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h4HERE ARE PARENTS WHO ARE INTENSELY INVESTED IN THEIR CHILDREN S EDUCATION INVESTING HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY IN IT AND EXPECTING HIGH PERFORMANCE FROM THEM ALWAYS v SAID $R 4HOMPSON h) VIEW SCHOOL SOMETIMES AS A MARCH AND AS A PSYCHOLOGIST ) AM PICKING UP THE CASUALTIES BY THE ROAD v HE NOTED &ACING AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF WORK THESE YOUNG STUDENTS hBREAK DOWN INTO DEPRESSION ANXIETY DISORDERS AND DEVELOP LEARNING DISABILITIES FROM AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF WORK v
Author and psychologist Dr. Michael Thompson was the keynote speaker for the Educational Leadership Doctoral Student Association’s annual colloquium.
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#OLLOQUIUM (IGHLIGHTS 0RESSURED #HILDREN Many parents are placing unrealistic demands ON THEIR CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND ARE PUSHING THEM INTO PSYCHOLOGICAL TROUBLE AUTHOR AND PSYCHOLOGIST Michael Thompson 0H $ TOLD STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS WHO ATTENDED A RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM SPONSORED BY THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATIONAL ,EADERSHIP
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4HE HEADMASTER OF AN ELITE PRIVATE SCHOOL IN .EW *ERSEY ONCE TOLD HIM ABOUT A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT S PARENTS WHO WANTED TO ENROLL THEIR THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN HIS PRE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR 7HEN THE HEADMASTER ASKED WHY THEY WANTED TO SEND HER THERE THE FATHER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE HE HAD DONE RESEARCH ON HOW MANY CHILDREN THE SCHOOL SENDS TO A HIGH SCHOOL NEAR 0RINCETON 5NIVERSITY WHICH SENDS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF ITS GRADUATES TO THE )VY ,EAGUE SCHOOL
h4HESE ARE THE KIND OF PARENTS ) MEET ALL THE TIME v SAID $R 4HOMPSON h) WANT TO TELL THEM @YOU CAN PAY THE TUITION FOR A SCHOOL BUT NOT YOUR CHILD S PSYCHOLOGICAL JOURNEY v $R 4HOMPSON ACKNOWLEDGED THAT EVEN AS THE AUTHOR OF NINE BOOKS HE WAS A LATE READER AND HIS MOTHER WORRIED ABOUT HIM (E SAID HE WROTE h4HE 0RESSURED #HILDv TO REMIND PARENTS THAT THEIR CHILDREN S EXPERIENCE AT SCHOOL IS OFTEN VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY HAD IN SCHOOL BECAUSE MOST ADULTS REPRESS LARGE PARTS OF THEIR SCHOOL EXPERIENCE
$YSLEXIC %NTREPRENEURS 3ECRETS OF 3UCCESS A British researcher who studies how dyslexic ENTREPRENEURS LIKE 3IR 2ICHARD "RANSON AND #HARLES 3CHWAB SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WAS INVITED TO 6#5 TO SHARE HER FINDINGS WITH 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION STUDENTS AND FACULTY 0ROFESSOR OF %NTREPRENEURSHIP Julie Logan 0H $ FROM #ASS "USINESS 3CHOOL AT #ITY 5NIVERSITY ,ONDON SAID MANY DYSLEXIC ENTREPRENEURS HAVE SUGGESTED THEIR DISABILITY HAS HELPED THEM SUCCEED WHILE EDUCATION HAS FAILED THEM $YSLEXIA IS A READING DISABILITY THAT OCCURS WHEN THE BRAIN DOES NOT PROPERLY RECOGNIZE AND PROCESS CERTAIN SYMBOLS -OST PEOPLE WITH DYSLEXIA HAVE NORMAL INTELLIGENCE AND MANY HAVE ABOVE AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE h$R ,OGAN S WORK EXPLAINS SOME OF THE UNDERLYING DYNAMICS OF WHY HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL DYSLEXIC INDIVIDUALS BECOME LEADERS AND VISIONARIES v SAID Paul J. Gerber, 0H $ 2UTH (ARRIS 0ROFESSOR OF $YSLEXIA 3TUDIES IN THE 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION S $EPARTMENT OF 3PECIAL %DUCATION AND $ISABILITY 0OLICY (ER STUDY CONDUCTED HERE IN THE 5NITED 3TATES AND IN THE 5NITED +INGDOM FOUND THERE IS A MUCH HIGHER INCIDENCE OF DYSLEXIA IN ENTREPRENEURS THAN IN BOTH THE NORMAL CORPORATE MANAGEMENT POPULATION AND IN THE GENERAL POPULATION
2ESEARCH SUGGESTS THOSE WHO SUCCESSFULLY OVERCOME THEIR DIFFICULTIES DEVELOP COPING STRATEGIES THAT MAY GIVE THEM AN EDGE IN BUSINESS h$YSLEXIC PEOPLE WHO DO WELL IN THE WORKPLACE HAVE LEARNED TO BE VERY GOOD AT COMMUNICATING THEIR VISION DELEGATING LEADING AND TEAM BUILDING AND HARNESSING THEIR ABILITY TO THINK DIFFERENTLY v $R ,OGAN SAID h$ELEGATING APPEARS TO BE WHERE DYSLEXIC ENTREPRENEURS HAVE THE EDGE v
Scan to watch famous entrepreneurs explain how being dyslexic affected their careers, or visit http://www. staff.city.ac.uk/~sbbd220/ Vodcast_2010/BDA_ question_5.html
"ECAUSE DYSLEXICS ARE GOOD AT DELEGATING THEY EMPLOY MORE STAFF THAN NON DYSLEXICS AND MANY HAVE RUN MORE THAN ONE COMPANY 4RUSTING OTHERS WITH TASKS LEAVES THE DYSLEXIC ENTREPRENEUR MORE TIME TO FOCUS ON GROWING THE BUSINESS "UT NON DYSLEXICS RAN THEIR BUSINESSES FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME $R ,OGAN NOTED $YSLEXICS FIND IT VERY STRESSFUL TO COPE IN A STRUCTURED COMPANY ENVIRONMENT AND ARE MORE COMFORTABLE MANAGING A SITUATION IN WHICH THEY CAN CONTROL THE VARIABLES 4HEREFORE THEY MAY PREFER TO FOCUS THEIR ENERGIES ON THE STARTUP PHASE )N ANSWER TO THE QUESTION h7HAT IS THE REASON YOU HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL v TWO WORDS WERE STRESSED BY ALL CANDIDATES DYSLEXIC OR OTHERWISE DETERMINATION AND PERSEVERANCE $R ,OGAN S LECTURE TITLED h$YSLEXIA %NTREPRENEURSHIP AND #ONFIDENCE v WAS SPONSORED BY THE 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION S 2UTH (ARRIS %NDOWED 0ROFESSORSHIP IN $YSLEXIA 3TUDIES
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DIFFERENT ROUTES AND SPEEDS 5NIVERSITY RESEARCH FACULTY LEAVE THE SUPERHIGHWAY FOR MORE SCENIC ROUTES SO THEY CAN EXPLORE THE CONTEXT MORE FULLY 3UCCESSFUL BUSINESS TYPES IN THE 0ORSCHES HAVE TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING WHY THE VANS AND OLDER VEHICLES DRIVEN BY EDUCATORS ARE LESS AGILE !ND THE TYPES DRIVING (UMMERS TAILGATE AND ATTEMPT TO DRIVE EDUCATION OFF THE ROAD .EW REFORM AGENDAS FOR + ARE COMING DOWN THE PIKE 3OME ARE BARRELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND GAINING MOMENTUM AS THEY GO
Dr. Virginia L. McLaughlin, dean of The College of William & Mary School of Education, discusses the education superhighway in her keynote speech at the John S. Oehler Lecture for Educational Leadership. VCU School of Education Interim Dean Michael D. Davis, left, looks on as former dean John S. Oehler, right, accepts from VCU President Michael Rao a basketball signed by VCU’s NCAA Final Four team.
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h7HERE ARE THEY ALL HEADED v $R -C,AUGHLIN ASKED h7ITH ALL THE INTENSE ACTIVITY AROUND 0 EDUCATION OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES WE HAVE SPENT LITTLE TIME BUILDING CONSENSUS ON THE BASIC UNDERLYING PURPOSES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION )N FACT WE KEEP INTRODUCING NEW EXPECTATIONS -ANY OF THE CONTROVERSIES WE EXPERIENCE STEM FROM THESE COMPETING EXPECTATIONS FOR !MERICAN SCHOOLS v
/EHLER ,ECTURE %DUCATION 3UPERHIGHWAY -UST BE 3HARED As Virginia L. McLaughlin, Ph.D., prepared her KEYNOTE SPEECH FOR THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION *OHN 3 /EHLER ,ECTURE FOR %DUCATIONAL ,EADERSHIP SHE SEARCHED FOR A METAPHOR TO CONVEY HER EXPERIENCES OF LIVING IN MULTIPLE EDUCATION WORLDS THE 6IRGINIA "OARD OF %DUCATION THE #OUNCIL OF !CADEMIC $EANS FROM 2ESEARCH %DUCATION )NSTITUTIONS AND 4HE #OLLEGE OF 7ILLIAM -ARY 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION HER CURRENT WORLD WHERE SHE IS THE DEAN 7ALKING A TIGHTROPE 4HE ULTIMATE BALANCING ACT CAREFULLY NAVIGATING THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WITH DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR ANY MISSTEPS h)N SOME WAYS ON SOME DAYS THAT S EXACTLY WHAT IT FEELS LIKE v SHE SAID *UGGLING 4RYING TO KEEP LOTS OF BALLS IN THE AIR h)T DOES COME CLOSE TO THE WAY IT FEELS SOME DAYS v "UT THE METAPHOR THAT SEEMED MOST RELEVANT TO $R -C,AUGHLIN WAS THE TERM hSUPERHIGHWAY v #ROWDED AND MOVING AT A FAST CLIP -ANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF VEHICLES HEADING FOR THE SAME DESTINATION BUT GOING
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4HERE ARE MULTIPLE GOALS FOR EDUCATION IN !MERICA SHE SAID !T TIMES THERE ARE ENOUGH LANES ON THE HIGHWAY TO ACCOMMODATE TRAFFIC FLOWING IN THE SAME DIRECTION "UT AT OTHER TIMES THE GOALS COMPETE FOR ATTENTION AND RESOURCES 4HE HIGHWAY NARROWS THERE ARE INEVITABLE TRAFFIC JAMS AND OFTEN COLLISIONS h5NDERSTANDING THESE AND THE MANY OTHER EXPECTATIONS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IS A CRITICAL FIRST STEP IN RECONCILING PRIORITIES AND SORTING THROUGH BOTH THE INTENDED AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF OUR EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS v SHE SAID h7E ARE ALL HEADED IN ROUGHLY THE SAME DIRECTION 7E WANT SCHOOLS THAT ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FOR STUDENT SUCCESS "UT HOW WE DEFINE @EFFECTIVE IS LARGELY A FUNCTION OF OUR BASIC BELIEFS AND VALUES ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSES OF SCHOOLING v $R -C,AUGHLIN IDENTIFIED THE MAJOR CHALLENGES TO STUDENT SUCCESS AS RIGOROUS STANDARDS TEACHER QUALITY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY h7E HAVE COMPETING YET NOT INCOMPATIBLE CONCEPTIONS OF RIGOR v SHE SAID h7E NEED TO BE PREPARING OUR TEACHERS TO PROVIDE INQUIRY AND PROBLEM BASED LEARNING AND OTHER POWERFUL APPROACHES INTO THE CURRICULUM AND THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY v
h4HE REASON THEY WORK IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT BY GENERATING CERTAIN RETURNS WE CAN DISTRIBUTE THEM TO OUR EMPLOYEES BUT WE DON T HAVE THAT SAME GUARANTEE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR v 4EACHERS ARE THE MOST CRITICAL IN SCHOOL INFLUENCE BUT WE HAVE ERRED IN MAKING TEACHERS SINGLE HANDEDLY RESPONSIBLE FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES SHE ADDED h7E VE BEEN TOLD TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND COME UP WITH INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE IDEAS BUT THEY CAN T COST ANYTHING 3O WHEN YOU START WITH THAT PREMISE IT DOESN T LEAVE YOU WITH A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR REALLY TRANSFORMING THE PROFESSION v -ANY EDUCATION REFORMERS HAVE BEEN PROMOTING CHARTER SCHOOLS BUT $R -C,AUGHLIN SAID THE MAJORITY PERFORM COMPARABLY TO THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOL COUNTERPARTS WITH ONLY PERCENT OUTPERFORMING THEM 3HE ALSO ADVISED AGAINST PAY FOR PERFORMANCE PLANS FOR TEACHERS SAYING VERY FEW STATES CAN AFFORD TO SUSTAIN SUCH PLANS h!LTHOUGH IT S TEMPTING TO OFFER A ROADMAP TO GREATER SUCCESS THE TRUTH IS ) M NO MORE CERTAIN ABOUT THE CORRECT ROUTE THAN YOU ARE v SHE SAID h4HE JOURNEY IS TAKING LONGER AND IT S MORE STRESSFUL ON THIS HIGHWAY THAN ) COULD EVER HAVE ANTICIPATED "UT ) REMAIN MORE COMMITTED THAN EVER TO STAYING THE COURSE "Y TRAVELING TOGETHER WE MOST CERTAINLY ARE GETTING THERE v ,ECTURE RESPONDENT Stewart D. Roberson %D $ PRESIDENT AND #%/ OF -OSELY !RCHITECTS AND 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION %XECUTIVE IN 2ESIDENCE AGREED WITH MOST OF $R -C,AUGHLIN S POSITIONS AND ADDED THAT PAY FOR PERFORMANCE MODELS ARE BETTER SUITED FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR h4HE REASON THEY WORK IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT BY GENERATING CERTAIN RETURNS WE CAN DISTRIBUTE THEM TO OUR EMPLOYEES BUT WE DON T HAVE THAT SAME GUARANTEE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR v SAID $R 2OBERSON WHO WAS SUPERINTENDENT OF (ANOVER #OUNTY 0UBLIC 3CHOOLS FOR YEARS
