Marti Erickson (Director, Harris Programs, CEED) will be speaking at the upcoming "Nature, Children, and Families: A Necessary Connection" conference. In her presentation, "Healing the Broken Bond between Children and Nature," Marti will discuss today's relationship between children and the outdoors and the importance of strengthening that bond.

Nature, Children, and Families: A Necessary Connection
Friday, April 4, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
MacMillan Auditorium
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska

Read the full press release.

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Futurist and College alum Joel Barker (B.S. '66) and former U.S. Rep. Tim Penny will headline the 2008 University of Minnesota Center for Integrative Leadership conference, "Making Communities Work: Leadership across Public, Private, Nonprofit and Geographic Boundaries," Monday and Tuesday, April 21 and 22 at Cowles Auditorium, Hubert H. Humphrey Center.

Read the full press release.

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Michelle Trotter, a doctoral student in Educational Psychology studying counseling and student personnel psychology, has received a 2008 President's Student Leadership and Service Award. Michelle will receive the award from President Bruininks at the awards banquet in May. Michelle is being recognized for her many valuable contributions to the University and Twin Cities communities, including her pivotal role on the Stamp Out Stigma campaign.

Congratulations, Michelle!

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Professor Bill Doherty (Family Social Science) offers comment in another article on super-sized children's birthday parties.

Birthday presents get a timeout from parents
Boston Globe (Mass.) March 27, 2008

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Professor John Romano (Eductional Psychology) and his co-authors received the 2007-08 Outstanding Contribution Award from Sage Publishing and the Society of Counseling Psychology at the American Psychological Association Convention. The award recognizes the following paper by John and colleagues, which appeared in the Counseling Psychologist:

Hage, S. M., Romano, J. L., Conyne, R. K., Kenny. M., Matthews, C., Schwartz, J. P., & Waldo, M. (2007). Best practices guidelines on prevention practice, research, training, and social advocacy for psychologists. The Counseling Psychologist, 35, 493-566.

The award will be presented at the APA convention in August.

Congratulations, John and colleagues!

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The Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) has named Mark Robertson, Superintendent for the Fridley Schools, the 2008 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year. Mark received his superintendent licensure from our Department of Educational Policy and Administration, and holds specialist and master's degrees from the University of St. Thomas, and a bachelor's degree from Bethel University.

Read the full press release.

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From Dean Darlyne Bailey:

It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Ann Edgerton as the new Director of the University of Minnesota Child Care Center (UMCCC). As many of you know, Ann comes to us most recently from Monterey Peninsula College in California. She brings a broad range of educational and professional experiences and expertise to our position. She has been teaching infant/toddler development and caregiving as well as administration of child care centers at Monterey Peninsula College. Prior to that, she was the director of the Child Development Center at California State University, Monterey Bay. She has experience with Head Start programs and has been an advocate for the underserved. Ann lived and studied in Europe for a number of years receiving a teaching diploma in the Montessori method and later study and research trips with West Ed/PITC, a program for infant and toddler caregivers in Reggio Emilia and Pistoia, Italy. She has a master of education in early childhood development/ECE. In addition she has experience in advocacy and fundraising. She is very knowledgeable about child development theories and childcare issues and "best practices." She will bring a renewed commitment to training and research to the UMCCC and be a strong advocate for the UMCCC.

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Philip Zelazo, a professor in the Insitute of Child Development, comments on the connection between working memory and self-control in an article on self-control and children.

Self-control? It's child's play
Chicago Tribune (Ill.) March 25, 2008

Self-control? It's child's play: Some classic games help limit anti-social behavior
Sun Journal (ME) July 20, 2008

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Come hear research updates from CEHD faculty and staff affiliated with the Minnesota Center for Reading Research, with time for Q&A with the presenters. The topics include: "Promoting Teacher Reflection through Effective Coaching Conversations" (Bobbie Burnham & Debra Peterson); "Successful Teachers of Reading for ELL" (Lori Helman); and "An Updated Review of Literature on Effective Reading Instruction" (Barbara Taylor). Beverages will be provided.

Research Directions in Reading - Bag Lunch Panel Discussion
R385 Vo-Tech Education Building
Friday, April 4

For more information visit http://www.cehd.umn.edu/reading/events/ or contact Ingrid Cook (iccook@umn.edu, 612-624-9147).

