Purdue Education News

Founder and 'chief shoe giver' of TOMS shoes to speak at Purdue

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:19:00 EDT

Blake Mycoskie, entrepreneur and founder of TOMS shoes, will speak at Purdue on Thursday (Oct. 29) as part of the Purdue Series on Corporate Citizenship and Ethics. The 7 p.m. talk, in Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse, is free and open to the public.

Mycoskie's talk is presented by the Krannert School of Management and the College of Education's James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship and is sponsored by the Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union, Karl and Kathy Krapek, and the Chrysler Foundation.

Colleges, universities focus on education of veterans, student service members

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:49:00 EDT

Higher education administrators from across Indiana will explore ways to address the educational needs of student service members and veterans at a conference hosted by the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University and its Operation Diploma initiative.

Operation Diploma's first conference, called Launching Transformation, aims to empower and motivate higher education administrators to improve the policies and programs that serve student service members, veterans and their families. The conference, scheduled for Nov. 2 and 3 in Indianapolis, is underwritten by Lilly Endowment Inc., which also gave a $5.8 million grant to launch Operation Diploma in 2008.

New program at Purdue aims to build computer science skills of future high school teachers

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:16:00 EDT

Purdue University is contributing to a national effort to train prospective secondary education teachers in computer science.

The national effort aims to increase the number of high school educators who are qualified to teach computer science from 2,000 to 10,000 by 2015. It also aims to reverse declining college enrollment in computer science by improving the quality and availability of an advanced computer science curriculum at the high school level.

High school girls invited to computer science career day

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:45:00 EDT

High school female students who like computers or are interested in learning about them are invited to a computer science career day on Oct. 26 at Purdue University.

The Purdue Women in Computer Science Career Day is 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lawson Computer Science Building. The program is free, but students need to register at http://outreach.cs.purdue.edu/register. Participants will learn about careers in computer science, meet current students and participate in a computing project.

Purdue, Lafayette schools to host visiting teachers from 10 countries

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:20:00 EDT

Secondary teachers from 10 countries will arrive at Purdue University Thursday (Sept. 24) to begin a six-week Teaching Excellence and Achievement program.

Purdue's College of Education is one of four U.S. universities serving as hosts for TEA, a teacher-training program sponsored by the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Competition opens for 2010 Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowships

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:11:00 EDT

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has opened its competition for the 2010 Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowships. Applications for the Fellowships are now available online at the Foundation’s Web site, http://www.woodrow.org/indiana.

In the 2010 competition, 80 Fellowships will be awarded to top candidates - recent college graduates and career-changers - with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (the STEM fields) and strong records of achievement.

Purdue to celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 17

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:19:00 EDT

Purdue University's celebration of Constitution Day on Sept. 17 will feature videos, exhibits and quiz shows aimed at educating American citizens about the freedoms they enjoy.

Events will be in held in Purdue Memorial Union room 118 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The celebration is free and open to the public.

Purdue conference to focus on teaching energy issues in Indiana schools

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:16:00 EDT

Indiana teachers and administrators looking for ways to teach their students about energy issues can benefit from a Sept. 18 conference at Purdue University.

The Purdue Conference on Indiana P-12 Energy Education, Raising the Energy Level: Beyond Reduce, Reuse and Recycle will give participants a problem-based platform for teaching math, science, economics, citizenship and critical thinking. The conference is geared for those involved in preschool through 12th-grade education.

Harry Potter's focus on grief, death are valuable for all ages

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:17:00 EDT

Grief and death are expected to be a substantial part of the upcoming Harry Potter film, and a Purdue University professor who specializes in grief says this is an opportunity for people to become more comfortable with these topics.

"Author J.K. Rowling isn't afraid to talk about death and dying, and she has done a good job handling grief in the Harry Potter series," says Heather Servaty-Seib, a counseling psychologist and associate professor of educational studies. "Her characters and storylines show that grieving is idiosyncratic, and that's good because it is unique to each person."

Purdue rural education program to welcome Woodrow Wilson Fellows

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:52:00 EDT

A new program starting at Purdue University next week eventually will send specially trained math and science teachers into rural schools in Indiana.

Eighteen Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellows will arrive on Purdue's campus Monday (June 15). The 18 are among the first-ever in the program, which is intended to help overhaul teacher education and encourage exceptionally able candidates to seek long-term careers teaching science, technology, engineering and math (the STEM fields) in high-need classrooms.

