In This Issue
Pressing Education Issues
New College Partnership with UA Libraries
Faculty News
Announcing the New Erasmus Scholars
Homecoming is right around the corner!
 

Cheerleaders, 1942.
 Image courtesy of Special Collections, UA Libraries

We have a lot in store this year, including an all-new Thursday happy hour, an evening with funnyman Dave Fitzsimmons, music, salsa (this includes the food and perhaps even the dance!), door prizes, bake sales, pi�atas, alumni awards, presentation by Dean Marx (Education on the Border, UA's Quest for Change), and lots of other surprises!
 
We're still working out all the details, so stay on top of the festivities by regularly visiting our 2010 Homecoming page
here. You'll also want to make sure you get a raffle ticket for the beautiful handmade UA quilt, created by our alumna, Georgia Brousseau. She's made quilts for us to raffle during Homecoming for many years, and we couldn't be more proud and pleased about what she does for us. This year's red and blue quilt is a full size. Georgia has used more than 40 bobbins of thread and 250,000 stitches so far!
 
Raffle tickets are $2 a ticket or $10 for six tickets. Contact
Jessica Dennis to enter to win this gorgeous UA quilt! (We know you'd love to see a photo. The quilt is not quite done, so we don't have photos yet. Keep checking here because photos will be posted as soon as they are available.)

 

Wildcat School Adding Grades and Students

 


When Tucson Unified School District, the second largest in the state, was forced to close schools this year due to budget cuts, Richey Elementary ended up on the chopping block.
 
Now, 33 of those 90 Richey students are enrolled in Wildcat School. Also, Wildcat now covers grades K-8 (up from grades 6-8).
 
Wildcat also has about 26 kindergartners who are happy to be enrolled in the brightly painted school. Here's more from KVOA News.
 
 
Ethnic Studies Forum

The Arizona Legislature recently passed HB 2281 prohibiting ethnic studies courses in K-12 classrooms. 

Join UA educators, ethnic studies faculty, and school district officials at the college's Kiva Auditorium on Saturday, September 25, from 10 a.m. to noon, for a moderated, roundtable discussion about the implications of this law.

Sponsors and supporters of HB 2291 have been invited.
 
 
 
Help Build a More Literate Tucson

It's easy!

 

The Literacy for Life Coalition is creating two Community Literacy Centers to connect children, adults, and families with a safe place to improve their reading, writing, financial, and other literacies.

 

But they need your help.

 

Pepsi is giving away $1,300,000 each month to fund great ideas. Take one minute and vote for a more literate Tucson. And come back because you can vote every day during the month of September!

 

Forward this opportunity to friends, family, and colleagues. Together we can make a difference in our community.

 

Click here daily to vote for a more literate Tucson!

 

 
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Education E-News
September 2010
 

Welcome to What We Call Fall
 
It's hard to believe cooler weather is just moments away. Actually, cooler temps are already here. The difference between the first day of classes (106 degrees) on August 23 and now is, well, let's just say a little cooler. We're all looking forward to more cool temps and the fall. Here's our latest news.
 
It's Open! 
 
For some time now, we've told you about our partnership with the Flowing Wells Unified School District in creating the Emily Meschter Early Learning Center. In addition to serving preschool special-needs and at-risk children, the 14,022 square-foot building includes an onsite UA classroom for preservice training of early learning educators.
 
The building is named for Emily Meschter, a longtime friend and benefactor of both Flowing Wells and the College of Education. The center opened last month with much fanfare. Here's just some of the news coverage:
 We're Addressing Pressing Issues
 
 
Applying our research to pressing education issues is a priority for us at the College of Education. Every day, we collaborate with faculty, practitioners, and the community to shape public policy.
 
During the summer, we began a series of policy briefs to outline some of our accomplishments. The reports represent an important step toward establishing a foundation for future projects that improve education for all children.
 
Here are the latest reports. We'll bring you more briefs as they are released.
 
 

 
Members of the
Future Teachers Club
 were part of the
Welcoming Committee
Welcome Aboard, Freshmen!
 

About 93 incoming pre-education freshmen were welcomed to the College of Education during our annual Freshman Welcome event last month in the Student Services lobby.
 
Upper classmen from the Future Teachers Club and our College of Education Ambassadors also joined in the festivities. Faculty and staff talked with students about the many program offerings in the college, scholarships, student teaching, clubs, and more. The event helps to put freshmen at ease and build connections within the college.
 
