From The Dean: Noteworthy Recognitions
Please join me in extending congratulations to your fellow colleagues, and one of our students, for their contributions to our school, the university and community.
FOUNDER’S DAY AWARD RECIPIENTS:
Oakland University hosted the 17th Annual Faculty Recognition Luncheon, a Founder’s Day event to celebrate academic excellence in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service on Monday, April 9, 2012.
Each year three full-time faculty members from the School of Education and Human Services are awarded this recognition. This year I’m proud to announce the recipients for SEHS were:
- Teaching Assistant Professor Erin Binkley, Counseling Department
- Scholarship Associate Professor & Chair Jana Nidiffer, Educational Leadership Department
- Service Special Instructor Mark Doman, Human Resource Development Department
FULL PROFESSOR PROMOTION:
We are thrilled to announce Dr. Linda Pavonetti, Chair of the Reading and Language Arts Department has earned the rank of Full Professor.
EMERITUS RECOGNITION:
We are also excited to share recent Emeritus Recognitions from the School of Education and Human Services:
Dr. Luellen Ramey, retired Associate Professor from the Counseling Department
Dr. Toni S. Walters, retired Professor from the Reading and Language Arts Department
ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL AWARD:
In recognition of the many outstanding accomplishments of Oakland University’s Administrative Professional (AP) employees the Administrative Professional Award honors the exemplary service and exceptional contributions made by individual AP employees.
I’m proud to announce the 2011 School of Education and Human Service AP recipients are:
- Avni Dalal, Office of the Dean, Development
- Lisa A. Reeves, Office of Professional Development and Education Outreach
SHARON WILHELM EXCELLENCE AWARD
This award is named for longtime employee Sharon Wilhelm; the award honors high-level administrative staff members who evoke Wilhelm’s devotion to outstanding service, extraordinary work ethic and supportive can-do attitude.
I’m privileged to announce one of the recipients of this award this year was from the School of Education and Human Service:
A luncheon to recognize the recipients will be held on April 19, 2012 at 12:00pm in the Oakland Center Banquet Room A. Please join me to show our appreciation to Jenny Cloutier. You may send your RSVP to aaevent4@oakland.edu or proffett@oakland.edu.
2011 MOST OUTSTANDING THESIS AND DISSERTATION AWARD:
This award is offered by the Office of the Provost recognizing outstanding research and scholarship on the part of our students. Although these awards are granted after students have completed their studies, receiving this distinctive recognition improves the chances of having their work published for a broader audience. This, in turn, can lead to recognition of faculty members, university departments and Oakland in general, as well as lead to the recruitment of outstanding future students.
The 2011 Most Outstanding Dissertation Award recipient was Lisa Ann Sturges. Lisa was only one of two recipients for dissertations. We are proud to recognize her and her accomplishments along with Associate Professor Sherri Oden, Dissertation Chairperson. Lisa’s dissertation is titled: Toward a Systematic and Intentional Approach to Leadership Development for the Early Childhood Profession. Lisa completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Education: Early Childhood Education degree and will be recognized at the Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, April 28, 2012.
AWARD: 2011-2012 Outstanding Professional Academic Advising Award Goes to Lorin Wright
Every fall our students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to nominate any of our professional academic advisers for a university-wide recognition award. Nominees are evaluated on the evidence of qualities and practices that distinguish them as an outstanding professional academic adviser.
These qualities include:
- Building mentoring relationships
- Strong leadership skills
- Innovation in the creation of new programs
- High student satisfaction
The 2011-2012 recipient of the Outstanding Professional Academic Advising Award is Lorin Wright.
Please join the Professional Advisers Council in honoring Lorin Wright at a reception Thursday April 19, 2012 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Oakland Center Gold Rooms. Light refreshments will be served.
NEW AWARD: New Undergraduate Research in Writing Award
The University Libraries have established the Undergraduate Research in Writing Award
to celebrate excellence in library research. This annual prize will
recognize up to two students who have most successfully applied
Information literacy skills in a paper or project, that is to say
students who have demonstrated their ability to identify an information
need, find sources that address it, evaluate and incorporate those
sources, and use information ethically. The papers have to be completed
for a course that meets the General Education Writing Intensive or Writing Intensive in the Major requirement.
The first awards will be given in March 2013 for papers written in
the Winter 2012, Summer 2012 and Fall 2012 semesters. Therefore we
invite the faculty to nominate student papers completed this semester.
The award consists of a $500 scholarship prize for first place and $250
for second place, and prizes will be applied directly to tuition.