#URB 2ESEARCH #UTS BY 0ROMOTING 2ELEVANCE In this era of declining political and financial SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCHERS MUST DO MORE TO PROMOTE THE RELEVANCE OF THEIR WORK TO REGAIN THE ATTENTION OF GOVERNMENT BUDGET WRITERS 4HAT WAS THE MESSAGE Michelle D. Young 0H $ BROUGHT TO 6#5 FACULTY AT THE 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION S 2ESEARCH #OLLOQUIUM $R 9OUNG IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE 5NIVERSITY #OUNCIL FOR %DUCATIONAL !DMINISTRATION 5#%! A CONSORTIUM OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE PREPARATION AND PRACTICE OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN 4HE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION WAS ACCEPTED AS A MEMBER OF 5#%! IN )N HER KEYNOTE ADDRESS h0ROMOTING %DUCATIONAL 2ESEARCH AND )TS 5TILIZATION 7ITHIN A #ONTEXT OF 3CRUTINY AND $ISREGARD v $R 9OUNG SAID SHRINKING STATE APPROPRIATIONS HAVE NOT DULLED ELECTED OFFICIALS APPETITES FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE FROM HIGHER EDUCATION h0ERFORMANCE BASED MODELS THAT TIE HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS TO THE COMPLETION RATES OF PUBLIC COLLEGES HAVE HAD A MIXED RECORD v SHE SAID h4HEY ARE POPULAR WITH LAWMAKERS TRYING TO SQUEEZE EVERY LAST TAX DOLLAR AND REWARD COLLEGES THAT ARE MORE EFFICIENT AT PRODUCING GRADUATES v
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"ECAUSE #ONGRESS HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT ON REDUCING FEDERAL SPENDING IT IS OBLIGATED TO REDUCE SPENDING BY TRILLION OVER THE NEXT DECADE BEGINNING NEXT *ANUARY %DUCATION WOULD SHRINK BY PERCENT AND BRING DEEP CUTS TO ALL PROGRAMS INCLUDING RESEARCH &EDERAL EDUCATION FUNDING HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN UNDERFUNDED /UT OF EVERY SPENT ON RESEARCH LESS THAN GOES TO SOCIAL SCIENCES AND OF THAT LESS THAN CENTS GOES TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH !ND WHAT RESEARCH FUNDING IS AVAILABLE GENERALLY GOES TO A HANDFUL OF ESTABLISHED RESEARCH SCHOLARS LEAVING THE MAJORITY OF EDUCATION RESEARCHERS STRAPPED FOR CASH
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h4HE SCARCITY OF FUNDS CREATES A DOUBLE BIND v SAID $R 9OUNG h2ESOURCES ENABLE A FIELD TO DEVELOP A STRONG LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH PROGRAM 7ITHOUT RESOURCES IT S DIFFICULT TO PUT IN PLACE A HIGH IMPACT RESEARCH PROGRAM !ND WITHOUT SUCH A PROGRAM YOU RE LESS LIKELY TO GET THE KIND OF INFORMATION YOU NEED TO DEVELOP THE UTILITY OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAMS v
h4HE MOST COMMON COMPLAINT LEVELED AGAINST EDUCATION RESEARCH IS THE LACK OF CONNECTION BETWEEN RESEARCH AND THOSE WHO NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND USE IT v
3HE DOUBTED ANYONE HAS THE PERFECT SOLUTION AND SAID THE ANSWER WAS LIKELY TO BE AS COMPLEX AS THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM 3OME BELIEVE THE ANSWER LIES IN DISSEMINATION Jonathan Becker * $ 0H $ AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATIONAL ,EADERSHIP HAS SUGGESTED MAKING GREATER USE OF THE )NTERNET TO DISSEMINATE RESEARCH TO A WIDER AUDIENCE
h4HE MOST COMMON COMPLAINT LEVELED AGAINST EDUCATION RESEARCH IS THE LACK OF CONNECTION BETWEEN RESEARCH AND THOSE WHO NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND USE IT v SAID $R 9OUNG -OST IMPORTANTLY SHE SAID RESEARCH FINDINGS NEED TO BE TRANSLATED INTO IMPLICATIONS THAT ADDRESS SPECIFIC PROBLEMS AND DECISIONS 4HESE IMPLICATIONS IN TURN MUST BE FEASIBLE AND SPEAK TO THE REALITY OF SCHOOLS h2ESEARCH MUST BE RELEVANT TO BE USED v )MPROVING THE REPUTATION OF EDUCATION RESEARCH IN TERMS OF BOTH SIGNIFICANCE AND RELEVANCE TO POLICY AND PRACTICE WILL TAKE WORK SHE SAID ADDING THAT RESEARCHERS HAVE A PROFESSIONAL AND MORAL OBLIGATION TO ENGAGE IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT WORK 4HE ANNUAL COLLOQUIUM WAS SPONSORED BY 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION 2ESEARCH AND 0ROFESSIONAL $EVELOPMENT #OMMITTEE MEMBERS R. Martin Reardon 0H $ James H. McMillan 0H $ Hilary HughesDecatur 0H $ Michelle M. Schmitt 0H $ John Kregel %D $ AND Brent Arnold 0H $ Katherine C. Mansfield 0H $ AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATIONAL ,EADERSHIP SERVED AS DISCUSSANT FOR THE SESSION
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*OHN #OOK ,ECTURE "EYOND "ODY )MAGE Julia V. Taylor, M.Ed., began her presentation with A NOTE OF CAUTION h) SHOW A LOT OF IMAGES THAT ARE DISTURBING THAT YOUR YOUNG GIRLS AND BOYS ARE EXPOSED TO EVERY SINGLE DAY !ND THE MESSAGE ) HOPE TO GIVE TO YOU IS THAT ) M RAISING AWARENESS TO PROVOKE CHANGE BECAUSE YOU CAN T BE WHAT YOU CAN T SEE v 4AYLOR DELIVERED A PRESENTATION TITLED h"EYOND "ODY )MAGE v TO SCHOOL COUNSELORS GRADUATE STUDENTS FACULTY AND AREA COUNSELING PROFESSIONALS ATTENDING THE $EPARTMENT OF #OUNSELOR %DUCATION S ANNUAL *OHN #OOK ,ECTURE 4AYLOR IS A NATIONALLY KNOWN SPEAKER AUTHOR AND ADVOCATE FOR YOUNG WOMEN 3HE IS A PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND SERVES AS DEAN OF STUDENT SERVICES AT THE 7AKE &OREST 9OUNG 7OMEN S ,EADERSHIP !CADEMY IN 2ALEIGH . # 3HE HAS WRITTEN FOUR BOOKS h3ALVAGING 3ISTERHOODv h'IRLS IN 2EAL ,IFE 3ITUATIONS 'RADES + 'ROUP !CTIVITIES FOR %NHANCING 3OCIAL AND %MOTIONAL $EVELOPMENTv h'IRLS IN 2EAL ,IFE 3ITUATIONS 'RADES 'ROUP !CTIVITIES FOR %NHANCING 3OCIAL AND %MOTIONAL $EVELOPMENTv AND h0ERFECTLY 9OU v 3HE HAS PRESENTED MORE THAN WORKSHOPS AND REGULARLY PARTICIPATES IN TELEVISION MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWS 4AYLOR S PASSION IS HELPING YOUNG WOMEN DEVELOP A TRUE SENSE OF THEMSELVES STAND UP TO UNREALISTIC MEDIA IMAGES AND CULTIVATE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS "ODY IMAGE IS AN ISSUE 4AYLOR HAS EXPERIENCED PERSONALLY !T A VERY YOUNG AGE SHE DEVELOPED AN EATING DISORDER THAT SHE BLAMES ON CULTURAL CONDITIONING
Example of sexualized advertisements, which Taylor said boys and girls are bombarded with daily, that promote “wildly unobtainable” body types.
h-Y FATHER CRITICIZED EVERY WOMAN WHO WAS NOT MODEL THIN FROM THEIR WEIGHT TO THEIR CLOTHES TO THEIR RESTAURANT MEAL CHOICEnNOTHING WAS OFF LIMITS v SHE SAID h-Y MOTHER MADE DISPARAGING REMARKS ABOUT HERSELF AND NEVER SEEMED TO BE SATISFIED WITH HOW SHE LOOKED 7HILE THEY MEANT NO ILL WILL ) BECAME HYPERSENSITIVE TO WHAT ) IMAGINED OTHER PEOPLE THOUGHT OF ME v 4AYLOR SAID MANY PEOPLE ARE UNINFORMED ABOUT EATING DISORDERS BODY IMAGE AND THE EFFECTS OF THE MEDIA ON YOUTH AND CULTURE h7E ARE PLAGUED WITH MISINFORMATION DUE TO A TOXIC SOCIETY THAT BOMBARDS MEN WOMEN BOYS AND GIRLS WITH A STEADY FLOW OF MESSAGES THAT SAY @YOU RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH v SAID 4AYLOR h#HILDREN ARE TAUGHT FROM A HEARTBREAKINGLY YOUNG AGE TO HATE THEIR BODIES 4HE CYCLE DOESN T STOP 4HIS CULTURE BREEDS NORMALIZES AND PERPETUATES EATING DISORDERS AND BODY HATRED ON AN ASTOUNDING AND HYPOCRITICAL LEVEL .OBODY IS IMMUNE AND IT S NOT OKAY 7E HAVE THE POWER TO EVOKE CHANGE BUT WE HAVE TO STOP TALKING THE TALK AND START WALKING THE WALK v
"OYS HAVE BODY IMAGE ISSUES TOO SHE SAID 4HEY SOMETIMES HAVE A MORE DIFFICULT TIME WITH IT THAN GIRLS BECAUSE THEY ARE TAUGHT TO REPRESS THEIR FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT IT WITH THEIR FRIENDS AS GIRLS OFTEN DO 3HE SAID MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS WHO EXPRESS THEIR EMOTIONS ARE EXPOSED TO A REMARKABLE AMOUNT OF HOMOPHOBIA FROM THEIR PEERS h7E HAVE A HUGE EPIDEMIC THAT WE ARE CHARGED WITH DOING SOMETHING ABOUT v SAID 4AYLOR h) CHALLENGE YOU TO OPEN YOUR EYES 4ALK TO YOUR DAUGHTERS AND SONS AND LET THEM KNOW THEY DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT v
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4HE ANNUAL LECTURE IS HELD IN HONOR OF $R John R. Cook FORMER HEAD OF GUIDANCE IN THE 6IRGINIA $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATION WHOSE CAREER IN GUIDANCE COUNSELING SPANS MORE THAN YEARS
(ER PRESENTATION CONTAINED MANY EXAMPLES OF PRODUCTS AND ADVERTISEMENTS THAT PROMOTE NEGATIVE BODY AND GENDER IMAGE SUCH AS ,EGO CHARACTERS MARKETED TO GIRLS AND EMPHASIS ON THE COLOR PINK
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$R 4HOMA !WARDED &ELLOWSHIP TO 3TUDY 0OSTSECONDARY 0ROGRAMS FOR 3TUDENTS WITH )NTELLECTUAL $ISABILITIES The National Institute on Disability and 2EHABILITATION 2ESEARCH OF THE 5 3 $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATION HAS AWARDED A -ARY % 3WITZER $ISTINGUISHED RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP TO $EPARTMENT OF 3PECIAL %DUCATION AND $ISABILITY 0OLICY 0ROFESSOR Colleen A. Thoma 0H $ 4HESE FELLOWSHIPS ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY TO RESEARCHERS WHO ARE CONDUCTING RESEARCH DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY PRACTICES THAT MAXIMIZE THE FULL INCLUSION INTO SOCIETY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES $R 4HOMA S ONE YEAR RESEARCH STUDY IS DESIGNED TO GAIN A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES 3TUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY OR )$ CONTINUE TO LAG BEHIND THEIR PEERS WITHOUT DISABILITIES IN TERMS OF THEIR POST SCHOOL OUTCOMES h4HESE ABYSMAL TRANSITION OUTCOMES IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT ENROLLMENT IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION CONNECTION WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY RECREATION AND LEISURE AND GENERAL PERCEPTIONS OF A QUALITY OF LIFE HAVE PERSISTED DESPITE A YEAR FOCUS ON PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THEIR TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO ADULT LIFE v SAID $R 4HOMA -ANY DIFFERENT APPROACHES HAVE EVOLVED TO ADDRESS THIS ONGOING PROBLEM /NE OF THE MOST PROMISING OF THESE IS THE EXPANSION OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS 03% DESIGNED TO MEET STUDENT NEEDS DURING THEIR TRANSITION INTO ADULTHOOD 4HESE 03% PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO REFLECT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND GOALS SO THAT ONE PROGRAM MAY LOOK VERY DIFFERENT FROM ANOTHER ALTHOUGH BOTH ARE IDENTIFIED AS A POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAM !TTEMPTS TO CATEGORIZE THESE PROGRAMS HAVE FOCUSED ON THE DEGREE TO WHICH STUDENTS WITH )$ INTERACT WITH PEERS WITHOUT DISABILITIES WHICH MAY NOT BE THE MOST CRITICAL DISTINCTION TO BE MADE BETWEEN PROGRAMS
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$R 4HOMA WILL RECRUIT REPRESENTATIVES FROM FIVE TO SIX DIFFERENT POST SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS IN DEPTH QUALITATIVE STUDY )NFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED FROM STUDENTS TEACHERS FACULTY PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS AND POSSIBLY PARENTS 3IMILARLY INFORMATION ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL AND TRANSITION SUPPORTS AND SERVICES TO YOUTH WITH )$ BETWEEN THE AGES OF AND WHO ARE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL BASED TRANSITION PROGRAMS WILL ALSO BE COLLECTED h4HIS RESEARCH WILL BE UNIQUE IN THAT IT WILL USE A COMMON FRAMEWORK TO UNDERSTAND IN CONTEXT THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE TRANSITION PROGRAM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT v SAID $R 4HOMA h)T WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE COMPARISONS ACROSS DIFFERENT PROGRAMS v 4HE FRAMEWORK CHOSEN IS UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR TRANSITION WHICH BUILDS ON THE RESEARCH BASED UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING APPROACH TO ACADEMIC INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION AND LINKS THAT TO EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES FOR TRANSITION 4HIS FRAMEWORK WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND MORE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES PROVIDED TO STUDENTS WITH )$ IN TRANSITION PROGRAMS THAT ARE 03% AND SCHOOL BASED