Scholars discuss how other digital media affects citizenship

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:51:00 EDT

Digital media, including Google Earth, digital storytelling and blogs is the theme for this year's James F. Ackerman Colloquium on Technology and Citizenship Education at Purdue University.

Two dozen scholars will attend the conference, Citizenship Education 2.0: Digital Media in a Networked World, on June 18-20. The conference is sponsored by the James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship.

Purdue honors language professor with book distribution

Mon, 11 May 2009 13:47:00 EDT

Faculty and staff from Purdue's College of Education will distribute books to first-graders in an effort to honor the memory of a literacy and language professor.

Susan Nierstheimer, an assistant professor, died Dec. 19, 2005, after a two-year battle with cancer. This marks the fourth straight year for the books distribution in her honor.

First-Ever Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellows Announced

Fri, 8 May 2009 15:40:00 EDT

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has announced the recipients of its first-ever Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowships. The 59 new Fellows begin work this summer on master's degrees to prepare for math and science teaching positions in the state's high-need urban and rural schools.

The Woodrow Wilson Foundation selected Indiana in December 2007 as the first site for its new national fellowship for high school teachers. The program is intended to help overhaul teacher education and encourage exceptionally able teacher candidates to seek long-term careers teaching science, technology, and math (the STEM fields) in high-need classrooms.

U.S.News ranks Purdue's graduate programs among country's best

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:13:00 EDT

Purdue University's programs remain among the best in the nation in U.S.News & World Report's rankings of the top graduate schools released Thursday (April 23).

"The quality of graduate programs impacts and enhances the overall educational quality of a university," said Purdue Provost Randy Woodson. "These rankings reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that a Purdue degree stands for a world-class educational experience that retains its value in the real world. This, in turn, translates into the ability to attract top-notch students who want to share in and be a part of our progress."

Purdue students find ways to utilize Web 2.0 in K-16 classrooms

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:24:00 EDT

Teams of Purdue University students have created an online teacher resource for utilizing Web 2.0 technologies like Facebook, Google Docs, Flickr and Twitter in K-16 classrooms.

Timothy Newby, professor of educational technology, charged his students in the "Introduction to Educational Technology and Computing" class with investigating 34 different Web 2.0 technologies and figuring out how to put them to use in a classroom. Each team, which included members in Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and China, then developed an online resource, or "wiki chapter," for teachers that detailed how to use the application.

College of Education honors distinguished alumni

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:52:00 EDT

Purdue University's College of Education will honor five graduates as distinguished alumni on April 24 during a ceremony at the Purdue Memorial Union West Faculty Lounge.

Jane Zimmer Daniels, Edwyna Hord, Martin "Mike" Koldyke, Teresa Roche and Mary Kay Sommers will be honored for their successes in education.

Professors develop climate and climate change curriculum

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:20:00 EDT

Purdue University professors have developed a program designed to improve the way climate and climate change is taught by science teachers and educators.

The Activities for Conceptualizing Climate and Climate Change program was created through a grant from the National Science Foundation's Geoscience Education program. Dan Shepardson, a professor of curriculum and instruction and earth and atmospheric sciences, is the principal investigator. Dev Niyogi, an assistant professor of agronomy and earth and atmospheric sciences, is a co-principal investigator.

Bennett to address education graduate research symposium

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:23:00 EDT

Tony Bennett, Indiana's state superintendent of public instruction, will be the keynote speaker at the third annual Graduate Student Educational Research Symposium on March 31 at Purdue University.

The symposium, one of the highlights of the College of Education's 100-year celebration of teaching education at Purdue, also is sponsored by the Graduate Students in Education Council. The symposium will begin at 1 p.m. in the Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom. Bennett is expected to speak at 4:30 p.m. before the awards ceremony.

Purdue to host gifted students at summer camps

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:15:00 EDT

High-achieving students who have completed the fifth through 12th grades can take part in summer residential camps sponsored by the Purdue College of Education's Gifted Education Resource Institute in June and July.

For more than 30 years these camps have offered a wide range of educational classes and social activities designed to give students an opportunity to experience an academic environment and life on a college campus.

Pinwheel Galaxy photos to be shown at Purdue, Jefferson H.S.

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:42:00 EST

Purdue's College of Education will celebrate the International Year of Astronomy on Tuesday (Feb. 17) at the Lafayette Jefferson High School's planetarium with an unveiling of two mural-sized images of the well-known spiral galaxy Messier 101.

