The Ethics and Politics of Research with Immigrant Populations
President's Interdisciplinary Conference
June 4-5, 2010
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Conference chairs Assistant Professor Bic Ngo (Curriculum and Instruction), Associate Professor Martha Bigelow, (Curriculum and Instruction) and Professor Stacey Lee, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, announce the conference and extend a call for papers. Submission deadline: December 21, 2009.

Details are available at the conference Web site.

Download conference call for papers [pdf] and conference flier [pdf]

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The University's Academy of Distinguished Teachers, along with the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Office of Information Technology, and Instructional Development Services are sponsoring a one-day teaching and learning conference:

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The Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics is pleased to announce the 2nd annual Student Paper Contest.

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The ResearchChannel Advisory Committee announces a call for video submissions to be considered for the University's ten hours of programming during the 2008-09 academic year.

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Wilder Research is looking for part-time interviewers that are bilingual in Hmong, Somali, or Karen.

Starting rate is $11.52 to $12.80 an hour. We are conveniently located on the bus line on University Avenue and Lexington Parkway.

Responsibilities: Work on human services related survey research projects. You will phone individuals, identify respondents, and conduct interviews using computer software and/or pencil and paper surveys. The position requires a minimum of 12 hours a week.

Qualifications: Qualifications include the following: excellent interpersonal communication skills, professional attitude, good computer and typing skills, promptness, attention to detail, and good listening skills. Must be able to fluently read and speak both English and Hmong, Somali, or Karen.

How to apply: Send your resume to Wilder Research, Dan Swanson, Assistant Survey Research Manager, 451 Lexington Parkway North, Saint Paul, MN 55104 or e-mail dds@wilder.org. You can also call Dan at 651-280-2712 for more information.

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Attention students (graduate and undergraduate): The University's McNamara Academic Center is currently seeking tutors for the 2008-2009 school year.

They are interested in hiring tutors who clearly possess the following qualities:

• experience working with individuals of diverse backgrounds


• maturity


• flexibility


• reliability


• great communication skills


• take pride in your work


• ability to be a great team member


• ability to follow directions


• cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher


• teaching experience is a plus

All majors are encouraged to apply! For more information contact William Gill at 612-626-8130 or e-mail gilli114@umn.edu.

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The University's Foundation is seeking fundraising callers! This is a part-time evening position (5:30 to 9:00 p.m.) in which callers talk on the phone with alumni and friends of the University. Salary is $9.50 per hour. Employment with the Foundation is contingent upon a successful background check. For more information visit the Foundation Callers Web site or call 612-626-9589.

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The second annual Professionalism in Practice Conference, "Setting the Standard: Creating High Quality Learning Experiences," will be held on August 12 in Coffman Memorial Union, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Help make this ground-breaking teacher research conference a success (and attend free!) by volunteering.

Two types of volunteers are needed:

• Session host: Introduce session and assist presenters with logistical issues as needed. Monitor time and ensure dedicated reflection time at the session’s end. Read proposal and any supporting information in advance, and keep discussion flowing if needed. Administer and collect session evaluations. Additional CEUs are available for outside preparation time. Please indicate your first, second, and third choice of sessions to facilitate.


• Conference host: Assist with greeting, registration, participant needs, and logistical issues as needed.

To volunteer, please email Sharon Ornelas at Sharon.Ornelas@mpls.k12.mn.us, indicating which type of volunteer opportunity you are interested in and the timeframe during which you would like to contribute: before, during, and/or after the conference (minimum 3 hours to have conference fee waived).

Conference details can be found at www.professionalisminpractice.org.

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The 2008 Strong Schools Strong City campaign is in need of interns for the summer and fall. Strong Schools Strong City is the citizen-led campaign in support of the Minneapolis Public Schools property tax levy, which will appear on the ballot in November. Interns will have the opportunity to organize parents, teachers, students, and citizens in support of the referendum. Interns will also have the opportunity to lead discussions and give speeches about the referendum and the future of the Minneapolis Public Schools. Please e-mail info@StrongSchoolsStrongCity.org or call Ona Keller, Volunteer and Technology Coordinator, at 612-824-7712 if you are interested.