2ESEARCH "RIEFS Hilary Hughes-Decatur, 0H $ AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE $EPARTMENT OF 4EACHING AND ,EARNING RECEIVED THE )NTERNATIONAL !SSOCIATION OF 1UALITATIVE )NQUIRY S )LLINOIS $ISTINGUISHED $ISSERTATION !WARD FOR HER OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION IN THE %XPERIMENTAL #ATEGORY TITLED h2ETHINKING 'IRLS 0HENOMENOLOGY AND THE "ODY v (ER AWARD CONSISTS OF A PLAQUE A WAIVER OF REGISTRATION AND WORKSHOP FEES FOR THE #ONGRESS
AS WELL AS BOOK CREDITS FROM 3AGE 0UBLICATIONS AND ,EFT #OAST 0RESS 3HE WAS INVITED TO SUBMIT AN ARTICLE FROM HER DISSERTATION TO THE )NTERNATIONAL 2EVIEW OF 1UALITATIVE 2ESEARCH THE NEW JOURNAL OF THE )NTERNATIONAL !SSOCIATION OF 1UALITATIVE )NQUIRY $R (UGHES $ECATUR S DISSERTATION ALSO WON THE 'RADUATE 3TUDENT $ISSERTATION !WARD FOR THE -IDDLE ,EVEL %DUCATION 2ESEARCH 3PECIAL )NTEREST 'ROUP OF THE !MERICAN %DUCATION 2ESEARCH !SSOCIATION Katherine C. Mansfield 0H $ AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATIONAL ,EADERSHIP RECEIVED TWO !MERICAN %DUCATIONAL 2ESEARCH !SSOCIATION AWARDS FOR HER DISSERTATION h4ROUBLING 3OCIAL *USTICE IN A 3INGLE SEX 0UBLIC 3CHOOL !N %THNOGRAPHY OF AN %MERGING 3CHOOL #ULTURE v 3HE WON THE ,3* $ISSERTATION !WARD FROM THE !%2! S ,EADERSHIP FOR 3OCIAL *USTICE 3PECIAL )NTEREST 'ROUP WHICH RECOGNIZES AN EXCEPTIONAL DISSERTATION THAT EXPANDS KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES $R -ANSFIELD ALSO WON THE 3ELMA 'REENBERG /UTSTANDING $ISSERTATION !WARD SPONSORED BY !%2! S 2ESEARCH ON 7OMEN AND %DUCATION 3PECIAL )NTEREST 'ROUP Valerie J. Robnolt 0H $ AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE $EPARTMENT OF 4EACHING AND ,EARNING AND COLLEAGUE *ENNIFER ! *ONES AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT 2ADFORD 5NIVERSITY S #OLLEGE OF %DUCATION AND (UMAN $EVELOPMENT SHARED THEIR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON 2ESPONSE TO )NTERVENTION 2TL AT AN 2TL SYMPOSIUM FOR 6IRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY 4HE EVENT S MAIN ORGANIZER WAS 6IRGINIA $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATION 6$/% 2TL 3PECIALIST 3USAN - 4RULOVE - 4 &ACULTY FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES AND ADMINISTRATORS FROM COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE STATE JOINED 6$/% PERSONNEL TO SHARE IDEAS ABOUT HOW BEST TO INTEGRATE INFORMATION ABOUT 2T) INTO THEIR COURSEWORK
!S PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE 6IRGINIA 3TATE 2EADING !SSOCIATION $R 2OBNOLT CHAIRED THE ORGANIZATION S CONFERENCE AT THE 2ICHMOND #ONVENTION #ENTER AND -ARRIOTT (OTEL 4HE CONFERENCE THEME WAS h"LAST )NTO ST #ENTURY ,ITERACIES v
$R 2EARDON #HOSEN FOR .ATIONAL %DUCATION $OCTORATE 3TUDY The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate #0%$ HAS APPOINTED $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATIONAL ,EADERSHIP !SSISTANT 0ROFESSOR AND %D $ 0ROGRAM $IRECTOR R. Martin Reardon 0H $ TO A RESEARCH TEAM THAT WILL IMPLEMENT A MIXED METHODS MULTI CASE STUDY TO DOCUMENT THE SUCCESS OF INITIAL EFFORTS TO REDESIGN THE %DUCATION $OCTORATE %D $ 4HE MEMBER TEAM CONSISTS OF FACULTY FROM #0%$ INSTITUTIONS LIKE 6#5 THAT HAVE ENGAGED IN THE REDESIGN OF THEIR OWN %D $ PROGRAMS AND NEWLY APPOINTED #0%$ 2ESEARCH &ELLOWS WHO ARE CURRENT STUDENTS OR RECENT GRADUATES OF %D $ PROGRAMS 7ITH A GRANT FROM THE &UND FOR THE )MPROVEMENT OF 3ECONDARY %DUCATION TEAMS OF TWO RESEARCHERS WILL TRAVEL TO #0%$ INSTITUTIONS TO GATHER DATA FOR THE STUDY #0%$ A CONSORTIUM OF INSTITUTIONS IS WORKING TO RESTRUCTURE THE %D $ TO MAKE IT A MORE RELEVANT DEGREE FOR THE ADVANCED PREPARATION OF EDUCATIONAL PRACTITIONERS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF ONE THAT IS DISTINCT FROM THE 0H $ WHICH SERVES TO PREPARE RESEARCHERS .ATIONWIDE THERE ARE NEARLY EDUCATION SCHOOLS WITH APPROXIMATELY OF THEM OFFERING DOCTORATES IN EDUCATION
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David Baldacci accepts the 2012 Virginia Literacy Leadership Council Award at the organization’s annual conference.
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!UTHOR "ALDACCI !WARDED FOR 3UPPORTING !DULT ,ITERACY David and Michelle Baldacci’s Wish You Well &OUNDATION WAS PRESENTED THE 6IRGINIA ,ITERACY ,EADERSHIP #OUNCIL 6,,# !WARD FOR /UTSTANDING 3UPPORT OF !DULT ,ITERACY 0ROGRAMS IN 6IRGINIA 4HE 6,,# #ONFERENCE IS FUNDED BY THE 6IRGINIA ,ITERACY &OUNDATION 6,& A PARTNER OF 4HE ,ITERACY )NSTITUTE AT 6#5 S 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION 4HE 6,& S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mark E. Emblidge 0H $ ALSO IS AN AFFILIATE PROFESSOR IN THE 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION S $EPARTMENT OF 4EACHING AND ,EARNING
h)LLITERACY IS A NATIONAL CRISIS v SAID "ALDACCI h7HEN YOU HAVE MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE IS BELOW PERCENT YOU KNOW THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM v HE NOTED h7E ARE TURNING OUT MILLIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE NONE OF THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO COMPETE ON A LOCAL BASIS OR GLOBAL BASIS WHERE THEY RE HAVING TO GO UP AGAINST STUDENTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WHO HAVE ADVANCED DEGREES IN A MYRIAD OF AREAS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL WHEREAS THE PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY ARE BEING LEFT BEHIND 7E NEED TO TURN THAT AROUND v "ALDACCI CREDITED THE WORK OF $R %MBLIDGE AND 4HE ,ITERACY )NSTITUTE AT 6#5 "OARD 6ICE #HAIR Jeannie P. Baliles FOR FOSTERING A hTHRIVING LITERACY COMMUNITYv IN 6IRGINIA
4HE "ALDACCIS FOUNDATION SUPPORTS FAMILY LITERACY IN THE 5NITED 3TATES BY FOSTERING AND PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF NEW AND EXISTING LITERACY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS $AVID "ALDACCI A BEST SELLING AUTHOR AND 6#5 ALUMNUS RECEIVED THE AWARD IN PERSON AT THE 6,,# S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN #HESTERFIELD #OUNTY 6A
From left, Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center Manager Barbara E. Gibson, Dr. Mark E. Emblidge and Literacy Institute at VCU Board Vice Chair Jeannie P. Baliles.
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#OMMUNITY 'RANT TO 0ROMOTE %LEMENTARY !RT %DUCATION Faculty and students from VCU’s School of %DUCATION AND 3CHOOL OF THE !RTS HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE 6IRGINIA -USEUM OF &INE !RTS AND 2ICHMOND 0UBLIC 3CHOOLS TO SUPPORT AN INTENSIVE ART EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THIRD GRADERS AT TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE CITY 4HE !RTS3MARTS PROJECT WAS FUNDED WITH A NEARLY GRANT FROM THE 6#5 #OUNCIL FOR #OMMUNITY %NGAGEMENT S 'RANTS AND 'IFTS #OMMITTEE WHICH ADMINISTERS FUNDS TO ENCOURAGE UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT WITH CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS )TS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS ARE $EPARTMENT OF &OUNDATIONS OF %DUCATION 0ROFESSOR AND #HAIR James H. McMillan 0H $ $EPARTMENT OF !RT %DUCATION 2ESEARCH $IRECTOR AND !SSOCIATE 0ROFESSOR Pamela G. Taylor 0H $ AND 6IRGINIA 3TATE 5NIVERSITY !DJUNCT !RT (ISTORY )NSTRUCTOR AND 6IRGINIA -USEUM OF &INE !RTS -USEUM %DUCATOR Jennifer Foley A STUDENT IN THE 3/% DOCTORAL PROGRAM h4HERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF EVERY CHILD S EDUCATION IS ESSENTIAL INCLUDING THE PLEASURE AND INTELLECTUAL ENGAGEMENT THAT COMES FROM PARTICIPATING IN BOTH THE VIEWING AND THE CREATION OF ART v SAID $R -C-ILLAN h4HE ARTS ENRICH THE ENTIRE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE v 3CHOOLS IN 2ICHMOND HAVE DEMONSTRATED A DESIRE FOR VISITING ARTS PROGRAMS PARTICULARLY THOSE KEYED TO THE #OMMONWEALTH OF 6IRGINIA S 3TANDARDS OF ,EARNING THROUGH THEIR WIDESPREAD PARTICIPATION IN !RT ON THE 3POT A 6IRGINIA -USEUM OF &INE !RTS PROGRAM &ROM THIS VISITING ART PROGRAM WAS OFFERED TO 2ICHMOND AREA SCHOOLS WITH EVERY AVAILABLE DATE BOOKED AND CLASSES ON THE WAITING LIST EVERY YEAR 4HE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE !RT3MARTS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE AN ONGOING HANDS ON ARTS EXPERIENCE FOR 2ICHMOND 0UBLIC 3CHOOLS ELEMENTARY STUDENTS BOTH IN THE CLASSROOM AND AT THE MUSEUM WHICH INTEGRATES AND SUPPORTS THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERALL CURRICULUM 4HE SECONDARY OBJECTIVE IS TO EXPAND THE KNOWLEDGE BASE ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC SKILLS SUCH AS VISUAL ANALYSIS CRITICAL THINKING FLUENCY OF EXPRESSION AND ARTS LEARNING
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/XFORD ,IBRARY OF 0SYCHOLOGY Edmund O. Acevedo 0H $ %DITOR 0ROFESSOR AND #HAIR 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION $EPARTMENT OF (EALTH AND (UMAN 0ERFORMANCE !WARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO OPTIMAL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH HAS NEVER BEEN GREATER )T IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT PHYSICAL INACTIVITY IS A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH YET STATISTICS SHOW LESS THAN PERCENT OF !MERICANS PARTICIPATE IN REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 4HIS INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTS THE PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE OF INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO ENHANCE PHYSICAL HEALTH AND TO BUOY THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 4HE /XFORD (ANDBOOK OF %XERCISE AND 0SYCHOLOGY IS AN AUTHORITATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION OF THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF EMPIRICAL CONTRIBUTIONS UTILIZING STATE OF THE SCIENCE THEORIES AND APPROACHES IN EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY #HAPTERS ARE AUTHORED BY LEADING INVESTIGATORS ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ADDRESSING THE BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 3ECTIONS OF THE BOOK ADDRESS THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON MENTAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE GATHERED UTILIZING PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES BEHAVIORAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT EXERCISE MOTIVATION SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ADDRESSING THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BENEFITS WITH SPECIAL POPULATIONS INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES OLDER ADULTS AND CANCER PATIENTS AND PROMISING AREAS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION %ACH CHAPTER PRESENTS A SUMMARY OF SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENTS IN THE TOPIC AREA AS A FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE INVESTIGATION &UELED BY A BROAD RANGE OF DISCIPLINES AND INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES THE FIELD OF EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY IS GROWING AND THIS COMPREHENSIVE HANDBOOK WILL BE THE PERFECT RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS RESEARCHERS AND PHYSICIANS INTERESTED IN EXERCISE MOTIVATION AND THE MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
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$R +REGEL 4ESTIFIES TO #ONGRESS ON $ISABILITY "ENEFITS Department of Special Education and Disability 0OLICY 0ROFESSOR John Kregel %D $ TESTIFIED BEFORE MEMBERS OF THE 5 3 (OUSE 7AYS AND -EANS #OMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR BENEFIT PROGRAMS THE 3OCIAL 3ECURITY !DMINISTRATION OFFERS TO WORKING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES $R +REGEL IS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AT THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION 2EHABILITATION 2ESEARCH AND 4RAINING #ENTER ON 7ORKPLACE 3UPPORTS Dr. John Kregel testified before a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee, which was broadcast live on the Internet.
