Winter 2013
In addition to the articles published in this issue of Connections, you may view all recent news releases on the College of Education's News Release Web site.
Dean's Message
The College's Electronic Presence
College News
New Center for Evaluation and Education Policy Analysis Established
The Penn State College of Education has created a new Center for Evaluation and Education Policy Analysis (CEEPA).
New Penn State Center Aims to Transform Teaching and Learning Process
The Center for Online Innovation in Learning will support faculty research on inventing, implementing and investigating new ways to use technology to improve online education.
College of Education Renews National Accreditation
Penn State’s College of Education recently completed a successful review by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Farrell Named 2012 Alumni Fellow
William Farrell '59 Edu, was honored as an Alumni Fellow at a ceremony held October 19, 2012.
2012-13 Humphrey Fellows are Pursuing Their Academic Year at Penn State
Penn State welcomes the 2012-13 Humphrey Fellows professionals.
College of Education to offer M.S. in Higher Education and Student Affairs
The Penn State College of Education will collaborate with the Division of Student Affairs to offer a new master's of science degree in higher education and student affairs.
Alumni Society Honors 2012 Award Recipients
Congratulations to eight outstanding alumni of the College, winners of 2012 Alumni Society Awards.
DCEC Looks at Language Diversity in 2012-13
Diversity and Community Enhancement Committee is focusing on Exploring Language Diversity as its 2012-13 theme.
Alumni Couple Gives $2 Million to Honor Innovative Leaders
Through their gift, Kevin and Susan O'Leary will support an early career professor in history, graduate students in language and literacy education, and innovative teaching awards in both colleges.
Barbara Golden Laubscher Trustee Scholarship Established
Brian W. ’89 BUS , ’04 MBA and Kristine E. Laubscher ’95 LA have established a $50,000 trustee scholarship in the College of Education to provide financial assistance for undergraduate students pursuing degrees in childhood and early adolescent education.
M. Christopher Brown II Establishes Endowment for Higher Education
In an effort to give back to the program that has had immeasurable influence on his career, M. Christopher Brown II, ’97 Ph.D. HI ED , has pledged $25,000 to create the M. Christopher Brown II Endowment for Higher Education in the College of Education.
Faculty and Staff News
Terenzini Receives Stecklein Award from Association for Institutional Research
The award honors an AIR member for significant and substantial contributions to the field of institutional research.
Cheslock Chosen to Head the Center for the Study of Higher Education
John Cheslock is now serving as the director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education.
Congratulations Faculty
Congratulations to Jeff Hayes, Beverly Lindsay, Michael Moore, David Passmore, Sue Rankin, Rose Zbiek, and Carla Zembal-Saul.
Faculty Research
Review the latest faculty/staff presentations, publications, grants, and grant proposals.
Staff Changes
The College welcomes Andy Elder, Randy Fisher, Mary Pearce, and Kevin Sliman.
Student News
Philadelphia Urban Seminar Offers Students the Opportunity to Teach in Urban Public Schools
CI 295D: The Philadelphia Urban Seminar is a 3-credit, two week course that allows students to teach in urban public schools.
North Carolina Teacher Earns Master's Degree Online at Penn State
Tonia Bauer is using knowledge learned online through a Penn State World Campus master’s degree program to help improve her fourth-graders’ reading abilities.
Penn State Offers Scholarships for Special Education Master’s Degree and Certification
The Penn State College of Education is offering scholarships to support graduate-level study in special education with an emphasis on infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who have disabilities and their families.
Students Explore Global Education Systems in CIED Program
At Penn State, students who wish to become knowledgeable in the field of comparative and international education can join the Comparative and International Education (CIED) Program, which offers a dual-title degree program in which students can earn a master of science (M.S.) degree or a doctoral (Ph.D.) degree.
Rose Snyder Named Fall 2012 Student Marshal for the College of Education
Penn State senior Rebecca "Rose" Snyder as the College of Education's Fall 2012 Student Marshal.
Principal and Doctoral Candidate's School is Awarded National "Breakthrough" Schools Award
Doctoral candidate Tom Dodd's school was recently recognized as a Breakthrough School by a partnership between the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and the MetLife Foundation.
Alumna Receives Dissertation Award for Groundbreaking Research
Dr. Erin McHenry-Sorber '11 Ph.D. has received the Edward W. Chance Memorial Rural Education Dissertation Award from the National Rural Education Association.
Recent Alumna Volunteers as a Teacher in Colombia
Brittney Diesel '11 CEAE is a kindergarten teacher at El Camino Academy in Bogota, Colombia.
Former Trustee Rodney Hughes Seeks Ph.D. in Higher Education
“I’m really bad at predicting where I’ll end up,” says Rodney Hughes, a doctoral candidate in the higher education program at Penn State. Today he researches the effects of tuition pricing on admissions and its relation to the accessibility of higher education. However, this was not always the plan.
Connections is published by the Penn State College of Education five times a year.
Send suggestions and feedback to:
College Relations Office
edrelations@psu.edu
College of Education Home Page: http://www.ed.psu.edu
College of Education Faculty and Staff Page: http://www.ed.psu.edu/educ/for-current-faculty-and-staff
Penn State Home Page: http://www.psu.edu
Editor: Suzanne Wayne, jxs59@psu.edu
Writers: Deborah Benedetti, Andy Elder, Kate Emmick, Sara LaJeunesse, Joe Savrock, Chris Whitehead, Edward Wons
This publication is available in alternative media on request. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce. U.Ed. EDU 13-29