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With tax day looming (and, fortunately, you do have a little extra time this year), let’s focus on some fun facts about another April tradition instead:
• April 22 is National Jelly Bean Day.
• Red jelly beans are children’s favorite.
• The shell coating on jelly beans is an offspring of a process called panning, first invented in 17th century France to make candy-covered almonds (think Jordan Almonds). The panning process has remained essentially the same for the last 300 years. The French began by rocking almonds in a bowl filled with sugar and syrup until the almonds were coated with a candy shell. Today, large rotating pans do the heavy work, while master confectioners add the ingredients to create just the right shell.
• Each year, U.S. manufacturers produce more than 16 billion jelly beans for Easter alone — that’s enough to completely fill a plastic egg 89 feet high and 60 feet wide (about the height of a nine-story office building).
Nine stories? That’s about the size of the College of Education building. Take a quick look at what’s going on inside our building this month! |
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We Rank Fifth in the Nation!
Our rehabilitation counseling program in the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and School Psychology is one of just 10 departments at the University of Arizona to rank in the Top 10 of the U.S. News & World Report’s annual study (published Monday, April 9).
In fact, our program ranks fifth in the nation! Here’s more on our rehabilitation programs.
Department Head Larry Aleamoni notes, "This is a great honor to our rehabilitation program faculty, especially since they have helped to make the program rise from 12th in the earlier U.S. News & World Report to fifth this year. The faculty, along with our very talented adjunct faculty members, managed to accomplish this by virtue of their dedication and hard work. One must realize that this is a very small group, with no new resources over the past several years, so we are twice as proud!"
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Thank You, Jim Furyk
It’s nice to have friends in high places. As a member of the Ryder Cup Team, Jim Furyk is able to designate a college of his choice to receive funds via a grant from the Professional Golfing Association.
Fortunately, for the College of Education, he routinely chooses our physical education program in the Department of Teaching & Teacher Education! Our most recent funding came in December for $100,000. We've received this grant every two years since 1999. The UA is one of only two universities to have been awarded this money four times.
And what do we do with this money? Just ask Adjunct Assistant Professor Ingrid L. Johnson, the coordinator for the program: “We offer Golf for Business and Life, which is a class that is funded solely from this grant. The class is open to business juniors and seniors only. It is designed as a college initiative to teach and improve the golf skill of students through instruction provided by PGA professionals. Our students are taught by Pete Federhar and Bill Hird at Randolph Golf Course. The students also are taught to use golf as a business tool as they enter the professional world.” | | UA President Robert Shelton,
Adjunct Assistant Professor Ingrid L.
Johnson, and Dean Ron Marx (l to r)
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College of Education Student Appointed to Board of Regents
| | David Martinez III | | | Governor
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Here’s more proof that the College of Education has the best students anywhere!
Governor Janet Napolitano recently appointed our very own student, David Martinez III, to the Arizona Board of Regents as the Student Regent. He is a secondary education senior, who was born and raised in Marana.
Martinez always knew he would attend the UA and never missed a chance to look for the exit sign for the university during family trips down Interstate 10 to Tucson. He is the first in his family to go to college and is the recipient of the UA Minority Student Achievement Award.
“David is very innovation-oriented and expressed a desire to bring new, fresh ideas to Arizona’s university system,” Napolitano said in a written statement. “He is focused on moving forward the university system, making it more available to Arizona students, and in creating a learning environment that will graduate a work force prepared for the global market.”
Awaiting Senate confirmation, Martinez would begin his two-year term in July, serving the first year as a nonvoting member. He studied political science and journalism as a foundation for his education major and says he’s looking forward to a career teaching government in high school.
Congratulations, David!
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Imagine the Possibilities
Many people have asked us for additional copies of Imagine magazine, and we’re always eager to spread the word about the fabulous programs and research at the College of Education. We still have copies available, so send an e-mail to me (Ana Luisa Terrazas, director of communications) at anat@u.arizona.edu or call me at 520-626-3473. I’ll make sure you get as many copies as you need. This is a great “bragging piece” for us to hand out at special events for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends.
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Faculty & Staff News
In the Department of Language, Reading & Culture
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Mary Carol Combs is the recipient of the College of Education Teaching Award. Combs, who is an adjunct associate professor, specializes in language planning and policy, Indigenous language revitalization, and bilingual education law and policy. Department Head Patty Anders says, “Dr. Combs is an outstanding scholar — she is particularly knowledgeable about laws and policies regarding bilingual education. Her commitment and dedication to teacher education and to language study is greatly valued. She is a gracious and generous colleague.”
Maya Eagleton, an adjunct assistant professor and an LRC alum (’99), and coauthor E. Dobler recently completed a new book, Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet Inquiry, which was published by New York’s Guilford Press.  |  | Maya Eagleton | Leisy Wyman |
Assistant Professor Leisy Thornton Wyman was just awarded a grant from the UA Office of the Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies, and Economic Development and the UA Foundation. She’ll use the grant for her project, Accountability Negotiated: Transforming School, Transforming Indigenous Youth in Southwestern Alaska.
In the Center for the Study of Higher Education
Professor Jeffrey F. Milem has been nominated as one of two candidates to run for president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. ASHE is a scholarly society with about 1,900 members dedicated to higher education as a field of study. It is committed to diversity in its programs and membership and has enjoyed extraordinary success in involving graduate students in its activities. Here’s more.
