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May 10, 2009
Sunday
Commencement
University Commencement
UNC-Chapel Hill will hold its annual spring commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 10. The speaker will be Desmond Tutu, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and renowned South African anti-apartheid campaigner.
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: Kenan Football Stadium
Contact: Laurie Norman, laurie_norman@unc.edu or (919) 843-6979
May 10, 2009
Sunday
Commencement
School of Education Commencement
The School of Education’s annual spring commencement will be held Sunday, May 10 following the University ceremony. The speaker will be Dr. William McNeal, executive director of the North Carolina Association of School Administrators. Formerly, Dr. McNeal was the superintendent of the Wake County (N.C.) Public School System.
Time: 12:00 noon
Place: Memorial Hall
Contact: Anne Bryan, abryan2@email.unc.edu or (919) 966-1346
May 9, 2009
Saturday
Doctoral Hooding
University Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
UNC-Chapel Hill’s annual doctoral hooding ceremony will feature Dr. Adron Harris, an internationally renowned researcher on alcoholism, who received his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Harris holds the M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Chair in Molecular Biology and is the director of the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research at the University of Texas in Austin.
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: Dean E. Smith Center
Contact: Laurie Norman, laurie_norman@unc.edu
May 2, 2009
Saturday
Workshop for teachers
Workshop for teachers on “Bringing the Natural Environment into Teaching History: Nature and Culture in the History of the Americas”
The UNC Project on Historical Education will host a workshop, “Bringing the Natural Environment into Teaching History: Nature and Culture in the History of the Americas,” led by Cynthia Radding, the Gussenhoven Distinguished Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of History at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Radding specializes in colonial borderlands with an emphasis on the environment, culture, society and indigenous peoples. The event is sponsored by the School of Education, the Department of History and the North Carolina Museum of History. Free of charge. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Teachers can earn .5 CEU. Registration required by April 27, phe@unc.edu.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Place: Carolina Center for Educational Excellence, 9201 Seawell School Road, Chapel Hill
Contact: phe@unc.edu
May 1, 2009
Friday
Faculty panel discussion
Faculty E-Learning panel discussion
The School of Education will host a panel discussion on E-learning for faculty across campus. Panel members will be: Lorraine Alexander, Gillings School of Global Public Health; Rich Cante, College of Arts and Sciences; and Elizabeth Dougall, School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The panel discussion will be moderated by Laurie Cochenour, E-learning policy coordinator, UNC Center for Faculty Excellence.
Panel members will relate their experiences with online teaching and learning. They will address topics such as the challenges they have encountered, support and resources that have been most valuable, the general reaction from students about this learning environment, and what has surprised them about online teaching. Questions and discussion will follow.
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Place: Peabody Hall, Room 206
Cost: Free
Contact: Deborah Eaker-Rich, eakerric@email.unc.edu or (919) 843-5461
April 25, 2009
Saturday
Reunion
Reunion for alumni of the Counseling programs of the School of Education
The Counseling programs are holding a reunion for their alumni. As part of the reunion, they will be honoring faculty members Duane Brown (retired) and John Galassi.
Registration materials were mailed in mid-March.
Time: Saturday evening
Place: The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, Chapel Hill
Contact: Laurie Norman, laurie_norman@unc.edu or (919) 843-6979
April 24, 2009
Friday
Symposium
Symposium for Education graduate students, undergraduate students and faculty on “Research to Practice Through Engagement with the Community of Practitioners”
The School of Education’s Graduate Student Association (GSA) will host the School’s Annual Symposium on Friday, April 24. The symposium brings together School of Education graduate students, undergraduate students and faculty from across program areas and disciplines to identify intersections between practice and research. The focus for the 2009 symposium is an in-depth look at research projects that are exemplary models of working with local communities and schools.
Lunch is on your own. There is no charge to participate but advance registration is requested by April 17.
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Place: Frank Porter Graham Student Union, Multipurpose Room and Rooms 3201, 3202, 3206a and 3206b
Cost: Free
Contact: Lee Adcock at leeadc@email.unc.edu
April 23-24, 2009
Thursday-Friday
Webinar
Webinar showcasing SCALE’s “Learning to Teach, Learning to Serve” project
The Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE), with funding from The Corporation for National and Community Service, Learn and Serve America, announces the “Learning to Teach, Learning to Serve” (LTLS) Webinar Series. Participants in LTLS from across North Carolina will discuss the infusion of service-learning instruction into teacher education curriculum. The series will feature research findings and lessons learned about the implementation of service-learning in pre-service education courses. Speakers will represent UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Asheville, UNC-Greensboro, ECU, NCA&T, NCCU, Catawba College, Mars Hill College and Meredith College. See program for specific topics and times.
