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November 20, 2009
Pa Lee, a junior in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, is the recipient of a $1,000 Sue W. Hancock Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity Award (SEED) and was recognized at the 2009 Equity and Diversity Breakfast on November 19, 2009. She is working on a double major in business and marketing education and human resource development along with a leadership minor.
November 5, 2009
As part of an ongoing partnership between the University of Minnesota and CARE-USA, one of the world's leading humanitarian organizations, 20 representatives from eight CARE countries will visit the U of M campus for an open-to-the-public research workshop Nov. 9 from 3:30 - 5 p.m. in the University International Center, 331 17th Avenue S.E., Minneapolis.
The public is invited to learn more about CARE education partnerships (including the U of M research partnership) for marginalized youth in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Malawi, Mali and Tanzania, and to meet these international guests. More information
October 30, 2009
Experts from the College of Education and Human Development will join colleagues from five other colleges across the University to help developing countries better respond to emerging animal diseases that pose a threat to human health.
The University of Minnesota is part of a multidisciplinary team that will implement a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) cooperative agreement with funding up to $185 million.
The project, called RESPOND, is one of five that will work together to pre-empt or combat the first stages of emerging zoonotic pandemics--diseases that can spread between animals and humans.
October 28, 2009
Karen Seashore (Louis) has been named the inaugural holder of the Robert Holmes Beck Chair of Ideas in Education. The first endowed chair of its kind in the United States, the Beck Chair encourages scholarly activity that promotes a better understanding of the conceptual foundations underlying critical issues in education.
October 27, 2009
Pa Lee, a junior majoring in business marketing and education, has won a 2009 Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity (SEED) award. Lee was one of 12 undergraduate students and one graduate student to earn this honor from the University's Office for Equity and Diversity.
The SEED Award program honors high-achieving students at the University of Minnesota with diverse identities, including students of color, women, GLBT students, and students with disabilities. SEED Award recipients must demonstrate impressive academic achievement and leadership in community outreach and activism, in addition to a deep understanding of and commitment to issues of equity, diversity, and social justice.
October 21, 2009
The Office of International Programs, in co-sponsorship with the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, is pleased to announce the creation of the Josef A. Mestenhauser Lecture Series on Internationalizing Higher Education. The annual lecture will provide an academic forum in which scholars from around the world will be invited to present thought-provoking scholarship on the internationalization of higher education.
Continue reading "Inaugural Josef A. Mestenhauser Lecture on Internationalizing Higher Education" »
October 14, 2009
Alexandre Ardichvili, Ph.D., associate professor in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, received a 4-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education under the FIPSE/Brazil program called Global Talent Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
The program involves a partnership between the University of Minnesota, the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, the University of Sao Paulo (USP), and the University of Brasilia (UnB) that focuses on undergraduate and graduate student exchange and faculty research opportunities.
Continue reading "Ardichvili receives 4-year grant for FIPSE/Brazil student exchange program" »
October 9, 2009
Jarrett Gupton will hold an appointment in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development with an affiliation in the School of Social Work. His research is on educational experiences of homeless youth and access to higher education. His doctoral degree is in urban education policy from the University of Southern California.
September 29, 2009
Joan DeJaeghere, Ph.D., assistant professor in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, presented at the United Kingdom Forum for International Education and Training (UKFIET) in Oxford, England on "Beyond Gender Mainstreaming: Equality and Empowerment for Girls and Boys" as part of a panel with Dr. Shirley Miske, Miske Witt and Associates, and Joyce Adolwa, CARE- USA. The presentations were based on a research conducted in partnership with CARE USA, for which Joan DeJaeghere is a co-PI (with Chris Johnstone).
Continue reading "DeJaeghere gives presentation at UKFIET in England" »
September 22, 2009
Darrell Lewis, professor emeritus in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration and former associate dean of the College of Education and Human Development, passed away on September 20, 2009 after an aggressive battle with lung cancer.
Full obituary available in the Star Tribune.
