History of SVSU - 1963-2013

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History of SVSU: 1989-2013

Supporting Quality Teaching and Student Engagement

In 1999, SVSU secured what Gilbertson called at the time, “the largest, most important federal grant in our history.” The U.S. Department of Education awarded the university a five-year, $9.7 million Partnership Grant for Improving Teacher Quality, one of 25 granted in the nation out of more than 250 applicants. The faculty and administration in the College of Education, the College of Arts & Behavioral Sciences, the College of Science, Engineering, & Technology and U.S. Representatives James Barcia and Dale Kildee had proposed that the university create development teams to devise strategies to improve teacher quality. Participation in the project extended to 16 regional intermediate school districts, 12 charter schools, the Detroit City Empowerment Zone, Clare County officials, Flint Enterprise Communities and various local businesses. The grant impacted nearly 1,200 education students at SVSU, approximately 47,000 practicing teachers and more than 366,000 students in 147 school districts. It helped revamp undergraduate teacher preparation in core content and methods courses. Teachers learned how to incorporate technology and practical examples into their classrooms. The money provided sustained mentoring and continuing education for educators seeking to meet national and state standards and accelerated teacher certification. The project established leadership development opportunities for regional teachers and administrators. The success led to additional federal grants—two totaling more than $3 million—that helped teachers make better use of rapidly-changing technologies.25 A 2004 National Science Foundation grant made it possible for two dozen science teachers to attend a weeklong conference addressing the challenges faced by rural and small town educators.26 SVSU also worked with local school districts on initiatives to improve students’ research and writing abilities. Beginning in 1993, SVSU, Delta College and the Saginaw Public Schools, by applying together, obtained grants from the National Writing Project to create a

Kay Harley (far right), professor emerita of English, co-directed the Saginaw Valley National Writing Project.


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Dr . Kenneth R . Wahl

1min
page 271

Separation and Delegation / Reservation of Functions

2min
pages 262-264

Donna J . Roberts

2min
page 258

Chapter 4

7min
pages 242-245

Chapter 5

1min
page 246

Chapter 7

1min
page 248

Chapter 8

14min
pages 249-257

Chapter 2

5min
pages 237-239

Chapter 6

1min
page 247

Chapter 3

4min
pages 240-241

Chapter 1

5min
pages 234-236

The 50th Anniversary Campaign (Endowment, 2012

5min
pages 215-218

The Promise for Tomorrow Campaign (Endowment, 2002 – 2010

1min
page 212

Intramural Sports and Club Teams

16min
pages 170-206

The Annual Fund

1min
page 207

Playing for National Championships

7min
pages 167-169

A Winning Football Program

2min
page 164

Mike Watson Era

3min
pages 165-166

Transitions at the Top

9min
pages 161-163

Information Technology Services

2min
page 146

Graphics Center

1min
page 153

Public Affairs

2min
page 144

University Communications

2min
page 145

Human Resources

2min
page 143

Academic Programs and Leadership

4min
pages 141-142

University Administration

2min
page 140

More and More a Residential Campus – Functional and Beautiful

11min
pages 116-139

Continued Growth and Enhancements

1min
page 112

Health & Human Services Building

3min
pages 114-115

Herbert Dow Doan Science Building

1min
page 108

On-Campus Student Housing – Unexpected Demand

3min
pages 106-107

Moving Forward: The 1996 Campus Master Plan

2min
page 105

Founders Hall and the Julia Stacey Edwards Bell Tower

1min
pages 103-104

South Campus Complex

6min
pages 100-102

Gerstacker Fellows

3min
pages 84-85

Student and Faculty Exchanges

2min
pages 76-77

Office of International Programs

1min
page 75

Table 2.1: Lecture Series at SVSU

5min
pages 69-71

A Culture of Caring

3min
pages 72-74

Charter Schools

2min
page 61

Regional Healthcare

3min
pages 62-63

Collaborations

1min
page 64

Supporting Quality Teaching and Student Engagement

1min
page 60

The Office of Career Services

1min
pages 56-57

Educational Partnerships and Resources

2min
pages 58-59

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

1min
page 55

A Mission of Civic Engagement

3min
pages 42-43

Back to the Future

2min
pages 44-46

Regional Economic Development and Outreach

1min
page 47

Independent Testing Laboratory

1min
page 53

Cardinal “Green”

1min
pages 49-50

Experiential Learning

2min
pages 40-41

Expanded Accreditation, Program Assessment and Improvement

3min
pages 24-25

Table 1.4: Endowed Chair Positions at SVSU

1min
page 39

Transfer Agreements

1min
page 26

Changes in the Way We Learn — Technology and the Library

2min
page 27

A Foundation Strengthened

2min
page 33

Table 1.3: SVSU Braun Fellowship Recipients

2min
page 38

Technology and Research

3min
pages 28-29

Accreditation

2min
page 23
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