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Indiana State UniversitySycamore EducatorThe Sycamore Educator MagazineVolume 6, Number 1, Spring 20082 Message from the Dean3 Mission StatementChronicle of HigherEducation Ranks ISUDepartment in Top 10Nationally4-5 Endowment Feature6-7 Project PRE Update8 National DistinctionPromising Scholars inEducation9 Sommers Speaks AboutFuture to School Principals10-13 University Hall Feature14-15 Hines Medal; Principal ofthe Year16 Sycamore Educator’s Day17 Leadership Hall18 Early Childhood CenterEarns NationalAccreditation19 Dr. Henry Feature20 Homecoming21-22 Alumni Notes23 Faculty and Staff NotesCollege of Education, Office of theDean: Dr. Brad Balch, dean;Dr. Rebecca Libler, associate dean;Dr. Susan Powers, associate dean;Karen O’Rourke, director ofdevelopment; Jean Cantrell,development assistant.Writer: Jennifer Sicking. Photographers:Tony Campbell and Kara Berchem.Send changes of address or commentsto the Sycamore Educator Magazine,College of Education, Indiana StateUniversity, Terre Haute, IN 47809;812-237-8727; http://coe.indstate.edu.A Message from Dean BalchOn behalf of the College of Education at IndianaState University, I extend to you warm greetings. Ithas been an exciting year for the College; especiallyin terms of our mission: To prepare, promote, andadvance educational and human service professionalsfor a diverse and ever-changing world. We beganthe academic year with the announcement that ourteacher preparation programs were recognized bythe University President, Lloyd W. Benjamin III, asa Program of National Distinction; an honor sharedamong only two programs campus wide for achievinga national reputation of quality. Later in the year,excellence was again validated when the Departmentof Educational Leadership, Administration, andFoundations was selected by The Chronicle of Higher Education as ranking 8 th in thenation for faculty scholarly productivity. Furthering our mission, educational outreachefforts continue among practicing educators and human service professionals. Oneexample is this year’s third consecutive Counselor Day on Campus, featuring Dr. PeggyHines, Director of the National Center for Transforming School Counseling. This onedayspring event offered guidance and counseling professionals insight into the manyopportunities at Indiana State University as well as professional development withlicensure renewal opportunities for participants.This issue showcases the future home of the College – University Hall. This facilitywas also known as the Laboratory School. The school closed in 1992 after almost 60years of providing K-12 educational excellence. University Hall is currently the largeststate-funded project in the University’s history. The approximate $30 million renovationproject began last year with an expected completion date of May 2009.The Chronicle (10/20/06) noted that a “sustainable” facility promotes the concept ofmeeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirown needs. A “sustainable” facility also preserves the environment, stimulates economicgrowth, and improves society by helping people. Clearly the renovation of UniversityHall accomplishes these concepts. In particular, the newly enclosed atrium will serve as afocal point for University Hall. The atrium will be an open-air plaza for students, faculty,and staff to gather and features dining services and a street-scape atmosphere.A second feature centers on the remodeled 445-seat auditorium, which captures thenostalgia of the 1930s combined with state-of-the-art theatre features.Additional renovations include faculty offices on the third floor for all departments,13 classrooms, plentiful media and technology services, and comprehensive clinicfacilities to serve the needs of all learners from both K-12 and higher education settings.As you peruse this year’s magazine, I hope you will share in my deep pride drawnfrom our excellent students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and external stakeholders. Ourfuture remains bright and hopeful.Thank you for your ongoing support of the College. With best wishes, I remainVery truly yours,Bradley V. BalchDean2 http://coe.indstate.edu