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Looking for a great volunteer experience in an urban education setting? A volunteer opportunity is available at Anne Sullivan Communications Center in the Minneapolis Public Schools. Sullivan is located at 3100 E. 28th St, Minneapolis , MN. 55406. This is an urban school that has a population of 12% American Indian, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 21% White and 58% Black/East African. 30% of the students have limited English proficiency. Anne Sullivan is an open enrollment school for grades K-8. 80% of the students are eligible for free and reduced price lunch and 15% of the students receive special education services.

Opportunities are available for volunteers to work with students under the direction of highly qualified teachers to enrich students' reading, math and science instruction by working one on one. This experience is a great way to fulfill university requirements for observations and field experiences while building your résumé. Qualifications include enrollment in an education program and a commitment of a minimum of one hour a week for nine weeks.

Any questions or to express interest in volunteering, contact Jean Hanson, Special Education Teacher at Sullivan Communication Center, at 612-668-5034 or Jean.Hanson@mpls.k12.mn.us.

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Project Home, a partnering agency with HEARTH Connections, announces an opening for a full-time case manager.

Project Home is housed in a community mental health clinic in Owatonna, MN, and serves the five-county surrounding area: Steele, Dodge, Waseca, Rice, and Freeborn Counties. They are looking for a full-time case manager who will provide housing services and intensive case management services to the long-term homeless population.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's or master's degree in social work or a human services field and 2 years experience in housing, adult mental health, chemical dependency, ARMHS, and Targeted Case Management. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., M - F (some flexibility in hours is required on an 'as needed' basis). Project Home will train as needed.

To apply, send your resume to: Willie Pfieffer, 610 Florence Ave., Owatonna, MN, 55060. Or e-mail your resume to
williep@schrc.com. No phone calls please.

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The University of Botswana Department of Home Economics Education has a vacancy for a sabbatical leave position from Aug. 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009 for a senior academic in the area of Early childhood education and development (prenatal to 5 years). More information and an application are available online.

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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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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.

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The Lowell Hellervik Endowed Faculty Chair in Adult Career Development search process has been launched. The search committee asks for your help in identifying strong candidates for this position. The position will be shared between the Department of Educational Psychology and the Department of Work and Human Resource Education.

Please forward the position description to people you think may be a good match for the position, or nominate people for the search committee to contact. Sasha Ardichvili (Work and Human Resource Education) and John Romano (Educational Psychology) are co-chairing the search committee. Other search committee members are: Tom Skovholt (Educational Psychology), Shari Peterson (Work and Human Resource Education) and Lou Quast (Personnel Decisions Inc). Linda Elrich is staff for the search. For more information, please access the University's Employment System at https://employment.umn.edu and search for requisition number 153386.

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The Eighth Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, and Disability conference, to be held April 22-23 in Columbus, Ohio, is seeking undergraduate and graduate student research; performance, writing, visual art; or applied and community service projects to be presented during a poster session and reception on April 22. Posters that relate to the conference theme, “looking back and thinking ahead,� will be given preference in the review process. Conference fees will be waived for all accepted presenters. For more information visit http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2008Conf/posters2008.html.

Application deadline: March 21, 2008

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Heidi Barajas, associate dean for outreach and community development, and Christopher Johnstone, director of international initiatives and relations for the College, are pleased to announce a series of small grants to promote international initiatives in the College. Four grants totaling $1,250 each will be awarded to faculty, staff, or students for international initiatives. Grant money may be, but does not need to be, used for international travel relevant to priorities. Faculty and staff interested in travel grants outside of these priorities (such as for international conferences) should consult the Office of International Programs Web site (www.international.umn.edu/funding) for other opportunities.

