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Corporate-funded program helps local educators connect with Korean students As more Korean companies establish locations along the Interstate 85 corridor, the College of Education will help the children of new residents feel at home in local classrooms. The college’s Global Initiative on Education Project, supported by a $51,500 gift from AJIN USA and additional support from Auburn’s Office of University Outreach, will enable 14 local educators help local communities through the company’s involvement in the Auburn-Opelika educational system. Dr. John Dagley, co-director of the project and an associate professor in the college’s Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling, said the Global Initiative on Education Project sends a message to new members of the business community. “If you want to affect the community, you do it through teachers,” Dagley said. “[Teachers] want to back up that caring with a deeper understanding. “It’s another way for us to say to companies that we appreciate your locating here and we are going to serve your families.” Suh said nearly 40 Auburn City Schools educators attended an early informational meeting about the project, indicating a “great interest among teachers’’ in the program. The 14 educators who will travel to Korea were selected in November 2010 through a competitive process. to learn how to better serve Korean-born students. Beginning in June 2011, 14 Auburn, Opelika and Loachapoka educators will join College of Education faculty on a trip to Korea to learn about the country’s culture and educational system. Dr. Suhyun Suh, project co-director and associate professor in the college’s Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling, said it’s critical for local educators to learn more about Korean culture due to the demographic changes in East Alabama. Suh said close to 300 Korean-born and Korean-American students are enrolled in Auburn and Opelika City Schools for the 2010-11 school year. “We identified the need for teachers to know more about Korean culture because they get frustrated when they feel unsure how to effectively meet the educational needs of Korean students by a lack of knowledge about their culture,” Suh said. “Once the teachers get a better knowledge about the Korean school system, the culture and lifestyles, they can actually teach that content to not only Korean students, but all students. They can better understand why Korean students behave in certain ways and better serve their needs.” AJIN USA President Jung Ho Sea said his company provided support for the project because more Korean families are likely to call the region home in coming years. Many employees of AJIN USA, a metal stamping company that supplies parts for Kia and Hyundai from its Chambers County facility, reside in Lee and Chambers counties. Sea expressed excitement for the opportunity to Assistant Provost for International Programs Andy Gillespie (left) and AJIN USA President Jung Ho Sea discuss the new program. The 17-day trip to Korea, scheduled from June 26 to July 12, will include visits to the College of Education at Ewha Womans University and exposure to K-12 educational settings. The Auburn educators will attend four hours of classes each day in an effort to learn more about the Korean educational system, history and culture. At the end of their stay, the group will visit Jeju Island, a popular tourist destination. 6 6 K e y s t o n e V o l u m e V I I , 2 010
AlumniNOTES 1960s Gloria Bond Daniel [B ’66, elementary education] is retired after working as a counselor for Hartselle City (Ala.) Schools. Anna Holmes Greene [B ’63, mathematics education] teaches high school math in the Poteet (Texas) School District. Kay Ivey [B ’67, speech communications education] was elected Alabama’s 30th lieutenant governor in November 2010. She previously served as state treasurer, and as director of government affairs and communications for the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Ivey is a past member of the college’s National Advisory Council, and its 2005 Keystone Leader-in-Residence. Linda “Lynn” Bowen Pearson [B ’64, social science education] is president of The Reading & Math Center Inc., in Birmingham, Ala. Donald Rooks [B ’62, health and physical education; M ‘63, education administration] is president of Rooks Educational Services in Marietta, Ga. He received the Georgia School Boards Association’s highest award, the Friend of Education Award, in 2009. Jane Schulz [B ’66, elementary education; D ’71, mental retardation], who recently retired as a professor emerita of Western Carolina University after 20 years of teaching, has published Grown Man Now, which describes the challenges and joys of being the parent of a child with Down syndrome. She has also co-authored numerous academic textbooks, book chapters and journal articles on teaching children with disabilities, including “Mainstreaming Exceptional Students: A Guide for Classroom Teachers,” which is considered a landmark text in the field. Melinda Knowles Waid [B ’66, elementary education] retired after working as a school counselor for Carroll County (Ga.) Schools. 1970s Martha Lynn Gardner Baker [B ’75, early childhood education] retired from Cherokee County (Ala.) Schools in June 2010 after 33 years as a second-grade teacher in Alabama. Pamela Goodwin Farley [B ’76, English language arts education] works for Mustang Engineering in Houston, Texas. James W. Holder [B ’77, general education] recently retired as a school administrator in Douglas County (Ga.) Schools. Let us know what’s happening in your life! Submit your news, as well as updates to your contact information, by clicking the alumni update link on the homepage of education.auburn.edu. Marcia Veal Johnson [B ’74, M ’77, counselor education; D ’10, administration of elementary and secondary education] is the director of instruction and personnel for the Russell County (Ala.) Board of Education. Karissa Everett Lang [B ’01, elementary education] is now assistant principal in Decatur (Ala.) City Schools. Jan Cheshire Letts [B ’74, early childhood education] is director of technology for CLASS Leadership Development in Chicago. Renee Denise Lloyd [B ’79, business education] teaches at the Autauga Co. Family Support Center in Prattville, Ala. Elizabeth “Betsy” Noll Logan [B ’78, art education] received the Alabama Art Education Association’s Marion Q. Dix Leadership Award All we did was WIN,WIN,WIN... Now the new Auburn National Championship credit card helps you WIN WIN WIN too: You WIN every time you pull out the card, declaring that “It’s Great to be an Auburn Tiger!” You help Auburn students WIN by supporting Auburn’s scholarship fund when you use the card for all your everyday purchases—at no additional cost to you. To date, our credit card program has generated more than $4.5 million for freshman academic scholarships. You WIN by earning WorldPoints ® rewards points on purchases that can be redeemed for travel, merchandise, or cash rewards. For details or to apply, visit www.auburn.edu/spiritcard. The Spirit of Auburn credit card is made possible by the Auburn Spirit Foundation for Scholarships (ASFS), which is affiliated with Auburn University. For information about the rates, fees, other costs, and benefits associated with the use of these cards or to apply, visit www.auburn.edu/spiritcard and refer to the disclosures accompanying the online credit card application. This credit card program is issued and administered by FIA Card Services, N.A. Bank of America and the Bank of America logo are registered trademarks of Bank of America Corporation. Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association and is used by the issuer pursuant to license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. MasterCard is a registered trademark of MasterCard International Incorporated, and is used by the issuer pursuant to license. Platinum Plus and WorldPoints are registered trademarks of FIA Card Services, N.A. © 2011 Bank of America Corporation. B: bachelor’s (B.S./BMED) M: master’s (M.S./M.Ed.) D: doctorate (Ph.D./Ed.D.) A K e y s t o n e i n B u i l d i n g a B e t t e r F u t u r e f o r A l l 67
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