College of Education MissionTo prepare, promote, and advance educational and human serviceprofessionals for a diverse and ever changing world.Core Values:Honesty—We have integrity and are trustworthy, ethical and fair.Collegiality—We enjoy being a collaborative team in a positiveenvironment that communicates well and works together for thegreater good of all.Caring for Others—We are compassionate and supportive ofothers.Responsibility—We are dedicated, dependable and hard working.Student Success—We bring to bear scholarship, professionalism,respect and high expectations for all students.Openness to Change—We prize creativity and support continualimprovement.Social Justice and Diversity—We work to create environmentsthat support and enable all members of our community to thrive.Conceptual Framework: Becoming a CompleteProfessionalThe overarching theme of Indiana State University’seducator preparation programs is “Becoming a CompleteProfessional.” Initially adopted in 1991, today our themeencompasses three broad areas that recognize essential areas ofthe work of an educator:• Educator as Expert or Mediator of Learning,• Educator as Person, and• Educator as Member of Communities.The word complete in the title acknowledges that, to betruly successful, an educator must be effective in all three ofthese areas. Similarly, the word becoming is included in thetitle because new graduates, alumni, and our faculty are neverfully finished with their learning in their profession as a teacher,counselor, school psychologist, speech language pathologist,principal, or superintendent.The component “Educator as Expert or Mediator ofLearning” deals with an educator’s professional skill as a mediatorof students’ learning and/or of the progress individuals make inachieving their potential. The component “Educator as Person”represents the traits and dispositions that make a successfuleducator justifiably respected and emulated by students. Thecomponent “Educator as Member of Communities” reflects thenecessity of contributing to the various communities of whicheducators, as professionals, are members. To be proficient, aneducator cannot simply be skillful as a mediator of learning orsimply be respected and emulated by students or simply be acontributing member of relevant communities. Instead, a trulysuccessful educator must at the same time be a competent expertor mediator of learning, a person committed to social justice andviewed as worthy of respect and even emulation by students, anda contributing member of the communities in which educators areexpected to function.Indiana State UniversitySycamore EducatorChronicle of Higher EducationRanks ISU Department inTop 10 NationallyThe Chronicle of Higher Education recently ranked IndianaState University’s Department of Educational Leadership,Administration, and Foundations in the top 10 of faculty scholarlyproductivity.“This is very affirming,” said Joshua Powers, associateprofessor and chairperson of the Department of EducationalLeadership, Administration, and Foundations (ELAF). “Ourdepartment has always prided itself on being engaged as scholarsand as practitioners providing real support to the field.”ISU ranked eighth out of 375 universities that offer adoctorate in ELAF and was the only university in Indiana in thetop 10 for that field.“The Chronicle's recognition of the ELAF Department'sscholarly productivity is a sound affirmation of faculty efforts forthe past several years,” Brad Balch, College of Education dean,said.In measuring each department member’s productivity,the Chronicle looked at books published, journal publications,citations of journal articles, federal-grant dollars awarded, andhonors and awards.“ELAF faculty have been particularly engaged in writingbooks and monographs in our department, the majority towardpractitioners,” Powers said, “a scholarly orientation thatmakes sense given our institutional mission as a regional stateuniversity.”One department member who has produced numerous booksand is a noted speaker is Todd Whitaker, who has written bookssuch as “Seven Simple Secrets: What the Best Teachers Knowand Do” and “Dealing with Difficult Parents (and With Parents inDifficult Situations).”Mary Howard-Hamilton, a professor of ELAF, is anothernoted speaker and author within the department. She haspublished more than 75 articles and book chapters and is an expertin multicultural issues in higher education, student developmenttheories, feminist theory and therapy and consultation.Balch has also published books entitled: “Preparing aProfessional Portfolio: A School Administrator’s Guide” and“Transformational Leadership and Decision Making in Schools.”Faculty members, including Powers, have been a part ofbringing in grants totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars intothe university.Powers said each of the 12 members of ELAF’s faculty isactively pursuing scholarly work.“This recognition validates the alignment of scholarlypriorities among faculty members with essential department,college and university missions,” Balch said about the ranking.“Coupled with an equally strong commitment to teaching andservice, the Chronicle's ranking serves as a pre-eminent testamentto the quality of faculty in the ELAF department.”Written by Jennifer Sicking, assistant director of media relations.http://coe.indstate.edu 3
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