Registration is free but limited. Deadline is April 21 at 5 p.m.
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Place: Online
Cost: Free
April 22-23, 2009
Wednesday-Thursday
Workshop
Workshop for K-12 media and technology specialists on "Creating a Global Media Center"
UNC-Chapel Hill’s World View program is presenting a workshop for N.C. K-12 media and technology specialists. Topics will include emerging technologies for the 21st century, selecting multicultural resources, using technology to make global connections, geography and mapping, gaming in a global curriculum, creating a global environment, working with Wikis, and grant-writing and action planning. Cosponsors of the event are the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education and the UNC Libraries.
Registration is required and space is limited. Participants may earn 1.5 CEU credits for successful completion of the program.
Time: Wednesday, Noon - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Place: Carolina Center for Educational Excellence,
9201 Seawell School Road, Chapel Hill
Cost: $150
Contact: World View, (919) 962-9264
April 3-4, 2009
Friday-Saturday
Relay for Life
Relay for Life fundraising initiative to benefit the American Cancer Society
The Graduate Student Association has formed a team─the Peabody All Stars─to participate in the University-wide Relay for Life event at Fetzer Field, April 3-4, 2009. The Peabody All Stars have already raised more than $1,000 to fight cancer. The team is seeking additional team members and donors. Team members may sign up by Friday, Feb. 20. Donations are accepted year-round but are especially encouraged by April 3.
Time: Relay event, April 3-4, 2009
Donations welcome at any time but encouraged by April 3
Place: Fetzer Field, UNC-Chapel Hill
Contact: Jane Robertson, janer009@email.unc.edu or Lara Costa, jeane@email.unc.edu
April 1, 2009
Wednesday
Brown bag lunch and presentation
Brown bag lunch and presentation on "Developing Number Sense in PreK-K Children in Icelandic Play Schools"
Olof Steinthorsdottir, assistant professor of mathematics education, will discuss her research on “Developing Number Sense in PreK-K Children in Icelandic Play Schools.”
Students, faculty, alumni and other interested persons are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch, hear the presentation and join in the conversation.
Time: Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Place: Peabody Hall, Room 206
Contact: Patricia Phillips-Ayers, pphillip@email.unc.edu
March 17, 2009
Tuesday
Education Job fair
Job fair for education students
The annual Education Job Fair will provide an opportunity for students to talk with representatives of more than 100 school systems from North Carolina, the Southeast and nationwide. All majors are welcome. Professional dress is recommended for seniors and graduate students. The Education Job Fair is co-sponsored by the School of Education and University Career Services.
Representatives of schools from North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Massachusetts will be attending.
In addition to teaching positions, representatives will be recruiting for other positions including:
- K-12 administration (principals)
- School Counselor
- School Psychologist
- Library/Media Specialist
- Speech Pathologist
- Resident Assistant (private schools)
- Development Officer (private schools)
Guilford County is offering Mission Possible, a program with recruitment and performance incentives for certain teachers and principals.
It appears that the recruitment incentives range from 2,500 to $10,000 (with the highest for grades 6-12 mathematics teachers with mathematics degree and teaching algebra).
Principals can receive recruitment incentives from $5,000 up to $10,000. Performance incentives are $2,500 and up, depending on goals that are met.
For the first time, some charter and private schools will be represented.
Please see details of the schools attending the fair and the disciplines sought at the site below:
If you have questions or want your resume critiqued, please contact Sharon Jones at sljones@email.unc.edu or visit University Career Services.
Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Place: Student Union, Great Hall
Contact: Karen Thompson, (919) 962-8059
March 4, 2009
Wednesday
Brown bag lunch and presentation
Brown bag lunch and presentation on "The Family Life Project: Children’s Lives in Diverse Rural America"
Lynne Vernon-Feagans, William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Early Childhood, Intervention and Literacy and Professor of Psychology, will discuss her research in the Family Life Project. This project is studying nearly 1,300 rural children from their birth through their transition to school. Dr. Vernon-Feagans and her team are examining the biological, individual, family and community processes that lead to good or poor outcomes for rural children.
Students, faculty, alumni and other interested persons are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch, hear the presentation and join in the conversation.
