2006 News Archive

2006 News

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION RECEIVES full continued accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Read more...

JONATHAN KOZOL will be the keynote speaker at this year's EDUCATION IN ACTION LUNCH on Thursday, November 16. Read more...

DR. PRADEEP R. VANGURI, Program Director, Athletic Training, was named one of Tampa Bay's Top 30 under 30!

2006 LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARDS. A number of the College's faculty and staff have been dedicated for many years. Dean Kennedy presented honorees celebrating benchmark anniversaries for their service to the College. See the list...

DR. JANET RICHARDS impacts developing countries through education. Read more...

DR. DAVID ALLSOPP AND DR. PATTY MCHATTON RECEIVE TOP HONORS. President Genshaft presented the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award to David Allsopp and Patty McHatton -- both 2005-2006 recipients --and commended them for the outstanding work they have done with the undergraduate program. This is the second consecutive year a Special Education faculty member has won the award. Last year Dr. Phyllis Jones from the Sarasota Campus was also a recipient. Read more...

USF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION NAMES DR. CARLSON DIRECTOR. Dr. JoEllen V. Carlson has accepted the position of Director, Institute for Instructional Research and Practice (IIRP) and the Institute for At-Risk Infants, Children and Youth and Their Families at the University of South Florida’s College of Education effective October 16, 2006. Read more...

DR. JIM KING AND DR. JENIFER SCHNEIDER's service learning project was a huge success. The two professors, along with doctoral students Vanessa Minick and Deborah Kozdras, taught two separate undergraduate classes back to back, and had them cross class tutor teams of small groups of children from the Community Center. Childhood Education was then recognized by the Center for their work at the annual banquet, presented by State Representative Victor Crist.

DRS. MICHAEL AND ILENE BERSON received a Spotlight Award from the USF Collaborative for Children, Families & Communities at the 10th Anniversary Celebration for their project, Evolving a Community Project to Protect Children in Cyberspace.

DR. CARLOS ZALAQUETT has received the 2006 Education Man Award by the Board of Directors of Tampa Hispanic Heritage, Inc.
He also received a $1650 grant from the iTOPP program for his project entitled, "Using a Tablet PC to Develop Video Presentations, Student Exercises, and Critical Thinking Activities to Enhance the Teaching of Psychodiagnosis and Treatment." Read more...

DR. BARBARA CRUZ HAS WON THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES CARTER G. WOODSON BOOK AWARD FOR 2006. The National Council for the Social Studies established the Carter G. Woodson Book Awards for the most distinguished social science books. Read more...

USF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION FACULTY RECEIVE OVER $1 MILLION IN GRANT MONEY TO PREPARE PARA-PROFESSIONALS TO TEACH. The grant was written by Dr. Jeannie Kleinhammer-Tramill, Dr. Patty McHatton, and Dr. Jim Tramill, who worked in collaboration with Sarah Semon of the Regional Professional Development Partnership, in the development of the proposal. Read more...

DR. TONY JONAITIS, recently inducted into the Athletic Trainers' Association of Florida Hall of Fame, is one of our esteemed retired College of Education faculty.

DR. TONY ONWUEGBUZIE has been named editor of the Research & News section of the Educational Researcher to serve on the editorial team for volume years 2007-2009. Read more...

DR. HERB EXUM has agreed to serve as Interim Chair of the department of Psychological and Social Foundations. Dr. Herb Exum will begin his new appointment on July 17.

DR. JENNIFER BAGGERLY set standards with hurricane class. Read more...

DR. CAROL MULLEN was elected to the position of chair of the USF Faculty Senate Research Council for the 2006-2007 annual cycle. Mullen is the first College of Education representative to hold this position. Her previous position, '05-'06 vice-chair, was also a first for a COEDU representative.

SUCCEED GRANT AIMS TO PREPARE MORE TEACHERS. The USF College of Education has received a $300,000 grant to assist in preparing more teachers for Florida Schools. Read more...

SWEETBAY PRESENTS USF/DR. KIRAN C. PATEL CHARTER SCHOOL WITH $100,000 GIFT. The generous $100,000 gift establishes the Sweetbay Supermarket Endowment for Education and Research in Nutrition, Health and Physical Activity. Read more...

COEDU DOES GOOD GLOBALLY THROUGH JAMAICA PROJECT.

The College of Education had a very special summer, and continues to exemplify why this program is one of the best in the country. Student service learning projects included donations of audio books, games, and $1.5 million in donations for a preschool renovation. Read more...

SWEETBAY SUPERMARKET’S “A DAY OF CARING” FOR THE USF/DR. KIRAN C. PATEL CHARTER SCHOOL. Sweetbay employees and volunteers spend the day painting. Read more...

ERIC M. BOST HAS BEEN NAMED THE NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR TO SOUTH AFRICA. Mr. Bost holds a M.A. degree in Special Education from the USF College of Education. Read more...

PRESCHOOL FOR CREATIVE LEARNING AND THE SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, WELLNESS, AND SPORT STUDIES pair to provide children physical education. Read more...

FCAT SCORES RELEASED. The USF/Patel Intermediate Charter School shows improvement from last year's score. Read more...

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO USF STUDENTS WHO WISH TO HELP CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES. USF College of Education grads make a difference in the life of Rick Tutwiler, and parents Linda and Dick have added $25,000 to their gift. Read more...

USF PATEL DRILL TEAM SETS HIGH STANDARDS. The USF Dr. Kiran C. Patel Charter School Drill Team was in its first Step Demonstration Competition held Friday, May 5, organized by the Village of Excellence Charter School. The USF Drill Team came in 3rd place and did a great job on their routine. Read more...

COEDU ALUMNA NAMED GUS A. STAVROS CENTER'S ECONOMIC EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AND FLORIDA'S ECONOMIC EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR. Sara T. Carroll will receive her recognition during the 27th Annual Florida Governor’s Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 19, 2006. Read more...

AREA HIGH SCHOOLS WITH USF ALUMS AS PRINCIPALS NAMED AMONG NEWSWEEK'S TOP 100 HIGH SCHOOLS. Though it is not their first time on the prestigious list, the local schools have much to celebrate. Read more...

USF/DR. KIRAN C. PATEL CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHER IS AMONG THE FASTEST IN THE WORLD. Arron Prather, Physical Education teacher, is the Submaster USA National Champion in the 60 meters and is ranked third in the world. Read more...

SEEDS 2 EARNS '"OFFICAL HONOREE" WEBBY AWARD. The Webby Awards are the Oscars of web designing. Read more...

THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION LAPTOP INITIATIVE PODCAST EPIDSODE RANKS IN TOP 10 OF APPLE PODCAST DOWNLOADS. Over 40 million people have access to the Podcast, which has a consistent five-star rating. Read more...

DR. BRUCE JONES OF UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY HAS BEEN APPOINTED as the David C. Anchin/TECO Energy Endowed Chair in Education Innovation - Director of the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching in the USF College of Education, effective July 1, 2006. Read more...

U.S.NEWS & WORLD REPORT NAMES USF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AS ONE OF AMERICA’S BEST GRADUATE SCHOOLS FOR THIRD YEAR. Read more...

84 BOOKS WRITTEN BY USF STUDENTS DONATED TO SCHOOL DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE KATRINA. Faculty members in the USF College of Education delivered the books over spring break.