UPDATE: Download details about the grant program here: International Initiatives Small Grant Program [DOC]; Small Grants Cover Sheet [DOC]

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Emerging Leaders is a competitive program that places college students with disabilities in summer internships and provides them with leadership development opportunities. Students are matched with businesses through a careful screening process that helps ensure that the internship placement is a good fit for both parties. Eligible applicants must have a qualified disability under the ADA, have completed at least 60 university-level credits, have at least a 3.00 GPA, maintain full-time student status for the semester following the internship (graduating seniors immediately continuing to graduate school may apply), and be U.S. citizens or legal aliens.

Application deadline: January 31, 2008.

More information.

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The Office for Public Engagement is looking for proposals for workshops at Public Engagement Day on April 22.

CEHD colleagues who have been asked to participate in the plenary sessions include Dean Bailey, who will be a speaker as well as facilitate the closing panel, and Martha Bigalow, who will be part of a faculty panel presenting in the morning session.

Download the call for proposals [DOC]

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The Department of Curriculum and Instruction is looking for a lecturer or teaching specialist to begin in the fall of 2008. Read on for further details.

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The Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) has a job position available for an undergraduate student office assistant. Applicants must be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week, and hours are flexible between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Download more details about this position, including responsibilities, qualifications, and how to apply:
CEED Undergraduate Student Office Assistant [PDF]

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The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is seeking proposals for the DEC*2008 conference program. The conference will be held from October 26-29, 2008, in Minneapolis.

DEC’s conference is designed to cover a wide range of vital issues facing those who work with young children with special needs and their families. Every year DEC brings together experts, students, practitioners, and family members to learn about important research, policy, and practice happening in the field of early childhood special education.

For information about submitting a proposal please visit the conference page at the DEC Web site at www.dec-sped.org/conference. Proposals are due January 15, 2008 and submissions are accepted through the DEC online system only.

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The Minnesota Association for Family and Early Education (MNAFEE) is soliciting proposals for the Family & Early Childhood Leadership Conference, formerly known as the Early Childhood Administrators Conference. This conference is for people interested in leadership roles within the early childhood programs of our state. It will address the needs of current and future program administrators and practitioners.

Do you have an idea you would like to share in the area of program leadership, practice or policy? If so, you are encouraged to present a workshop session for the conference. The planning committee would like to see a balanced program which examines current issues related to program standards, philosophy, practice, policy, local influences, new initiatives, current trends, leadership, customer service, and more.

The deadline for submitting proposals is November 26. Download the call for presentations application.

If you have questions, please contact Julie Ritter, ECFE/SR/SAC Coordinator, Montgomery-Lonsdale Schools, 507-364-8116, julie.ritter@montlonsdale.k12.mn.us; or Laurie Denn at 952-848-3968 or laudenn@edina.k12.mn.us.

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The Society for Disability Studies is soliciting proposals for presentations for its 21st annual conference, to be held June 18 to 22, 2008 in New York City. Suggested topics include public health; violence, war, and terror; mobility and metaphor; housing, home, and homelessness; access and spatiality; immigration and translation; education; globalization and transnational critique; artistic practices, cultural production, and crip culture; history and memory; categorization and citizenship; public policy in the global city; bodies and borders; surveillance and security, visibility and invisibility; activist communities, strategies, and identities; architectural mappings and geographical textures; and pollution, garbage, and environmental devastation. Submission deadline: December 1, 2007.

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The Center on Disability Studies is soliciting proposals for papers and posters to be presented at PacRim 2008, to be held April 14 and 15, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Suggested topics include autism; independent living; the future of disability studies; building an innovative, inclusive workforce; family supports; hidden disabilities; international disability rights; native Hawaiian education; teaching to reach all learners; technologies for realizing potential and building community; and transition. Submission deadline: November 26, 2007.

