UW-Madison School of Education Online News - September 2009

Welcome to the UW–Madison School of Education Online News, a monthly update on School and campus news and resources. 

A Remarkable Journey: Inside the Education Building

“The transformation has been nothing short of dramatic – and it’s not yet complete,” writes Kerry Hill, who has donned a hard hat weekly to photograph the changes taking place on the Education Building Renovation/Addition Project. You, too, can follow the progress via Hill’s story and its links to webcams on the School’s website and to photos on the School’s Facebook page.  (Photo here shows the north side of the building, facing Observatory Drive, where an east wing and central commons area are being added.)

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Resources for K-12 Administrators Are Available Online

Presentations, papers, and handouts from a recent District Reform Network Conference are now available from the Strategic Management of Human Capital (SMHC).  These include resources in the areas of human resource alignment, the principal as a human capital manager, measuring teacher performance, and human capital challenges to reform.  The materials aim to help districts across the country work through the most pressing issues in the strategic management of human capital. 

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WKOW-TV Features Tandem Press in Action

This summer Madison’s WKOW-TV produced a terrific feature story on the everyday workings at Tandem Press, a printmaking studio affiliated with the UW Art Department.  Watching the video is almost as good as being there, and for alumni distant from Madison, this may be the only chance to see the Press and its people in action.  (Viewers will need to endure a commercial before getting to the Tandem spot, but it’s worth the wait.)

Link to the video

Link to Tandem Press

Department to Host New Artist-in-Residence Series

The Art Department has received a $90,000 grant from the Windgate Foundation to establish the Windgate Resident Artist Program in the wood/furniture area.

The program will bring six artists to campus, for semester-long residencies over the next three years, beginning with Katie Hudnall in fall 2009.

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RPSE and EPS Launch Online Newsletters

You don’t need to be a graduate of Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education (RPSE) or of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) to enjoy those departments’ handsome new electronic newsletters.  Along with alumni news, each newsletter includes feature articles on topics of wide interest, such as a new globalization and education course (EPS) and a reading intervention tutoring project (RPSE). 

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Check out the RPSE newsletter

PGA Golfer Steers Funding to PE Activity Program

Edgerton native and professional golfer Steve Stricker is giving a boost to student golf instruction at UW-Madison by designating the university to receive $45,000 through the 2008 Ryder Cup Outreach Program. The funds will enable the Physical Education Activity Program in the Department of Kinesiology and the Division of Recreational Sports to expand golf programs at the university.
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Education Community Invited to Join in the Conversation

The School of Education community is invited to read the coming-of-age novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by contemporary Native author Sherman Alexie, and then use the book to spark conversations.  “The Common Read,” a new initiative sponsored by the School’s Equity and Diversity Committee, aims to foster discussions on universal human experiences and diversity.  Alexie’s book exemplifies this year’s theme – “Through the Indigenous Lens.”  A variety of public lectures and panel discussions will enhance the conversations.

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School Finds MERIT in Merger of Service Programs
Three units of the UW-Madison School of Education have been consolidated into a single entity, pooling resources and expertise to better serve both internal and external users.  The new unit, called Media, Education Resources, and Information Technology (MERIT), combines the Center for Instructional Materials and Computing (CIMC), the Instructional Media Development Center (IMDC) and the School’s Information Technology Office.
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Last Chance to Make Reservations for Homecoming Tailgate

Football tickets are going fast!  Reservations for the School of Education’s Homecoming Tailgate are allotted on a first-requested, first-served basis, so you’ll need to act soon if you want to join the party.  The tailgate buffet will run from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. on October 17, with game kickoff set for 11:00 a.m. –  Wisconsin vs. Iowa.  Cost of tailgate buffet and game ticket: $70/adult; $56/child.  Brunch-only tickets ($25/adult; $15/child) may be purchased online until October 5. 

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UW Press Offers Limited Pre-Publication Price on Colescott Book

The Prints of Warrington Colescott: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1948-2008 is available for $70.00 (discounted from the $85.00 list price) if ordered by Sept. 30, 2009 from the UW Press.  The book, to be published in February 2010, is the first fully illustrated catalogue to document Colescott’s extensive and varied graphic career.  Colescott taught printmaking in the School of Education's Art Department from 1949 to 1986.
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School’s Homepage Highlights Recent News and Upcoming Events

As always, there’s more happening in the School of Education than the Online News can describe individually.  Among upcoming events are the Tuesday Art Talk series, being kicked off this year by local author and artist Kevin Henkes (Sept. 15); a series of fall discussions on Spoken Word and Hip-Hop (Sept.-Nov.); the Charlotte Zolotow lecture featuring author Gregory Maguire (Oct. 7), and the annual Caroline Thompson Memorial Lecture featuring Professor Patricia L. Davies (Oct. 29).  A full listing of events and recent news stories can be found on the School’s home page (Select “More News” and “More Events”).

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Kudos to Education Faculty Promoted to Tenured Positions

• Erik Carter, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education 
• Douglas Harris, Department of Educational Policy Studies
• Elizabeth Larson, Department of Kinesiology – Occupational Therapy
• James Wollack, Department of Educational Psychology

Campus News:  UW Streamlines Student Scholarship Search

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is using technology to make it much easier for undergraduate students to learn about and apply for scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year.  A new website, Scholarships@UW-Madison, offers a central resource where current and prospective students and their parents can explore the available undergraduate scholarships.

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