The images of the galaxy, also known as Pinwheel Galaxy, are from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Purdue students, rural schools benefit from scholarship program

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:17:00 EST

A program designed to attract Purdue University students majoring in science, mathematics, engineering and technology into teaching will benefit three rural Indiana school districts.

The Purdue Robert Noyce Scholars program will fund 35 Purdue juniors and seniors over the next four years to work as assistants in Crawfordsville, Logansport and Benton County high schools. The students are expected to earn teaching certificates in science and mathematics through additional coursework at Purdue.

Writing contest open to Purdue, Indiana high school students

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

Students from Purdue University and Indiana high schools are invited to submit their writing to the 78th annual Literary Awards contest, which features more than 70 awards, totaling more than $10,000 in prize money.

Center dedicated to learning in virtual environments set to open

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:20:00 EST

The Purdue Center for Serious Games and Learning in Virtual Environments will open with a reception from 3-5 p.m. Feb. 12 at Beering Hall, Room 3288.

The center, housed in Beering, Room 3288, seeks to encourage collaboration and establish a foundation for research at Purdue on serious games and virtual environments for learning and support innovative instructional practices, said the center's director William Watson. The center will establish a framework for developing and implementing engaging and innovative instruction for both K-12 and higher education classrooms.

Arizona State administrator selected to lead College of Education

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:39:00 EST

An associate dean at Arizona State University will be the next dean of Purdue University's College of Education, Purdue Provost Randy Woodson announced Tuesday (Jan. 13).

Maryann Santos de Barona is currently senior associate dean for academic programs and personnel at ASU's Mary Lou Fulton College of Education. Her appointment, effective July 1, is subject to ratification by Purdue's board of trustees.

Open forums planned for College of Education dean finalists

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:14:00 EST

Public forums for the four finalists for the Purdue University dean of the College of Education will be held beginning Friday (Dec. 5).

Each candidate will be asked to make a presentation of roughly 15 minutes, which will be followed by an opportunity for audience members to ask questions.

Purdue students find ways to utilize Web 2.0 in K-16 classrooms

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 16:04:00 EST

Teams of Purdue University students have created an online teacher resource for utilizing Web 2.0 technologies like Facebook, Google Docs, Flickr and Twitter in K-16 classrooms.

Timothy Newby, professor of educational technology, charged the students of the "Introduction to Educational Technology and Computing" class with investigating 34 different Web 2.0 technologies and figuring out how to put them to use in a classroom. Each team, which included members in Turkey and Korea, then developed an online resource, or "wiki chapter," for teachers that detailed how to use the application.

Educators to discuss issues involving English language learners

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:55:00 EST

Issues facing future teachers, including the No Child Left Behind Act, standardized testing and school funding, will be part of a Dec. 11 discussion at Purdue University featuring a panel of local education experts.

The discussion, titled "Today's Issues for Future Teachers: Education, Language and Legislation," will be at 7 p.m. in Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry, Room 200. Students from "Teaching English as a New Language," a College of Education course in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, have organized the panel.

Grad students, teacher head to China to teach and learn

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:53:00 EST

A group of graduate students, faculty and a middle school science teacher from Purdue University's Discovery Learning Center GK-12 program will travel to China on Friday (Nov. 21) to visit the Jiangsu Institute of Education in Nanjing and three other research sites.

The team is part of the Indiana Interdisciplinary GK-12 program, which enhances science and math classes in local middle schools using teams of science, mathematics, technology and engineering graduate students working with teachers and middle school students. The program is funded by the National Science Foundation and works with the Lafayette School Corp., Tippecanoe School Corp. and the Community Schools of Frankfort.

College of Education receives Hubble telescope images

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:05:00 EDT

A collection of mural-sized images taken by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope will be dedicated at a celebration on Friday (Oct. 24) at Purdue.

The image collection dedication will take place from 4-5 p.m. in the foyer of rooms 2280 and 2290 in Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education. The dedication is free and open to the public.

Purdue receives grant to help students with learning disabilities

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:29:00 EDT

Purdue University was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to develop computerized teaching programs that can promote learning of multiplication and division for students with learning disabilities.

Addressing issues involving students with disabilities is important under the No Child Left Behind Act.

Top ethnic studies scholar to speak at Latino Cultural Center event

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:36:00 EDT

Nationally known ethnic studies historian and educator Ronald Takaki will be the keynote speaker for Latino Heritage Month at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 in Purdue University's Stewart Center.