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Assistant Professor Shonda Craft (Family Social Science) is a winner of the 2008 President's Faculty Multicultural Research Award. The award, sponsored by the University's Office for Equity and Diversity, is designed to encourage and support research on issues related to people of color, particularly in a North American context.

Congratulations Shonda!

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Senior Fellow Jerry Stein's (School of Social Work) Learning Dreams program was featured in a recent issue of the University's UMNnews.

Partnering with hope and dreams
UMNnews (Minn.) March 26, 2008

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Over the past year the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA) has been working to redesign its MINCAVA Electronic Clearinghouse. Last year the center had over 6.8 million hits and 1.1 million user sessions. To ensure a high level of quality for all users, MINCAVA engaged them in an evaluation of their site focused on usability and accessibility and implemented most of the suggestions that were received. Here are some of the major changes to the site:

• Content will now be organized by BOTH topic and type of material, allowing users to find both the material they were looking for and other items similar to it.
• A spotlight section on the main page will highlight the latest developments in the field, exciting news and legislation, or other important information relating to violence and abuse.
• Improved search feature will help users find information faster.
• Updated look and logo will increase visual appeal and accessibility.

Come and help MINCAVA celebrate their newly designed Web site. They'll be hosting a party on Wednesday, April 9, from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Peters Hall Atrium to launch the new MINCAVA Electronic Clearinghouse. Come for food and fun with the MINCAVA staff, and to view the newly designed Web site.

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Mary Jo Kane, Kinesiology chair and director of the Tucker Center, is featured in an NCAA News Web site article, "Forum Studies Women in Sports". The article highlights Kane's research in her session titled "Portrayal of Female Athletes in the Media," to be given at the upcoming Women in College Sports Forum, April 6, in Tampa, Florida.

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Project Homeless Connect is a project managed by School of Social Work graduate Matthew Ayres who works at Hennepin County. It’s a one-day opportunity for businesses, service providers, faith communities, and government agencies to help end homelessness. Volunteers are needed for the April 28 event that will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Please visit this link for more information and details on volunteering: http://www.homelessconnectminneapolis.org/

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Keith Russell, associate professor of kinesiology, was featured in the February issue of Parks & Recreation for his work with the Wise Kids program, an out-of-school pilot program designed to help kids make wise nutrition and activity choices. Wise Kids is funded by the Säjai Foundation and Keith has been heading the team that is assessing the program's impact.

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Two Ph.D. students in the School of Kinesiology have had posters accepted for presentation at the American College of Sport Medicine's Annual Meeting on May 29 in Indianapolis. Danielle Templeton's poster is titled "Bone Mineral Content in Overweight and Normal Weight Children." Michael Nelson's poster is titled "Reliability of Heart Rate Variability by Sample Entropy at Rest and During Light Exercise in Children." Both students are advisees of Associate Professor Don Dengel.

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The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), the oldest multidisciplinary non-partisan professional organization focused solely on family research, practice, and education, has elected two members from the Department of Family Social Science:

Professor and Department Head B. Jan McCulloch has been named Chair of the NCFR Family and Health section. The mission of the Family and Health Section is to promote the health of diverse families and their members through interdisciplinary activities that facilitate excellence in family health practice, research, education, and policy development.

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist Jodi Dworkin has been elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Education and Enrichment section. The Education and Enrichment section shares information on effective family life education, teaching materials and methods, and marriage enrichment interests. Focus Groups include Marriage and Family Enrichment, Certified Family Life Educators, Sexuality, Parent Education, Families and Grief, and Peace.

Congratulations Jan and Jodi!

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Several publications have written about the Institute on Community Integration's (ICI) Building Art, Building Community grant. This grant, awarded by the College's Multicultural & Diversity Committee, allowed ICI to display work by artists with disabilities in Patee Hall.

Show and sell
Access Press (Minn.) March 10, 2008

For more news about this grant, visit http://ici.umn.edu/fyi/art/.

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Long-time youth studies community faculty member and high school teacher Jan Mandell is the recipient of the inaugural Facing Race Ambassador Award given by The Saint Paul Foundation. Jan and 12 nominees were honored at a March 8 ceremony at the Science Museum of Minnesota. A nonprofit organization or public entity of her choice will receive a cash award of $10,000 to further work in creating an anti-racist East Metro community.

Jan is the founder of Saint Paul Central High School’s Central Touring Theater (CTT) and has led the way for nearly 30 years in creating a safe space which attracts a multi-racial, multi-economic, and multi-intellectual group of students who come together to be themselves, tell stories, break down barriers, and produce theater that promotes discussion and truth.

