Oops...a few more congratulations are in order

Kudos as well to Dana Malone on moving on to doctoral candidacy this fall.  Dana and Tara Baas have also been nominated by the department for the Dissertation Year Fellowship.  Good luck Dana and Tara and congratulations on your accomplishments!

Current Events

University of Puerto Rico

We don't hear much about what's happening with the student strikes and university troubles around the world, but it's important that we stay abreast.  My colleague Rima Brusi at the University of Puerto Rico shares this link and asks us to stay aware and stay informed.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maritza-stanchich-phd/puerto-rico-student-strik_b_797233.html

Jane

Long Overdue Kudos

I saw this store in Rome and thought of all of you...


Congratulations to everyone for making it through another great semester in EPE.  And a special KUDOS to those who passed their quals this semester.  This marks a huge step from coursework and student status to full status as doctoral candidates of education and philosophy.  Well done!




Bill Verble

Justin Blevins

Kim Chaffer Schroeder

Ella Strong

Michael Quillen

Richard Roe

Andrew Smith

Nichole Knutson

Steve Wise

Karen Clancy

Teresa Mayo

Lisa Stephenson

Paul David Blankenship

Wendy Bolt

Deronda Mobelini

Karen Hlinka

Michelle Dykes

Amber Decker

Christopher Phillips

Nancy Preston

Travis McDearmon

Congratulations to Nicole Jenkins on completing her Masters in Higher Education!

And finally...congratulations and best wishes to Drs. David Sloan and Jim Cousins on successfully defending their dissertations this fall.  We welcome you to the ranks of Alumni!

Happy Holidays everyone...we'll see you in the New Year!

Jane

TECHNOLOGY- GRADUATE STUDENTS -STARTING JANUARY 2011

The Department of Educational Leadership Studies has several openings graduate students enrolled in the University of Kentucky to be paid an hourly rate starting January 2011. Dr. Jayson Richardson, Co-Director of the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE) and Justin Bathon, Co-director of the College of Education P20 Technology Leadership Lab are seeking highly skilled University of Kentucky graduate students to assist in technology leadership initiatives of the Center and Lab. The Center and Lab are seeking applicants who have a range of knowledge and skills including the:
1.      Capacity to use various technology tools with minimal supervision (Blackboard, EndNote, Audacity, Camtasia et al.);

2.      Skills in using video and audio editing programs (programming skills are highly desirable);

3.      Motivation to learn technology and the capacity to teach others;

4.      Ability to conduct research in an academic settings.

5.      Excellent technical and communication skills essential to being an R &D team member.


Anticipated Start-End Dates: No later than January 2011 through June 15, 2011. The position will be for Spring Semester only, but may be extended for an additional academic year.

Salary: $15 per hour

Applicants: Graduate students in the College of Education are encouraged to a apply as are other UK students s with requisite knowledge and skills.


Inquiries: Contact Dr. Jayson Richardson

Jayson W. Richardson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership Studies
Associate Director of the Center for the Advanced Study in Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE)
University of Kentucky
Dickey Hall, Room 21
Lexington, KY 40506-0017
859.257.1323 (office)
859.257.1015 (fax)
jayson.richardson@uky.edu
www.jaysonrichardson.com

LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE SPRING SEMESTER?

The Gaines Center for the Humanities is looking for a resident student manager for the spring 2011semester.  Along with an on-campus apartment, parking is provided as well as a semester stipend.  Among other duties, managers assume responsibilities for facilities, preparation of events and campus apartments for overnight guests.

If you’re interested, applications are available in the Gaines Center Office, 232 East Maxwell Street or if you have questions please call Colleen Horne 257-1537.

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Establishes New Dissertation Fellowship in Education and Human Potential

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Establishes New Dissertation Fellowship in Education and Human Potential 

Agency

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Description

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation works to help high-achieving, low-income students reach their full potential through education. The foundation has created a new dissertation fellowship program to advance its understanding of the factors and contexts that help low-income students overcome personal adversity and challenging socioeconomic circumstances to excel academically in order to design programs and interventions that help more low-income students identified as high-achieving in their primary and secondary school years to sustain their achievement levels through college and beyond.

While the dissertation topic must concern education and human potential, graduate study may be in a diverse range of academic disciplines. Candidates must be working toward a doctoral degree at a graduate school in the United States, but need not be U.S. citizens.

The fellowship is a one-time award of $25,000, which may be used for a period of not less than nine months and up to eighteen months. The foundation will award two fellowships in 2011 and has plans to offer up to five annually in the coming years.

