Sunday, August 30, 2009

EPE This Week

Pot Luck Thursday!

Sept. 3rd 5:30-7:30
Chez Jensen
120 Sherman Avenue
(off Richmond Rd.)

(Family members are very welcome)

Please bring whatever is convenient for you.  If you need guidance:
  • Masters Students bring drinks or sweets
  • Doctoral Students bring savories or dips
 The department faculty will handle plates/napkins/etc and a few entrees.

I will email directions to the Student Email List (if you need a ride, please let me know!). If you haven't received an email from the list request membership at: http://groups.google.com/group/educational-policy-studies--evaluation-student-list/

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Back to School Potluck Next Week

It's time for our second annual Back to School Potluck! Please come and welcome our newest faculty member, Neal Hutchens, and our new students.

Thursday, September 3rd 5:30-7:30

Stay tuned for directions on what to bring and how to get to Dr. Jensen's house.

See you there!

Monday, August 24, 2009

2009 ACT College Readiness Report is Out

Thanks to Mark Hundley (SHED) for forwarding this:

https://www.act.org/news/data/09/index.html.

What do you think? You are welcome to use the comment feature of our blog!

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Did You Know?

Hey! Did you know that there are no longer any prerequisites for EPE682 Higher Education and the Law? (It says there are, but that's a hold over from a former era.) If you were interested, but didn't think you were qualified, give it a try!

Jane

Friday, August 14, 2009

More Good News

A double congratulations to Nicole (HIED) and Charles (SHED) McGrew (one of EPE's power couples) on the birth of Madeline McGrew back in June.

Charles has also left his position with the Council on Postsecondary Education to join a group called the Data Quality Campaign – a non-profit funded primarily by Gates and Lumina – to head up their work in postsecondary education and encourage states to use data and to build large scale P-20 data warehouses to provide better data for policy research. The campaign is headquartered in D.C. but he will work virtually (and travel a reasonable amount) remaining here in Lexington. Good luck on your quals this fall!

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Surf's Up!

Congrats twice over to Steven Evans (PhD-SHED) on earning a $3,000 SGEA research grant for his dissertation research, “Assessment of Student Patient Centered Medicine Experiences During Their Off-Site Rotations”. Steve has also just taken a new position in Florida as Clinical Clerkship Coordinator at the new College of Medicine at FIU in Miami. Bon Voyage and Bravo! (Of course we'll see Steve regularly as he comes home to collect data...right Steve?!?).

Would you like to move to the beach too? Check out the most recent job postings at ASHE (Association for the Study of Higher Education--see link right) for a position in Half Moon Bay, California...and info on the upcoming conference in Vancouver!

Monday, August 10, 2009

EPE in the News!

Lisa Stephenson (EdD-KCTCS cohort) has been hard at work not only developing The Commonwealth Middle College at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, but also promoting community awareness of her program: http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/story/Local-High-School-Students-Get-Head-Start-On/y5HNtY_LfEyiggJQsasXuw.cspx