Since 2002, the Facing Race initiative of The Saint Paul Foundation has generated discussions among people of all backgrounds to provide a greater understanding of race issues and what the community, as a whole, can do to make it a more open and equitable society. The Facing Race Ambassador Award was created to honor individuals who excel in creating opportunities for people of all races to understand the impact of racism. “Theater is the perfect tool to fight racism because it requires trust building. Working with kids in a creative environment has kept me hopeful and kept me conscious of today’s issues,� said Jan in receiving the award.

The naming of an ambassador is the next phase of this growing initiative. “Our recipient and our nominees are doing powerful work dismantling racism in our community,� said Carleen Rhodes, president of The Saint Paul Foundation. “This is an example of how it takes all of us working together, to share the message and confront racism where it lurks.�

Facing Race: We’re all in this together™ is a multi-year antiracism initiative of The Saint Paul Foundation that focuses on addressing racism at individual and institutional levels. The vision of Facing Race is to create a more equitable, just, and open region where everyone feels safe, valued, and respected. Facing Race meets people and institutions where they are, giving them the tools they need to discuss issues of race and racism and moving them to take action to eliminate racism and discrimination. For more information, visit www.facingrace.org.

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This three-quarter (75%) time position with the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) will work on a project related to treatment foster care. CASCW is working with the Family-based Foster Treatment Association (FFTA) to support evidence-based practice and policy in this area of specialized foster care. FFTA is a national member organization for agencies that provide treatment and specialized foster care services. Members require technical assistance in the areas of identifying best practices and making recommendations for data use to support improved services.

Details:

Program coordinator: 75% Appointment - 30 hours per week

Required qualifications:

• Master's degree in social work, education, or social services discipline


• Knowledge of Excel, other Office products, statistical software such as SPSS or SAS


• Strong writing, literature review, and organizational skills


• Understanding of the child welfare system and foster care service delivery


• Experience working with large administrative data sets to measure outcomes


• Knowledge of statistical testing methods (descriptive and inferential)

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working in foster care direct service


• Familiarity with treatment or specialized foster care


• Experience with providing technical or consultative assistance to organizations


• Experience extracting, coding, and analyzing data from large databases


• Experience writing research reports or other scholarly publications

Duties/Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include the provision of technical assistance to identify effective strategies for treatment foster care providers to improve outcomes for children and youth. Additionally, responsibilities include conducting extensive literature reviews, writing reports, and data analysis This individual will report to the director of the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare.

Program/Unit description:
The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare is located in the School of Social Work in the College of Education and Human Development. The CASCW supports the education and training of child welfare professionals, identifies and examines effective child welfare practice methods, informs the public and policy makers about various child welfare issues, and incorporates evaluation findings into School of Social Work curriculum.

Application instructions: Apply through the University online application process. Please include the names and phone numbers of three references.

Quick link to posting: employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=70672

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Elderhostel, a not-for-profit organization providing educational opportunities through travel for older adults again offers the Elderhostel K. Patricia Cross Doctoral Research Grant, a scholarship founded to support future leaders in the field of lifelong learning. The Elderhostel K. Patricia Cross Doctoral Research Grant is a $5,000 award presented annually to a student researching later-life learning in any of various disciplines, including but not limited to, psychology, education, gerontology, cognitive studies, neuroscience, leisure studies, aging, and social work. The grant can be used in any way that furthers the student’s doctoral research, including presentation and publication costs of your completed dissertation. The application deadline is March 31. The Elderhostel K. Patricia Cross Doctoral Research Grant recipient will be determined by a selection committee consisting of professors, practitioners, and other leaders in the field of lifelong learning. The winning recipient will be announced in June 2008. For further information, including requirements and the online application, please visit: www.elderhostel.org/grants.

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Chris Bremer, Donna Johnson, and Joe Timmons (all researchers in the Institute on Community Integration) recently published an article.

"Improving Access, Transition, and Success: Meeting the Challenges Facing College Students with Disabilities"
Update on Research and Leadership 19(1)

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Another article was recently published that mentions CAREI's research on school start times.

'Early to rise' not always ideal, prof. says
Brown Daily Herald (R.I.) March 18, 2008

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Research associate Pat Salmi (Institute on Community Integration) has received the Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management Award of Excellence for Outstanding Teamwork for her work on CMIST, an interagency volunteer organization that advocates and acts for inclusion in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery for persons who have disabilities, are elderly, or have barriers to participation.