September 18, 2009
Jean King, Ph.D. and Jennifer York-Barr Ph.D., both professors in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, are featured in the article Model Educators posted on UMNews.
September 8, 2009
The Teaching in Action program, initiated by associate professor Frances Vavrus, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, has received the Ashoka Changemakers Champions of Quality Education in Africa award. The award, sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlitt Foundation, went to three programs drawn from a pool of 400 international entrants.
Continue reading "Teacher Education Project wins Quality of Education in Africa Award" »
August 10, 2009
The University Council for Educational Administration's (UCEA) Roald F. Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Karen Seashore, Ph.D., who is a professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development. This award was instituted by UCEA in 1992 for the purpose of recognizing senior professors in the field of educational administration whose professional lives have been characterized by extraordinary commitment, excellence, leadership, productivity, generosity, and service.
Continue reading "Seashore receives lifetime achievement award" »
July 29, 2009
Dr. Halil Dundar, Ph.D. in Higher Education (1993) from the Department of Educational Policy and Administration, has been appointed as the lead education specialist/education economist for the South Asian Region of the World Bank. The position is located in the Bank's Washington D.C. office, although he will spend considerable time on mission activities in South Asia.
July 1, 2009
A team of Ph.D. students in Comparative and International Development Education, together with two other students from the Humphrey Institute (Juliet Lyon) and the College of Continuing Education (Hindolo Pokawa), received a grant of $46,811 from the Office of Interdisciplinary Initiatives in the Graduate School.
All of the students in EdPA are members of the entering group of Ph.D. students for fall 2008. Members of the team are as follows: Christina Kwauk, Soo Kyoung Lee, Ya Liu, Brent Ruter, Amanda Sanchez, Casey Stafford, Somongkol Teng, Tryggvi Thayer, Li Yang, and Maiyia Yang.
June 9, 2009
Felix Amenumey, doctoral candidate in WHRE with an emphasis in HRD, has been selected as the 2009-2010 recipient of the Gary N. McLean Graduate Fellowship in International Human Resource Development. Congratulations to Felix who is the first recipient of this fellowship!
November 19, 2008
Alum Dan Johnson (M.A., higher education administration, '90) has been named President and CEO of Catholic Eldercare in Minneapolis.
Continue reading "Alum Johnson named head of Catholic Eldercare" »
Faculty, emeriti, students, and alumni from the human resource development (HRD) program in the Department of Work and Human Resource Education (WHRE) were well represented at the recent 7th International Conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (Asia Chapter) held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Continue reading "WHRE at international human resource development conference" »
November 14, 2008
Kyla Wahlstrom, director of the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI), was quoted in a Star Tribune article on a local school district considering later school start times.
Continue reading "Wahlstrom comments on school start times" »
November 13, 2008
Professor Darwin Hendel, Assistant Professor David Weerts (both from the Department of Educational Policy and Administration), and Associate Dean Mary Bents were quoted in an article on President-Elect Obama's possible pick for Secretary of Education.
Continue reading "CEHD faculty and staff discuss Sec. of Ed. pick" »
November 3, 2008
Amy Garrett Dikkers (EdPA) organized a symposium entitled "Leadership and Accountability: Perspectives of Stakeholders and Impact on Practice" for the University Council for Educational Administration's (UCEA) annual convention in Orlando, held October 30 to November 2.
October 28, 2008
Alum Delores Henderson (Ph.D., educational policy and administration, '82), principal of St. Paul's Ames Elementary School, was featured in an article on the recent changes the school has undertaken to meet No Child Left Behind requirements.
Continue reading "Alum Henderson featured in Star Tribune" »
September 29, 2008
Professor Karen Seashore (Educational Policy and Administration) comments on the benefits of professional learning communities to educator development and student success.
Continue reading "Seashore comments on learning communities" »
August 28, 2008
Professor Emeritus John Cogan has been named the 2008 Distinguished Global Scholar by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).
