Welcome to the Thirteenth Week of the Spring 1999 Semester.

Upcoming Events

To commemorate the horrific loss and tragedy in Littleton, CO, a forum/discussion will be held on Monday, 4/26, 3-4:30 p.m., Webb 110 (CB).  For anyone interested in sharing...listening.. mutual support. Please contact Ann Gruenberg 860 - 465- 5268 if you have any questions.
[Congratulations to Ann for organizing this important event.  Ann and the majority of the Ed. Dept. have agreed to commit a small amount of departmental funds to have the Education Department become a co-sponsor of the program.  Thank you, Ann.]

Y2K Computer Hardware Compliance in Faculty Offices

Please sign a permission form at Paulette Mares' desk indicating whether you would be willing to have a technical team conduct Y2K Computer Hardware Compliance on your faculty workstation(s)

a) without your presence

b) only with your presence or

c) with the department secretary's presence

Some more information on this process:

"Technicians from a Y2K consulting firm are presently on campus to perform
Y2K compliance testing on all state-owned. PCs.  They will be here for a
month or so.  You may have seen Dennis Hannon's email on this effort that
went out last week to all faculty and staff.  This is a state-funded
project that is being offered to all agencies; many have already been done.

The procedure takes 10 minutes or so.  It does not disturb or display
contents of files or email.  It does leave a licensed copy of the testing
program on the hard drive, which will have no effect on the operation of
the PC.  The primary objective is to identify non-compliant hardware
components."

Please let David know if you have any questions on this process.

Education Department Faculty Meeting - a Meeting Reflecting on the Academic Year  -
Thursday, May 6, 1999, 12:15 - 1:45, WH (Webb Hall) 115

Evolving Agenda

Nominations for Department Senators to the University Senate
Other committee nominations
Plans for end of the year events

Discussion with Dean Kleine (12:30 - 1:30) on

Graduate Admission Policy and Procedures,
Searches,
Plans for 1999-2000,
Reflections on 1998-1999.

Other department business - planning Intersession 2000 and Spring 2000 schedules

General support for some faculty summer initiatives -

6th year program in Reading/Language Arts,
Mathematics graduate certification program,
Science graduate certification programs,
ACCESS agency courses, and
Computer Education cross-endorsement program.

Please send other agenda items and/or clarifications to David.

CACUTE meetings - Friday, April 30 at Saint Joseph;
Friday, May 28 at University of New Haven.
Please see David for details and to reserve your place in the car.

"Reach a Child - Teach:  A conference for Teachers of Tomorrow to Support Diversity in CT schools.  Friday, May 7, 1999, 12 - 3 at Special Education Resource Center, Middletown.  David  has arranged for transportation.  Please let him know if you are interested in participating.

The Department of Higher Education's Connecticut Consortium of Professional Development Schools invites us to attend Improving PDS Partnerships, Tuesday, May 18, 10 am - 2 pm, CCSU.  Please see David Stoloff if you are interested in attending.

Join Howard GARDNER and other LEADING EDUCATORs on the Annenberg/CPB Channel
this spring!  Still time to participate in upcoming sessions.

The Annenberg/CPB Channel Interactive Workshop Series
Presents  Looking at Learning...Again

March 2 to April 29, 1999
Tuesdays 4-5 pm ET
(repeated Tuesdays 6-7 pm; Thursdays  4-5 pm, and 6-7 pm ET)

Please contact Jackie Bowman for details.

Comprehensive Exam Introductory Session with Questions and Answers -
Elementary MS program - Tuesday, May 18, 4-5, WH 115 - Drs. Ricklin and Stoloff
R/LA MS program -  Tuesday, May 18, 4-5, WH 159 - Dr. Ernst

Student Opportunities (Please see David for details.)

Peer Advisors for STEP-CAP and ConnCAP

Summer Positions as Peer Advisors for two summer residency programs - Summer Transition at Eastern-Contract Admission Program (STEP-CAP) and Connecticut Collegiate Awareness and Preparation Program (ConnCAP) - running from June 27th through August 6th.  Applicants should have completed at least one full year of college and must be currently matriculated in a college/university program in good academic standing.  Housing and limited meal plans are provided according to the requirements of the individuals programs.  For more information, please call (860) 465-5198.

Paid internships - full-time graduate assistantships for students seeking certification.

News from State Department of Education

Abigail L. Hughes has been appointed Acting Associate Commissioner of the Division of Teaching and Learning through September 17, 1999.  Hilary E. Freedman will be Acting Bureau Chief, Bureau of Certification and Teacher Preparation through Sept. 17, 1999.

In the Chair's Office -

ECSU's Affirmative Action Plan, July 15, 1998.

ECSU's 1999 Baseball Program.

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Please contact David Stoloff at (860) 465-5501, email: stoloffd@ecsu.ctstateu.edu if you have any questions or comments on this newsletter.