Scan to read a transcript of Dr. Kregel’s testimony or visit http://democrats. waysandmeans.house. gov/hearings/Testimony. aspx?TID=2172
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)N HIS TESTIMONY TO A JOINT HEARING OF THE COMMITTEE S 3OCIAL 3ECURITY AND (UMAN 2ESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEES $R +REGEL SAID THE 7ORK )NCENTIVES 0LANNING AND !SSISTANCE 7)0! PROGRAM IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF 33! STRATEGY TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT AMONG 33! BENEFICIARIES REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON 3UPPLEMENTAL 3ECURITY )NCOME AND 3OCIAL 3ECURITY $ISABILITY )NSURANCE CASH BENEFITS REDUCE THE NUMBER OF BURDENSOME OVERPAYMENTS AND OTHER POST ENTITLEMENT PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY BENEFICIARIES ENGAGED IN EMPLOYMENT AND DECREASE TRUST FUND AND GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES BY REDUCING CASH PAYMENTS TO BENEFICIARIES h4HE CURRENT 7)0! PROGRAM HAS BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL v TESTIFIED $R +REGEL h)T HAS INCREASED THE EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION AND SELF SUFFICIENCY OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND HAS ASSISTED OTHER EMPLOYMENT SERVICE AGENCIES TO MORE EFFECTIVELY MEET THE NEEDS OF BENEFICIARIES (OWEVER THE PROGRAM SIMPLY DOESN T HAVE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO THE CURRENT AND FUTURE DEMAND FOR SERVICES 7ITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THE PROGRAM CAN SERVE A LARGER NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES REDUCE THE NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE OVERPAYMENT BACKLOG AND CONTINUE TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL PROGRAM SAVINGS v
'OINS 2ETIRES !FTER 9EARS VCU School of Education Human Resources -ANAGER Susan B. Goins, ONE OF THE FIRST 6#5 EMPLOYEES AND ONE OF THE LAST WHEN THE SCHOOL WAS KNOWN AS 2ICHMOND 0ROFESSIONAL )NSTITUTE 20) RETIRED THIS YEAR AFTER YEARS OF SERVICE (ER CAREER WITH WHAT IS NOW 6#5 BEGAN IN *UNE WHEN SHE WAS HIRED AS AN ADMISSIONS CLERK FOR 20) S ADMISSIONS OFFICE h'OINS IS A REAL TREASURE AND HER INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFICIENCIES IN UNDERSTANDING PERSONNEL PROCEDURES WILL BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE v SAID Edwin E. Blanks DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS SERVICES FOR THE 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION
$R 'ILLES !PPOINTED $IRECTOR OF 0ARTNERSHIP Donna L. Gilles, Ed.D., AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE $EPARTMENT OF 3PECIAL %DUCATION AND $ISABILITY 0OLICY HAS BEEN APPOINTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION S 0ARTNERSHIP FOR 0EOPLE WITH $ISABILITIES 3HE HAD SERVED AS ITS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR SEVEN MONTHS AND AS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR FOUR YEARS $R 'ILLES EARNED HER %D $ IN SEVERE AND PROFOUND DISABILITIES FROM *OHNS (OPKINS 5NIVERSITY IN 0RIOR TO JOINING 6#5 SHE SPENT YEARS AS A TEACHING ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH FACULTY MEMBER IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF PSYCHIATRY AND SPECIAL EDUCATION AT THE 5NIVERSITY OF &LORIDA
3HE HAS BEEN THE AUTHOR OR CO AUTHOR OF MORE THAN MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS IN HER CAREER AND IS DISTINGUISHED BY SERVICE TO NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE 5 3 $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATION THE .ATIONAL !SSOCIATION OF 3TATE $IRECTORS OF 3PECIAL %DUCATION THROUGH THE )$%! 0ARTNERSHIP AND 4!3( WHERE SHE SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD FROM h$R 'ILLES HAS THE SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO BUILD ON FORMER %XECUTIVE $IRECTOR Fred Orelove’s LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE v SAID )NTERIM $EAN Michael D. Davis h) AM EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW VISION SHE WILL BRING TO THE 0ARTNERSHIP STAFF AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR DEDICATION TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE #OMMONWEALTH AND BEYOND v
$R #HRISTENBURY !PPOINTED #HAIR OF 4EACHING AND ,EARNING Leila Christenbury, Ed.D., has accepted the position OF #HAIR OF THE $EPARTMENT OF 4EACHING AND ,EARNING 3HE HAD SERVED AS THE DEPARTMENT S INTERIM CHAIR $R #HRISTENBURY IS #OMMONWEALTH 0ROFESSOR OF %NGLISH %DUCATION AND AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN THE PREPARATION OF %NGLISH TEACHERS h!S THE FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE 6#5 S 5NIVERSITY !WARD FOR %XCELLENCE HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A FINE TEACHER EXCELLENT SCHOLAR AND A TRUE SERVANT TO THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AS BEING OF THE HIGHEST STANDARDS v SAID )NTERIM $EAN Michael D. Davis 0H $ $R #HRISTENBURY IS A FORMER EDITOR OF %NGLISH *OURNAL AND THE AUTHOR OF BOOKS INCLUDING h2ETRACING THE *OURNEY 4EACHING AND ,EARNING IN AN !MERICAN
(IGH 3CHOOL v WHICH WON BOTH THE $AVID ( 2USSELL 2ESEARCH !WARD AND THE *AMES . "RITTON 2ESEARCH !WARD 3HE IS THE CO EDITOR OF h(ANDBOOK ON !DOLESCENT ,ITERACY 2ESEARCH v WINNER OF THE .ATIONAL 2EADING #ONFERENCE %DWARD " &RY "OOK !WARD 3HE IS PAST PRESIDENT OF THE .ATIONAL #OUNCIL OF 4EACHERS OF %NGLISH AND AS #OUNCIL (ISTORIAN WAS CHAIR OF THE ORGANIZATION S RECENT CENTENNIAL
$R 2OBERSON !PPOINTED %XECUTIVE IN 2ESIDENCE Former Hanover County Public Schools 3UPERINTENDENT Stewart D. Roberson %D $ HAS JOINED THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION AS ITS %XECUTIVE IN 2ESIDENCE $R 2OBERSON WHO RETIRED LAST YEAR AFTER YEARS AS SUPERINTENDENT AND IS NOW 0RESIDENT AND #%/ OF -OSELEY !RCHITECTS SERVES THE 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION AS A DISCUSSION LEADER DISSERTATION COMMITTEE MEMBER AND #HAIR OF THE "OARD FOR THE 6#5 !UTISM #ENTER OF %XCELLENCE h$R 2OBERSON S ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE 0+ INSTRUCTIONAL POLICY AND ASSESSMENT NEEDS IN WAYS THAT CAN HELP THE 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION BETTER SERVE 6IRGINIA SCHOOL DIVISIONS IS UNIQUE v SAID )NTERIM $EAN Michael D. Davis h$R 2OBERSONS ADVICE AND COUNSEL THROUGH NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS THIS YEAR HAS PROVEN TO BE INVALUABLE v (E IS A MEMBER OF THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION !DVANCEMENT #OUNCIL AND HAS SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE 5RBAN 3UPERINTENDENTS !SSOCIATION OF !MERICA AND THE 6IRGINIA !SSOCIATION OF 3CHOOL 3UPERINTENDENTS $R 2OBERSON EARNED A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY A MASTER S DEGREE IN ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION AND A DOCTORATE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES ALL FROM THE 5NIVERSITY OF 6IRGINIA (E ALSO HOLDS POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATES FROM (ARVARD AND /XFORD UNIVERSITIES
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FROM HIS GRACIOUS COMMITMENT TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION AND IMPROVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS h)F AS !LBERT %INSTEIN WROTE @/NLY A LIFE LIVED FOR OTHERS IS A LIFE WORTHWHILE THEN ) WOULD PROPOSE THAT $R $AVIS PROFESSIONAL LIFE OF SERVICE TO OTHERS HAS BEEN A LIFE FILLED WITH VALUE AND MEANING v SAID 0ROFESSOR AND $EPARTMENT #HAIR Edmund O. Acevedo 0H $ h)N ADDITION THROUGH HIS COMMITMENT TO SERVICE HE HAS REPRESENTED THE 6#5 COMMUNITY WITH HONOR AND INTEGRITY v Dr. Robert G. Davis, center, with VCU President Michael Rao, left, and School of Education Interim Dean Michael D. Davis. Dr. Davis received the University Distinguished Service Award at the 29th annual Opening Faculty Address and Convocation.
$R 2OBERT $AVIS 2ETIRES Department of Health and Human Performance 0ROFESSOR Robert G. Davis 0H $ HAS HAD AN ILLUSTRIOUS YEAR CAREER AT THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION "EYOND HIS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP HE HAS PROVIDED EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO HIS PROFESSION $R $AVIS IS THE AUTHOR OF SIX BOOKS ONE PUBLISHED AS A FOURTH EDITION AND NUMEROUS REFEREED ARTICLES !LSO HE HAS RECEIVED EXTENSIVE FUNDING FOR HIS RESEARCH $R $AVIS IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 6#5 $ISTINGUISHED 3ERVICE !WARD WHICH RECOGNIZES SCHOLARSHIP TEACHING SERVICE AND OVERALL EXCELLENCE #OMBINED THESE THINGS TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY FOR THE BETTER 4HE DRAMATIC IMPACT OF HIS SERVICE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY 6#5 STUDENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED 0HI +APPA 0HI SCHOLARSHIPS BY FACULTY WHO HAVE BENEFITTED FROM HIS EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE AND BY THE 2ICHMOND COMMUNITY WHICH HAS BENEFITTED
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$R $AVIS RETIRED THIS YEAR h!S A FACULTY MEMBER YOU HAVE TIME TO DO OTHER THINGS AND YOU ARE CHARGED WITH DOING THEM v SAID $R $AVIS h) VE ALWAYS FELT THAT MY STRENGTH HAS BEEN IN SERVICE AND ) JUST BASICALLY REALLY ENJOY SERVING v
$R ,ONDONER *OINS !DULT %DUCATION (ALL OF &AME ,EADERSHIP VCU School of Education 0ROFESSOR %MERITUS Carroll A. Londoner 0H $ HAS ACCEPTED THE POSITION OF "OARD OF $IRECTORS #HAIR %LECT FOR OF THE )NTERNATIONAL !DULT AND #ONTINUING %DUCATION (ALL OF &AME )!#%(/& (E WILL SERVE AS ITS #HAIR IN $R ,ONDONER WAS RECOGNIZED FOR BEING INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING THE !DULT AND #ONTINUING %DUCATION PROGRAM AT THE 5NIVERSITY OF .EBRASKA AND PLAYING A NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLE AS PRESIDENT OF THE !MERICAN !SSOCIATION OF !DULT AND #ONTINUING %DUCATION
!S A &ULBRIGHT 3CHOLAR HE CONDUCTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS IN 3URINAME ON THE NORTHERN COAST OF 3OUTH !MERICA &OR THE PAST TWO YEARS HE HAS SERVED AS EDITOR OF THE (ALL OF &AME S NEWSLETTER 4HE )!#%(/& IS THE WORLD S PREMIER ASSOCIATION OF !DULT AND #ONTINUING %DUCATORS )T IS BASED AT THE 5NIVERSITY OF /KLAHOMA h.OMINEES TO THIS ORGANIZATION UNDERGO A STRENUOUS EXAMINATION AND MANY ARE NOT ACCEPTED v SAID $R ,ONDONER h) WAS NOMINATED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE MEMBERSHIP FELT ) HAD MET THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS v $R ,ONDONER WAS INDUCTED INTO THE (ALL OF &AME IN AND HAS SERVED ON ITS BOARD SINCE AS CHAIR OF ITS #OMMUNICATIONS #OMMITTEE
$ISABILITY 0OLICY 3PECIALIST !PPOINTED TO 0RESIDENTIAL 0ANEL Jack M. Brandt, disability policy specialist for the 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION S 0ARTNERSHIP FOR 0EOPLE WITH $ISABILITIES HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE 0RESIDENT S #OMMITTEE FOR 0EOPLE WITH )NTELLECTUAL $ISABILITIES 0RESIDENT "ARACK /BAMA ANNOUNCED HIS INTENT TO APPOINT "RANDT TO THIS KEY ADMINISTRATION POST EARLIER THIS YEAR 4HE COMMITTEE PROMOTES FULL PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDES ADVICE TO THE 0RESIDENT AND THE 3ECRETARY OF (EALTH AND (UMAN 3ERVICES CONCERNING A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS RELATING TO PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Jack M. Brandt is sworn in by Administration on Developmental Disabilities Commissioner Sharon Lewis. Photo courtesy of Administration for Children and Families.
