Team abundance

Congratulations to our EPE graduates!

Courses to Add from 12/4 through 12/20

The add/drop period for Spring 2014 registration begins Wednesday, December 4th and continues through Friday, December 20th.  Please click the images below for information on these highlighted courses in EPE.  Feel free to contact the instructor for more information on the course, or Amberly (aaburk00@uky.edu) for help with registration issues.

New Book EPE'ers might find interesting

Shabana Mir, an early member of the subcommittee on ethnography in higher education at the American Anthropological Association, has a new book which might be of interest to students and faculty in our community.  Check it out:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4696-1078-8

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

Comparative and International Education Society

Call for Proposals 

http://www.cies.us

The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) is pleased to announce its 58th Annual Conference, which will be held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, in Toronto, Canada from March 10-15, 2014.

This year’s conference theme, “Revisioning Education for All”, is intended to provide our scholarly community with an opportunity to critically and comparatively reflect on the history, contemporary issues and future of the EFA movement in a global context marked by rising social and income inequality within and between nations and shifts in the global balance of power. Is EFA the right frame, the right social imaginary, for global and national education goals? Or is it a frame that has outlived its utility and relevance? Critics have argued that EFA is meaningless if it does not address equity of learning outcomes and bridge widening inequality of access to higher levels of learning. Some view EFA as too tightly tied to traditional models of schooling, outdated in a time of massive technological innovation. Others are intent on adding new, highly prescriptive learning goals into a post 2015 vision for EFA. More broadly, EFA has been viewed as a Western effort to legitimate economic globalization – providing little more than a bandage on more grievous forms of social injustices within and across nations. Yet others note that the EFA agenda has played an important role in one of the most rapid expansions of access to schooling in modern history.

CIES Toronto will provide a unique opportunity to reflect on EFA during the final months leading up to the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. We will ask conference participants, including researchers, representatives of global institutions, civil society, and education practitioners, to explore the adequacy and future of EFA, moving us beyond the historical focus on access to basic schooling. Our goal will be to spark new conversations about inequality, inclusion and innovation both inter-nationally and within nations and about global governance in education.

We also encourage scholars of other levels of education – from early childhood through to adult education and tertiary level learning, as well as those interested in learning outside formal educational systems - to share their views on a reinvigorated framing of the “education for all” concept.

Proposal Dates and Categories

With the above in mind, the CIES 2014 Conference Committee invites you to submit proposals in the following categories:

• Individual papers
• Individual posters
• Group poster sessions
• Group panel sessions
• Workshops

New this year we are seeking proposals for posters sessions – groups of individual posters organized on a common theme, topic, question, method etc., and presented as part of a group session. Common at AERA, this is a highly effective way of presenting a joint book or research project in which there are multiple sub-projects or parallel chapters being produced. Group poster sessions may include a brief introduction by the session proposer.
All proposals should contribute to the advancement of theory, practice, methodology or fieldwork in comparative and international education.
The early bird deadline is October 4th, 2013. The final deadline for all submitted proposals is November 15, 2013.Proposals should be electronically submitted through the Click here to submit proposal: CIES online submission system, and comply with the requirements detailed in the guidelines below. Proposals that do not comply with these requirements will not be considered for inclusion in the program.
CIES membership is required to present at the Conference. If you are not currently a member of CIES please take a few minutes and become a member

Deadlines

Final submission deadline: November 15, 2013

Calls for conference proposals: Central States Anthro Society

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Central States Anthropological Society

91st Annual Meeting, April 10 to 12, 2014

Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

The 91st Annual Meeting of the Central States Anthropological Society (CSAS) will be held at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, adjacent to Illinois State University, from Thursday, April 10 through Saturday, April 12, 2014. Faculty, students, independent scholars, and practitioners are invited to present or hear papers, give poster presentations, and participate in workshops and roundtables in all four fields of anthropology, including applied subdisciplines. This meeting also offers an opportunity for anthropologists from throughout the central states area, from institutions large and small, to meet, talk, and network together in a welcoming professional environment, and through several informal activities (a dance, planetarium presentation, and some ethnographic films).