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Place: Peabody Hall, Room 212
Contact: Patricia Phillips-Ayers, pphillip@email.unc.edu
Feb. 20, 2009
Friday
Brown bag lunch and presentation
Brown bag lunch and presentation on “The Future of Education in Early Childhood Research and Policy”
Kathleen McCartney, the 2009 William C. Friday Distinguished Lecturer, will present “The Future of Education in Early Childhood Research and Policy.” Dr. McCartney is the dean of the Graduate School of Education and Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development at Harvard University.
Students, faculty, alumni and other interested persons are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch, hear the presentation and join in the conversation. No food or beverages will be provided.
R.S.V.P. by Thursday, Feb. 19, to reserve a space, to Rachel West Goolsby, rwgoolsby@unc.edu.
Time: Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Place: Peabody Hall, Room 206
Contact: Rachel West Goolsby, rwgoolsby@unc.edu
Feb. 19, 2009
Thursday
Lecture
William C. Friday Distinguished Lecture on “The Effects of Environment on Children from Low-Income Families”
Kathleen McCartney, Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development, Harvard University, will present the William C. Friday Distinguished Lecture. She is a developmental psychologist whose research informs theoretical questions on early experience as well as policy questions on child care, early childhood education and poverty.
In this talk, Kathleen McCartney will consider the following questions: When a child lives in an impoverished environment, is a given level of experience necessary for normal development? Can poverty serve as an indicator of the environmental threshold required to support normal development? Dean McCartney will examine evidence from behavior genetics, income change studies and early childhood interventions. She also will explore the implications of these issues for educators and policymakers.
The lecture is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the lecture.
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Place: State Dining Room, Morehead Building, UNC-Chapel Hill Campus
Location and Parking Information: The lecture is in the Morehead Building (the same building that houses the Morehead Planetarium). To get to the State Dining Room, enter the Morehead Building through the west entrance (Visitors’ Center). Limited parking is available at the Morehead Building; additional parking is available in downtown parking lots and decks.
Contact: Karen Hutchinson, hutchins@email.unc.edu or (919) 843-2445
Feb. 20-21, 2009
Friday-Saturday
Conference
14th Annual SEAES conference on "Critical Educational Research in Extraordinary Times"
The School of Education and its Graduate Student Association will host and sponsor the 14th annual Southeastern Association of Educational Studies (SEAES) conference in Chapel Hill. All individuals engaged in the study and research of education, regardless of specialty area, are encouraged to participate. With the theme, “Critical Educational Research in Extraordinary Times,” the conference will explore the study and research of education during this time of extraordinary social, political and economic circumstances.
Registration information will be provided when it becomes available.
Time: Friday evening-Saturday
Place: Peabody Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill campus
Cost: TBD
Contact: Buck Cooper, coopejb@email.unc.edu
Feb. 5, 2009
Thursday
Information session
Information session for prospective students
The School of Education will host a walk-in information/advising session for prospective students. We will describe the School’s academic programs, including traditional degree programs and others such as licensure programs. Anyone interested in learning more about the School of Education’s academic programs and careers in education can feel free to drop by!
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Place: Peabody Hall, Room 310
Cost: Free
Contact: Ramona Cox, rdcox@email.unc.edu or (919) 966-1346
Feb. 4, 2009
Wednesday
Brown bag lunch and presentation
Brown bag lunch and presentation on "A Study of Heuristics in Educational Decision Making"
The two presenters will be Fenwick English, R. Wendell Eaves Sr. Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education, and his colleague, Cheryl L. Bolton, senior lecturer in the Education Area at Staffordshire University, United Kingdom.
Students, faculty, alumni and other interested persons are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch, hear the presentation and join in the conversation.
Time: Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Place: Peabody Hall, Room 212
Contact: Patricia Phillips-Ayers, pphillip@email.unc.edu
Week of Feb. 2, 2009
Monday-Friday
Conference
Read. Write. Act. National Conference
The Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education will host a virtual national conference – Read. Write. Act. – for campus-based literacy programs and their community partners. The week coincides with the anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement’s first lunch counter sit-in on Feb. 1, 1960, in Greensboro, N.C.
Like those who were agents of change during that historic time, many people today coordinate events and join together to raise awareness about literacy. College students, student leaders, tutors, mentors, volunteers, service learning faculty, literacy learners and representatives of literacy programs and community organizations from across the nation are invited to join experts in the field of literacy for a series of Web conference online reflections, chats and resource sharing. The virtual conference offers a unique national networking opportunity and learning event.
