Dean's
Message
Making
Our Case for the Next Campaign and Strategic Planning
College
News
New
Research Center for Leadership in American Indian Education
The
new center is expected to serve as a clearinghouse on American Indian/Alaska
Native education research, policy, and practice.
New
Graduate Rankings Released by U.S. News & World Report
Six
of our graduate programs are ranked in the top 10, including a first-place,
a second-place, and a third-place spot.
Cycle-thon
2007 Is a Success
The
second annual cycle-thon raised more than $8,000 for SCOPE.
College
of Education Spikes Night Is June 22
Faculty,
staff, and students are all encouraged to come watch the game and witness
Dean Monk throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
New
Endowments in College Help Penn State’s Investing-in-People Initiative
Nine
new College of Education endowments have been established since October.
Penn
State Partnership to Protect Children Online Highlighted at
Press Conference
Dean
Monk joined State Attorney General Tom Corbett to announce
a new campaign to teach Internet safety to students.
Faculty
and Staff News
Faculty/Staff/Student
Awards
Congratulations
to Roger Geiger, Bob Reason, Tammy Fetterolf, Heather Homan, and
Youjia Hua, winners for 2007.
Hoi
Suen Recommended for Distinguished Professorship Status
The
College of Education now qualifies to add a fourth distinguished professorship
to its ranks.
Darla
Homan Wins Ally Recognition Award from Presidential Commission
The
award recognizes Homan for her efforts to improve the LGBT climate on
campus.
Skip
Niles Receives Two Honors from American Counseling Association
Niles
was named an ACA Fellow, and will edit the Journal of Counseling
& Development.
Sheila
Sherow Wins PAACE Outstanding Adult Educator Award
Sherow
was recognized for her work with the Institute for the Study of Adult
Literacy and the Goodling Institute.
Frank
Dwyer Retires from the College
Dwyer
ends a long career as professor of education in the Instructional
Systems Program.
Congratulations
Faculty and Staff
Recent
achievements of Pat Terenzini, Nickie
Askov, Susan Faircloth, Don Heller, Kathy Bieschke, Scott Metzger,
Esther Prins, Kai Schafft, Elias
Mpofu, Jill Lane, John Tippeconnic, and Judith Kolb.
Faculty/Staff
Research
Review
the latest faculty/staff presentations, publications, grants, and grant
proposals.
Student
News
Beth
Gelfand Named Spring 2007 Student Marshal
Gelfand
will be recognized at the Penn State Undergraduate Commencement on May
19 at the Eisenhower Auditorium.
Shereen
Abdul Kader Wins Commission for Women Award
The distinguished award recognizes Penn State women who have shown leadership
and are accomplished in their fields.
Cindy
Rampersad and Rachel Wannarka Win Outstanding Teaching Awards
The
awards recognize graduate student teaching assistants for superior
instruction.
Betty
Harper Wins Juran Fellowship
The fellowship recognizes Harper's potential to make
substantial career contributions in her field.
Shanti
Pepper Receives Bernard Fellowship
The
Joan Heller-Diane Bernard Fellowship in Lesbian and Gay Studies will
support Pepper's work based on her dissertation proposal.
Puksar
Holmes Scholars Make Their Mark at Conference
The scholars' participation resulted in council appointments, a radio
show interview, and
a prestigious award .
Grad
Students Publish Fourth Volume of Higher Education in Review
The
2007 edition of this peer-reviewed student journal features more
articles than previous issues.
Student
Research
A
number of graduate students delivered papers recently at professional
conferences.