h)T IS AN HONOR TO BE ASKED TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE v SAID "RANDT WHO HAS CEREBRAL PALSY )N HIS ROLE AT 6#5 "RANDT FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING EVIDENCE BASED AND PERSON CENTERED PRACTICES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES IN SELF ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES (E ALSO COORDINATES DISABILITY POLICY ACTIVITIES
&ACULTY "RIEFS Edmund O. Acevedo, 0H $ PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF THE $EPARTMENT OF (EALTH AND (UMAN 0ERFORMANCE WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE SOUTHEAST CHAPTER OF THE !MERICAN #OLLEGE OF 3PORTS -EDICINE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR Beverly J. Warren, %D $ 0H $ &!#3- PROFESSOR IN THE $EPARTMENT OF (EALTH AND (UMAN 0ERFORMANCE AND 6#5 PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS WAS HONORED AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 3OUTHEAST CHAPTER OF THE !MERICAN #OLLEGE OF 3PORTS -EDICINE 3ERVICE !WARD $R 7ARREN ALSO WAS PAID TRIBUTE BY !SSISTANT 0ROFESSOR R. Lee Franco 0H $ FOR BEING ONE OF SEVEN FEMALE PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE CHAPTER
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Growth New Name, Larger Reach for Off-Campus Programs Unit After more than 20 years of helping meet the professional development needs of Central 6IRGINIA SCHOOL DIVISIONS THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION IS TAKING ON SOME BOLD NEW GROWTH OF ITS OWN 4HE #ENTER FOR 0ROFESSIONAL 'ROWTH #0' nFORMERLY KNOWN AS 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION !SSOCIATESnRECENTLY OPENED ITS UNIQUE OFFERINGS TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PRIVATE AND NON PROFIT SECTORS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE MILITARY In the fall of 2011, a new business plan aligned with VCU’s “Quest FOR $ISTINCTIONv STRATEGIC PLAN WAS DEVELOPED BY #0' $IRECTOR Michael C. Huffman 0H $ 7ITH THE SUPPORT OF )NTERIM $EAN -ICHAEL $ $AVIS AND $IRECTOR OF "USINESS 3ERVICES Edwin E. Blanks THAT PLAN IS NOW BEING IMPLEMENTED $R (UFFMAN LEADS AN EXPERIENCED TEAM DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES -EMBERS ARE 3CHOOL $IVISION 0ARTNERSHIP #OORDINATOR Lynn H. Myers %D $ -ANAGER AND /FF #AMPUS #OORDINATOR
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Becky R. Aycock /FF #AMPUS 3TUDENT #OORDINATOR Nancy A. Lowe AND #ONTINUING %DUCATION #OORDINATOR Elizabeth Fillman. 4HEY WILL WORK WITH AN ADVISORY BOARD OF SEASONED EXECUTIVES FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRY GROUPS WHO WILL PROVIDE VALUABLE GUIDANCE AND CONTACTS h4HERE ARE NEEDS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN ALL INDUSTRIES v SAID $R (UFFMAN h(OWEVER COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE THE INTERNAL CAPACITY TO PROVIDE ROBUST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES 7E CAN OFFER THAT EXPERTISE THROUGH OUR OUTSTANDING FACULTY AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXTERNAL EXPERTS v 4HE BASE OF THAT EXPERTISE IS AN EXPERIENCED CADRE OF 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION FACULTY AND OTHER CONTENT AREA EXPERTS AND PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE WELL VERSED IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPING BEST PRACTICES Brenda F. Cowlbeck %D $ HAS BEEN WORKING FOR THE #0' FOR YEARS TEACHING COURSES IN THE DOCTORAL AND MASTER OF EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS TO
TEACHERS SEEKING TO BECOME ADMINISTRATORS OR EARN THEIR CREDENTIAL IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP 3HE TEACHES COURSES IN COMMUNITIES BEYOND NORMAL COMMUTING DISTANCE TO 6#5 SUCH AS (OPEWELL %SSEX AND &REDERICKSBURG h)T IS A REALLY GOOD SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE SEEK A DEGREE OTHER THAN WHAT THEY HAVE v SAID #OWLBECK WHO HAS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR
Dr. Norman J. Geller, an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education and Disability Policy, teaches an off-campus program at Hermitage High School in Henrico County.
! SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT OF THE #0' S OFFERINGS OVER THE PAST DECADE HAS BEEN PROVIDING RECERTIFICATION COURSEWORK TO MORE THAN EDUCATORS ANNUALLY 4HE #0' ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION DEPARTMENTS TO ORGANIZE COHORTS IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS WHOSE MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM MUTUAL SUPPORT AS THEY EARN THEIR CREDENTIALS 3ERVICES ARE DRIVEN BY SCHOOL DIVISIONS NEEDS AND THAT IS WHERE #0' 3CHOOL $IVISION 0ARTNERSHIP
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h6#5 IS ONE OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS THAT HOLDS THE FORMAL @6ERY (IGH DISTINCTION FOR ITS RESEARCH ACTIVITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FROM THE #ARNEGIE &OUNDATION FOR THE !DVANCEMENT OF 4EACHING v WITH ALL THE RESOURCES IT HAS v SAID (OWARD h6#5 #OORDINATOR Lynn H. Myers %D $ COMES IN $R -YERS WHO HAS MORE THAN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN + EDUCATION MEETS REGULARLY WITH SCHOOL DIVISION ADMINISTRATORS TO DETERMINE WHAT RESOURCES THE 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION CAN PROVIDE h)N WORKING WITH MULTIPLE SCHOOL DIVISIONS IT IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BRING SCHOOL LEADERS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS IDEAS AND PROJECTS THAT CAN BE SHARED ACROSS A BROADER COMMUNITY v SHE SAID 3CHOOL DIVISIONS RECEIVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF VALUE FROM PARTNERING WITH THE #0' &OR EXAMPLE IT ASSISTED #HESTERFIELD #OUNTY 0UBLIC 3CHOOLS ADMINISTRATORS WITH LEADERSHIP TRAINING IN RESPONSE TO NEW 6IRGINIA $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATION TEACHER EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS h7E HAVE BEEN VERY EXCITED AND PLEASED WITH THE SERVICES THE #ENTER FOR 0ROFESSIONAL 'ROWTH HAS PROVIDED US OVER THE LAST YEARS AND EXPECT WE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW OUR INVOLVEMENT WITH IT v SAID David Myers THE SCHOOL DIVISION S ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCE AND A #0' ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER 4HE #0' RECEIVES FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FROM THE 6#5 $IVISION OF #OMMUNITY %NGAGEMENT /FFICE OF #ONTINUING 3TUDIES AND 3PECIAL 0ROGRAMS IN FINDING RESOURCES TO WORK IN THE COMMUNITY Edward A. Howard - %D THE OFFICE S DIRECTOR OF CONTINUING STUDIES AND A #0' ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER SAID THE #0' HAS BEEN A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE UNIVERSITY S COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS OUTLINED IN ITS STRATEGIC PLAN h)T IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UNIVERSITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY
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IS ONE OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS THAT HOLDS THE FORMAL h6ERY (IGHv DISTINCTION FOR ITS RESEARCH ACTIVITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FROM THE #ARNEGIE &OUNDATION THE !DVANCEMENT OF 4EACHING )T S THE EFFORTS MADE BY UNITS SUCH AS THE #ENTER FOR 0ROFESSIONAL 'ROWTH THAT HELPED THE UNIVERSITY ACHIEVE THOSE DISTINCTIONS v Center for Professional Growth Advisory Board Thomas Beatty 2ICHMOND 0UBLIC 3CHOOLS Peter A. Blake 3TATE #OUNCIL OF (IGHER %DUCATION FOR 6IRGINIA Mark J. Buss -" #ONSULTING )NC Michael D. Davis 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION Rich Feyerabend #APITAL /NE Edward A. Howard 6#5 $IVISION OF #OMMUNITY %NGAGEMENT /FFICE OF #ONTINUING 3TUDIES AND 3PECIAL 0ROGRAMS Michael C. Huffman 6#5 #ENTER FOR 0ROFESSIONAL 'ROWTH %X /FFICO Alan R. Hutson Jr. 4HE -ONUMENT 'ROUP Joyce D. Keilen )NNOV \(2 David Myers #HESTERFIELD #OUNTY 0UBLIC 3CHOOLS
Using Technology to Improve 21st Century Learning by Jim Babb Chalk boards and traditional lecture settings just AREN T CUTTING IT ANYMORE FOR MANY STUDENTS IN ST CENTURY !MERICA NOT WHEN KIDSnEVEN AT AN EARLY AGE nARE ACCUSTOMED TO REGULAR )NTERNET ACCESS h4O OFFER A RELEVANT AND ENGAGING LEARNING EXPERIENCE TEACHERS TODAY NEED TO MAKE INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY v SAID W. Monty Jones - %D DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY AND AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION $EPARTMENT OF 4EACHING AND ,EARNING h4HEY NEED HELP DOING THAT AND WE AT 6#5 SHOULD EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY OURSELVES AS WE TEACH THE TEACHERS 7ITH EDUCATION WE NEED TO BUILD ON THE FACT THAT KIDS HAVE MORE COMPUTING POWER IN THE PALM OF THEIR HANDS THAN .!3! USED TO PUT MEN ON THE MOON v
Richmond Public Schools
!FTER WORKING CLOSELY WITH 2ICHMOND AREA EDUCATORS *ONES CREATED 6#5 S %MERGING 4ECHNOLOGIES )NSTITUTE WHICH LAUNCHED THIS SPRING 4HE )NSTITUTE AIMS TO ADDRESS CURRENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF 6IRGINIA + EDUCATORS IN THE AREA OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY !ND THE )NSTITUTE IS DESIGNED TO BE A NIMBLE TEACHING PLATFORM THAT CAN KEEP UP WITH THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING INFORMATION LANDSCAPE #OURSES AT THE )NSTITUTE ARE TAUGHT ONLINE ON OPEN ACCESS PLATFORMS AND WILL REMAIN ACCESSIBLE AFTER THE COURSE CONCLUDES WITH THE AIM OF FACILITATING ON GOING COLLABORATION BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS AND INSTRUCTORS 4HE GOAL SAID *ONES IS THE CREATION OF INFORMAL hCOMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE v WHERE EDUCATORS CAN CONTINUE TO TRADE IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES EVEN AFTER THE COURSES HAVE ENDED Students using iPads to practice fluent reading.
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Richmond Public Schools
Above: Students working in a computer lab. Students working on a SMART board.
!NOTHER INNOVATIONnDESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CURRENT CLIMATE OF TIGHT BUDGETSnIS A TWO TIER FEE STRUCTURE FOR TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE )NSTITUTE %DUCATORS LOOKING FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL CREDITS PAY ONE FEE A LESSER AMOUNT IS CHARGED FOR TEACHERS WHO SEEK CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR RECERTIFICATION PURPOSES #OURSE OFFERINGS AT THE )NSTITUTE ARE CUSTOMIZED TO ASSIST INSTRUCTORS WHO TEACH SUBJECTS RANGING FROM THE SCIENCES TO THE HUMANITIES AT DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS 4HE %MERGING 4ECHNOLOGIES )NSTITUTE ALSO WILL OFFER TRAINING FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS WHO ASPIRE TO LEADERSHIP ROLES Jonathan Becker * $ 0H $ AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATIONAL ,EADERSHIP ARGUES IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO BRING PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ON BOARD WITH THE BENEFITS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY $R "ECKER S COURSE THROUGH THE )NSTITUTE IS DIRECTED TOWARD EDUCATIONAL LEADERS h7E HAVE POCKETS OF INNOVATION v SAID $R "ECKER hBUT IF WE BELIEVE THAT !MERICAN SCHOOLS NEED TO MOVE FORWARD AND INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY IN MORE INNOVATIVE WAYS THEN WE NEED TO GET TO THE LEADERS )F THEY DON T @GET IT THEN NO ONE WILL v Joan A. Rhodes 0H $ AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE $EPARTMENT OF 4EACHING AND ,EARNING WILL BE HELPING TEACHERS WHO FACE A 6IRGINIA 3TANDARD OF ,EARNING 3/, REQUIREMENT THAT GOES INTO EFFECT IN THE UPCOMING YEAR MEDIA LITERACY h) HOPE THAT TEACHERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CLASS WILL GAIN A SENSE OF HOW TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS ACCESS MEDIA AND HOW TO GAUGE THE VALUE OF WHAT THEY ARE SEEING AND TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT MEDIA MESSAGES v SAID $R 2HODES Tom Woodward ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY FOR (ENRICO #OUNTY 0UBLIC 3CHOOLS SAID THE %MERGING 4ECHNOLOGIES )NSTITUTE WILL HELP TO hCLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT TEACHERS KNOW AND WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT USING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM v
h4O OFFER A RELEVANT AND ENGAGING LEARNING EXPERIENCE TEACHERS TODAY NEED TO MAKE INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY v 7OODWARD ALSO CREDITS *ONES FOR REACHING OUT TO FRONT LINE SCHOOL TEACHERS IN DESIGNING THE )NSTITUTE h(E HAS REALLY ENGAGED WITH PEOPLE TO DEVELOP COURSES THAT WILL SUPPORT WHAT OUR TEACHERS NEED v SAID 7OODWARD h(E HAS OPENED UP THE DIALOG AND CONVERSATION IN WAYS THAT ) HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE v *ONES S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IS A RESULT OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE (E WAS A SOFTWARE DESIGNER DEVELOPER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT FOR YEARS BEFORE TEACHING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN A (OPEWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL $URING HIS TEACHING STINT *ONES EARNED HIS -ASTER OF %DUCATION DEGREE FROM 6#5 CONCENTRATING ON INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND IS FOCUSED ON THE SAME SUBJECT MATTER AS HE PURSUES HIS 0H $ FROM THE 5NIVERSITY OF 6IRGINIA 7HILE THE )NSTITUTE S COURSES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW FOR ANYBODY WITH AN )NTERNET CONNECTION THE CREDIT EARNING SLOTS ARE LIMITED TO PERSONS PER COURSE 4O LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 6#5 %MERGING 4ECHNOLOGIES )NSTITUTE SCAN OR VISIT www.soe. vcu.edu/emergingtechnologies.