Contact: Kathy Sikes, ksikes@email.unc.eduFeb. 1-28, 2009
Month of February
Food drive
Food drive to benefit local children at risk of hunger
The Graduate Student Association and the Student NCAE are conducting a canned food drive to benefit NC TABLE, a nonprofit organization that provides food to children at risk for hunger, especially during weekends and when free public school meals are not available. Participating children receive "loaner" backpacks on Fridays containing a variety of healthy food for the weekend, such as milk and juice boxes, cans of meat, vegetables, fruit, breakfast food, and even a few snacks.
Please bring non-perishable food items to the bin in the Graduate Student Lounge (Peabody Hall, Room 202) by February 28.
Time: Month of February
Place: Graduate Student Lounge, Peabody Hall, Room 202
Contact: Erin Burns, erinb@email.unc.edu
Jan. 31, 2009
Saturday
Workshop
Workshop for teachers on “Teaching the Modern Middle East: Historical Challenges and Future Opportunities”
The UNC Project on Historical Education will host a workshop, “Teaching the Modern Middle East: Historical Challenges and Future Opportunities.” The workshop will be co-led by Associate Professor Akram Khater, who directs the International Programs at N.C. State University, and Associate Professor Sarah Shields, who teaches in the Department of History at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Sponsored by the School of Education, the Department of History and the N.C. Museum of History. Free of charge. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Participants can earn .5 CEU. Registration required by Jan. 25, phe@unc.edu.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Place: Carolina Center for Educational Excellence, 9201 Seawell School Road, Chapel Hill
Contact: phe@unc.edu
Jan. 21, 2009, Wednesday
Feb. 3, 2009, Tuesday
Information sessions
Alternative teacher education information sessions
The School of Education will host two information sessions for prospective students who are interested in becoming teachers through alternative routes (instead of completing a traditional, approved college teacher education program). Faculty will describe the School’s alternative programs, including:
- NC TEACH, for prospective teachers of mathematics, science, French or Spanish;
- Carolina Online Lateral Entry, for prospective teachers of mathematics or science;
- Middle Grades, for prospective teachers of mathematics, science, language arts or social studies, and
- Special Education, for teachers who desire to add licensure in special education.
Free parking is available, and snacks will be provided. Anyone interested in learning more about the School of Education’s alternative licensure programs and careers in education is welcome.
Time: 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Place: Carolina Center for Educational Excellence, 9201 Seawell School Road, Chapel Hill
Contact: Ramona Cox, rdcox@email.unc.edu or (919) 843-3482.
Jan. 15, 2009
Thursday
Brown bag lunch
Brown bag lunch for graduate students to meet Dean Bill McDiarmid
The School of Education’s Graduate Student Association will host a brown bag lunch with incoming Dean Bill McDiarmid. Light snacks and drinks will be provided. All School of Education graduate students are encouraged to participate and welcome Dean McDiarmid to the School and the University.
Time: Noon – 2:00 p.m.
Place: Peabody Hall, Room 202, Graduate Student Lounge
Contact: Kim Markworth, markwort@email.unc.edu
Jan. 14, 2009
Wednesday
Brown bag lunch
Brown bag lunch and presentation on "Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Multicultural Education"
Doctoressa Susanna Mantovani, dean and professor of Educational Sciences at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy, will present a colloquium on "Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Multicultural Education." Doctoressa Mantovani, a colleague of Associate Professor Rebecca New, will be visiting UNC-Chapel Hill the week of January 12-15. This colloquium is co-sponsored by the School of Education’s doctoral programs in Culture, Curriculum and Change and Early Childhood, Intervention and Literacy.
Faculty, graduate students and other interested persons are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch, hear the presentation and join in the conversation.
Time: Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Place: Peabody Hall, Room 206
Contact: Derek Neverosky, dnevero@email.unc.edu or (919) 962-1395
Jan. 13, 2009
Tuesday
Information session
Teacher education information session and open advising
The School of Education will host an information session for prospective students. Advisors will describe the School’s academic programs, including traditional degree programs and others such as licensure programs. Advisors will be available to answer students’ individual questions. Anyone interested in learning more about the School of Education’s academic programs and careers in education is welcome.
Time: 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Place: Peabody Hall, Room 212 (note room change)
Cost: Free
Contact: Ramona Cox, rdcox@email.unc.edu or (919) 843-3482