2003 News
Awards and Honors
- All three recipients of the 2003 Principals of the Year Award --
named by the Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction and the
Association of Wisconsin School Administrators -- have degrees in Educational
Leadership and Policy Analysis from UW-Madison. The three honored: [1]
Dr. Michael Meissen, Principal of La Follette High School, Madison (M.S.
in counseling '83; Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis,
'90); [2] Mr. David Allen, Principal of Platteville Middle School (MS
in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis '81); [3] Ms. Donna K.
Sorensen, Principal of Wileman Elementary School in Delavan (MS in Educational
Leadership and Policy Analysis '88).
- November 2, 2002. The Department is extremely pleased to announce
that Dr. Julie Mead received
the 2002 Jack A. Culbertson Award at the UCEA
Convention in Pittsburgh from the University Council of Educational
Leadership and Policy Analysis. Each year UCEA conducts a national search
to identify and recognize a leading assistant professor for outstanding
contributions to the profession. Dr. Mead's scholarship focuses on the
legal aspects of school choice and educational services for children
with disabilities.
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Other News
- Dr. Ibrahim Duyar, a 1995 graduate, joins the University of Arkansas-Little
Rock after serving most recently as a 6-12 grade charter school director
and principal in the Milwaukee Public Schools. He currently serves as
a member of the International Education Conference Planning Committee.
His other experiences include serving as an educational consultant,
university researcher and instructor. Dr. Duyar has authored many journal
articles, conducted significant research, and has made research presentations
nationally and internationally.
- Professor Jacob Stampen's retirement
party took place at the Cherokee Country Club in Madison on October
10th, 2003.
- On Oct 16, 2003, the second meeting of the "Writers' Circle"
will take place from 6:30-8:30p.m. in Room 1161 of the Educational Sciences
Building. Initiated and implemented by current students, the Writers'
Circle's main purpose is to provide a support network aimed at graduate
students who are currently working on their dissertations, proposals,
or any part of their graduate work. Please follow this link for ongoing
updates on the Writers' Circle": www.education.wisc.edu/edadmin/reference/organizations/writerscircle/index.htm
- Thursday, September 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m
The Department invites Ed. Admin. grad students to a kick-off meeting
of the "Writers' Circle," Sept. 18, 2003 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
in Room 1161 of the Educational Sciences Building. Refreshments will
be served. Instigated by fellow students, this academic support network
is aimed particularly at students who are currently working on proposals,
dissertations, and other parts of the writing process. Suggested components
to the program include a discussion group meeting one Thursday per month
and a mentoring program which will pair graduates from the Ph.D program
with current students in the Department. Please contact students Penny
Reedy (pen2pal@aol.com) or Heather
McFadden (hnmcfadden@wisc.edu)
with any questions, comments, or suggestions. Welcome!
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- MARK YOUR CALENDAR - Tuesday, August 26, 2003.
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at UW-Madison
welcomes you, and encourages you to attend the following orientation
sessions.
Tuesday, August 26, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis new student
orientation will be held on the 13th Floor Educational Sciences Building,
1025 W. Johnson Street. While the orientation is not mandatory, we
encourage you to attend. Faculty, staff and current students will
be providing new/incoming students with a wealth of information that
will assist you as you transition into the Department of Educational
Leadership and Policy Analysis and UW-Madison. A continental breakfast
will be served.
Tuesday, August 26, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The afternoon of August 26, the Graduate School New Student Resource
Fair will be held in The Great Hall, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street.
The Resource Fair will provide you with an opportunity to meet with
Graduate School staff, receive information about the University and
the Madison community, and learn about the graduate student experience
at UW-Madison.
- The US News and World Report released its 2003 annual national ranking
of graduate programs in April. We are very pleased that deans of colleges/schools
of education have ranked the Department No. 1 again among 31 peer institutions
offering programs in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and
Supervision. Over the past decade, the Department of Educational Leadership
and Policy Analysis has consistently ranked in the top five, and for
three years running has been ranked No. 1.
- PhD student in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Frank
Hernandez was elected to the Associated Students of Madison (ASM)!
Congratulations, Frank! As a non-Letters & Science Representative,
Frank will represent graduate students within several schools such as
School of Business, the Engineering School, and the School of Education.
Check the ASM website for more information: http://www.asm.wisc.edu/.