Submission of abstracts (limited to 250 words) for individually volunteered presentations, organized sessions, and posters is encouraged. The CSAS also encourages student participation in the conference, including the submission of abstracts. Students are also invited to enter their submitted papers in our undergraduate and graduate prize competitions.

Local contact persons are Jim Stanlaw (stanlaw@ilstu.edu; 309-438-7690) and Nobuko Adachi (nadachi@ilstu.edu; 309-438-8036). Jim Stanlaw is also the program chair for the meetings, and is available to discuss any organized symposia that members may wish to propose.

More information on the CSAS and the annual meeting, and a link to registration for the conference, can be found at:

http://www.aaanet.org/sections/csas/?page_id=22

Please note that abstracts cannot be accepted until registration has been completed.  The deadline for abstract submission is December 10, 2013.

Hotel reservations, and a link for the CSAS discounted meeting rate at the Marriott conference hotel, can be found at:

http://www.aaanet.org/sections/csas/?page_id=145

Please contact Jim Stanlaw or Nobuko Adachi if you have any questions or need further information. 

Congratulations to EPE Alums

Dr. Ilona Szekely, an EPE alum who heads the art education program as an assistant professor in EKU’s Department of Art and Design, received the KY Art Education Association's Higher Educator of the Year Award for 2013. The award recognizes excellence in teaching, research and service.

Dr. Casey Owen Shadix has been appointed the new Director of Recruitment and Diversity Initiatives, College of Health Science, UK.

It's Your Choice...

EPE798 Comparative Higher Education can also be taken Face2Face!

For those interested in EPE798 Comparative Higher Education listed as a DL class this spring, I wanted to answer some questions about how the class will be offered.

Using a blended delivery method developed by Dr. Joan Mazur, the course delivery will offer you a CHOICE.  CHOICE™ is a Dr. Mazur's acronym for Choose How Online Interaction Can Educate.  What this option means is that we will be ‘broadcasting’ a face-to-face class on an agreed upon date (when a substantial number of you might either attend a class in person OR synchronously). With help from the UK tech staff we will also record that class on the Adobe Connect system for those of you not in attendance to view at a later time.

So students who want a face to face experience can attend class.  Or you can join me online through the Adobe Connect system.  Or you can view the class after the fact and participate through Bb discussion and group activities. And you don't have to choose only one method...come when you can or log on instead.

I hope that experimenting with this new blended format will provide more opportunities for our students with busy schedules to take advantage of our EPE classes. This format will also allow us to interact with scholars from all over the world.

Please contact me if you have questions!  

Jane

(jjensen@uky.edu)

Seminar Descriptions for Spring 2014

Please see below for descriptions of upcoming seminars offered by UK's Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation.  

EPE 525-001/EPE 773-001  Seminar in Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation:  “John Dewey and American Education”  Taught by Dr. Richard Angelo from 4-6:30 PM on Thursdays.  John Dewey (1859-1952) was one of the towering intellectual figures of the 20^th century. When he died, as a biographer recently explained, “he was memorialized as America’s most famous philosopher, revered by liberal educators and deplored by conservatives, but universally acknowledged as his country’s intellectual voice.” Although Dewey’s name has been and continues to be synonymous with progressive education, there’s precious little agreement about what progressive education is or was, or what Dewey’s contribution amounted to.  We’ll discuss some of the classic texts authored by the man himself—e.g., “My Pedagogic Creed” (1897), “The Child and the Curriculum,” (1902), Experience and Education (1938)—but we’ll also sample a range of books and articles indicative of the controversies surrounding Dewey’s name for the last fifty years or so.  Students will be free to work on any aspect of Dewey’s thought or legacy which they find congenial.  A paper (20-25 pages in length) will be due at the end of the term. There will be no final exam. EPE 525-001 is taught with EPE 773-001.  Master's level students should register for EPE 525.  Doctoral students should register for EPE 773.

