Ashleigh Heck and Charlie Runyan, both first-year students in the Student Affairs Administration master’s degree program, won the Michigan College Personnel Association Case Study Competition. The competition, in which students give presentations on a pre-determined case study related to their field, was held Oct. 21 at Eastern Michigan University as part of the association’s annual… Read More »
Two College of Education instructors accepted into new MSU academy
Leigh Graves Wolf, an instructor and coordinator of the educational technology master’s degree program, and Korine Wawrzynski, an adjunct faculty member in educational administration, have been accepted into the inaugural cohort of the Walter and Pauline Adams Academy for Instructional Excellence and Innovation at MSU. The academy is a new initiative that will provide a… Read More »
Jim Pivarnik helps government adopt first-ever physical activity guidelines
To read the article “MSU professor helps federal government adopt first-ever physical activity guidelines” from Michigan State University News, please visit: http://news.msu.edu/story/5690/.
Annual Report receives regional (third!) ADDY award
The College of Education received multiple honors in the 2009 ADDY Awards Competition for its 2007-2008 Annual Report. The publication, which was designed by staff graphic designer Emily Brozovic, took home one of 80 Silver ADDY awards in the District 6 component of the creativity competition, which included 460 entries from Michigan, Illinois and Indiana.… Read More »
Markle Honored With MAISA Award
Barbara Markle Barbara Markle, assistant dean for K-12 outreach at Michigan State University‚s College of Education, will receive the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators (MAISA) Education Fellows Award. Markle will be honored at a June 21 luncheon during MAISA‚s summer conference, held at the Doubletree Hotel in Bay City. The MAISA award is given… Read More »
Four Honored For Innovations In Teaching
Three faculty members and one doctoral student were honored with the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Michigan State University College of Education at an awards dinner at the Kellogg Center on May 2. Janet Alleman, Ann Austin and Mary Juzwik received the faculty award, and Michael Sherry received the teaching assistant award for outstanding… Read More »
Brophy Earns Award From APA
Jere Brophy (Deceased) Jere Brophy (deceased), a University Distinguished Professor of teacher education and educational psychology at MSU’s College of Education, has been honored with a lifetime achievement award by the Jere Brophy (deceased) educational psychology division of the American Psychological Association. Brophy, a Chicago native who joined the MSU faculty in 1976, will receive… Read More »
National Association For Sport and Physical Education Honors ISYS With Top Award
Michigan State University’s Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (ISYS) was honored by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education with the Ross Merrick National Recognition Award for the center’s longtime commitment of using research and best practice evidence to advocate for young athletes. Kinesiology Professor Dan Gould of MSU’s College of Education,… Read More »
Leahy Receives American Rehabilitation Counseling Association Reseach Award
Michael Leahy, director of the Office of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies at the Michigan State University’s College of Education, has been honored with the third place American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) Research Award for a recent article in the Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling. The article, “Predictors of employment outcomes for persons with disabilities: An… Read More »