Leaders of the new Azim Premji University (APU) looked around the world for partners that could help them create a high-quality graduate school of education in India. They chose one institution in the United States based on its expertise and commitment to social purpose: the College of Education at Michigan State University. Since then, MSU… Read More »
MSU KDP chapter wins four awards at national convocation
The MSU Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) chapter has recently returned from their national convocation event in Indianapolis — with four new awards in hand. Kathryn Kosko, Intern Teacher of the Year Award: The sole recipient of this award is selected among hundreds of student teachers across the nation who record, analyze and submit a 30-minute lesson plan. Megan Salada, President’s Scholarship: Given to only five undergraduate… Read More »
Student Affairs Administration Students Win 2012 MCPA Case Study Competition
First-year Student Affairs Administration students Melisa Carrasquillo, Ross Logan, and Nicole Micolichek won the 2012 Michigan College Personnel Association (MCPA) Case Study Competition. The competition was held during the 2012 MCPA Annual Conference, October 9-11, 2011, in Lansing, MI. MCPA is Michigan’s comprehensive professional development organization for college student educators. The organization provides a forum for networking, professional development, research and publishing… Read More »
MSU Homecoming: Former dean Ames receives Honorary Alumni Award
Today, the MSU Alumni Association (MSUAA) will honor former MSU College of Education Dean Emerita Carole Ames with the prestigious Honorary Alumni Award. After being nominated by the college’s former associate dean, Cassandra Book, Ames was selected by the MSUAA Awards Committee and executive director, the MSU Alumni Board of Directors and President Lou Anna K. Simon of MSU. The award… Read More »
Blind triathlete, KIN alumnus wins Distinguished Young Alumni award
Aaron Scheidies, a 2004 graduate of Kinesiology from the Michigan State University College of Education, is one of two recipients of the 2011 Distinguished Young Alumni Award – and it’s no wonder why. Scheidies is a physical therapist, model, public speaker and triathlete who has only 10% of the vision of a fully sighted person. Despite being born with Stargardt disease – a condition that slowly… Read More »
MSU researchers use $3.6M grant to promote fitness among female youth
Researchers at Michigan State University have recently been awarded a $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand a pilot program that promotes fitness among middle school girls. The five-year program, called “Girls on the Move,” is lead by Lorraine Robbins of the MSU College of Nursing. Robbins is assisted by a team of MSU collaborative researchers, including Karin Pfeiffer, assistant professor of… Read More »
Long-time Kinesiology department chair Feltz to step down, return to faculty
After 23 years of diligence and leadership as department chair of Kinesiology at the Michigan State University College of Education, Deborah Feltz has recently announced that she will step down from her position in August, and return to the college’s faculty. Feltz says she has considered leaving her post for the past year, and thinks about the decision in terms of her life goals. During her… Read More »
EPET Ph.D candidate Sloan named Teacher of the Year
For the past 26 years, English teacher Christopher Sloan has been a role model and mentor to his students at Judge Memorial Catholic High School in Salt Lake City. On Sept. 21, 2011, the Utah Council of Teachers of English recognized Sloan’s devotion and commitment to the field of education by naming him 2011 Veteran Teacher of the Year. Sloan, who is a candidate for the Educational Psychology and… Read More »
MSU researchers help preschoolers get a head start in science
For the past five years, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Michigan State University has been exploring different ways to spark an interest in science for low-income students. Among the researchers is Christina Schwarz, associate professor of Teacher Education at the MSU College of Education. The $2.6 million research initiative, funded by the National Science Foundation, is… Read More »
In memory of Vito Perrone: MSU alumnus and renowned educator
Vito Perrone Sr., a nationally acclaimed educator, leader and author, passed away on Aug. 24, 2011 due to congestive heart failure. He was 78. Throughout his truly influential career, Perrone was an advocate of humanistic and regimentation-free public education. He believed that education should focus less on standardized testing and more on promoting children’s natural love of learning. Perrone earned his bachelor’s degree in… Read More »