EPE 798-001  Seminar in Higher Education:  “Policies and Practices in International Education" Taught by Dr. Tony Ogden from 4-6:30 PM on Thursdays.  EPE 798-001 will introduce students to the breadth of the international education field, with an added emphasis on U.S. education abroad and student exchange. Course content will examine the role of national and international policy in shaping international education and overview major student mobility schemes. Through reading of the literature and extensive interaction with practitioners, students will be exposed to a wide range of central topics in international education, including trends in campus internationalization, best practices in program design, and emerging approaches in higher education outcomes assessment research.

EPE 798-201  Seminar in Higher Education:  “Comparative Higher Education”  Taught online by Dr. Jane Jensen as part of UK's Distance Learning Programs. This course meets requirements for the University of Kentucky Graduate Certificate in International Education.  The world of international higher education is vast.  Understanding this world in the context of globalization makes the subject even more complex.  This seminar builds on concepts introduced in EPE555 Comparative Education to explore comparative methods and theoretical frameworks in international higher education research.  We will examine questions of how different nations outside the United States interpret the purpose of higher education relative to a global labor market, what are their policies for access and determining quality, and in what ways they support student mobility within the nation and internationally.  We will also address processes of internationalization and regional collaborations in higher education.

This online course is will have some synchronous sessions both online and face-to-face. Live sessions will include opportunities for off-site interaction and will be recorded for those who cannot attend. You do not need to be able to come to Lexington to enroll. Please contact Dr. Jane Jensen (jjensen@uky.edu) for more information.
 

EPE 798-401  Seminar in Higher Education:  “College Athletics”  Taught by Dr. Willis Jones from 7-9:30 PM on Mondays. This course surveys empirical literature and popular commentary examining contemporary issues facing intercollegiate athletics.  The course will cover (among other topics) the economics of college sports, the administrative challenges of athletic administrators, and issues faced by student athletes.

EPE 798-402  Seminar in Higher Education:  “Diversity in Education- Higher Education Access for Diverse Groups”  Taught by Dr. Ishwanzya Rivers from 7-9:30 PM on Thursdays.  EPE 798-402 explores critical topics and issues, current practices, conditions, and policies related to diversity in higher education, including race/ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality.  Covers current research that explores diversity in higher education, institutional diversity policies and organizational behaviors, campus constituents, and the role of external groups.  Provides an opportunity to examine and discuss current research on class, race, gender, institutional policy, and individual factors that are known to impact participation in higher education.  Particular attention is given to stratification in higher education including but not limited to: the historical and legal context of access; points of access; pathways to higher education; and the effects of various policies and programs.

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange

for Young Professionals (CBYX), a fully-funded scholarship opportunity, 

is currently accepting applications from your students. Please make 

this information available to your students, and encourage them to apply 

in advance of the December 1 deadline: 

_______________________________________

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) is 

a yearlong fellowship to study and work in Germany.  CBYX is open to 

applicants in all career fields, though preference is given to students 

in STEM fields, agriculture, business, and vocational fields.  Students 

traditionally underrepresented in study abroad opportunities are 

especially encouraged to apply.  

The fellowship is funded by the US and German governments through a 

grant provided by the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, under the authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act of 

1961, as amended. More information can be found at www.CBYX.info.

The CBYX program annually provides 75 participants with:
- 2 months intensive German language training 
- 1 semester of study at a German university or university of applied 

sciences
- 5-month internship with a German company in the participant's career 

field
- Transatlantic airfare, health insurance, and monthly living expense 

stipends

Prior German language knowledge is not required, though it is preferred. 

Applicants should have clear career goals and some relevant work 

experience in their career field, which may include summer, part-time, 

or internship work.