Takaki, professor emeritus of ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley, will speak in Fowler Hall. He has written and researched extensively on the roles ethnicity and multiculturalism have played in American society and education. The event is a part of the Latino Cultural Center's celebration of Latino Heritage Month, which has examined the connection between the Latino and Asian cultures.

Fellowship available for prospective math, science teachers

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:18:00 EDT

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation is accepting applications from aspiring math and science teachers for the Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship.

Purdue University has joined Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Ball State University and the University of Indianapolis in offering admission to an enriched master's degree program, clinical experience, ongoing mentoring, and a $30,000 stipend for each of the 80 candidates selected.

Middle and high school science teachers sought for research project

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:45:00 EDT

The College of Education is looking for middle and high school science teachers interested in utilizing computer-based simulations in the classroom.

The educational technology program in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction is looking for feedback on how the program can improve its understanding of technology integration, said Minchi Kim, assistant professor of Educational Technology.

Indiana educator named Rural Teacher of the Year

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:17:00 EDT

A teacher in New Harmony, Ind., has been named Rural Teacher of the Year by the National Rural Education Association, based at Purdue University.

Lois Mittino Gray, a science teacher at New Harmony Junior/Senior High School, will be honored at the National Rural Education Association's 100th convention Oct. 27-29 in San Antonio, said John Hill, the association's executive director and visiting professor of educational studies at Purdue.

Purdue to celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 17

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 13:23:00 EDT

Purdue University's celebration of Constitution and Citizenship Day on Sept. 17 will use displays, exhibitions and quiz shows to help educate people about the freedoms of every American citizen.

Events will be in held in the Purdue Memorial Union main lobby and room 118 and Provost Randy Woodson will speak during the opening session at 9 a.m. Purdue's ROTC color guard will present the colors. Others scheduled to participate are state representatives Sheila Klinker of Lafayette and Joe Micon of West Lafayette. Events are scheduled to conclude at 3 p.m.

Food for thought: Environment, origins topics at public forum

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:57:00 EDT

The relationships between food and the environment, sustainable and organic agriculture, and communities and economic development will be discussed at an April 26 forum.

Food, Communities and Sustainability: A Public Square Forum Initiative is 1-9 p.m. at the Wells Community Center, 638 North St., Lafayette. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature two panel discussions, a reception and a film screening of "King Corn."

Russian educators visiting Purdue in teaching exchange program

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 13:50:00 EDT

Ten Russian teachers and school administrators are visiting Purdue University and area high schools through April 29 as part of an educational exchange program.

"Teachers to Teachers: Language, Technology, Math and Science Exchange" identifies and rewards Russian educators with concentrated professional development opportunities, short-term internships and workshops.

Purdue Press publishes third open-access journal

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:11:00 EDT

Purdue University Press has published its third open-access journal, allowing greater availability to faculty members' research writings.

"First Opinions - Second Reactions: Reviews of Recent Children's and Young Adult Literature," was published online this month, said Tom Bacher, director of Purdue University Press.

Funding needed to keep rural schools on pace with nation, expert says

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:30:00 EST

While the government struggles to leave no child behind, many rural schools often do not have the resources to keep up, says the director of an association committed to evening the odds.

John Hill, executive director of the National Rural Education Association, a Purdue University-based group that pursues educational equity for rural school districts, says lawmakers and educational pundits often overlook rural educational challenges that differ widely from those faced by urban schools.

Writing contest open to Purdue, Indiana high school students

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 10:59:00 EST

Purdue University students and Indiana high school students are invited to submit their writing to the 77th annual Literary Awards contest, which features more than 70 awards, totaling over $10,000 in prize money.

The deadline for submission is 5 p.m. Feb. 15. The categories cover a wide range of fields for undergraduate and graduate students, including fiction, poetry, philosophy, literary criticism, history, and rhetoric and composition. Complete contest guidelines and information can be found at http://www.cla.purdue.edu/English/literaryawards/. Indiana high school teachers who are interested in more information can contact Christian Knoeller, associate professor of English and curriculum and instruction, at knoeller@purdue.edu.

Contestants can put their digital information literacy to the test

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:21:00 EST

People will put their ability to search for obscure information on the Internet to the test during a Jan. 23 contest at Purdue University.