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- To doctoral students and other faculty that will be attending the
AERA Annual Meeting in Chicago this April: On April 24, 2003 in
Chicago will be the New Members Committee Meeting and Reception for
the American Educational Research Association Division A (Administration).
It will be held Thursday, April 24, 2003, 4:05 PM to 6:05 PM, at the
Swissotel, Grand Ballroom 3, Ballroom Level. We would like to ask you
to disseminate this invitation:
We encourage doctoral students and department faculty to become a member
of AERA Division A. Advantages: AERA membership allows you to belong
to one division at no additional cost. The annual meeting offers a wide
variety of sessions on current topics of research in Educational Leadership
and Policy Analysis. There is a significant discount for members on
AERA annual conference registration fees. AERA offers professional development
sessions to update research skills and competencies in intensive one
to three day sessions held at the annual meeting and offered in various
regions of the country. As an active participant in AERA Division A,
doctoral students are offered the opportunity to be cognizant of the
most current research being conducted across the nation. For more information
about membership in Division A, go to the Division A website at http://www.aera.net/divisions/a/
or join the listserv AERA-A@ASU.EDU.
- The Department is happy to announce that Dr.
Julie Mead was awarded tenure! Congratulations, Julie!
- The schedule for the 2003 Master's, PhD Qualifying and Specialist
Examination in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis is here.
Applications can be obtained in the Educational Sciences Building room
1152 or via e-mail request to Shari Smith ssmith@education.wisc.edu
or on the Department website under forms. An
optional, but recommended orientation and computer lab tour and demonstration
will be available prior to the exam. Applications deadlines, orientation
and examination schedule is as follows.
- Teaching Assistant in the Department of Educational Leadership and
Policy Analysis, Brad
Zulick, has solved the mystery of the 11th floor classroom "light
study". This University study had hardwired banks of fluorescent
lights, installed meters, and posted notification signs saying that
it would run for "one month." A year and a half later, after
a month of phone calls, Brad has tracked down Rick Werry of the Physical
Plant who explained that that the people doing the original light study
had "gone out of business. . .Yes, we typically have to go around
and clean up after many studies that lose funding." The next mystery
is when someone will get here and remove it. Update: this one month
experiment without experimenters was removed at last in January 2003
about two years after it commenced-- obviously with a lot more data
than was bargained for, though with no one left to analyze it.
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- FUNDING: The School of Education Dean's Office is looking for
a 50% Program Assistant January 2003 through August 2003. I have posted
information regarding the position on the bulletin board by room 1158.
For further information contact: Mike Subkoviak, Associate Dean School
of Eduation, UW-Madison 119 Educational Bldg, 1000 Bascom Mall Madison,
WI 53706-1398 The application deadline is January 3, 2003.
- UW-MADISON COOPERATIVE PROGRAM ADVISING SESSIONS The Department
of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis will be conducting group
advising and information sessions at UW-Whitewater and UW Oshkosh once
each semester.
Fall Semester 2002: The UW-Whitewater session will be held
on Wednesday, November 13, 2002, Hyer Hall room 210, at 5:00
p.m. The UW Oshkosh session is scheduled for Thursday,
November 21, 2002, Nursing Education Building room 206 at 5:00
p.m.
Spring Semester 2003: Tentative advising sessions for the Coop
Program for Spring 2003 will be held at UW Oshkosh on Thursday,
February 6, 2003, Nursing Education Building, room 212 at 5:00
p.m. and at UW-Whitewater on Tuesday, February 11, 2003,
at 5:00 p.m. (location TBA). For further information contact Shari
Smith, Student Services Coordinator, 608-263-2701 or ssmith@education.wisc.edu.
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FUNDING: Attention School of Education First-Year and Second-Year
Graduate Students! If you are preparing for a career that emphasizes
educational research, you may be interested in the Wisconsin-Spencer
Doctoral Research Program 2003-2004.
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FUNDING: For those graduate students completed with their
coursework, the ASHE/Lumina
Fellowships will provide resources to conduct dissertation research
for one year. The purpose of the award is to stimulate graduate student
dissertations that pertain to financial aid, student aid, access and
retention in higher education.
- FUNDING: The Graduate School and the Division of International
Studies are involved in the Worldwide
University Network (WUN) which offers potential for international
university exchanges and agreements, the exchange of faculty and graduate
students for short term research, possible enrollment for courses and
degrees, faculty research travel, etc. It also offers potential for
international studies and other curriculum developed and expanded use
of technology to link institutions globally.
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