Participants must be between the ages of 18-24, possess a high school 

diploma or equivalent, and be US citizens or permanent residents.

Interested applicants can apply online at www.CBYX.info.  The application 

deadline for the 2014-2015 program is December 1, 2013.  We look forward 

to receiving applications from your students!


Sincerely,

Nele Feldmann
Associate Program Manager, CBYX
Cultural Vistas
440 Park Ave South, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016

nfeldmann@culturalvistas.org

Study abroad in London, Summer 2014

Dr. Jayson Richardson in Ed Leadership is thinking of putting together a 

coursethat would culminate in 10 days in London, England. The focus is on 

comparative issues in education between the US and the UK. Points of 

contrast will be leaders, professional development, curriculum, higher 

education, teacher training, and leadership training.

If things work out this year, UNC Wilmington will bring 6-8 students and 

UK will bring 6-8 students. They are building it to meet the needs of 

Higher Ed, C&I, and EDL students. Thus on site, students may shadow 

principals, teachers, district folks, or higher education folks depending 

on the needs. Dr. Richardson has contacts in all of those areas so that 

will not be an issue.

This will be a 3 credit course where the academic parts will be offered 

in the spring or summer 1 and travel will be summer 2. Since it is a study 

abroad course, students get the 3 credits free once they pay for a 1 credit 

of study abroad. According to Dr. Richardson, the trip has been rather 

reasonable in the past (<$2000) plus flight and food (estimate of 

$3500-4000 total).

Dr. Richardson is trying to gauge possible interest in the program to get 

a pulse on potential needs and synergies.  Please contact him if you might 

want to participate.


Jayson W. Richardson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Departmenet of Educational Leadership Studies
Taylor Education Building 151G |University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY 40506-0017
P: 001.859.379.9097| E: jayson.richardson@uky.edu
| W: <http://www.jaysonrichardson.com/>

Stuckert Career Service Rep hours in Taylor Ed

Starting Thursday, September 12, a representative from the Stuckert Career

Center will be available in TEB 129 (The Council of Student Leaders' Office) 

to answer any questions students may have about their career choice.  They 

will be here to assist students with resume writing and cover letter and 

provide individual consultation on career exploration, summer internships, 

interviewing skills and much more.  You and your students are encouraged to 

use this service.

September 12
10:30 a.m. -12:00 noon

October 24
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon

November 13
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

December 4
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Sincerely,

Rose Boulay
Director, Office of Student Engagement, Equity and Diversity


Dr. Rose M. Boulay
Director, Office of Student Engagement, Equity and Diversity
Lecturer, Educational Leadership Studies
Curriculum and Instruction
University of Kentucky
College of Education
128 Taylor Education Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0001
rose.boulay@uky.edu<mailto:rose.boulay@uky.edu>
859-257-1229 (office)
859-323-3887 (fax)

Anderson Cooper lecture 9/30

Monday, September 30th, 2013

8:00pm

Memorial Coliseum



The UK Student Activities Board's Multicultural Affairs Committee is 

proud to announce the inaugural SpeakBlue Distinguished Speaker, Anderson

Cooper. Cooper will speak "From The Front Lines" in Memorial Coliseum on 

September 30th at 8 pm. Cooper is known for his personal and emotional 

coverage, especially during his coverage of Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq 

War, and the 2011 Haiti Earthquake. He has been named "Anchorperson of 

the Future", and has been commended for his work promoting equality for 

the LGBTQ community, being the "most prominent openly gay journalist on 

American television".


 Tickets are free for UK faculty, staff, and students and will be on sale 

September 3rd. General Public tickets are $15 and are available for 

purchase on September 7th.  Tickets are available at the Student Center 

Ticket Office or on Ticketmaster for General Public.



For more information about the Student Activities Board (SAB) and SAB 

events, contact 

publicrelations@uksab.org<mailto:publicrelations@uksab.org>.