The Digital Information Literacy Contest, created by senior philosophy major Daniel Poynter and supported by three Purdue entities and the West Lafayette Public Library, is free and open to the public to compete. It will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. in Stanley Coulter Hall, and competitors must register online.

New fellowship will bring math, science teachers to rural Indiana

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:46:00 EST

A new fellowship program funded by the Lilly Endowment will help Purdue University train and support future math and science teachers for work in rural high schools.

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has selected Indiana as the first site for its national fellowship for high school teachers, intended to help overhaul teacher education and encourage teacher candidates to seek long-term careers in high-need classrooms. A nearly $10.2 million Lilly Endowment grant will support the program.

Indiana Selected as Lead State for Woodrow Wilson Fellowships to Improve Teacher Preparation and Recruitment

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:25:00 EST

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has selected Indiana as the first site for its new national fellowship for high school teachers, intended to help overhaul teacher education and encourage exceptionally able teacher candidates to seek long-term careers in high-need classrooms. A grant from the Lilly Endowment of $10,161,106 will support the Indiana program, which focuses on high school math and science teaching.

The Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship, to be announced at a news conference today in Indianapolis by the Foundation, Endowment officials, and Gov. Mitch Daniels, will provide Fellows with a $30,000 stipend to complete a year-long master's program at one of four selected Indiana universities - Ball State University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Purdue University, and the University of Indianapolis. Fellows are then placed in a high-need urban or rural school that has committed to provide ongoing mentoring. In turn, they agree to teach in Indiana for three years.

Interim dean named for Purdue's College of Education

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:31:00 EST

Interim Purdue University Provost Victor Lechtenberg announced on Thursday (Dec. 13) that Kevin Kelly has been named interim dean of the College of Education.

Kelly, who has served as head of the department of educational studies since 2002, will begin his new duties on Dec. 24. He will succeed George Hynd, who will leave Purdue in late December to become senior vice provost for education and innovation and dean of the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State University.

Search committee named to find candidates for next dean of education

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:41:00 EDT

Purdue University has formed a search committee to identify candidates for the dean's position in the College of Education.

Dennis R. Depew, dean of the College of Technology, is chairing the committee.

The committee will search for a successor to George W. Hynd, the dean of the College of Education and a professor of educational studies and psychological sciences. Hynd has been named senior vice provost for education and innovation, dean of the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education and Foundation Professor at Arizona State University, effective Jan. 1.

Purdue to celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 17

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:14:00 EDT

Purdue University's celebration of Constitution and Citizenship Day on Sept. 17 will ask participants to take a step back in time with the theme "If you were in Philadelphia 220 years ago ... would you have signed?"

The event will use displays, exhibits and quiz shows to help educate the public about the impact the signing of the Constitution has had on every American citizen.

Nationally, data indicates economics doesn't get its due

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:06:00 EDT

In addition to the "three Rs" add economics to the topics that schoolchildren need to learn more about this year, according to Purdue University experts.

A report released this month based on the 2006 National Assessment of Educational Progress test indicates that only 42 percent of U.S. high school seniors were considered "proficient" in economics.

Lessons learned for all ages from Harry Potter

Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:22:00 EDT

Death is a common storyline in the Harry Potter series, much as it is in today's popular entertainment, such as in crime and forensics television shows.

During the build-up to Harry's fate in J.K. Rowling's final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," fans have discussed with friends, co-workers and people online whether the boy wizard survives his expected confrontation with Lord Voldemort. However, people are less likely to talk with each other about how death affects them personally.

Scholars discuss how blogs, MySpace affect citizenship

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:38:00 EDT

Blogs, MySpace.com, online role playing games and identity theft are just a few of the topics that will be discussed this month at the second James F. Ackerman Colloquium on Technology and Citizenship Education.

Two dozen scholars will attend the conference, Education for Citizenship in Digital and Synthetic Worlds: Privacy, Protection and Participation, on July 23-26. They will present research on how technology, especially the Internet, has changed the way citizens interact with each other and their government and the future of education. Space is limited for the general public, but anyone interested in attending sessions should contact Kathy Reppert at (765) 494-4755, kreppert@purdue.edu.

Prof: Final Harry Potter book offers double lesson in grief, death

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:14:00 EDT

Harry Potter fans will anguish not only over the foreshadowed deaths of main characters, but also the end of a beloved series, says a Purdue University expert on childhood grief and mourning.

