Dean's
Message
Distinguishing
Between Pamphleteering and Serving the Public.
College
News
Kathy
Ruhl Reappointed as Department Head of ESPSE
Ruhl's
reappointment extends her leadership role through June 30, 2010.
Penn
State Rural Interest Meeting Encourages Collaborative Initiatives
About
140 people from various Penn State colleges and campuses came together
with common research, outreach, and education interests in rural topics.
CSATS
Collaborates in $822,000 Grant to Engage Middle and High School Students
in Oceanography Study
The
Center for Science and the Schools is partnering with two other entities
in the four-year project funded by the National Science Foundation.
Baker
and Other Fulbright New Century Scholars Convene at UNESCO Headquarters
Scholars
from 22 countries met to issue their recommendations on global higher
education.
Exchange
Program for Principals and Headteachers Wins Award
The
College’s School Leadership Program Visits for Headteachers
and Principals recently won an “Institutional Partnership”
award from the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the University Continuing Education
Association.
Gift
of Laptops Aid International Scholars
Humphrey
Fellows program received six laptops and a color printer.
First
Dual Doctoral Degree Granted In Curriculum & Instruction and Women's
Studies
Erin Wyble is the first to
earn a doctorate degree in both Language and Literacy Education from
the College of Education and Women’s Studies from the College
of Liberal Arts.
Faculty
and Staff News
New
Faculty Appointments
The
College is proud to announce the appointments of four outstanding faculty
members.
New
Staff
A
large contingent of new staff members have joined the College of Education
during the past year.
LeTendre
Addresses Presidential Mathematics Advisory Panel
The
panel will consider LeTendre’s input in its policy recommendations
to President Bush.
Lattuca
and Terenzini Receive $2 Million NSF Grant
Grant
will fund research into effective education of engineers.
Moore
Delivers Keynote Addresses at International Events
Moore
was the feature speaker at recent major conferences in Germany, in Spain,
and at three events in China.
Congratulations
Recent
achievements of Keith Wilson, Bernie Badiali, Kathy Bieschke, Ali Carr-Chellman,
Bob Reason, Shaun Harper, and David Passmore.
Faculty/Staff
Research
Review
the latest faculty/staff presentations, publications, grants, and grant
proposals.
Student
News
Michael
Ciampoli: Veteran, Student Teacher, Soon to be Penn State Grad
Called
to duty during his fourth semester, Ciampoli served proudly in Kosovo
for a full year.
Will
Diehl Provides Music for Short Film about Katrina Aftermath
The
three-minute piece, available online, reflects the anguish of Gulf Coast
residents a full year after the storm.
Göknur
Kaplan Akilli Authors Two Chapters and is Named Academic All-Star
The
doctoral candidate in the Instructional Systems program has achieved
success on two fronts.
Pete
Villarreal Wins AERA Dissertation Award
This
prestigious $15,000
award runs from November
1, 2006 to August 31, 2007.
Carson
Ham, Yun-Jy Yeh Win Awards for Conference Presentations
Both
students were honored at the North American Society for Psychotherapy
Research Conference.
Student
Research
Two
graduate students recently had their papers accepted for publication,
and several others made presentations at professional conferences.