UPDATE: Pat and her award were mentioned in the University's Brief.

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Graduate student Rachel Pike (elementary education) answered the Daily's question of the week in Friday's issue. Read Rachel's response on page 2.

Question of the week: What are you doing over spring break?
Minnesota Daily (Minn.) March 14, 2008

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Professor Oliver Williams (School of Social Work), director of the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community, recently received the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Social Work. The award honors outstanding contributions in social work education. Oliver will receive this award on Sunday, April 27, at the University of Pittsburgh's "Afternoon of Recognition" event.

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Professor Barbara Taylor (Curriculum and Instruction), director of the Minnesota Center for Reading Research, comments on recent cuts to the federally-funded Reading First program.

Popular Minnesota reading program may fall victim to Washington politics
Minnesota Public Radio (Minn.) March 14, 2008

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Kinesiology lecturer Stacy Ingraham offers comment in the debate on whether athletes should stretch.

To Stretch or Not to Stretch? The Answer Is Elastic
New York Times (N.Y.) March 13, 2008

No One Knows Value of Stretch
The Ledger (Fla.) March 18, 2008

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Associate Professor Melissa Anderson (Educational Policy and Administration) comments on the ethical implications of industry-sponsored research.

Playing Well With Industry
Science Careers (D.C.) March 14, 2008

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Kellie Holt, a junior in the Department of Family Social Science, recently commented on the implications of being an African-American woman choosing between Barack Obama and HIllary Clinton.

Clinton-Obama race producing 'delightful dilemma' for black women
MinnPost (Minn.) March 13, 2008

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News about the latest GoNorth! expedition to Fennoscandia is popping up all over:

GoNorth! Team Prepares for Fennoscandian Expedition
KARE-11 (Minn.) Feb. 21, 2008

GoNorth! team prepares to take off
KARE-11 (Minn.) Feb. 28, 2008

K-12ers watch Arctic explorers 'GoNorth'
Minnesota Daily (Minn.) March 12, 2008

Assistant Professor Aaron Doering is the Education Director of GoNorth!

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Research & Practice Forum
Rethinking Cultural Dynamics: Transforming School for Every Learner
June 23-26, 2008

The Research & Practice Forum will engage teams of P-12 educators (administrators, teacher-leaders, and human service professionals) in bridging research and practice to improve leadership and pedagogy for addressing racial disparities in achievement and building cultural proficiency within their schools.

Keynote Presenters

• Sonia Nieto, Ph.D. Professor Emerita, Language, Literacy & Culture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, School of Education, Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies


• Joseph F. Johnson, Ph.D. Executive Director of the National Center for Urban School Transformation and the QUALCOMM Professor of Urban Education at San Diego State University.

For more information visit http://cehd.umn.edu/PPG/ or call 612-625-5060.

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International students: Are you interested in a summer opportunity to share your language and culture with young Americans who are eager to learn?

Since 1961, Concordia Language Villages (CLV) has pursued a vision of peace and understanding by educating young people in world languages and cultures. Located in northern Minnesota, this program provides an opportunity for students to share their language and culture in an innovative, nationally and internationally recognized language education program. During one-, two-, and four-week sessions, participants ages 7-18 are immersed in language and culture through the food, music, sports, arts, and crafts that are typical of the target language. Some programs include a one-week family session as well.

CLV hires international staff, both those studying or living in the United States and those abroad, in addition to U.S. citizens who are proficient. A teaching credential is not necessary; CLV provides an orientation. Some specialized positions ("credit teacher") require a teaching credential.

Programs are offered in 15 other languages: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, English (ESL), Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. International staff may apply for a J-1 visa (in the camp counselor category) through CLV. For international students in the United States, those on an F-1 student visa may be employed through use of OPT or CPT and those on a J-1 student visa need a letter from the advisor stating that employment is related to course of study.

For more information on CLV job opportunities, visit www.concordialanguagevillages.org or contact Concordia Language Villages at 1-800-222-4750 (218-299-4544).

N.B.: In addition to Minnesota locations, where all 15 languages are offered, small Spanish and French programs take place in Georgia and a small Italian program takes place in New Jersey.