Department Head Gary Rhoades is delighted to announce a new faculty member in Higher Education. Assistant Professor Cecilia Rios Aguilar will join our faculty in the fall. According to Rhoades, “She brings us important strengths that will translate into immediate benefits for the faculty and students of the Center for the Study of Higher Education. Her expertise in various methods, not only of statistical analysis but of survey design, will translate immediately into our discussing ways of expanding our offerings in these areas to enhance the skills of our students.” Aguilar is coming to the UA College of Education from the University of Rochester.
Throughout the College
The American Education Research Association just held its annual meeting in Chicago (April 9-13). Our college plus Colleges of Education from Arizona State University, Arizona State University West, and Northern Arizona University hosted a reception at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers. In addition, several of our college’s faculty members held sessions during the conference. Here’s just a smattering of what our faculty presented:
 | John Taylor |
Professor John Taylor (Educational Leadership): Cracking the Academy Code: Strategies to Build the Next Generation of Administrators of Color
Professor Mary McCaslin (Educational Psychology): Reducing Problem Behaviors and Enhancing Achievement
Professor Joel Levin (Educational Psychology): Can Text-Relevant Manipulations Differentially Improve Native American Children’s Memory for Atypical Narrative Events?
Assistant Professor John Cheslock (Higher Education): Transfer Access from Community Colleges and the Distribution of Elite Higher Education
Professor Richard Ruiz (Language, Reading & Culture): So This Is What It Looks Like: Representations of Social Justice Education
Professor Shirin Antia and Grant Coordinator Susanne Reed (Special Education, Rehabilitation & School Psychology): Longitudinal Investigation of the Academic Status of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students in Public Schools: Student, Home, and Program Facilitators and Detractors
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Assistant Professor Molly Romano (Teaching & Teacher Education): Successes and Struggles during the First Year of Teaching: An Examination of Three Third-Grade Teachers
Service Awards
Several of our employees will be honored April 19 by UA President Shelton at the UA’s Annual Service Awards Luncheon, which recognizes employees who have worked for the university from 10 to 50 years.
This year’s recipients are:
Office of the Dean
Ana Luisa Terrazas • 10 years
Ann Parker • 15 years
Pat Robinson • 20 years
Language, Reading & Culture
Mary Carol Combs • 10 years
Yvonne Gonzalez-Lewis • 15 years
Special Education, Rehabilitation & School Psychology
Jeannette Mare-Packard • 10 years
Ann Ferraro • 25 years
Susan Moore • 25 years
Maria Nahmias • 25 years
James Chalfant • 35 years
Teaching & Teacher Education
Bertha Corrales • 15 years
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Attention, Teachers!
ING DIRECT is offering up to $100,000 in grants to teachers through the Planet Orange Financial Literacy Awards. Open to K-8 teachers, the grant program challenges educators to advance their students’ knowledge of personal finance and money management.
To apply, teachers must complete an online application and write an essay explaining their proposal and the resources requested. Teachers can request grants between $200 and $1,000. Application deadline is April 20.
Grant recipients to be announced in May. Visit orangekids.com/awards.
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Attention, Aspiring Writers!
Enter the Adventures in Saving book-writing contest! People of all ages are invited to write a fictional children’s story that teaches a basic lesson about responsible money management.
One winner per age group (6-12; 13-19; and 20+) will receive a $1,000 Orange Savings Account from ING DIRECT and get his/her book illustrated and published. Deadline to enter is June 30. Winners to be announced in August. Visit www.adventuresinsaving.com for details. (This is one fun site, by the way, especially if you have speakers!)
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Culturally Based Education
The Indigenous Thinkers invites you to a presentation by Gregory Cajete on culturally based education at the College of Education (Kiva Auditorium) on Monday, April 23, from 7-8 p.m. Cajete is an associate professor at the University of New Mexico. He has written extensively on the problems, opportunities, and methods of Native American education. Two of his books are Look to the Mountain and Igniting the Sparkle: An Indigenous Science Education Model.
The Indigenous Thinkers is a UA student organization whose members are primarily from the College of Education and Social Behavioral Sciences. Its mission is to promote interest in Indigenous education, language, and culture; to provide a fellowship among students and faculty; to represent student needs in regard to scholarly work; and to provide a forum for the presentation of innovative ideas.
For more information on the presentation or the Indigenous Thinkers, please contact Candace K. Galla at candaceg@u.arizona.edu. |
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Important News about Convocation
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Location change! The May 10 College of Education Convocation Ceremony will be held in the Tucson Arena at the Tucson Convention Center, not in the Exhibit Hall as previously announced.
The ceremony starts at 4 p.m. Guests should enter through the North Exhibit Hall Meeting Room Entrance and take the stairs or escalator to the Lower Arena. ADA accessible entrances are located in the concourse level foyer and will allow entrance to the Lower Arena floor for special family seating. Graduates and faculty should check in at Exhibit Hall A between 2:30-3 p.m.
All graduating students must RSVP their attendance for the convocation ceremony by 5 p.m., Friday, April 20. This link will take you to the RSVP page: www.ed.arizona.edu/convocation.
For more information, contact Rose Santellano-Milem at 520-621-2345 or rsmilem@u.arizona.edu, or visit Room 225 in the College of Education. |
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