--
Teran Sundy
Director of Multicultural Affairs
Student Activities Board
University of Kentucky
MulticulturalAffairs@uksab.org<mailto:multiculturalaffairs@uksab.org>

"A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless 

failure may turn to glorious success." - Elbert Hubbard

College recruiter job posting

The College of Health Sciences is pleased to announce the posting of its new College Recruiter and Advisor position.  The job summary is below and those interested should access https://ukjobs.uky.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/search/Search_css.jsp
(search for Requisition Number SP547633).

  *        This position will serve as a recruiter and advisor for the College of Health Sciences.  This position will be responsible for creating and implementing a strategic approach to student recruitment for the health sciences undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. This includes developing and implementing a minority recruitment plan designed to increase the diversity of qualified applicants to the college in collaboration with the Office for Institutional Diversity. They will maintain a tracking system of potential program applicants and provide reports on recruitment data as requested.


 *        This position will be responsible for advising off-campus transfer students that are potential applicants to the CHS programs and serve as a liaison to UK on-campus pre-health advisors. They will conduct informational programs and advising at organized campus events as well as off-campus events (some travel will be required).

 *        This position will coordinate and conduct Cultural Competency Assessment on all CHS programs and assist in CHS research initiatives;
 will plan and implement service-learning initiatives, diversity programming, and various College events including community engagement initiatives.

  *        This position will also assist in the admissions process for some CHS programs, including review of applications, conducting interviews, and regrets counseling.  --

 Dr. Randa R. Remer
 Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
 College of Health Sciences
 University of Kentucky, C.T. Wethington Building room 111
 900 South Limestone
 Lexington, KY 40536
 (859) 218-0545
 Fax: (859) 323-5986

Congratulations to Tara Baas

Congratulations to recent EPE alum, Dr. Tara Baas who has just accepted an

offer to work as a Senior Policy Analyst for AMR Management Services downtown

in the Chase building.

As Tara wrote:

"I am really excited b/c it is a family-owned firm, that
prides itself on family friendliness and taking time to recruit employees
with strong work ethics & good senses of humor/personalities. At least 4 of
the people I spoke with over the course of the past month have told me that
"the grass is greenest" there & that they love their jobs-particularly
because of the team culture and friendly environment. The firm manages (or
consults for) professional non-profits. My primary job will be policy
analysis for one of their larger clients-the National Association of State
Procurement Officials. For some clients, AMR handles things like marketing,
conferences, or other limited areas. NASPO is a client whose entire
association is run by AMR."

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Agency Name

National Science Foundation

Synopsis

The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to 

help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering 

workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports 

outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master's 

and doctoral degrees in fields within NSF's mission. The GRFP provides three

years of support for the graduate education of
individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant 

achievements in science and engineering research.

Announcement Number: NSF 13-584

Due Dates:

November 04, 2013: Engineering; Computer and Information Science and 

Engineering; Materials Research
November 05, 2013: Mathematical Sciences; Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy
November 07, 2013: Social Sciences; Psychology; STEM Education and Learning
November 08, 2013: Life Sciences; Geosciences

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13584/nsf13584.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

Contact Information


*         Applications, contact: GRF Operations Center, telephone: 

(866) 673-4737,
email: info@nsfgrfp.org<mailto:info@nsfgrfp.org>

*         Gisele T. Muller-Parker, telephone: (703) 292-8694, email:
grfp@nsf.gov<mailto:grfp@nsf.gov>

*         Pushpalatha Murthy, telephone: (703) 292-8694, email:
grfp@nsf.gov<mailto:grfp@nsf.gov>

*         Doris L. Carver, telephone: (703) 292-8694, email:
grfp@nsf.gov<mailto:grfp@nsf.gov>

AERA Dissertation and Research Grants

The AERA Grants Program is accepting proposals for Dissertation and 

Research Grants,with a deadline of Thursday, September 5, 2013. Now in 

its 23rd year, the AERA Grants Program, with support from the National 

Science Foundation, provides small grants for conducting studies of 

education policy and practice using federally-funded, large-scale data

sets. Please help us in disseminating information widely to colleagues 

who may be interested.