Closing Date: February 4, 2011

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/graduate-scholarships/jack-kent-cooke-dissertation-fellowship-award/

Sent to:  Business/Economics/Management, Education (General), Funding for Underrepresented Populations/Women/Disadvantaged Groups, Mathematics/Statistics, Mental Health/Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences

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Proposal Development Office

335 Bowman Hall 0059

859-257-2861

proposal@email.uky.edu

http://www.research.uky.edu/pdo

--
Dr. Jane McEldowney Jensen
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation
University of Kentucky
859-489-7050

CPAK Graduate Student Scholarships Deadline

December 15th is the deadline for the graduate student scholarship for
CPAK.  http://cpak.org/conference/index.html

Elizabeth K. Liebschutz-Roettger
International Coordinator
President-College Personnel Association of Kentucky
College of Business
University of Louisville
www.louisville.edu
"It's Happening Here"

CPAK Conference--conference scholarship deadline for full-time students next week

The College Personnel Association of Kentucky (CPAK) will be hosting its annual conference in Lexington on Feb. 27th and 28th.  In addition to attending, students are encouraged to consider submitting a proposal to present at the conference.  There will also be a Case Study competition.  Especially with the conference in Lexington, students should take advantage of this great professional opportunity! 

For full-time students not holding a full-time, professional position at any institution, there are scholarships available to help cover the cost of attendance. The deadline to apply for a scholarship is Dec. 15th, so be sure to hurry up and apply!



Visit CPAK's website for more information:  http://cpak.org/conference/index.html

Also, please feel free to contact Neal Hutchens (neal.hutchens@uky.edu) if you have questions.

Last Reminder -- EPE Holiday Party Tomorrow (Wednesday, Dec. 8th)

Just a friendly final reminder that the EPE Student Group will be hosting a Holiday Party/UK Game Potluck on December 8th 2010 (Wednesday). The Holiday Party will begin at 6 pm at Nichole Knutson/Keith Ellis’s house at 888 Pinkney Drive.  At 9:30 pm we will transition to the UK Basketball Game as we watch UK take on Notre Dame, and welcome anyone who wishes to cheer on the CATS to stay and watch the game with us.


Everyone is welcome to come and go as they please throughout the evening.


Please RSVP with your contribution to the potluck to keith.ellis@uky.edu.  He will be emailing directions to all who RSVP.


Hope to see you there!

Positions Posted at Berea College

 Curtis Sandberg (SHED) shares these new positions:  Student Engagement Specialist and Program Associate.  Both are grant funded positions.

http://www.berea.edu/peopleservices/jobs/20101203-staff-studentengagementspecialists.asp

http://www.berea.edu/peopleservices/jobs/20101203-staff-programassociate.asp

Information on Cultural Ambassadors program in Spain

If the links below don't work, try these:

http://www.educacion.es/exterior/usa/en/programs/us_assistants/default.shtml>http://www.educacion.es/exterior/usa/en/programs/us_assistants/default.shtml
http://www.educacion.es/exterior/usa


CULTURAL AMBASSADORS: North American Language and Culture Assistants in Spain

>The Education Office of the Embassy of Spain is offering over 2,000 grants 
>to North American students to spend the 2011-2012 school year in Spain 
>working as part-time Language & Culture Assistants in English classes at 
>the K-12 level.
>
>The program begins in mid-September and ends in mid-June. The program 
>requires that the applicants hold a U.S. or Canadian passport; be a native 
>English speaker; be a junior or senior college student or have completed a 
>BA, BS, MA, or MS; and have intermediate- to advanced-level Spanish skills.
>
>Working 12-16 hours a week under the supervision and guidance of a 
>classroom teacher, grantees will receive a minimum monthly allowance of 
>700 euros. Grants are given on a first-come, first-served basis.
>
>The free online application became available on November 1, 2010 and will 
>remain open through March 31, 2011. To apply or see more information, 
>visit 
><https://rocavec1.educacion.es/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.educacion.es/exterior/usa>www.educacion.es/exterior/usa.
>Questions can also be directed to the Spanish Resource Center in 
>Indianapolis. 
><mailto:cer.indianapolis@educacion.es>cer.indianapolis@educacion.es
>
>Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.
>
>Manuel Collazo
>___________________________________
>Asesor Tnico - Education Advisor
>Indiana, Kentucky & Ohio
>Embajada de Espa - Embassy of Spain
>Spanish Resource Center. IUPUI
>Cavanaugh Hall 539
>425 University Blvd.
>Indianapolis, IN 46202
>Ph: 317 278 12 10 -  Fax: 317 278 73 75
>email: <mailto:manuel.collazo@educacion.es>manuel.collazo@educacion.es
>http://www.educacion.es/exterior/usa