VCU Emerging Technologies Institute Director W. Monty Jones
Institute instructor Jonathan Becker
Institute instructor Joan A. Rhodes
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Student News
Far right: Dr. Yaoying Xu offered reflections and advice to the Class of 2011. Below: Faculty members are recognized at the ceremony. Right: The Monument City Winds played Pomp and Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar
$IPLOMA 0RESENTATION #EREMONY More than 300 diplomas were conferred AT THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION S WINTER $IPLOMA 0RESENTATION #EREMONY 'RADUATES Jacob O. France " 3 %XERCISE 3CIENCE AND Lindsay M. Bradley - %D #OUNSELOR %DUCATION DELIVERED WELCOMING REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE #LASS OF
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%DUCATION !LLIANCE -ARKS 9EARS OF .ATIONAL "OARD #ERTIFIED 4EACHERS A VCU School of Education partnership with 2ICHMOND AREA SCHOOL DIVISIONS CELEBRATED ITS TH YEAR OF HELPING TEACHERS EARN .ATIONAL "OARD #ERTIFICATION WITH CEREMONIES AT 6#5 AND THE 7HITE (OUSE !N ANNUAL 0INNING #EREMONY AT 6#5 HONORED NEWLY CERTIFIED TEACHERS nINCLUDING NINE 6#5 ALUMNInFROM #HESTERFIELD (ANOVER AND (ENRICO COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF 2ICHMOND AND FOUR OTHERS WHO RENEWED THEIR CERTIFICATION 4HE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS 6#5 0ROVOST AND 6ICE 0RESIDENT FOR !CADEMIC !FFAIRS Beverly J. Warren %D $ 0H $ &!#3- $EPARTMENT OF 3PECIAL %DUCATION AND $ISABILITY 0OLICY !SSOCIATE 0ROFESSOR Yaoying Xu 0H $ OFFERED REFLECTIONS AND ADVICE TO GRADUATES 4WELVE GRADUATES RECEIVED THE $OCTOR OF 0HILOSOPHY $EGREE IN %DUCATION AT A SPECIAL HOODING CEREMONY AT THE 'REATER 2ICHMOND #ONVENTION #ENTER Dr. Rodney L. Berry Dr. Jeffrey A. Duncan Dr. James M. Ellis Jr. Dr. Rebecca Foco Dr. Yan Gao Dr. Roberta Gentry A FORMER 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION FACULTY MEMBER Dr. Eric L. Jones Dr. Laura Kuti Dr. Gwendolyn D. Perkins Dr. Karren D. Streagle A FORMER 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION FACULTY MEMBER Dr. Diana M. Yesbeck Dr. Yun Zhu
.ATIONAL "OARD #ERTIFICATION WAS CELEBRATED IN $ECEMBER AT A 7HITE (OUSE EVENT HERALDING THE NEWEST CLASS OF BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS NATIONWIDE WHICH BRINGS TO NEARLY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS IN THE 5 3 6IRGINIA ADDED .ATIONAL "OARD #ERTIFIED TEACHERS BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER STATEWIDE TO 6#5 HAS SUPPORTED OF THESE TEACHERS SINCE ITS PROGRAM S INCEPTION IN 3EPTEMBER
VCU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Beverly J. Warren was the keynote speaker at the National Board Certification Pinning Ceremony.
Scan to see a list of the latest Richmondarea National Board Certified Teachers or visit http://www. ctl.vcu.edu/images/ documents/2011_ NBCTs.docx
6#5 S .ATIONAL "OARD #ERTIFIED 4EACHER PROGRAM IS COORDINATED BY THE 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION S #ENTER FOR 4EACHER ,EADERSHIP ON BEHALF OF THE -ETROPOLITAN %DUCATIONAL 4RAINING !LLIANCE Above: Newly certified teachers proudly wear their NBCT pins at the ceremony.
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4EACHERS OF 0ROMISE &OUNDATION BOARD MEMBER AND FORMER 6IRGINIA 3UPERINTENDENT OF 0UBLIC )NSTRUCTION Jo Lynne S. DeMary - %D @ GAVE A KEYNOTE ADDRESS 0ARTICIPANTS WORKED WITH MENTOR EDUCATORS INCLUDING 6IRGINIA 4EACHER OF THE 9EAR AND 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION ALUMNA LaTonya E. Waller - 4 " 3 0OST -ASTER S AND -ILKEN %DUCATOR !WARD RECIPIENT AND ALUMNA Laura D. Lay - %D @ 6#5 S FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE INSTITUTE WAS $EPARTMENT OF 4EACHING AND ,EARNING !SSOCIATE 0ROFESSOR Valerie J. Robnolt 0H $
From left, Associate Professor Valerie J. Robnolt, students Ryan Webb, Norm Marshall, Amanda Taillie, Erin Campbell, Kathryn Milton, Aaron Kunk, Rachel Hoagland, Rachel Dorsey, Cliff Berry and Fajir Amin, and Dr. Diane J. Simon, associate professor and associate dean for Student Affairs.
4OP 3TUDENTS !TTEND 4EACHERS OF 0ROMISE )NSTITUTE The VCU School of Education selected 10 STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A TWO DAY INSTITUTE THAT OFFERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO EXEMPLARY STUDENT TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE 4HE ANNUAL 4EACHERS OF 0ROMISE )NSTITUTE IS CO SPONSORED BY THE 6IRGINIA $EPARTMENT OF %DUCATION AND THE 6IRGINIA -ILKEN %DUCATOR .ETWORK 4HIS YEAR IT WAS HELD IN 2ICHMOND AT THE 3CIENCE -USEUM OF 6IRGINIA AND 6#5 3TUDENT #OMMONS 6#5 PARTICIPANTS WERE Fajir Amin %LEMENTARY Cliff Berry 3ECONDARY 3OCIAL 3TUDIES Erin Campbell %LEMENTARY Rachel Dorsey 3ECONDARY 3OCIAL 3TUDIES Rachel Hoagland %LEMENTARY Aaron Kunk 3ECONDARY &OREIGN ,ANGUAGE Norm Marshall 3ECONDARY 3CIENCE Kathryn Milton %LEMENTARY Amanda Taillie %LEMENTARY AND Ryan Webb 3ECONDARY -ATHEMATICS Top: Mentor group led by Milken Educator Award recipient and School of Education alumna Laura D. Lay, left. Above: Teachers of Promise Foundation President and Founder Wade Whitehead addressed participants in the planetarium of the Science Museum of Virginia.
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Doctoral student Edwin Achola, a former English teacher in Kenya, meets with Dr. Evelyn Reed, associate professor and chair of the Department of Special Education and Disability Policy.
+ENYAN 4EACHER (OPES TO "RING 3PECIAL %DUCATION %XPERIENCE (OME
(E TAUGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH IN 0ENNSYLVANIA FOR TWO SEMESTERS WHILE PURSUING A -ASTER OF %DUCATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION FROM )NDIANA 5NIVERSITY OF 0ENNSYLVANIA
The definition of “special education” in the 5NITED 3TATES IS MUCH BROADER THAN IN +ENYA WHERE 6#5 DOCTORAL STUDENT Edwin O. Achola IS FROM AND BEGAN HIS CAREER TEACHING %NGLISH TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN +ISUMU THE %AST !FRICAN NATION S THIRD LARGEST CITY
)N !CHOLA ENTERED THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION AS A DOCTORAL STUDENT IN THE $EPARTMENT OF 3PECIAL %DUCATION AND $ISABILITY 0OLICY (E CREDITS HIS PROFESSORS WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS INTERESTS FOR OPENING UP A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO HIM
h)NTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES ARE THE CATEGORIES THAT GET THE MOST ATTENTION IN +ENYA v SAID !CHOLA h!S A GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHER ) HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS WITH OTHER DISABILITIES INCLUDED IN MY GENERAL EDUCATION CLASS 4HIS IS BECAUSE GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS DO NOT RECEIVE ADEQUATE TRAINING TO WORK WITH STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES v
!CHOLA SAID PROFESSORS Colleen A. Thoma 0H $ HIS ADVISER AND Kevin S. Sutherland 0H $ HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN KEEPING HIM UPDATED ON THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY BY PUBLISHING ARTICLES AND MAKING PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES
)N HE LEFT +ISUMU TO GET THAT TRAINING IN THE 5NITED 3TATES WITH A GOAL OF RETURNING HOME TO TEACH AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL TO EFFECT CHANGE h!S A UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR ) HOPE TO INFLUENCE THE POLICIES REGARDING HOW SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN +ENYA ARE TREATED v SAID !CHOLA h) HAVE MANY FRIENDS WHO ARE RUNNING FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE THERE AND ) HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS WITH THEM v
!ND AT THE SUGGESTION OF !SSOCIATE 0ROFESSOR AND $EPARTMENT #HAIR Evelyn Reed 0H $ HE IS TEACHING A GRADUATE AND AN UNDERGRADUATE CLASS IN THE DEPARTMENT h4HE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE ) AM GETTING AT 6#5 IS EXACTLY WHAT ) WAS LOOKING FOR v SAID !CHOLA
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h%DUCATION IS NUMBER ONE IN MY STORY OF HOW ) GOT HERE v SAID #ANALES (E CREDITS THE #3, WITH PUTTING HIM IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME STATING THAT WITHOUT BEING A STUDENT IN THE #3, AT THE TIME HE WOULD HAVE NEVER GOTTEN HIS FOOT IN THE DOOR WITH THE 4RAIL "LAZERS
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0ORTLAND S ."! FRANCHISE LIKE MANY OTHERS IN THE LEAGUE DOES NOT PAY INTERNS AND ONLY HIRES THOSE WHO ARE DOING INTERNSHIPS FOR COLLEGE CREDIT 4HE #3, S REQUIREMENT OF AN INTERNSHIP COUPLED WITH WHAT HE HAD ALREADY LEARNED IN THE PROGRAM PRESENTED #ANALES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE A POSITION AS THE 4RAIL "LAZERS VIDEO INTERN
3PORT ,EADERSHIP 'RADUATE .AMED 4RAIL "LAZERS )NTERIM (EAD #OACH by Carrie LeCrom, Ph.D Director, Center for Sport Leadership It is nice when someone you know gets a good JOB )T IS EVEN NICER WHEN THAT PERSON GETS IT BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT HE HAS PUT INTO GETTING THERE Kaleb Canales THE RECENTLY NAMED INTERIM HEAD COACH OF THE 0ORTLAND 4RAIL "LAZERS IS ONE OF THOSE GUYS &OR AN OUTSIDER LOOKING IN #ANALES MIGHT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AN UNLIKELY CHOICE FOR THE INTERIM HEAD COACHING POSITION !T HE IS THE YOUNGEST CURRENT HEAD COACH IN THE ."! AND ALSO THE FIRST -EXICAN !MERICAN HEAD COACH IN ."! HISTORY "UT FOR THOSE WHO KNOW HIM AND FOR THOSE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION WHO HAVE WORKED SIDE BY SIDE WITH #ANALES SINCE HE STARTED WITH THE 4RAIL "LAZERS IN HE WAS THE MAN FOR THE JOB ! GRADUATE OF THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION S #ENTER FOR 3PORT ,EADERSHIP #3, MASTER S PROGRAM #ANALES IS QUICK TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HIS DEGREE IN GETTING HIM TO THE TOP OF THE INDUSTRY
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4HOUGH #ANALES IS QUICK TO GIVE CREDIT TO OTHERS HIS JOURNEY TO THE TOP OF THE INDUSTRY WAS ONE THAT HE TOOK UPON HIMSELF AND HE HAS NEVER LOOKED BACK (E QUICKLY PROGRESSED WITHIN THE 4RAIL "LAZERS ORGANIZATION BEING HIRED AS ITS VIDEO COORDINATOR THEN PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT COACH VIDEO COORDINATOR THEN ASSISTANT COACH ULTIMATELY ENDING IN HIS MOST RECENT APPOINTMENT AS HEAD COACH !ND THOUGH THE EXCITEMENT OF THE NEW TITLE COMES WITH MIXED EMOTIONS GIVEN HIS HIGH LEVEL OF RESPECT AND FRIENDSHIP WITH THE OUTGOING COACH .ATE -C-ILLAN #ANALES IS APPROACHING THE NEW JOB WITH THE SAME ENTHUSIASM THAT HE HAS BROUGHT TO THE 4RAIL "LAZERS SINCE HE BEGAN THERE (E OFTEN TELLS PEOPLE h&IND YOUR PASSION AND MAKE IT YOUR VOCATION THEN ATTACK IT EVERYDAY WITH ENTHUSIASM v 4HIS LESSON THAT HE PASSES ON TO OTHERS IS ONE THAT THE #3, TRIES TO COMMUNICATE TO ITS STUDENTS DAILY AND IT IS REWARDING TO SEE IT COMING FULL CIRCLE FROM THE HEART OF AN ALUMNUS #ANALES IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHERE ONE CAN GO WITH HARD WORK AND A GOOD ATTITUDE )T COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A BETTER PERSON AND THE #3, IS PROUD TO CALL HIM AN ALUMNUS