 
Deans Ron Marx and Carla Stoffle shake hands over the new partnership
WOW Now at Your Fingertips

Now, anyone in the world with an Internet connection will be able to access a database of one of the world's largest collections of international children's books, located right here at the College of Education. We have a new partnership with UA Libraries, which will allow people -- students, researchers, teachers, and others -- to search the library's collection, which consists of more than 30,000 books. Find out more here.
 
And while we're on the topic, this is a great time to let you know that the World of Words: International Collection of Children's and Adolescent Literature is no longer housed in the college's basement. WOW has moved "up" -- in more ways than one -- to the fourth floor. 
 
Teachers, librarians, community members, university students or staff, and anyone interested in children's and adolescent literature are invited to browse this fabulous collection in a relaxing book-filled setting. WOW has special displays of new releases, award-winning books, and books by the authors and illustrators who will be featured at the 2011 Tucson Festival of Books.
 
 
 
Faculty News
 
Disability & Psychoeducational Studies
Bauman
june maker
Associate Professor Sheri Bauman
is the author of a new book, Cyberbullying: What Counselors Need to Know, an illuminating overview of a disturbing issue. The book gives counselors, educators, and parents a crash-course in what cyberbullying is, the destructive effects it can have, and what can be done to manage it.
 
Chou
2009 aildi participants
Assistant Professor Chih Chin Chou was elected to the National Council on Rehabilitation Education Board of Directors. The organization represents rehabilitation educators and has member organizations across the U.S. and Canada. 
 
School counseling student Karla Garcia received the 2010-2011 Jose Canchola Scholarship from the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. The national competition awarded her $2,225, which she will use to pay part of her tuition as a third-year graduate student. 
 
 
Educational Policy Studies & Practice
McCann
2009 aildi participants
One of our doctoral students, Nathan McCann, was named Assistant Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. He's on the cover of Principal Leadership magazine, which includes a great article on this stellar educator. pdf 
 
The Center for the Study of Higher Education received the 2010 Peter W. Likins Inclusive Excellence Award, which was established to recognize people and groups that enhance the UA's academic distinction through creating a diverse and inclusive community.
 
For more news about EPSP, take a look at that department's newsletter.
 
 
Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies 
Associate Dean and Professor Renee Clift was one of the editors of the just-released book, Past, Present, and Future Research on Teacher Induction. She also collaborated on a chapter, "Exploring the Potential of Internet-based Technology for Mentoring and Induction Programs."
Clift
brewer signs bill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Announcing Our Erasmus Circle Scholars 
 
2010 Erasmus Circle Graduate Scholars

Vanessa Anthony-Stevens, Doctoral Student, TLS
Christine Calderon, Doctoral Student, EDP
Lisa Giles Dennis, Doctoral Student, EDP
Thad Dugan, Doctoral Student, EPSP
Sara Engelder, Master's Student, EDP
Karla Garcia, Master's Student, DPS
Aura Gonzalez-Robles, Doctoral Student, TLS
Heather Haeger, Doctoral Student, EPSP
David Mandel, Doctoral Student, EPSP
Heather Metcalf, Doctoral Student, EPSP
Jody Pirtle, Doctoral Student, DPS
Dana Princiotta, Doctoral Student, DPS
Ivan Salinas Barrios, Doctoral Student, TLS
Huaping Sun, Doctoral Student, EDP
Christina Vasquez, Doctoral Student, DPS
Lauren Zentz, Doctoral Student, TLS
 
2010 Erasmus Circle Undergraduate Scholars
Adam Back, Special Education, Cross-Categorical
Alonzo Borboa, Secondary Education, Spanish
Jade Cruz, Special Education, Deaf Studies
Tera Cupis, Elementary Education
Samantha DiGiacinto, Early Childhood Education
Vanessa Gonzalez, Elementary Education
Stephanie Hall, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Michaela Izzo, Early Childhood Education
Aimee Katz, Special Education, Cross-Categorical
Amie Kemberling, Elementary Education
Nanette Longchamp, Elementary Education
Rudy Padilla, Secondary Education, History
Alexander Smith, Secondary Education, Physical  Education
Amanda Teweleit, Special Education, Cross-Categorical
Melissa Vicari, Early Childhood Education
Lindsey Witt, Elementary Education
 
 
See you in October...brrrrrrrrrr (we say, pleadingly)!