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The Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health (MACMH) annual Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference will be held from April 28 to 30, 2008. The conference provides parents, caregivers, and professionals the opportunity to learn and share new information, state-of-the-art techniques, and successful strategies for working with children who have mental health needs and their families. Held in Duluth, the conference is the largest of its kind in the nation and will include over 75 breakout sessions as well as national keynote speakers. All presenters receive complimentary registration for the day of their presentation and a special rate to attend an extra day. Download the call for presentations form on MACMH's Web site. Deadline: November 15, 2007.

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The National Afterschool Association Conference, to be held March 12 to 14, 2008, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is seeking proposals for conference workshops, including those sharing research, promising practices, practical program activities and curriculum, and innovative ideas. Presenters may include afterschool program staff and leadership, professional development providers, and afterschool systems developers. Proposal submission deadline: November 1, 2007.

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If you are a CEHD graduate student and would like to work as an hourly data collector this fall ($16.22/hour, 4 to 12 hours per week, according to your availability), please read more:

The Computer-Based Assessment System in Early Reading (CBAS) is a research and development project led by Dr. Ted Christ and funded by the U.S. Department of Education. CBAS will be in elementary schools this fall collecting reading data from students in kindergarten to grade 3. Data collectors can expect to monitor students as they participate in individual, computer-based assessments. All work except training will take place during elementary school hours. We require that you be available to work at least one half-day per week for most weeks in October and November. Transportation to school sites is not provided. If interested, please contact Cindy Jiban, project coordinator, at jiban001@umn.edu.

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A full-time position for a project coordinator is available in the Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC) at the Institute on Community Integration (ICI).

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Masters and experienced practitioners in secondary education, special education, or disability support services; scholars; professors; and other individuals experienced and interested in the intersection of students with disabilities and continuing post-high-school education and career development are invited to submit original articles for publication in the HEATH Resource Center Publications and Newsletter. College, university, or career-technical school students with disabilities are invited to submit original articles for publication in the newsletter's new “Student Voices� section.

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Search Institute, a Minneapolis nonprofit dedicated to promoting healthy children, youth, and communities, has an opening for a research assistant.

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The Department of Educational Policy and Administration is seeking a graduate research assistant.

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Inside / Out reported back in June that Professor Susan Wells (School of Social Work), the Gamble-Skogmo Chair in Child Welfare and Youth Policy, hosted a national invitational forum on evidence-based practice in child welfare in the context of cultural competence on June 11. The forum proceedings, including video footage, are now available online at the Gamble-Skogmo Chair Web site.

Susan is also co-editing an upcoming special issue of Children and Youth Services Review on culturally competent child welfare practices. The journal is currently seeking papers on this topic. Download a PDF of the call for papers or contact Susan at swells@umn.edu if you have any questions. Articles are due by October 15, 2007.

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A graduate teaching assistant position is available in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning.

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The School of Kinesiology invites applications for a lecturer to teach, to coordinate research labs, and to advise students in the life and physical sciences.

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A 25% graduate research assistant (GRA) position is available to assist a faculty member in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning for Fall 2007/Spring 2008 (August 27, 2007, through May 25, 2008) with research in the area of developmental mathematics.

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A half-time graduate research assistant (GRA) position is available to assist a faculty member in the Department of Post Secondary Teaching and Learning for Fall 2007.

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The position of Principal Administrative Specialist (i.e. office manager, full-time) in the Institute on Community Integration (ICI) Publications Office is open for application by University employees through August 7. The requisition number is 149759. The position description and application form can be found online here.

The position will be vacant at the end of August. For further information email Vicki Gaylord, Publications Coordinator at ICI.

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The Educator’s Development Office has two open P&A positions, to be filled immediately. Both of these positions are posted on the University Employment Web site.

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The Educator Development Office (EDO) is looking for a part-time graduate research assistant.

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Planned Parenthood is seeking an intern to evaluate several of their education and outreach programs.

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The Learning Abroad Center is hiring a 20 hour/week Graduate Assistant.

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Download this announcement for information on the new Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Submission guidelines are included.

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