AERA Grants Program
AERA Dissertation Grants

<http://www.aeramail.org/l.jsp?d=965.18230.78.98e61h8GAOBOwnWhmMlpKYA..A>:
AERA provides dissertation support for advanced doctoral students to undertake
doctoral dissertations using data from the large-scale national or 

international data sets supported by the NCES, NSF, and/or other 

federal agencies. Applications are encouraged from a variety of 

disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, 

psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics. The
selection process is competitive. AERA Dissertation Grants are awarded 

for one-year for an amount of up to $20,000. The next application 

deadline is Thursday, September 5, 2013.

AERA Research Grants

<http://www.aeramail.org/l.jsp?d=965.18229.78.98e61h8GAOBOwnWhmMlpKYA..A>:
AERA provides small grants for faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, 

and other doctoral-level scholars to undertake quantitative research 

using data from the large-scale national or international data sets 

supported by the NCES, NSF, and/or
other federal agencies. Applications are encouraged from a variety of 

disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, 

psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics. 

The selection process is competitive. AERA Research Grants are awarded for 

one or two years, for an amount of up to $35,000. The next application 

deadline is Thursday, September 5, 2013.

For further information about AERA and the Grants Program, visit the AERA Grants
Program website at
http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/

 <http://www.aeramail.org/l.jsp?d=965.18228.78.98e61h8GAOBOwnWhmMlpKYA..A>.
You may also contact Kevin Dieterle, AERA Grants Program Manager, at
grantsprogram@aera.net<http://www.aeramail.org/l.jsp?d=965.18227.78.98e61h8GAOBOwnWhmMlpKYA..A>
or (202) 238-3227.

EPE news

Please join me in congratulating Amberly Warnke for receiving the College of Education's 2013  award for Outstanding Staff Member.  Well deserved!

If you haven't yet heard, we are fortunate to have two new faculty members joining EPE for the fall semester:

Dr. Erin Stevenson has been accepted a clinical faculty appointment in EPE.  She will be the Director of the College's new Evaluation Center and will teach courses and advise in EPE.  Dr. Stevenson is interested in finding graduate students with interest and emerging skills in evaluation methods to get involved in projects through the Center.  She'll be located in 143-144 Taylor.

Dr. Ishwanzya Rivers has accepted appointment for a one year Lecturer position in EPE.  She'll teach  Policy Issues in Higher Education in the fall, and likely a Community College course as well as another yet to be decided course in the spring.  Dr. Rivers will also be available to work with Masters degree students on their scholarly papers and to guide students who'll undertake internships next year.  Dr. Rivers will have an office in 145 Taylor.

Please join me in welcoming both Dr. Stevenson and Dr. Rivers.

Amberly has started work to update the EPE website.  If you have suggestions, please let her or me know.

I will continue as interim department chair next year.  Need an IRB signature?  I'll be in the office on and off during the summer.  So leave the form in my mailbox and drop me an email to let me know it's there: Signatures R Me.

Other news?  Please share.  I'm sure in my jet-lagged state, I've left some on the other side of the international dateline.

KUDOS to Michael Peabody

I am pleased to announce that Michael Peabody (doctoral student in EPE) has accepted the position of Psychometrician with the American Board of Family Medicine. The American Board of Family Medicine is one of the 24 medical specialty boards and certifies family physicians. Michael will be involved with scoring the certification examination, standard setting, reliability and validity studies, drafting manuscripts, and writing syntax to improve and automate ongoing psychometric processes. Please join me on congratulating him on this new professional endeavor.  

Kelly D. Bradley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation

University of Kentucky

131 Taylor Education Building

Lexington, KY 40506

kdbrad2@uky.edu

www.uky.edu/~kdbrad2