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Looking for a job in 2013?
U.S. News & World Report says consider school psychology -- and it just so happens the College of Education has one of the longest running accredited programs in the nation.
Here's the local angle.
Award for Professor Jeffrey Milem
Professor Milem is the recipient of the American College Personnel Association's Contribution to Higher Education Award. He will receive the award at the ACPA Convention in Las Vegas next month, where he will be honored for his contributions to higher education.
Honor for Disability & Psychoeducational Studies Student
Undergraduate Ashley Woods was inducted in the Elgie M. Batteau Honor Society. She is part of the inaugural class of scholars to be recognized for outstanding achievements in scholarship, leadership, and service as African American students at the university. The award is given in the memory of Elgie Mike Batteau, considered the first African American graduate from the university. The society is the first honors organization established for African Americans on campus.
Winter Conference
Last month, more than 350 early childhood educators were at the UA for the 2013 North American Reggio Emilia Alliance Winter Conference. Linguistics Professor Ofelia Zepeda opened the conference. Part of the conference included social justice and multiculturalism panels, which provided an exchange of theories, ideas, and projects among scholars and educators working in the classroom.
Alumni News
Education and basketball star Ernie McCray is featured in two Arizona Athletics videos, recorded the last time he was visiting his hometown of Tucson. He talks about his connections to the UA and the basketball program. Holder of the all-time single game scoring record at 46 points, McCray also talks about his career as an educator and how basketball helps him even now.
Ernie McCray interview: Part 1
Ernie McCray interview: Part 2
Jacquelyn McCarthy Power, Class of 1980 and a Fulbright Scholar in 2006, was named the National Distinguished Principal of the Year for Arizona by the National Association for Elementary School Principals. She is the principal and superintendent for a Bureau of Indian Affairs school named Blackwater Community School on the Gila River Indian Reservation. She also is the administrator for the Akimel O'Otham Pee Posh Charter School on the same campus."I am proud of my degree from the UA!" she writes.
That's it for this inaugural Message from the Dean. Let us know what you think.
Dean Ronald W. Marx
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