Julie Selander, Ph.D. student in higher education in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, was awarded 2nd place at the 2010 University of Minnesota Quality Fair for a poster presentation entitled "Live Like A Student Now, So You Don't Have To Later"--an outreach campaign by One Stop Student Services with the goal of raising awareness of the financial realities of campus life and to remind students that smart money decisions during college will benefit them for years to come.

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David Weerts, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, has been selected as a fellow for the Higher Education Finance Roundtable that meets at the University of Houston in May 2010. Sponsored by the University of Houston Law Center's Law for Higher Education Law and Governance (IHELG), the Houston Higher Education Finance Roundtable is an intensive seminar for junior faculty, who write or teach in the broad fields of financial aid, finance, college finance and related areas.

More information available at http://www.law.uh.edu/ihelg/Roundtable.html.

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Categories: Educational Policy and Administration | Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development

Dr. Jim Turman, Associate Vice Provost and adjunct professor in Kinesiology, has published a chapter in the newly released textbook, Campus Recreational Sports Facilities, published by the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association. The title of the article is "The Planning Process Through the Eyes of the Campus Master Planner and the Recreational Sports Director." Dr. Turman co-wrote the chapter with Dr. Clint Hewitt, associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture.

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Pat Avery (professor, social studies education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction) has been appointed to another three-year term as editor of the top-ranked journal in social studies education, Theory and Research in Social Education.

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Yvonne Gentzler (associate professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, family, youth, and community education) provided tips for parents choosing a child's school for fall. Gentzler offers parents a list of questions to consider when determining if a school is a good fit for a child in an article by Julie Pfitzinger, "Shopping for a School," published February 7, 2010, in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

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Nicole LaVoi, Tucker Center Associate Director and Lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, wrote a blog entry on February 2 entitled "Vonn Watch: Sports Illustrated Cover is Predictable" in order to stimulate dialogue on Sports Illustrated's choice of cover image for Lindsey Vonn, US Olympic skier. And LaVoi has succeeded in generating dialogue, monologue and just plain flame, garnering large numbers of hits--40,000 on the site and thousands more on sites citing and critiquing the post--as well as mention in USA Today, Yahoo Sports, Technorati, CoCo Perez and other outlets in the news media and blogosphere.

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Categories: Behavioral Science | School of Kinesiology | Tucker Center

The three administrator associations in Minnesota are collaborating on a year-long professional development activity that is based on the recent book by Sharon Kruse (Ph.D. in EdPA; professor, University of Akron) and Karen Seashore Louis (Robert H. Beck Professor of Ideas in Education; professor, Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development).

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The University of Minnesota Alumni Association announced today that Phil Esten, Ph.D., has been named Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Esten, who currently serves as Associate Athletics Director at the University, succeeds Margaret Sughrue Carlson, who announced plans to retire from the Alumni Association last May after 25 years of service.

Dr. Esten, who has a doctoral degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Management (advised by Mary Jo Kane, Director of the School) and teaches graduate level courses as an adjunct professor of the University's School of Kinesiology, was chosen through a national search process that began last August. "Our 60,000 members will benefit from Phil's extensive knowledge of the University, his proven ability to turn alumni into ambassadors for important University causes, and his passion for the role that school spirit plays in connecting today's and tomorrow's graduates to their alma mater," said Bruce Mooty, immediate past president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and co-chair of the search committee.

As an Associate AD, Dr. Esten manages the overall strategic plan for intercollegiate athletics, which includes 25 sports and 225 employees. He was the department's point person for the TCF Bank Stadium, serving as the intercollegiate athletics liaison for all design, construction, operations and management of the $288.5 million project. Dr. Esten also was instrumental in stadium fundraising, an effort that included more than $45 million in funds for academic programming for the University.

"Now more than ever, major universities around the country are realizing the immense importance of building strong relationships with their alumni," said U of M President Bob Bruininks. "Phil is a proven leader who brings out the best in people in pursuit of a common goal. I'm looking forward to working with him in support of this great institution."

