan. 9) Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index ranks WMU faculty in four programs among top 10 in their disciplines. Social justice lectures feature renowned experts (Jan. 9) Spring series begins Tuesday with University of Victoria's Dr. Budd Hall, "Education and Politics in a World at Risk." WMU tops $1.3 million in grants in November (Dec. 15) Externally funded grants $1.3 million in November. Year-to-date total of grants nearly $13 million. Evaluation Center joins policy and research alliance (Dec. 5) WMU center joins 32 other leading university research and evaluation centers to boost education policy and research. Educational achievement gap subject of public talk (Nov. 7) Teachers, counselors, general public invited to free talk by Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy Thursday in Bernhard Center. Grant total for August exceeds $5 million (Oct. 31) Fiscal-year total for externally funded grants tops $7.6 million through end of August, of which $5 million is for research. Event examines No Child Left Behind legislation (Oct. 16) Drs. Paul Farber and Allison Kelaher-Young are next in ethics lecture series, Thursday in Bernhard Center. Trustees approve five retirements (Oct. 16) Retirements of three faculty, two staff members with 152 years combined service effective between January and April 2008. MODA fashion show benefits Loaves and Fishes (Oct. 11) VIP tickets on sale only until Oct. 22 for popular student runway fashion show in November at Cityscape. New tool helps students track degree progress (Oct. 2) Progress to Degree enables students to generate electronic reports of remaining requirements for undergraduate degrees. Nominations sought for Distinguished Teaching Award (Sept. 10) Students and alumni encouraged to submit nominations, deadline is Thursday, Sept. 20. |
