THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION NEWSLETTER Producing Exemplary Professional with an “A5” Education

Volume 2, Issue 4 April 2005

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Dear Faculty, Staff, Students, and Friends: We are at the end of another busy and productive school year. While we are not where we want to be in the production of high quality teachers for Florida and the nation, significant steps have been taken in establishing the needed infrastructure for moving the programs forward. I want to thank each of you for your support and assistance in making this academic year a productive one. Most of you have contributed beyond the call of duty, and our future students will appreciate you for doing so. There still remains much to be done in the next two to three years before things settle down. As you know, all DOE conditionally approved teacher preparation programs are nownew special education program. We now need to move the special education prograapproval processes. The early childhood pre-kindergarten program has received conditifully approved by DOE during the Fall 2005 semester. We wish for each you a restful and enjoyable summer and that you take some time to mental and emotional beings and come back to the University this Fall, full of energwhatever challenges that face us. We are graduating 122 teacher candidates and professional educators in the Spring Come in wishing each of them a prosperous and happy future in whatever they decide to We have faith that they are well prepared and are ready to go out and make solid conyou graduates need our assistance or counsel, we will be happy to help. You are our pro To the graduates, we wish you Gods speed and ask that you keep in touch and let uaccomplishments. We wish to help you to keep your colleagues and classmates infoway of this Newsletter.

C O N G R A T

FAMU CACLAS

Bon Voyage and Best Wisheserve children and youth world

INSIDE THE EDITION Message from the Dean............................... 1 WGEC News............................................... 2 Congratulations Graduates .......................... 3 College of Education Advisement............... 4 Birthday List................................................ 4 NASA Scholarship Information .................. 4 Miss Black Universe Delegate .................... 4 Your License to Teach ................................ 5

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fully approved, and that includes a m through the on campus program onal approval and is expected to be

recharge and re-new your physical, y and vitality and ready the tackle

mmencement exercises. Please join do and wherever they decide to go. tributions to their communities. If ud products and we stand by you.

s know about your adventures and rmed about what you are doing by

U L A T I O N S !

MP ADVENTURE S OF 2005

s for a spectacular summer as youwide.

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N E W S

PUBLICATIONS Dr. Mary L. Young, Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Business and Technology Education iscurrently working with Glencoe/McGraw-HillPublishing to create a handbook for inclusion in TheTeacher Wraparound Edition of Glencoe Keyboardingwith Computer Applications. Major work will includebasic teaching methodology and related information forbeginning keyboarding teachers. OTHERS Dr. Elizabeth Davenport, Associate Professor in theDepartment of Educational Leadership and HumanServices has been elected Vice-President of FAMUUFF and represented the chapter at the AmericanFederation of Teachers (AFT) convention on HigherEducation in Minneapolis from April 14-17, 2005.

Dr. Dawn Holley Dennis, Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Business and Technology Education wasselected for inclusion in the ninth edition of Who’s WhoAmong America’s Teachers 2005. The inclusion wasmade possible by a former student who recommendedDr. Dennis for this honor because she made a differencein her life. The Who’s Who Among America’s Teachersbook will be distributed on a complimentary basis to allstate superintendents of public education and severalhundred public libraries throughout the country.

Dr. Marian Smith, Assistant Dean forAdministrative Services and Associate Professor ofMathematics Education, attended the NationalCouncil of Teachers of Mathematics Conferenceduring the dates April 6 – 9, 2005, in Anaheim, CA. Dr. Rhonda Porter, Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Secondary Education and Foundationsand Dr. Marian Smith are co-authors of a book ofquotes to be published soon. The title of the book is“180 Quotes for Beginning Teachers – Embarking ona profession of all professions.”

Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University Phi Beta Lambdastudents participated in the 55th Annual State Leadership Conferenceon March 31-April 2 in Orlando. Phi Beta Lambda is apostsecondary organization for students interested in business orbusiness related courses of study. With Dr. Mary L. Youngserving as Advisor and Ms. Wonda Martin as Co-Advisor, theorganization currently has 41 active members. Both advisors arefaculty members in the College of Education in the Department ofBusiness and Technology Education. Over 30 Florida colleges andtechnical institutions were involved in the conference. Under the leadership of President, Elijah Cheeks and Vice-President, John Hinton, both students in the School of Business andIndustry, FAMU Phi Beta Lambda dominated the competition asthey won 13 awards and qualified for the National LeadershipConference that will be held in Orlando from June 29-July 2, 2005.The national competition will include students from throughout thenation vying for awards in areas such as business law, publicspeaking, desktop publishing and business communications. FAMU award winners at the state competition included: AdrianneHenderson, Fourth Place in Business Communications; CharityGrissom, Fifth Place in Business Communications; BrittanyJohnson, Second Place in Business Grammar; John Hinson, SecondPlace in Business Math; Brittany Johnson, Third Place in BusinessMath; Kimberly Moore, Fourth Place in Finance; Devin Miles,Second Place in Finance; Elijah Cheeks, Third Place in HumanResource Management; Julian Barnes, Fourth Place in InternationalBusiness; Elijah Cheeks, Third Place in Impromptu Speaking; TarisSmall, Third Place in Job Interview; Charity Grissom, First Place inFuture Business Teacher; and Kimberly Moore, Third Place inFuture Business Executive.

Congratulations Graduates!

THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

SALUTES ITS GRADUATES

Allen, Donna Allen, Mashainah Anderson, Brandi

Anderson, Carol-Ann Armstead, Shena

Ash, Robert Baker, Rennair

Ballance, Latisha Barnhart, Tanishia Bennett, Tamika Bivens, Quinecia Black, Angelia Bodie, Zesarae Bolden, Benny Brinson, Antez Brooks, Cedric Bullard, Janele Butler, Rhonda Chew, Chelsea

Claiborne, LaToya Clay, Victor

Daniels, TaTonya Davis, Lamar

Davis, Terence Dougharty, Benjamin

Dryer, Javetta Duffie, Sharmaine

Evans, Carita Ezeanya, Josephine

Fagin, Darlene Fair, Wallace

Fanfan, Martine Flowers, Audria Forsythe, Johnie

Fuimaono, Alwillie Gant, Eugenio Gingras, Dax

Gomilla, Sarah Grant, Gaylyn

Grant, Keneshia

Gray, Taheera Green, LaKevia Griffin, Eugene Grissett, Kenya Hall, Germarlon

Hall, Nicole Harvey, Ashley Hassell, Aishia

Hawkins-Brown, Faydre Hill, Darryl Hill, Femi

Hinson, Tamela Hogan, Dexter

Hogan, Shemeka Holley, Tisa

Hover, Antonia Hunte, Karen

Jackson, LaWanna Janvier, Gilene Joazil, Salicia

Johnson, Daimion Johnson, Melissa Johnson, Natalie

Jones, Jarrod Jones, Salathiel Jones, Tracie

Joseph, Shirley Knight, Kamilah

Laing, Doris Leverson, Shameka

Loriston, Winva Mahaffey, Ayesha

Markland, Sean McGriff, Jonathan McKinney, Crystal McNeil, Majorie

Merone, Gary Mitchell, Shawante

Mosley, Tikara Nesbitt, Aisha

Newkirk, Anita Norton, Alana

Norton, Lakeshia Oliver, Latisha

Paschal, Heather Peters, Patrice

Pinkey, IV, George Reddick, Adriane Redding, Sabrenia Reese, Kimberly

Rentz, Juliet Richards, Debra Roberts, Angela

Roberts, Tyra Safford, Kara

Sales, June Scarborough, Andrea

Scott, Morris Smith, Deidra

St. Hilaire, Morana Stewart, Mateen Tatum, Brandi Taylor, Latrina Thomas, Tyrail

Thompson, Mevonnie Turner, Genita Turner, Ruby

Wadawu, Noel Watson, Deidre Weaver, Tonya

Webber, Tameka Williams, Latishia

Williams, Laura Rose Williams, Natalee Williams, Reagan Wormley, Ernest

Worthen, Monique Wright, Michael Yancey, LaToya

Young, Roy

NEWS TIDBITS

NASA/B-CC PRE-SERVICE TEACHER INSTITUTE The Pre-Service Teacher Institute is an intensive, two-week summerresidential session for Early Childhood and Elementary Educationmajors. College students from diverse backgrounds will spend adynamic and exciting time at NASA/Kennedy Space Center wherethey are exposed to problem-based learning, mathematics andscience enrichment activities. Pre-service teachers are able tointerface with NASA personnel, and tour Kennedy Space Centerfacilities while learning to incorporate NASA's cutting-edge researchinto lesson plans for elementary and middle school students. If you have students interested in applying for the program, pleasedirect them to the following website: www.cookman.edu/psti. Thewebsite will give students an overview of the program, the programobjectives, eligibility requirements, application process and thefinancial support. If you have any questions, please contact:

Ida D. Wright Internship/Placement Coordinator

Bethune Cookman College School of Business

640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd. Daytona Beach, FL 32114

(386) 481-2813 wrighti@cookman.edu

B I R T H D A Y L I S T

Dr. Mary Young April 30 Dr. Nancy Fontaine May 12 Dr. Gwendolyn Williams May 27

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The Miss Black UniBorland as the FloriBorland currently holdwill compete for the 2005.

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APPLE PINNING CEREMONY

The Spring Semewas held at Bethel2005, at 10:00 a.mtheir families andLemons presided was Gadsden CouJames. Dr. RobinAcademic Affairsto the Interim Presand gave some enc

ster 2005 Apple Pinning Ceremony A.M.E Church on Friday, April 29,. 122 candidates for graduation and friends attended this event. Deanthe Ceremony. The guest speaker

nty School Superintendent Reginaldson, Provost and Vice President for and Dr. Wanton, Special Assistantident Bryant also attended the eventouraging words to these candidates.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ADVISEMENT

visement for the Summer 2005 will be held duringarch 14 – June 30, 2005. On-Line Registration will held March 21 – May 11, 2005 for Sessions A & C.-Line Registration for the Session B is March 21 –

ne 30, 2005.

rly Fall 2005 Advisement and Registration beginsril 17 and ends September 2, 2005.

r more information on advisement and registration,ase contact the Center for Teacher Preparation,ated in Room 200 GEC-B.

verse Pageant announces Ms. Kimberlee D.da delegate for the 2005 competition. Ms.s the title of Miss Black Florida Universe andinternational title in Chicago, IL in August

Anchorage, Alaska and moved to Florida foralumna of Florida A&M University, (Businesstion graduate) we invite all faculty and staff to this endeavor.

. Black Floridrmation, please contact: Ms a102, Tallahassee, FL 32302.