Honoring the Legacy of Professor Emerita Nancy K. Schlossberg Guests gathered in the Nancy K. Schlossberg Conference Room as Vice President Brodie Remington (right), University Relations, paid tribute to Professor Emerita Schlossberg (left). "I never believed in naming things after yourself, and I was actually opposed to it...until it happened to me!" said Professor Emerita Nancy Schlossberg, surrounded by family, friends and colleagues at the September 25 dedication ceremony to name the newly renovated Counseling and Personnel Services' (EDCP) conference room in her honor. Among those paying tribute to Schlossberg for her role in elevating the College of Education and the University of Maryland through her many accomplishments were Vice President Brodie Remington (University Relations), Dean Donna Wiseman, and EDCP Chair Dennis Kivlighan, Jr. [More]   Teaching Kids About Climate Change: A Conversation With Professor Randy McGinnis (and Emily Hestness, M.A., '09) McGinnis Q: Why do you think kids are so interested in learning about Climate Change issues? A: We believe that climate change has become an important topic of discussion throughout our society, so the kids hear about it from multiple sources. In our experience working with teacher education majors at UM, when we ask them to speak with elementary school students in public schools about climate change issues, they report back to us that their students as young as first grade are coming to the classroom having heard about climate change from their parents, from TV, from the movies, and from the Internet. Our teacher interns and their learners want to know how climate change will affect their lives and the world around them. Particularly, when they see animals that they care about, such as penguins and polar bears, being affected negatively by changes in the climate they are very concerned and want to take action to help them. Both the older and the younger learners also notice that there may be disagreement surrounding climate change, and they wonder why that is occurring. [More]   EDMS Opens New Psychometric Computation and Simulation Lab Students studying within the College's Department of Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation will no longer have to search the campus high and low for computers to run their sophisticated statistical modeling systems. Last month the Department unveiled its new Psychometric Computation and Simulation (PCS) Lab housing eight Dell Vostro desktop computers, a laser printer and a wealth of statistical and measurement software. Located in the Cole Student Activities Building, the Lab will provide students with the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge computer simulation and computational research. According to Asst. Professor Jeffrey Harring, director of the PCS Lab, these added resources will allow students conducting complex statistical and measurement analysis to cut the amount of time a project may take in half, because they now have the ability to string together multiple computers. [More]   College Student Personnel Bike Team Raises Funds for AIDS Research Chain Reaction team members (l. to r.) Gretchen Metzelaars, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Susan Jones; Glenn Ireland (M.A. candidate, CSP) and Mei-Yen Hui (M.A., '09, CSP). At a time when most people were leisurely sipping their morning coffee, Assoc. Professor Susan Jones (Counseling and Personnel Services) and 47 other bikers were starting their day on September 10 mentally preparing at Pier 11 in lower Manhattan for the first leg of a 330 mile, four-day bike ride from New York to Washington D.C. Jones and her four-person College Student Personnel team–Chain Reaction–were riding to support and raise funds for ground breaking AIDS research being conducted by virologist Dr. Yuntao Wu and a team of researchers at George Mason University. Described as an "amazing adventure," the team tackled daily legs averaging 85 miles and ultimately traversed through five states (New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Washington D.C.). "The idea of pushing yourself physically is an important one, and an educational one," said Jones. "But when you think about people who are living with AIDS and what they endure physically every day, it is a real privilege to be able to be on my bicycle for four days and muscle through this for the AIDS research." Each rider had to raise $2,500 in order to qualify for the event. To raise their required team total of $10,000, Chain Reaction held a fundraiser and wrote letters and emails to solicit funds. Overall, the NYCDC AIDS Ride raised $200,000 for the next stage of Dr. Wu's research.		INSIDE: Upcoming events & Important dates A Global Perspective Faculty/Staff/Student News Council of Chairs Homecoming Tailgate & Alumni News CoE In The News CB front page CB archives College home page
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