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Dear friends, It remains my honor and joy to welcome you to this issue of Connect! as we begin our second academic year as the new College of Education and Human Development. Once again our campus is awhirl with conversations and activities as our 6,300-plus students, our faculty, and our staff re-engage and start anew. Our faculty and staff assembly, our first Student Block Party, and our ribboncutting ceremony with President Bruininks for our new Education Sciences Building were gatherings that will long be remembered. Earlier this month I delivered my first State of the College Address to a gathering of faculty, staff, students, University administrators, members of our College Advisory Council, and several regents. I reflected upon just a few of our many accomplishments and forecasted the work that lay ahead of us. I spoke of our need to be our most creative selves, to be “bridge people”—a phrase created by Minnesotan leadership consultant Barbara Shipka—living the “link between what has been and what is becoming.” To do so, I urged us to think and act together, not simply outside of, but without “the box.” To most fully live up to our vision and into our mission as a world leader, creating a sustainable model of multidisciplinary and multicultural excellence with impact, requires the dynamic interplay among all that we do in our research, teaching and learning, and community engagement. Research at all levels informs and supports the College’s vision to serve as a model for engagement. Research at all levels informs and supports the College’s vision to serve as a model for engagement. As this issue makes clear, the power of discovery is not just the provenance of our faculty members; it is an integral part of the undergraduate and graduate student experience. Student research, particularly at the undergraduate level, is also a key step toward the University’s goal of becoming a top three public research institution. Our students benefit from the resources of a Research I university and our faculty members’ dedication to incorporating a positive and meaningful research experience into learning. These stories will greatly expand your awareness and deepen your appreciation for some of the most significant and timely research conducted in academia today. So, enjoy! Darlyne Bailey, dean and assistant to the president Campbell Leadership Chair in Education and Human Development 2 CONNECT! FALL 2007 connect! Vol. 2, No. 1 • Fall 2007 EDITOR Diane L. Cormany 612-626-5650, dcormany@umn.edu ART DIRECTOR Nance Longley DESIGNER/PHOTO EDITOR Rebecca Noran WRITERS Anitra Budd, Diane L. Cormany, Sarah Covert, Jessica Franken, Kate Hopper, Raleigh Kaminsky, Mary Beth Leone-Getton, J. Trout Lowen, Brigitt Martin, Karen Miksch, Lynn Slifer, Andrew Tellijohn PHOTOGRAPHERS Penny Bader, Greg Helgeson, Pat James, Leo Kim, Patrick O’Leary, Steve Schneider, studiotobechi, Dawn Villella, Carolyn Wavrin ONLINE EDITION cehd.umn.edu/pubs/connect OFFICE OF THE DEAN Darlyne Bailey, dean and assistant to the president Jean Quam, senior associate dean Heidi Barajas, associate dean Mary Bents, associate dean David R. Johnson, associate dean Raleigh Kaminsky, director of alumni relations Lynn Slifer, director of development DEAN’S ADVISORY COUNCIL Will Antell, Joyce Bell, Gail Buuck, Carmen Campbell, Gary Cunningham, Steve Geiger, Jennifer Godinez, Susan Hagstrum, Patricia Harvey, John Haugo, Frances Hesselbein, Dale Johnson, Sharon Lynn Kagan, Dale LaFrenz, Dorothy McIntyre, Michael McKasy, John Merrow, David H. Olson, Beth Patten, P. David Pearson, Judy Potts, Terrance Kwame Ross, Adelaide Sanford, Jean Sylak, Mary Tjosvold, Joseph White, Jay Zack ALUMNI SOCIETY PRESIDENT Randy Johnson Photo of Darlyne Bailey by Patrick O’Leary. Connect! magazine is published three times a year by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the College. Send correspondence to the editor, 48 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Ave., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108. For address corrections, call 612-625-1310. This publication is available in alternative formats upon request. Contact the editor at 612-626-5650 for more information. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
The College of Education and Human Development is a world leader in discovering, creating, sharing, and applying principles and practices of multiculturalism and multidisciplinary scholarship to advance teaching and learning and to enhance the psychological, physical, and social development of children, youth, and adults across the lifespan in families, organizations, and communities. contents FEATURES 14 The Supreme Court and integration What it means for education 16 Early opportunities Research programs give undergrads a boost for the future 22 A make or break relationship Graduate students and their advisers navigate a challenging course 24 Out of the lab, into the world Four grad students reach out through research DEPARTMENTS 4 community Around the College neighborhoods 10 compendium Appointed, honors, transitions, in memoriam 12 colloquium Learning communities help first-generation students succeed 15 connecting with emeriti faculty Frank Wood: Sustaining his calling 31 alumni update Joel Barker: The future is here 32 continuity Alumni news 35 commitment An update from development on the cover: Family social science alumna Naima Bashir is applying the experiences she gained through undergraduate research in her graduate studies. photo by Dawn Villella Connect! is printed on recycled paper containing 100-percent postconsumer content that is EcoLogo, Processed Chlorine Free- and Forest Stewardship Council-certified, and manufactured using biogas energy. The cover stock is 30-percent postconsumer. This issue of Connect! saved the equivalent of 104 trees and lowered air emissions by 4,372 lbs. By buying this FSC Recycled product, you are supporting the responsible use of forest resources. © 1996 Forest Stewardship Council A.C.
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