Dr. Esten will be the seventh CEO in the Alumni Association's 106-year history. His first official day with the organization is March 15.

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Categories: School of Kinesiology | Sport Management

The first annual meeting of the Ibero-American Network on Attachment (Red Iberoamericana de Apego [RIA]) will be held February 25-28, 2010, in Panama City, Panama. More than twenty researchers and clinicians from nine countries will be presenting at lectures, panel discussions and workshops addressing advances in attachment theory and techniques of assessment and intervention. Alan Sroufe, PhD, professor at the Institute of Child Development, Elizabeth Carlson, PhD, director of Harris Programs at the Center for Early Education and Development (CEED), and Jose Causadias, doctoral student in the Institute of Child Development, will all be presenting at the meeting. The Institute of Child Development is proud to be involved in this first-ever meeting of RIA. More information and registration can be found at: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/icd/redapego/index.html

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Dante Cicchetti, PhD, professor in the Institute of Child Development and the department of psychiatry, and Megan Gunnar, PhD, professor in the Institute of Child Development, have published findings in the January/February issue of Child Development from a new study conducted in conjunction with the University of Rochester and Mt. Hope Family Center. The study examined 500 low-income children ages 7 to 13, about half of whom had been abused and/or neglected. High levels of depression were found in children who were abused in the first five years of their lives, and more importantly, it was found that the body's biological systems for adapting to stress had been compromised. The research suggests that early abuse is more damaging as the brain and body are rapidly developing and children are more dependent on caregivers for protection. The results of this study strongly underscore the need for early interventions for children who have been abused.

Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F.A., Gunnar, M.R., and Toth, S.L. (2010). The differential impacts of early physical and sexual abuse and internalizing problems on daytime cortisol rhythm in school-aged children. Child Development, 81, (1).

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Mistilina Sato has been named the inaugural holder of the Carmen Starkson Campbell Endowed Chair in Education in the College of Education and Human Development. One of few such chairs in the country, the Campbell Chair focuses on scholarly activities that prepare and support new teachers and improve effectiveness and retention of teachers, especially as advocates for at-risk students. The chair also encourages partnerships with schools and districts, with emphasis on those facing significant challenges in achieving student success.

Carmen and Jim Campbell established the Campbell Chair and an accompanying graduate fellowship in honor of Carmen's own experiences as a teacher for 11 years in the Minneapolis Public Schools and her concern and caring for K-12 teachers and the profession. Carmen earned a B.S. degree from the college in 1964, and Jim holds a B.S. degree from the Carlson School of Management. Jim retired as chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota after a 38-year banking career.

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The DigMe program, a partnership between the University of Minnesota and Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, was featured in the February 4th news on Kare 11, "Cool in School: Roosevelt High School's Digital Media studies." Reporter Kim Insley visited the media studies classroom of English teacher Molly McCarthy, a 2009 graduate of the CEHD initial licensure program in English Education, to film students receiving peer feedback on digital projects that culminated a unit on food and globalization. McCarthy and Cynthia Lewis, (professor, literacy and English education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction) were interviewed for the video segment below.

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Please join ATS for a Brown Bag session on crafting instructional technology project proposals on Tuesday, February 9 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in Ed Sciences 325. All are welcome to join this session. To RSVP or for questions regarding the proposal process please contact Melissa at mmw@umn.edu.

Proposals for ATS multimedia and web-based teaching and learning projects will be accepted from now until Monday, February 15, 2010.

We also encourage you to visit the newly redesigned ATS website where you will find a variety of information about the proposal process including: an overview, examples, a timeline, and the electronic proposal form.

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School of Social Work Professor Esther Wattenberg was invited to deliver a presentation entitled, "Child Care and Family Policy in the U.S," for Beijing Government Officials/Social Work Training Delegation. This presentation took place at the University of Minnesota Child Center on January 22nd.

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Categories: School of Social Work