*AY &ITZGERALD ,ANDS 3POT IN 3WIM #OACH (ALL OF &AME by Rachel Dozier In the 1970s Jay F. Fitzgerald (B.S. ’75) had just RETURNED FROM THE 6IETNAM 7AR AND WAS ENROLLED AT 6#5 LOOKING FOR AN EXTRACURRICULAR TO FILL HIS TIME 4HAT S WHEN HE FOUND THE SWIM TEAM h(E CAME ABOARD COMING RIGHT OUT OF THE 6IETNAM 7AR v RECALLED &ITZGERALD S SWIM COACH Jack H. Schiltz 0H $ A PROFESSOR EMERITUS IN THE $EPARTMENT OF (EALTH AND (UMAN 0ERFORMANCE h(E WAS TOUGH HE WAS COMPETITIVE (E LOOKS LIKE A WALKING FIRE HYDRANT ALL MUSCLE AND SHORT v !ND HIS FIRE HYDRANT ESQUE APPEARANCE KEPT HIM FROM ONE NECESSARY TALENT ˆ THE ABILITY TO SWIM WELL "UT &ITZGERALD EXCELLED AS A COACH AND THIS YEAR WILL BE HONORED WITH A SPOT IN THE !MERICAN 3WIMMING #OACHES !SSOCIATION !3#! (ALL OF &AME 3O HOW DOES A 6IETNAM VETERAN WITH LITTLE REAL TALENT IN THE POOL RECEIVE SUCH A RESPECTED POSITION IN THE SWIMMING WORLD h) WOULD NOT BE GETTING THIS HONOR OR GETTING ANYTHING ELSE IF $R 3CHILTZ HAD NOT SEEN SOMETHING IN ME AND DECIDED TO NURTURE AND COMFORT IT v &ITZGERALD IS QUICK TO ADMIT &ITZGERALD S COACH WAS ABLE TO SEE HIS HIDDEN GIFT UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE OF HIS SWIMMING ABILITIES h!LTHOUGH &ITZGERALD WAS NOT THAT GREAT AS A SWIMMER ) VERY QUICKLY SPOTTED A SPECIAL TALENT OF BEING ABLE TO ANALYZE STROKE MECHANICS AND BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THOSE TO OTHER SWIMMERS v $R 3CHILTZ SAID h"Y HIS SENIOR YEAR HE REALLY BECAME AN ASSISTANT COACH v 4HOUGH THE SWIMMER WAS ENROLLED AS A JOURNALISM MAJOR AT 6#5 HIS COACH S GUIDANCE HELPED HIM TO SEE THAT HIS FUTURE LAY BESIDE THE POOL INSTRUCTING STUDENTS PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND FUTURE /LYMPIANS h$R 3CHILTZ TOOK ME TO MY VERY FIRST !3#! CLINIC AND IT WAS AT THAT CLINIC THAT ) THINK ) SAID GOODBYE TO MY JOURNALISM CAREER AND HELLO TO MY COACHING CAREER v RECALLED &ITZGERALD
4HE GRADUATE HAS GONE ON TO FAME AND SUCCESS IN THE SWIM COACHING WORLD BUT ACCEPTS LITTLE OF THE RESPONSIBILITY (E WOULD RATHER GIVE THE CREDIT TO HIS FIRST COACH WHO POINTED HIM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION h) AM NOT TOO SURE ) GAVE HIM ANY ADVICE WORTH TAKING v SAID $R 3CHILTZ WITH A LAUGH h) THINK HE IS A NATURAL AND HAPPENED TO COME ALONG AT THE RIGHT PART IN HIS LIFE !LL ) HAD TO DO WAS ENCOURAGE AND DISCOURAGE HIM FROM NOT TAKING CHANCES v !ND &ITZGERALD DID NOT HESITATE TO TAKE ALL THE CHANCES AVAILABLE 4HE YEAR OLD HAS BEEN COACHING SINCE AND TAKES PRIDE IN EACH OF HIS ATHLETES FROM HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO /LYMPIC MEDAL WINNERS h)F YOU REALLY ENJOY WHAT YOU ARE DOING IT REALLY DOESN T FEEL LIKE WORK v &ITZGERALD SAID h)T JUST DOESN T 9OU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE LIKE AN ARTIST AND YOU JUST WANT TO GET BACK TO THAT ART ROOM AND GET YOUR HANDS ON THAT CLAY AND START MOLDING IT TO WHAT YOU WANT IT TO BE v 4HIS PASSION IS EXACTLY WHAT &ITZGERALD S FORMER COACH HAS SEEN IN HIM ALL THESE YEARS h(E IS EXTREMELY DEDICATED AND DEVOTED TO THE SPORT v $R 3CHILTZ SAID h(E EATS AND BREATHES SWIMMING 4HERE ARE ONLY TWO THINGS THAT MATTER IN HIS LIFEnHIS FAMILY AND SWIMMING v
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&ITZGERALD SAID THE ONLY NEGATIVE ASPECTS TO SWIM COACHING ARE THE LONG HOURS AND COMPETITION SCHEDULES ,UCKILY HE MARRIED A BASKETBALL COACH !FTER YEARS OF COACHING THE COUPLE AND THEIR THREE SONS RELOCATED TO &LORIDA WHERE &ITZGERALD AND HIS WIFE WERE OFFERED JOBS AT 0INE #REST 3CHOOL IN &ORT ,AUDERDALE
IN AN ULTRA MARATHON TO HELP REMIND HIS STUDENTS THAT SUCCESS COMES THROUGH PRACTICE AND HARD WORK
(E HOPES TO CONTINUE COACHING UNTIL AT LEAST AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH A FEMALE ATHLETE HOPING FOR A SPOT IN THIS SUMMER S /LYMPIC GAMES (E HAS TRAINED /LYMPIC SWIMMERS TWO OF WHICH HAVE WON BOTH GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS
7ILLIAMS OF -IDLOTHIAN -IDDLE 3CHOOL WILL USE HER GRANT TO TRAVEL TO !LASKA TO ATTEND THE )DITAROD %DUCATORS CONFERENCE AND THEN PARTICIPATE IN THE )DITAROD 4RAIL 3LED $OG 4OUR
&OR &ITZGERALD IT IS ALL ABOUT LOVING WHAT YOU DO AND ENCOURAGING THOSE IN THE POOL h!T THE END OF THE DAY THEY ARE THE ONES WHO GET UP ON THE BLOCK AND SWIM AND WHATEVER THEIR PERFORMANCE IS IT S THEIRS v HE SAID 4HE COACH ISN T ONE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS THOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS h4O BE A SUCCESSFUL COACH YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE DEDICATED AND HAVE PUT YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO IT v $R 3CHILTZ SAID !ND IT IS &ITZGERALD S ABILITY TO DO JUST THAT WHICH WILL EARN HIM A SPOT IN THE !MERICAN 3WIMMING #OACHES !SSOCIATION (ALL OF &AME THIS 3EPTEMBER
2 % " !WARDS (ONOR /UTSTANDING 4EACHERS 0RINCIPALS
%ARLY OF *AMES 2IVER (IGH 3CHOOL WILL USE HIS GRANT TO TRAVEL IN THE 5 3 AND ABROAD TO OBSERVE HOW PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE EDUCATED AND INCORPORATED INTO AND SUPPORTED IN OTHER COMMUNITIES
0RINCIPALS Stephen G. Cunningham - %D Rhonda S. Epling - %D AND Sharon E. Pope 'RADUATE #ERTIFICATE RECEIVED THE FOUNDATION S 2 % " !WARD FOR $ISTINGUISHED %DUCATIONAL ,EADERSHIP %ACH RECEIVED A CASH GRANT OF nHALF UNRESTRICTED AND THE OTHER HALF TO FUND SCHOOL BASED INITIATIVES OF THEIR CHOICE
7RIGHT 4OURNAMENT 2AISES -ONEY FOR 3CHOLARSHIP Friends and family members of the late Thomas , 7RIGHT HOSTED A SUCCESSFUL GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISING FOR THE 4HOMAS ,OUIS 7RIGHT 3CHOLARSHIP &UND 7RIGHT WHO PASSED AWAY IN AT THE AGE OF EARNED A BACHELOR S DEGREE IN BUSINESS A MASTER S DEGREE IN TEACHING AND A POST MASTER S CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP ALL FROM 6#5
Six VCU School of Education alumni were HONORED FOR BEING AMONG THE BEST TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS IN 2ICHMOND AREA SCHOOLS BY THE #OMMUNITY &OUNDATION OF 2ICHMOND 4EACHERS Christopher E. Calfee - 4 C. Randy Early - 4 AND Mary F. Williams 5NDERGRADUATE #ERTIFICATE WERE AMONG WINNERS AND FINALISTS WHO RECEIVED THE FOUNDATION S 2 % " !WARD FOR 4EACHING %XCELLENCE AND CASH GRANTS TOTALING #ALFEE OF 3WIFT #REEK -IDDLE 3CHOOL WILL USE HIS GRANT TO TRAVEL TO .EW :EALAND TO PARTICIPATE
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Second from left, Amy G. Wright (M.P.A. 2000), Barry Pierce and Charlotte A. Wright (M.S. 1995) present a $3,000 check to School of Education Interim Dean Michael D. Davis and Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement Donna S. Sharits (B.G.S. ’96).
(E WAS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR LIFE AND HIS LOVE FOR TEACHING 4HE SECOND ANNUAL 4OM 7RIGHT -EMORIAL 'OLF 4OURNAMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR !UGUST &OR INFORMATION CONTACT $IRECTOR OF !NNUAL 'IVING AND !LUMNI %NGAGEMENT $ONNA 3 3HARITS AT OR dssharits@vcu.edu.
5PDATES S. Dallas Dance 0H $ WAS CHOSEN AS THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR "ALTIMORE #OUNTY -D $R $ANCE HAD BEEN THE CHIEF MIDDLE SCHOOLS OFFICER FOR THE (OUSTON )NDEPENDENT 3CHOOL $ISTRICT IN 4EXAS Andrew E. Dykstra - 3 SIGNED AS A GOALIE FOR $ # 5NITED A -AJOR ,EAGUE 3OCCER TEAM BASED IN 7ASHINGTON $ # $YKSTRA HAD BEEN A GOALIE WITH THE #HICAGO &IRE Louise H. Einolf 0H $ WAS ADDED TO THE BOARD OF 0ATRICK (ENRY 3CHOOL OF 3CIENCE AND !RTS IN 2ICHMOND 6A THE STATE S ONLY CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Doug S. Franzen, - $ &!#%0 - %D WAS PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT DEAN FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND STUDENT AFFAIRS FOR THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF -EDICINE John Hunter " 3 A TH GRADE TEACHER IN !LBEMARLE #OUNTY 6A WAS NAMED AS THE FIRST -ARTIN )NSTITUTE FOR 4EACHING %XCELLENCE &ELLOW FOR CREATING h4HE 7ORLD 0EACE 'AME v 4HE -ARTIN )NSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING WORLD CLASS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TEACHERS Tara E. Lacy - %D A HUMAN RESOURCE GENERALIST AT 3OUTHERN 3TATES #OOPERATIVE )NC EARNED CERTIFICATION AS A 0ROFESSIONAL IN (UMAN 2ESOURCES 0(2 !WARDED BY THE (2 #ERTIFICATION )NSTITUTE THE CERTIFICATION SIGNIFIES THAT ,ACY POSSESSES THE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NECESSARY TO PASS A RIGOROUS EXAMINATION DEMONSTRATING A MASTERY OF THE FIELD
4EACHERS OF THE 9EAR Tracy H. Aitken " 3 A SCHOOL LIBRARIAN IN (ANOVER #OUNTY 6A WAS NAMED 3CHOOL ,IBRARIAN OF THE 9EAR BY THE 6IRGINIA !SSOCIATION OF 3CHOOL ,IBRARIANS !ITKEN ALSO IS A .ATIONAL "OARD #ERTIFIED 4EACHER IN ,IBRARY -EDIA Matthew X. Caratachea - 4 A RD GRADE TEACHER IN (ENRICO #OUNTY 6A WAS NAMED ONE OF #RESTVIEW %LEMENTARY 3CHOOL S 4EACHERS OF THE 9EAR
Left, Tracy Aitken accepts her award from VAASL President Mary Keeling.
Jordan L. Garroway - 4 @ A TEACHER IN (ENRICO #OUNTY WAS NAMED &IRST 9EAR 4EACHER OF THE 9EAR FOR * 2 4UCKER (IGH 3CHOOL Nancy L. Niedermayer - 4 @ A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AT 'LEN ,EA %LEMENTARY 3CHOOL AND Robert D. Rice - 4 @ A SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT %LKO -IDDLE 3CHOOL WERE AMONG TEACHERS IN (ENRICO #OUNTY NAMED h4OP 4EACHERS OF v BY THE (ENRICO #ITIZEN NEWSPAPER Caroline Wheeler - 4 AN %NGLISH TEACHER IN (ENRICO #OUNTY WAS NAMED THE .EW 4EACHER OF THE 9EAR FOR 6ARINA (IGH 3CHOOL AND A FINALIST IN THE h(ENRICO v TECHNOLOGY LESSON PLAN COMPETITION
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0ARTNERSHIP (ELPS 0RINCIPALS (ONE ,EADERSHIP 3KILLS
%XECUTIVE PARTNERS ARE VOLUNTEERS SELECTED FOR THEIR EXPERIENCE AS SENIOR LEVEL LEADERS AND THEIR DESIRE TO EMBRACE THE POSITIVE VALUE OF SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND SCHOOLS
Richmond Public Schools (RPS), VCU and the 5NIVERSITY OF 2ICHMOND ARE PARTICIPATING IN A NEW PARTNERSHIP DESIGNED TO ATTRACT CITY STUDENTS TO CHOOSE 2ICHMOND MIDDLE SCHOOLS ENCOURAGE THE SUPPORT OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE THE LOCAL WORKFORCE BY ENHANCING PRINCIPALS LEADERSHIP SKILLS
!LBERT (ILL -IDDLE 3CHOOL 0RINCIPAL Donna Knight PARTNERS WITH (UNTON AND 7ILLIAMS %XECUTIVE $IRECTOR Barry Koval 3HE BECAME PRINCIPAL LAST YEAR AFTER BEING THE SCHOOL S ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR MANY YEARS +OVAL HAS HELPED HER LEARN HOW TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH FACULTY AND STAFF TO ACCOMPLISH GOALS h&ORMERLY ) WAS SO TASK ORIENTED THAT ) ALLOWED THE CONCERNS OF OUR STAFF TO UNFORTUNATELY AND UNINTENTIONALLY TAKE SECOND PLACE v SHE SAID h) NOW GIVE DELIBERATE AND CAREFUL ATTENTION TO WHAT CONCERNS THEM AND PROCEED WITH MOST DECISIONS HAVING THEIR INPUT v +OVAL FEELS PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY IF NOT AN OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT EDUCATION IN THEIR COMMUNITY h&ROM A STRATEGIC AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE A VIBRANT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IS VITAL TO OUR WORKFORCE AND THE ECONOMY AT THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL v SAID +OVAL h7HEN GIVEN THE RIGHT RESOURCES SCHOOLS CAN INNOVATE SO WE NEED TO INVEST IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEMS )T STARTS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL OR PREFERABLY EARLIER v
Albert Hill Middle School Principal Donna Knight and Hunton and Williams Executive Director Barry Koval meet monthly to discuss leadership strategies.
