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Words of Inspiration
the collection appears at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/words.html

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Announcements

Following is a message of thanks from Dean Kleine.
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1) Spring Break is March 22 - 28, 2004.  Best wishes for a restful and fulfilling week.  

3) Outreach events - Thursday, March 25, 2004 - Future Teachers Conference, Thursday, April 8, Mead Hall Major Fair, 2 - 5:30 pm;  Sunday, April 25, 12 - 3 pm - Reception for New Students

4) Diversity Seminar, Thursday, May 13, 1 - 4, Betty Tipton Room - please announce this event in your classes. 

5) Message from Dean Kleine on the 4th Annual Excellence Expo:

The 4th Annual Excellence Expo will be the School’s best exhibition of student excellence ever!

The School of Education and Professional Studies will be celebrating its 4th Annual Excellence Expo on Wednesday, April 28, 2004, from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in campus venues to be announced at the beginning of Spring Semester 2004.  The format of the Expo has been significantly enhanced:

•    Poster sessions (i.e., research posters, professional business posters)
•    PowerPoint sessions
•    Demonstrations
•    Portfolio presentations
•    All Ears Radio Theatre
•    Gallery-style shows (e.g.. photography)

All sessions will be juried; all student participants will be formally recognized (i.e., acknowledgement of the quality and significance of their “presentations”).  The Expo committee comprised of Drs. Bob Horrocks and Frank Hendrick (HPE), Dr. Delar Singh (EDU), Drs. Edmund Chibeau and Terri Toles-Patkin (COM), Dr. Ken Parzych (ECO), and Dr. Chiaku Ndu (BUS) have developed poster session guidelines, effective PowerPoint strategies, and judging criteria.  Each faculty member will receive a packet of information regarding the Expo for distribution to students at the beginning of the spring semester.

6) Message from Hope Marie Cook, Curriculum Center Librarian, J. Eugene Smith Library

The Curriculum Center Computer Lab is available for use for Spring 2004.   Please contact Ms. Cook for reservations.  

Faculty photo is posted at at
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/faculty.html
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The 2002-2006 CSU AAUP-BOT Collective Bargaining
Agreement is on-line at the usual URL:
http://www.easternct.edu/aaup/cba.html

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Alumni News
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/alumninews.html

News relayed by Leah Barbuto from Genny Christensen (Wald):

Hi Leah,

Just thought I would write and say hi!  I am still at Dwight School teaching
Kindergarten Special Ed in Hartford.  I absolutely love it this year!  My

Best portfolio is coming along pretty good, it's a lot of work!  Thank you for
preparing me for my career - I could not have done it without your support.  I
would also like to thank Shirley, Diane, and Anne, if you could pass this
along to them!!

I also thought I would let you know that I got married last Feb. to Rob
before he left for Iraq - he will be coming home this Saturday after 13
months; we are having the official wedding this July so it will be exciting. 
I am starting my masters this fall either at Mitchell College, they started
a new masters program.  I am also looking into Eastern and Central.  I would
like to either complete my masters in Special Ed or Reading and Literacy!
 
Well... Thanks you so much for all you did for me at Eastern.  I will see

you next time you visit my school!!

Thank you Genny Christensen (Wald)

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News from Alyssa (Fresa) & John Gwinnell:

Benjamin Carter Gwinnell was born on Friday, November 28, 2003 at 2:57 p.m. 8lbs3.5oz, 20.5 inches.

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News from Monica Sajkowska.  

I have been teaching 3rd grade since August in Bridgeport CT. 

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Call for Graduate News -

A request from Institutional Research -
Please share news about the plans of graduating seniors.
If they are going on to graduate school, please provide the graduate's name, undergraduate major,
graduate university, location (city, state), field of study and degree program sought, and any information
on scholarships and/or fellowships.
If they have been accepted for employment positions, please provide the graduate's name,
undergraduate major, company, location (city, state), position, salary.
Please email the information to David, who will compile it for the department. Thanks. 

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Other Events
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Faculty members and students from Eastern Connecticut State University participated in a US Department of Education grant to Prepare Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology with ThinkQuest
[ http://www.preservice.org/] and 13 other universities throughout the US. This project's homepage may be found at http://www.preservice.org/ecsu/ or http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/dept/pt3.html.
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Long Term Announcements
Alumni news may be found at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/alumninews.html.
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Planning

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Past surveys of our graduates are available on the WWW -
an analysis of the survey of teacher education program graduates 1996-98
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/assessment/survey9698.htm
results of the survey of teacher education program graduates - 1996-1998 -
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/assessment/surveyresults9698.htm, and
results of the survey of teacher education program graduates - 1998-2000 -
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/assessment/gradsurvey2001.htm
survey of interests in graduate programs -1999,
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/assessment/gradinterestsurvey1999.htm
survey of interests in graduate programs - 2001
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/assessment/gradinterestsurvey2001.htm
 
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Research and Creativity Activities
chronicling the ongoing progress of the Education Department at Eastern Connecticut State University

also found at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/news/rca.html

departmental searches pending approval -
full-time tenure track faculty members to start in Fall 2004 
in Learning and Teaching,
Reading/Language Arts, and for a Director of Educational Experience

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EDU 509 Opportunity - Summer Session II  2004

EDU 509 will be offered during the Summer II session. Class members will participate in the United Nation’s Tunza International Children’s Conference on the Environment, held in New London on the Connecticut College campus from Monday, July 19-Friday, July 23. The Conference is expected to have an attendance of 600 children ages 10-13 from all over the world. This is an incredible opportunity to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime event, as this is the first time the Conference will be held in the United States. Plus, you get to work with a truly multi-cultural group of students who will be speaking the three conference languages of English, French, and Spanish.

You will be expected to be on site each day from 8:00 am - 6:30 pm to supervise students, lend a hand in workshop and field trip experiences, and help with the friendship circles (small group debriefing of each day’s events before or after dinner). Individual experiences can be framed here.

To participate, you will need to contact Dr. Jeanelle Bland Day at 465-4532 to let her know you will be signing up for this EDU 509 experience. This will be necessary to allow your entrance to the Conference activities due to tightened security with the international delegates. The deadline for contacting Dr. Day will be April 30, 2004. If you want to design your own experience, the earlier you contact me, the more likely it is that we’ll be able to meet your needs!

Pre-session training will be mandatory. Date of training to be arranged.

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Recently acquired media - in the Chair's Office or on the Web

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Please contact David Stoloff at (860) 465-5501, email: stoloffd@easternct.edu if you have any questions or comments on this newsletter. Please invite others to receive this newsletter and be added
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