Retired College of  Education professor Robert (Bob) O. Nolan, 91, of Harbor Springs, Mich. died Tuesday April 10, 2012. Raised in New Jersey and North Carolina, Nolan joined the United States Marine Corps and served his country in the South Pacific in WWII. He was retired due to disability in 1946, and continued his education...
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As Michigan schools prepare to implement new required teacher evaluation programs, hundreds of educators came to East Lansing on April 20 to discuss what good teaching looks like. Noted educator evaluation expert Charlotte Danielson presented strategies for developing an effective evaluation model. Danielson, who has written extensively about teacher leadership and school improvement, also...
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On Thursday, April 19, the Central Michigan Public Relations Society of America (CMPRSA) hosted the annual PACE Awards, which recognizes outstanding work from professionals in the field of communications. The MSU College of Education was awarded a Pinnacle Award for its backpack-themed 2010-2011 Annual Report, which was designed by Tony Cepak and written by Nicole Geary. The annual report,...
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When it comes to the future of higher education across the U.S., there are no easy answers. That was the message of Michigan State University College of Education Dean Donald Heller, speaking in downtown Lansing April 19 before a group of noted educators and policymakers. “In the years to come, institutions of higher education...
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The Michigan State University Department of Kinesiology honored the following individuals during its17th annual awards luncheon on April 13, 2012: Bonnie Smoak – Alumni Professional Achievement Award Bonnie Smoak earned a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the College of Education in 1985, and has spent her career focusing on emerging pathogens and infectious disease surveillance systems...
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With the 2012 Summer Olympics just months away, Michigan State University Professor Daniel Gould traveled to London this week to present his research on the psychology of Olympic excellence. An internationally known expert on coaching, Gould has mentally trained Olympic champions and conducted a series of studies for the U.S. Olympic Committee. He gave...
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