4HE 0ARTNERING FOR %XCELLENCE 0ROGRAM 0%0 WAS DEVELOPED BY %DU,EAD A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION #ENTER FOR 3CHOOL )MPROVEMENT AND THE 5NIVERSITY OF 2ICHMOND #ENTER FOR ,EADERSHIP IN %DUCATION WHICH SUPPORTS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN 2ICHMOND AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
+NIGHT AND +OVAL EXPRESS GREAT PROFESSIONAL RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER
4HE 0%0 PROGRAM S GOAL IS TO BUILD A CADRE OF 2ICHMOND MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WITH POWERFUL AND FOCUSED LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS 4HESE NINE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ARE PARTNERED WITH SUCCESSFUL CORPORATE EXECUTIVES TO EXPLORE BEST PRACTICES FOR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP 4HROUGH ON GOING ONE TO ONE RELATIONSHIPS PARTNERS MEET THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS IN THE PRINCIPALS SCHOOLS IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE EXECUTIVE PARTNERS CORPORATE SITES
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Left, Binford Middle School Principal Peter R. Glessman (Undergraduate Certificate ’01) with Altria Client Services Vice President for Human Resources Mark DeBord.
4HROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR LEADERSHIP SEMINARS LED BY Dr. Bob Kelley OF 0URE #ULTURE #ONSULTING ADDRESS STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND LEADING CHANGE AND RENEWAL
From Left, Richmond school principals Eric Jones, Denise Lewis, Rickie Hopkins, Valerie F. Harris (Ph.D. ’08) and Sheron Carter-Gunter meet as a group to analyze current best practices in leadership.
#ONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THE PRINCIPALS AND EXECUTIVE PARTNERS ADDRESS LEADERSHIP ELEMENTS THAT PROMOTE FOCUSED AND EFFICIENT LEADERSHIP IN SCHOOLS 0RINCIPALS RECEIVE LEADERSHIP PROFILES CONTAINING INFORMATION GATHERED FROM FACULTY AND STAFF THE PRINCIPALS SUPERVISORS AND THE PRINCIPALS OWN SELF REPORTING 4HE LEADERSHIP PROFILES PROVIDE FEEDBACK AS THE PRINCIPALS FACE THE MANY CHALLENGES OF MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP 4HE PARTNERSHIPS FOSTER A SOLID RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND 203 BASED ON AN UNDERSTANDING OF URBAN EDUCATION ISSUES 4HE RESULTING RELATIONSHIPS HELP BUILD COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION FOR THE WORK THAT IS OCCURRING IN THE CITY S SCHOOLS Sheron Carter-Gunter PRINCIPAL OF 2ICHMOND S &RANKLIN -ILITARY !CADEMY IS EXPLORING THE PROCESS OF FACILITATING SIGNIFICANT LASTING CHANGE AND THE CONCEPT OF TEAM AND TALENT MANAGEMENT WITH HER EXECUTIVE PARTNER Brian Johnson *OHNSON VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS AT 'ENWORTH &INANCIAL HAS HOSTED #ARTER 'UNTER AND MEMBERS OF HER SCHOOL STAFF AT 'ENWORTH S OFFICES h/UR WORK TOGETHER HAS FOCUSED ON A STRUCTURED APPROACH AND TOOLS TO LEAD CHANGE AND ENSURE THAT THERE IS A PROGRAM TO MONITOR PROGRESS v SAID *OHNSON h7E ARE EXCITED TO BRING THIS WORK INTO THE SCHOOL AND LOOK TO CONTINUALLY SUPPORT #ARTER 'UNTER IN HER LEADERSHIP WORK WITHIN 2ICHMOND 0UBLIC 3CHOOLS v
h4HE 0ARTNERING FOR %XCELLENCE 0ROGRAM REPRESENTS A FOCUSED COLLABORATION AMONG LOCAL CORPORATE PARTNERS AND 2ICHMOND 0UBLIC 3CHOOLS v SAID Kate Cassada - %D @ PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR %DU,EAD AND THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION #ENTER FOR 3CHOOL )MPROVEMENT h4HE PARTNERS HAVE HELPED CREATE DELIVER AND FUND %DU,EAD S WORK WITH THE PRINCIPALS v &UNDING PARTNERS INCLUDE #AR-AX 'ENWORTH &OUNDATION -EAD7ESTVACO AND 2ICHMOND 0UBLIC 3CHOOLS %XECUTIVE 0ARTNERS INCLUDE EXECUTIVES FROM !LTRIA 'ROUP #APITAL /NE &INANCIAL #ORPORATION $OMINION 6IRGINIA 0OWER &EDERAL 2ESERVE "ANK OF 2ICHMOND 'ENWORTH &INANCIAL (UNTON AND 7ILLIAMS ,,0 -ARKEL #ORPORATION -EDIA 'ENERAL )NC AND 4ROUTMAN 3ANDERS ,,0
%XERCISE 3CIENCE 3TUDENTS 2AISE AND (EALTH !WARENESS The Exercise Science Club in the Department of (EALTH AND (UMAN 0ERFORMANCE RAISED MORE THAN FOR THE !MERICAN (EART !SSOCIATION S ANNUAL (EART 7ALK IN 2ICHMOND &ORTY SIX STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE FUN DRAISING AND STUDENTS TOOK PART IN THE WALK 4HE CLUB ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE 6#5 -#6 #AMPUS #OMMUNITY (EALTH &AIR AT !RMSTRONG (IGH 3CHOOL 7ITH OVER (0%8 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS STATIONS WERE ORGANIZED hTHAT PROVIDED EXERCISE AND NUTRITION STRATEGIES FOR CHILDREN TO STAY HEALTHY AND FIT REGARDLESS OF THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT v SAID CLUB ADVISER !SSISTANT 0ROFESSOR R. Lee Franco 0H $ !#3- (&3 4HE ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR DRAWS MORE THAN PEOPLE FROM THE CITY S #HURCH (ILL NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THEY CAN OBTAIN HEALTH SCREENINGS INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH RESOURCES IN 2ICHMOND AND COUNSELING ABOUT HEALTH HABITS AND MAINTENANCE
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3UPPORTING /UR &ACULTY )N THIS ISSUE OF 4HE "RIDGE YOU WILL SEE A STORY HIGHLIGHTING A WONDERFUL ALUMNA AND DONOR ) HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS Signe Langschultz (ER STORY IS ONE OF A CAREER DEDICATED TO SERVING OTHERS PARTICULARLY SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN %DUCATORS LIKE ,ANGSCHULTZ TOUCH THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DURING THEIR CAREER (ER LEGACY CARRIES ON A THEME ) HEAR FROM MANY OF OUR ALUMNInCAREERS AND LIVES DEDICATED TO EDUCATION INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
THIS SAME DEDICATION IT IS EDUCATORS LIKE ,ANGSCHULTZ WHO LEAVE THEIR LEGACY AND HELP ENSURE OUR NEXT GENERATION OF SCHOOL LEADERS AND PRACTITIONERS HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL )F YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WAYS YOU CAN HELP PLEASE CONTACT ME AT OR johnssonm@vcu.edu.
Magnus H. Johnsson Executive Director External Relations and Development
7ITH MORE THAN 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION ALUMNI ACROSS OUR NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD MAKING s
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VCU School of Education faculty have the OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SCHOOL EACH YEAR WITH A FALL FUND RAISING DRIVE )N THE MOST RECENT CAMPAIGN FACULTY MEMBERS DEMONSTRATED THEIR FINANCIAL SUPPORT BY CONTRIBUTING THROUGH PAYROLL DEDUCTION CASH AND CHECK TOTALING MORE THAN TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL S !NNUAL &UND
'IFTS AND PLEDGES MAY BE MADE BY
Phone #ALL TO SPEAK WITH $ONNA 3TEWART 3HARITS $IRECTOR OF !NNUAL 'IVING AND !LUMNI %NGAGEMENT Web www.support.vcu.edu/give/education Securities ! GIFT OF STOCK GENERALLY ENTITLES A DONOR TO A CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR THE FULL CURRENT MARKET VALUE AND AVOIDANCE OF CAPITAL GAINS TAX #ONTACT DEVELOPMENT STAFF FOR MORE DETAILS
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h)T IS A STORY ) FREQUENTLY LIKE TO SHARE v SAID %XECUTIVE $IRECTOR OF %XTERNAL 2ELATIONS AND $EVELOPMENT Magnus H. Johnsson -0! #&2% h.OT ONLY DO OUR FACULTY EXCEL IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THEIR RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE THEY ARE REMARKABLY GENEROUS ) THINK THEIR PHILANTHROPY SETS AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE FOR THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY v
-IRIAM 3 "LAKE 3CHOLARSHIP (ONORS $ISTINGUISHED %DUCATOR Honoring the distinguished teaching career of Miriam S. Blake " 3 - %D AN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP HAS BEEN CREATED IN HER NAME THROUGH A RECENT GIFT FROM HER AND HER HUSBAND 6#5 0ROFESSOR %MERITUS OF (ISTORY William E. Blake 0H $ 4HE -IRIAM 3 "LAKE 3CHOLARSHIP IN %ARLY AND %LEMENTARY %DUCATION WILL SUPPORT ASPIRING EDUCATORS WHO ARE STUDYING EARLY CHILDHOOD OR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
,EAVING A ,EGACY 3IGNE ,ANGSCHULTZ “To be really good teacher, you just a need a piece OF CHALK A BLACKBOARD AND AN ERASER AND GREAT THINGS CAN HAPPEN v SAID Signe Langshultz WHO GRADUATED FROM THE 6#5 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION IN AND A MASTER OF EDUCATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION IN "UT FOR ,ANGSHULTZ HER CALL TO TEACHING CAME LATER IN LIFE 3HE STARTED HER CAREER AS A MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND AN ASPIRING NURSE COMPLETING AN ASSOCIATE S DEGREE AT &ARLEIGH $ICKINSON 5NIVERSITY IN .EW *ERSEY BEFORE RELOCATING TO 2ICHMOND WITH HER HUSBAND IN THE S !FTER STAYING HOME TO RAISE A FAMILY AND SEEING HER SON STRUGGLE WITH READING LESSONS ,ANGSHULTZ FOUND A NEW CALLING IN TEACHING 7ORKING WITH TEACHERS AT HER SON S SCHOOL ,ANGSHULTZ ENDEAVORED TO GIVE HER SON THE SUPPORT HE NEEDED TO LEARN HOW TO READ !LREADY IN HER S SHE ENROLLED IN EVENING COURSES AT 6#5 TO CONTINUE HER EDUCATION AND FOLLOW HER DREAM TO BE A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER h) FELT SO WELCOMED COMING TO 6#5 v SHE SAID h4HE FACULTY WAS REALLY GREAT ) HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF MY PROFESSORS WHO ALL REALLY MADE AN IMPACT ON ME v (ER TIME AT THE 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION PREPARED HER FOR A DISTINGUISHED TEACHING CAREER THAT INCLUDED WORKING WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN IN 2ICHMOND 0UBLIC 3CHOOLS AND LATER IN -IDDLESEX #OUNTY 3CHOOLS /FFICIALLY RETIRED IN ,ANGSHULTZ HAS CONTINUED HER WORKnVOLUNTEERING HER TIME WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN -ATTHEWS #OUNTY 3CHOOLS 3HE PROUDLY MAINTAINS HER CURRENT TEACHING LICENSE AND IS ALSO CERTIFIED AS A 7ILSON 2EADING 4EACHER )N SHE NOTIFIED THE 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION THAT SHE HAS INCLUDED A PROVISION IN HER WILL TO PROVIDE A GIFT TO THE SCHOOL UPON HER DEATH h) WANT TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK v SAID ,ANGSHULTZ h) WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS 7E HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FUTURE v 4HROUGH HER PLANNED GIFT ,ANGSHULTZ IS A MEMBER OF THE 6#5 (ERITAGE 3OCIETY 4HE SOCIETY IS COMPRISED OF FORWARD THINKING ALUMNI FACULTY PARENTS AND FRIENDS
Signe Langschultz walks her two dogs, Mr. Fred and Pup, near her home.
WHO GIVE TO THE 6#5 &OUNDATION THROUGH ESTATE OR FINANCIAL PLANS OR OTHER DEFERRED GIFT ARRANGEMENTS 'IFTS MAY BE FOR ANY AMOUNT AND MAY BE DESIGNATED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE SUCH AS A SCHOLARSHIP PROFESSORSHIP OR OTHER ENDOWED FUND #ONVERSELY GIFTS MAY BE DESIGNATED AS UNRESTRICTED TO HELP THE 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION ADDRESS NEEDS THAT CANNOT BE FORESEEN TODAY )F YOU PREFER YOUR GIFT TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS IT CAN BE DENOTED AS SUCH 0LEASE CONTACT -AGNUS ( *OHNSSON AT OR johnssonm@vcu.edu IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT GIVING A GIFT THROUGH YOUR ESTATE
(ERITAGE 3OCIETY The following individuals have made a provision for the School of Education through their estate plans or another deferred gift arrangement William and Miriam Blake Leila Christenbury John Cook Michael and Connie Davis Carolyn Eggleston Thomas Gehring Magnus H. Johnsson Signe Langschultz Marilyn Leahy Donna Stewart Sharits One donor wishes to remain anonymous. VCU 3CHOOL OF %DUCATION 33
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