The award-winning projects will be deposited in the university's repository, OUR@Oakland, and made available online.
For more information, go to http://library.oakland.edu/information/departments/instruction/ILaward.html or contact Dominique Daniel at daniel@oakland.edu
EVENT: SMEA Reading Open House, April 21
OU's Student MEA. Chapter has adopted a Reach Out and Read (ROAR) program at at the Family Medicine Center in Sterling Heights. On
Saturday, March 31, OU SMEA volunteers (students, faculty, staff and
families) came to help paint murals, build furniture, sort books and
hang wall art.
SMEA is holding a Clinic Open House at the Family
Medicine Center, 44300 Dequindre Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48314, on
Saturday, April 21st, 2012 from 12:00pm to 2:30 pm. They will be
inviting the clinic members and families to come enjoy a read aloud and
activities for children and their families. If there are any questions
about anything or if anyone would like to help out please feel free to
contact Sarah Bruha at skbruha@oakland.edu.
SMEA is so excited about this wonderful opportunity to help our local
community and our future students. They hope to see you there!
NEWS FROM THE DEAN: School Assembly, April 23
We have planned a special School Assembly Meeting for our final meeting of this academic year scheduled for Monday, April 23, 2012 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. in the ERL. We will also be providing light refreshments to celebrate another successful year.
Dr. George Heitcsh, Superintendent of Avondale School District and doctoral student with Educational Leadership will be presenting the Avondale School District’s vision on the future partnership with our school.
Dr. Judy Ablesser, Director of the Center of Excellence in Teaching & Learning will be presenting on the Center and the involvement SEHS. We are proud Dr. Judy Ablesser holds her Associate Professorship through one of our own departments: Human Development and Child Studies.
The focus of the business meeting will be on SEHS Committees.
The Agenda will be as follows:
12:00pm Dean Gallien’s Welcome & Announcements
12:15pm Dr. George Heitsch’s presentation
12:30pm Dr. Judy Ablesser’s presentation
12:45pm Break for refreshments
1:00pm SEHS Committee Discussion
2:00pm Meeting Adjourned
EVENT: Ninth Annual Gradate Student Research Symposium, May 5
Saturday, May 5, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Pawley Hall
This research symposium is intended to provide
graduate students within SEHS, especially those enrolled in doctoral and
education specialist degree programs, with a forum in which to present
their research to other students and faculty. This symposium is expected
to foster scholarly dialogue between students and faculty and to
provide graduate students with the opportunity to understand the
research process more clearly while gaining an appreciation of the scope
and methods of other students' research projects.
For information, visit: http://www.oakland.edu/SEHS/GraduateResearchSymposium
EVENT: OUCARES Symposium, May 7-8
The Oakland University Center
for Autism Research, Education and Support (OUCARES) will explore
"Residential Living and Employment for Individuals with Autism Spectrum
Disorder" as the focus of its 4th Annual OUCARES Quality of Life
Symposium set for May 7-8. Expert presenters will discuss how the
quality of life for adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum
depends not only upon the foundation that is provided in childhood, but
also on ongoing supports that are specific to their employment and
residential living needs. Participants including parents and
caregivers, social workers, professionals, employers, educators,
students and adults living with ASD will be enabled and encouraged to
think out of the box when addressing these issues.
Featured speakers will include:
• Peter F. Gerhardt, Ed.D., president of the Organization for Autism Research
• Gail Hawkins, founder of the Hawkins Institute,
• Ann Turnbull, Ed.D., distinguished professor at the University of Kansas
The
symposium, which will take place at the Marriott Auburn Hills, is
available for continuing education credits in a number of disciplines.
Certificates of attendance also will be available. Cost to attend
the event, which includes lunch and refreshments, is $185 for those who
register on or before April 5, and $200 for those who register after.
For more information or to register, visit oakland.edu/oucares or oakland.edu/autismsymposium.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Our Second Issue
Hello all,
This is the second issue of the SEHS Bulletin, our bi-weekly, in-house e-news!
The bulletin will be distributed every other Friday. All are
welcome to send items for inclusion, so please send your events, accomplishments and announcements. Please note, your items
will not be edited – they will be published as written. Your efforts to
keep items brief is greatly appreciated and I recommend using links when
possible. Please label your items that you want included in the
bulletin - I would hate to miss anything. Send your news to sehs@oakland.edu.
If you have any questions, please reach out to me: spayde@oakland.edu
Your friendly editor,
Cat Spayde
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