2000 News
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Awards and Honors
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Department alumnus David Weerts received the Bobby Wright Dissertation of the Year Award Nov. 17 in Sacramento, during the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). Professor Roger Baldwin of the College of William and Mary, Chair of the 2000 Bobby Wright Dissertation Committee, stated that the committee was impressed with the quality and significance of Weerts's dissertation, "Understanding Differences in State Support for Higher Education: A Comparative Study of State Appropriations for Research I Universities."
Professor Carolyn Kelley's contributions recognized with UCEA's 1999 Culbertson Award
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Other News
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UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward; writer, activist and educator Parker J. Palmer; and other leaders from the state and region. |
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Colin Latchem, International Consultant in Open Learning and former Head of Teaching and Learning for Curtain University of Technology (Perth, Australia), offered a brownbag seminar Tues., Sept. 26, 2000, from noon to 1:15 p.m. in Rm. 259 of the Educational Sciences Building. |
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Dr. Sorensen and Professor Mead met with a Tajikistani delegation of educational administrators visiting the Department Sept. 26 to discuss the impact of a voucher system and charter schools on the administration of state-run education, and the effects of such programs on the quality of education. Hosted by the International Institute of Wisconsin, located in Milwaukee, the delegation is examining competition within their own educational system as a way to improve education in Tajikistan, formerly a Soviet republic. |
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Department Ph.D. dissertator Kristin Cardinale has accepted a job as Director of International Student & Scholar Services at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. With strong support from its chancellor, Nancy Zimpher, UWM has recently opened The Center for International Education. Kristin, who assisted with the Department's "Public School Administration in America" course geared especially toward international students, and who took a semester last year to sail around the world facilitating a shipboard education program, will be involved in the development of this new UWM program. |
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Department alumnus David Weerts is a finalist for the Bobby Wright Dissertation of the Year Award, bestowed annually by the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).
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Department alumnus Lamont Colucci assigned to South Korea as U. S. Foreign Service political officer |
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The Department held a welcome and orientation party on Friday, Sept. 8, from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the 13th Floor lounge of the Educational Sciences Building. A reception followed at the home of the Department Chair, Prof. Allen Phelps, to welcome Dr. Jerlando Jackson and new students. |
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JOB POSTING: Grad Assistantship. Testing & Evaluation program has an opening for a half-time graduate program assistant starting in the fall and running to June 30, 2001. Students with some statistical skills are encouraged to apply. Contact Allen S. Cohen at T&E, ascohen@facstaff.wisc.edu, for more information. |
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JOB POSTING: Program assistant needed for computer support; weekdays, August-May. Application deadline July 21, 2000 |
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JOB POSTING: Program assistantship in higher and postsecondary educational administration. September-May. Application deadline July 28, 2000 |
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Meredith Mountford receives the Dean's Club Graduate Student Research Award |
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JOB POSTING: program & planning analyst 4 (part-time, limited-term), UW System. Application deadline: July 10, 2000 |
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JOB POSTING: program assistantship - administrative intern to Department Chair and coordinators, Sept.-May. Application deadline: June 26, 2000 |
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Professor Odden is quoted regarding the Cincinnati pay system in articles from CNN.com, The Cincinnati Post, and Cincinnati Enquirer articles pertaining to the details of the merit pay system, plan approval, teacher opinions, and reactions from other school districts. Other articles on the subject appeared in the June 15 and May 24, 2000 editions of Education Week. |
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The Washington Post quotes Professor Odden on uneven results of teacher performance bonuses |
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University's new Dean of Students, Dr. Alicia Fedelina Chávez, joins the Department
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University of Illinois economist and UW grad King Alexander makes headlines with his study on salary differences in public and private universities |
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Department Update from Spring '00 |
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The meeting time in the Spring 2000 Semester for Ed. Admin. 736: Administration of Student Services in Higher Education, has been made later, 7:15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., on Mondays to avoid scheduling conflicts with other popular and required courses. |
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The weekend class schedule has been revised for Ed. Admin. 880: Academic Programs in Colleges and Universities, in Spring 2000. The first class will meet Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 7:15 to 10:00 p.m. in Room 303 Educational Sciences. Thereafter it will meet Fridays from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following four weekends: Feb. 4-5, Feb. 25-26, March 31-April 1, and April 28-29, 2000. |
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JOB POSTING: Visiting Assistant Professor position - Student Affairs in Higher and Postsecondary Education. (original posting - deadline was May 1, 2000) |
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Applications from Ed. Admin. graduate students for the 2000-2001 $1600 Hoffman Fellowship and two $1500 Netzer-Eye scholarships (original posting - Due date was March 1, 2000) |
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Ed.Admin. Brownbags: Politics and Economics of Education in Post-Soviet Latvia, Dr. Janis Ikstens, 11:30 A.M., Room 259 Educational Sciences, and Seminar on Integrating Technology within Continuing and Higher Education, Donald E. Hanna, February 21, 2000, 12:00 PM, 348 CIMC. |
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JOB POSTING: Assistant Professor (tenure-track) position, original posting - Note: applications are no longer being received. |
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