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The College's Academic Technology Services (ATS) department invites instructors in CEHD to submit proposals for teaching/learning multimedia and Web development projects. Successful project proposals will receive technical and instructional design and project management services from the ATS staff for project development during 2008-09.

Although ATS can only develop a limited number of academic technology projects, they would like to develop as many as possible during the 2008-2009 academic year. To plan adequately for resources and staffing, they are collecting project requests now. Only projects proposed before the April 11 deadline will be considered for development during the 2008-2009 academic year.

View proposal details, project ideas, and the online proposal form.

View a list of academic technologies already available to CEHD instructors.

Contact your department's Instructional Technology Fellow.

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Scott McConnell, Director of Community Engagement in CEED, had a letter to the editor published in the Star Tribune. Read the letter.

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Amy Susman-Stillman, Director of Applied Research and Training in CEED, testified before the Minnesota House Early Learning Finance Committee on Tuesday, February 26, about the Department of Health Services' Family, Friend, and Neighbor Grant Program, which was established last year by the state Legislature. CEED was written into the legislation as the evaluators of the grant program, and she presented the work to-date on the evaluation.

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Marti Erickson, Director of Harris Programs in CEED, kicked off Target Corporation's volunteer campaign with Read Across America by speaking to employees at Target Corporate offices on March 3 on “Strong Start, Bright Future: Launching Children on the Path to Reading Success.� She also recently spoke at the luncheon of the Women's Leadership Group for the Twin Cities United Way on “The Social-Emotional Underpinnings of School Readiness: What Parents Bring, What Parents Need.�

Finally, Marti is featured in an article in the March 2008 issue of Monitor on Psychology, a publication of APA: "Getting Back to the Great Outdoors."

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Karen Cadigan, Director of Outreach and Policy in CEED, and alum Kristen Missall (Ph.D. '02, educational psychology; M.A. '99, educational psychology) recently published a paper, "Measuring expressive language growth in young children with autism spectrum disorders," in Topics in Early Childhood Special Education.

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Associate Professor Leon Hsu (Postsecondary Teaching and Learning) has received a Morse Alumni Award from the University. The award honors outstanding contributions to undergraduate education. This year's awards will be presented on Monday, April 28, at 3:30 p.m. at the McNamara Alumni Center.

Congratulations Leon!

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Professor Paul Rosenblatt (family social science) commented on a recent study that links men doing housework to increased sexual intimacy with their partners.

Men who do more housework may get more sex
KMSP (Minn.) March 6, 2008

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Sarah Leberman, a Fullbright Scholar who recently returned to New Zealand after a four-month residency in the Tucker Center, has conducted research into why so few women, particularly mothers, become sports coaches.

Women lack coaching confidence
ScienceAlert (Australia) March 5, 2008

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The International Falls Daily Journal recently reported that Sue Collins (Ph.D., educational policy and administration) is one of three finalists for president of the Northeast Higher Education District (NHED). The district is a consortium of five colleges in northeastern Minnesota. The finalists will be considered by James H. McCormick, chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

Read the full article.

UPDATE: Sue has now been officially recommended for the NHED presidency. Read the full article.

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Psi Chi (University of Illinois chapter) has named CEHD alum Professor Chryle Elieff its Teacher of the Year. Elieff received a Ph.D. from the Institute of Child Development. As a member of the developmental division at the University of Illinois, she teaches courses on infant psychology and adolescent development. Elieff will be honored during a ceremony on Sunday, April 27.

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Kinesiology lecturer Stacy Ingraham was featured extensively in yesterday's Minnesota Daily in an article about plagiarism.

Policing plagiarism in a digital age
Minnesota Daily (Minn.) March 3, 2008

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The College recently partnered with the Minnesota Community Action Partnership and the Minnesota Department of Human Services Office of Economic Opportunity to give the Best Practices Award to the Family Economic Success Council of the West Central Initiative in Fergus Falls, Minn.

Fergus Falls group receives award
In-Forum (N.D.) March 1, 2008

UPDATE: Here's an article about another Best Practices Award the partnership gave to a regional homelessness prevention program in Bemidji:

Regional program that fights homelessness receives state award
Bemidji Pioneer (Minn.) March 12, 2008

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Professor Bill Doherty in the Department of Family Social Science comments on the rise in lavish children's parties in this article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Goody bags gone bad
Cleveland Plain Dealer (Ohio) March 3, 2008

Parents giving 'out-of-control birthday parties' left holding the bag

Sun Journal (ME) March 13, 2008

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