"We grieve for things that we are attached to, and children, in particular, have gotten attached to these characters," says Heather Servaty-Seib, a counseling psychologist and associate professor of educational studies. "Readers will grieve for characters who die and that this is the last book. Parents should realize the end of the series is an added factor in how their child might react."

ASU names Purdue University's George Hynd senior vice provost and dean of the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:26:00 EDT

George W. Hynd, currently dean of the College of Education and professor of educational studies and psychological sciences at Purdue University, has been named senior vice provost for education and innovation and dean of the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State University. He also will be a Foundation Professor.

Hynd will coordinate the ASU team of education deans from all campuses. The team includes Mari Koerner, dean of the College of Teacher Education and Leadership at the West campus, who also has been appointed director of University Teacher Preparation, and the dean of the School of Educational Innovation and Teacher Preparation at the Polytechnic campus. All deans of education at ASU will have universitywide responsibilities.

Books to be distributed to first-grade students in professor's memory

Fri, 11 May 2007 10:10:00 EDT

Faculty and staff from Purdue University's College of Education will distribute books to Lafayette and West Lafayette first-graders May 14, 15 and 22 in memory of a professor who died in 2005.

Susan Nierstheimer, a Purdue assistant professor in literacy and language, died Dec. 19, 2005, after battling cancer for two years. This is the second year for the book distribution.

Summer camps offered for gifted students

Mon, 7 May 2007 13:30:00 EDT

Keeping children active and involved during the summer months can be a challenge for parents, especially parents of gifted and talented children.

To fill that need, Purdue University's College of Education's Gifted Education Resource Institute is sponsoring summer camps for academically, creatively and artistically gifted children from age 4 through 12th grade.

Russian educators visiting Purdue in teaching exchange program

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:48:00 EDT

Sixteen Russian teachers and school administrators are visiting Purdue University and area high schools through the end of April as part of an educational exchange program.

College of Education honors distinguished alumni

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:19:00 EDT

Purdue University's College of Education honored four of its graduates as Distinguished Education Alumni on Friday (April 13) during a ceremony at the Dick and Sandy Dauch Alumni Center.

Barbara Downing, Carol Lambdin, Dana Mackey and Phillip Wankat were honored for their successes in the education field.

Fashion takes stage at Spring Fest

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:17:00 EDT

Purdue University's Spring Fest 2007 will offer visitors the chance to see cutting-edge fashion designs in a runway show highlighting student creations.

Spring Fest will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 14-15 at locations across campus. In its ninth year as a campuswide event, Spring Fest seeks to draw attention to the lighter side of higher education with hands-on games, experiments and programs. Returning favorites this year include exhibits and activities from more than 25 Purdue colleges and departments.

Robot teams hit the mat at Purdue 'sporting' competition

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:29:00 EST

The FIRST Boilermaker Regional Competition, in which teams of high school and college students, mentors and their robot inventions compete against each other in a "sporting" event, takes place March 15-17 in the Purdue University Armory.

About 40 teams are expected to participate in the FIRST competition, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, a program that combines sports with science and technology. Qualifying matches take place Thursday and Friday (March 15-16), and top-ranked teams will compete in final rounds on Saturday (March 17) afternoon. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and is free and open to the public. The final elimination rounds begin at 1 p.m. Saturday (March 17), after which awards and trophies will be presented in the Elliott Hall of Music.

Prof: Parents should do their homework to aid autistic child's education

Thu, 8 Mar 2007 13:52:00 EST

A Purdue University professor says the challenges of educating a child diagnosed with various autism disorders are best met by parents with knowledge and a guiding set of principles.

With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now estimating that as many as 1 in 150 children may be affected by an autism spectrum disorder, more parents than ever are facing concerns and questions as they send their children into the school systems.

College of Education symposium to showcase student work, speaker

Tue, 6 Mar 2007 10:15:00 EST

A graduate student symposium on March 28 will feature the research work of students in Purdue University's College of Education.

The first Graduate Student Educational Research Symposium in Purdue Memorial Union's North Ballroom is free and open to the public. Events will kick off at 1 p.m. with a poster session, and second session will begin at 2:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

Purdue's Ackerman Center to sponsor student program on Holocaust

Thu, 1 Mar 2007 11:14:00 EST

More than 400 local elementary and middle school students will participate in a student program as part of the 26th annual Greater Lafayette Holocaust Remembrance Conference.

Sponsored by Purdue University's James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship, the program will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday (March 6) in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall.