PROGRESSIVE
PROFILE: SCOTT MCDONALD
Scott
McDonald is a man who knows what he wants and how to get it.
DEAN'S
MESSAGE
Internal
recycling of funds at Penn State.
CSHE
FACULTY RELEASE ABET'S MAJOR EC2000 STUDY
In
a landmark accreditation study, CSHE faculty find that changes implemented
by ABET, the engineering accrediting body, have improved the education
of students in engineering and related fields.
OUTDOOR
SCHOOL PUTS SCIENCE IN LIFE
Outdoor
School at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center gives both school and
college students practical knowledge and hands-on experience.
CYCLE-THON
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SCOPE
With
a new community-wide service program, College students and staff plan
to raise funds via a cycling event in April that will give high school
students from underrepresented groups a chance to enter the field of
education through the SCOPE program.
SERENDIPITY
New
Alumni Fellow J. Bonnie Newman's achievements are a result of hard work
and dedication—and a little serendipity along the way.
EDUCATORS
HONORED BY COLLEGE'S ALUMNI SOCIETY
The
College of Education Alumni Society honors its 2005 awards recipients
as outstanding educators.
PA
SECRETARY OF EDUCATION VISITS PENN STATE
Penn
State alumnus Gerald Zahorchak, who was recently named by Governor Ed
Rendell as Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, visited Penn State
to discuss the state's initiatives with faculty and staff.
FIENE
DISCUSSES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
The
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is moving forward with new initiatives
to improve early childhood education, according to Richard Fiene, director
of the Capital Area Health and Human Development Institute at Penn State
Harrisburg.
STUDENTS
PARTICIPATE IN CORPORATE DESIGN COMPETITION
Competition
gives students a chance to apply their knowledge and skills in the field
of instructional design to a real-life project.
VALUES
AND LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE A SUCCESS
The
annual conference provides academics a forum on ethics in education.
CSHE
TO HOLD RECEPTION AT ASHE ANNUAL MEETING
The
Center for the Study of Higher Education and the Higher Education program
will host a reception at the Nov. 19 annual meeting of the Association
for the Study of Higher Education.
