Nancy Dana, director of the college’s Center for School Improvement, has received the second-ever National Impact Award from the New York State Association of Teacher Educators and the New York Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
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The College of Education has appointed Dan McCoy to the new position of associate director of distance learning. McCoy will manage the COE office of distance education’s technical operations and work with instructional and information technology staff on specialized applications such as database design.
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David Horton (PhD ’09), a spring graduate in higher education administration, received the 2009 Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Southeastern Association for Community College Research (SACCR).
The competitive award recognizes outstanding doctoral education studies focused on community college students.
Horton’s dissertation, chaired by UF’s Luis Ponjuan, was titled “Comparative Study of the Persistence and Academic Success of Florida Community College Student-athletes and Non-athlete Students: 2004 to 2007.”
Michael Bowie, director of College of Education recruitment, retention and multicultural affairs, recently completed UF’s challenging Next Level Leadership Program, a yearlong leadership training program for rising university administrators and faculty members in leadership positions.
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Rose Gleichowski, a math teacher and cheerleader coach at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School, is one of seven Florida coaches from various sports nominated for the Drug Free Florida Coaches with Character Award for the 2008-09 school year.
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The National Merit Scholarship Program has recognized four P.K. Yonge seniors for exceptional academic achievement:
Joseph Bolinao, Harold Mikolaitis and Megan Weber have been named Commended Students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are among 34,000 high school seniors selected for the honor out of 1.5 million students who entered the scholastic competition by taking the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
Two UF student research teams in counselor education have been selected by Chi Sigma Iota for 2009-2010 International Excellence in Counseling Research Grant awards. CSI is an international honor society for counselor educators.
Students Ryan Reese, Adrienne Baggs, Carrie Swango and Jessica Young were cited for their research proposal, “First and Second Year Counselor Trainees’ Perceptions of Leadership Characteristics: A Praxis of Social Advocacy.” Professor Edit Torres-Rivera is the team’s faculty adviser.
College of Education faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in a community drive to help the 600 homeless kids who attend Alachua County public schools.
A “Stuff-the-Bus” drive is planned for Saturday Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A school bus will be parked in front of Wal-Mart at Butler Plaza on Archer Road to collect items for homeless children and their families. The goal is to “stuff the bus” to the ceiling with donated items such as new school supplies, clothing and personal hygiene items.
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CSI director receives Impact Award
Change for the better is a welcome change
COE hires Dan McCoy to head technical ops in distance education
The College of Education has appointed Dan McCoy to the new position of associate director of distance learning. McCoy will manage the COE office of distance education’s technical operations and work with instructional and information technology staff on specialized applications such as database design.
HEA doctoral student earns dissertation honor
David Horton (PhD ’09), a spring graduate in higher education administration, received the 2009 Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Southeastern Association for Community College Research (SACCR).
The competitive award recognizes outstanding doctoral education studies focused on community college students.
Horton’s dissertation, chaired by UF’s Luis Ponjuan, was titled “Comparative Study of the Persistence and Academic Success of Florida Community College Student-athletes and Non-athlete Students: 2004 to 2007.”
RRMA’s Bowie takes leadership training to Next Level
FHSAA nominates Blue Wave cheerleader coach for Coaches with Character Award
Seniors receive Merit Scholarship recognition
The National Merit Scholarship Program has recognized four P.K. Yonge seniors for exceptional academic achievement:
Joseph Bolinao, Harold Mikolaitis and Megan Weber have been named Commended Students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are among 34,000 high school seniors selected for the honor out of 1.5 million students who entered the scholastic competition by taking the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
Counseling honor society awards 2 UF student projects
Two UF student research teams in counselor education have been selected by Chi Sigma Iota for 2009-2010 International Excellence in Counseling Research Grant awards. CSI is an international honor society for counselor educators.
Students Ryan Reese, Adrienne Baggs, Carrie Swango and Jessica Young were cited for their research proposal, “First and Second Year Counselor Trainees’ Perceptions of Leadership Characteristics: A Praxis of Social Advocacy.” Professor Edit Torres-Rivera is the team’s faculty adviser.
UF Counseling team assists Botswana women's shelter
‘Stuff the Bus’ for area homeless schoolchildren
College of Education faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in a community drive to help the 600 homeless kids who attend Alachua County public schools.
A “Stuff-the-Bus” drive is planned for Saturday Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A school bus will be parked in front of Wal-Mart at Butler Plaza on Archer Road to collect items for homeless children and their families. The goal is to “stuff the bus” to the ceiling with donated items such as new school supplies, clothing and personal hygiene items.