Continue reading "Cogan named Distinguished Global Scholar" »
June 25, 2008
Alumna Mary Zabolio McGrath (M.A. '78, educational psychology; Ph.D. '88, educational policy and administration) recently published two books.
Ethical Dilemmas in Education: Standing Up for Honesty and Integrity
by Beverley H. Johns, Mary Z. McGrath, and Sarup R. Mathur
Rowman Education, 2008
Reaching Students with Diverse Disabilities: Cross Categorical Ideas and Activities
by Mary Z. McGrath and Beverley H. Johns
Rowman Education, 2008
Congratulations, Mary!
June 16, 2008
Verna Cornelia Price (Ph.D., educational policy and administration) has received a Women in the Workplace (WOW) Achievement Award from the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. The award notice reads:
"Price has been an innovator known for creating programs and processes which increase organizational effectiveness and individual performance. Dr. Price's experience as an educator, researcher, trainer, and business consultant led to the development of a unique multiple intelligence approach to helping her clients rethink leadership and the role of personal power in the workplace. Dr. Price has coined the principle 'experiencing knowledge' and believes that excellence can only be achieved when relevant and meaningful knowledge is applied to your profession and life. Dr. Price is the founder of Girls in Action, and co-founder of The Power of People Leadership Institute. She is the author of The Power of People: Four Kinds of People Who Can Change Your Life, and The Silent Cry: Dealing with Subtractors in Work and Life. These books continue to empower and equip organizations with strategies for motivating and inspiring employees to excellence."
Congratulations, Verna!
Lecturer Amy Garrett Dikkers (Educational Policy and Administration) and Professor Cathy Solheim (Family Social Science) have been named 2008-09 Digital Media Center (DMC) Faculty Fellows. Each will receive funding in the amount of $10,000 to be used in support of their projects.
Congratulations Amy and Cathy!
June 12, 2008
Graduate students in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration have racked up some impressive awards this year! Read on a for listing of the College, University, and national awards and grants they've accumulated.
Congratulations EdPA grad students!
June 11, 2008
Moosung Lee, a graduate student in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration, has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Graduate Student Research Award. He received the award at the 49th Annual Adult Education Research Conference, which was recently held at the University of Missouri. Moosung was chosen for the award for his co-authored paper titled "The History of UNESCO's Lifelong Learning Policy Discourses."
Congratulations, Moosung!
May 29, 2008
Lecturer Rob Shumer (WHRE, C&I) has been named a John Glenn Scholar in Service-Learning . The award, which was given by the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University, honors individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing service-learning scholarship, particularly in the K-12 context. In particular, the award honors Rob's 2006 publication, The Wisdom of Delphi: An investigation of the most influential studies in K-12 service-learning research in the past 25 years.
Congratulations, Rob!
May 2, 2008
David R. Johnson , associate dean for research and policy, is a 2008 recipient of the University's President's Award for Outstanding Service. The award is presented each year in the spring and recognizes exceptional service to the University, its schools, colleges, departments, and service units by any active or retired faculty or staff member. Recipients of this award have gone well beyond their regular duties and have demonstrated an unusual commitment to the University community.
Congratulations, David!
April 16, 2008
We reported back on March 5 that alumna Sue Collins (Ph.D., educational policy and administration) was one of three finalists for president of the Northeast Higher Education District (NHED). We're now happy to say that Sue has officially been named President of NHED. Read the full story here.
Congratulations Sue!
April 14, 2008
Kathleen Alvig (Ph.D. '99, educational policy and administration), principal of Northrop Urban Environmental School, has been named a 2008 Science and Mathematics Elementary and Middle Level Principal of the Year. The award was co-sponsored by the Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association and the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Read more about Kathleen and the award.
Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association honors two Minneapolis Public Schools principals
Insight News (Minn.) April 14, 2008
April 11, 2008
Kristi Kremers, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration, was recently elected GAPSA President. GAPSA, the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Board, works in the interests of excellence in the graduate and professional experience here at the University.
Congratulations, Kristi!
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