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IHEnews Institute of Higher Education
Applications are now being accepted for the Faculty Development in Georgia program (FDIG) and the Governor's Teaching Fellows (GTF) program for the upcoming year. In its 39th year, the FDIG program offers assistantships to college faculty to engage in doctoral study at the University of Georgia. I have the pleasure of coordinating this program. The GTF program, established by the Honorable Zell Miller, Governor of the State of Georgia 1991-1999, provides Georgia's higher education faculty opportunities for developing important teaching skills with a specific focus on educational technologies. The GTF program is sponsored by the Institute and the Office of Instructional Support and Development. The Institute enjoys its many across-campus and beyond collaborations. To learn more about these programs, visit the Institute's web site. The Educational Leadership Initiative, a collaboration with adult education and occupational studies in the College of Education, offers a hybrid program of online and face-to-face graduate education. Five students (listed inside) are in the Ed.D. program in higher education. Wishing you a productive and happy spring, wherever you are!
Opportunity and Access: Understanding Barriers to Equal Opportunity in Higher Education With college prices escalating faster than the general rate of inflation, much attention is being paid to college affordability. Considerably less attention is being paid to two other factors driving decisions about college attendance: students' college-going aspirations or expectations, and academic preparation. This conference addresses the cumulative impact of these factors and features national scholars from a variety of disciplinary fields. For more information contact the Institute or Scott Thomas (slthomas@uga.edu).
Conference Sessions include:
Annual Law Conference in Higher Education The 34th Annual Conference on Higher Education and the Law, "Critical Issues for Critical Times," will be held on July 14-15, 2003, at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education in Athens, Georgia. Topics and speakers will include Professor Gary Bertsch and others on the Homeland Security initiative and its effects on higher education; Constance Neary of United Educators on risk management and employment claims; and, of course, Professor Emeritus Parker Young on Student Life and Academic Affairs. Please mark your calendars and look for additional information in the spring.
David Palfreyman, Executive Director Oxford Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (OxCHEPS), New College, Oxford University, will speak about the new fee structures for attending college in England. Mr. Palfreyman is co-editor of the book Higher Education Management: The Key Elements, and his most recent books are Oxford and the Decline of the Collegiate Tradition and The State of UK Higher Education. The discussion will be held in Room 101, Meigs Hall, and a reception will follow in the Commons Room.
Thomas Dyer has been elected as a member of the Georgia Teaching Academy at the University of Georgia. The Teaching Academy is a faculty-initiated, faculty-driven teaching academy dedicated to promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching and to fostering learning through inquiry.
At the meeting of the Southern Rural Sociological Association in Mobile, AL, Libby Morris received the associations' "Award for Excellence in Public Service." This award was made to recognize Dr. Morris' decade-long work to improve education and life conditions across the Black Belt south in combination with numerous other public service activities.
The UGA Alumni Association recently selected Sylvia Hutchinson to receive a 2002 Faculty Service Award. This award is "the highest honor bestowed to a member of the faculty or staff of the University." She also continues to provide support to the UGA Teaching Academy.
Congratulations to Scott Thomas on receiving a UGA State-of-the-Art Conference award for his proposal for a conference entitled "Understanding Barriers to Equal Opportunity in Higher Education." The conference will be held on April 3-5 in Meigs Hall.
Parker Young will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Erskine College at commencement on May 18, 2003. Dr. Young and his family will be honored at a luncheon following graduation.
Ronald Simpson presented the first Founder's Day Lecture celebrating the 218th anniversary of the founding of the University of Georgia on January 27. Dr. Simpson's speech entitled "A Search for the Complete Education: Balancing the Needs for Survival and Fulfillment" was sponsored by the UGA Alumni Association and Emeriti Scholars.
The partnership between UGA and the University of Manouba, L'Universite du Centre, and the Tunisian Virtual University, (with participation from the Tunisian Ministry of Education) is progressing due in part to a week-long visit to Tunisia in December by Edward Simpson of the Institute and Takoi Hamrita of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering to define the scope and details of the three-year project.
The Institute recently published an oral history (1964-2002) to honor Cameron Fincher for his long service to the field of higher education in general and the Institute in particular. Del Dunn posed the questions to Dr. Fincher over a period of many hours during fall 2001. Copies are available upon request.
Ginny Hamilton joined the Institute staff in September as our new budget analyst II. This position holds considerable responsibility with a wide range of duties. We welcome Ginny to the Institute.
Kenneth Sanders (2001) has accepted a position at the New Jersey City University as assistant dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. He will be working on a variety of issues including curriculum design/development, retention, and faculty development.
Wesley Wicker (1990) recently became the interim vice president for university advancement at Kennesaw State College.
Trisha Kalivoda (1993) has been appointed associate vice president for public service and outreach at UGA. "I am honored and delighted by this appointment," Trish said. "I look forward to working diligently on the pressing issues related to the well-being of our campus and our communities—local, state, regional and global." Previous to this position, Kalivoda was an assistant vice president for academic affairs in the provost office.
John Casey (1994) was awarded the prestigious Emeritus Membership in the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers in November. Emeritus membership is an honor only granted to retirees who have made a significant contribution to the International APPA association, the region, and/or the facilities management profession. John retired from UGA in 2002 as director of physical plant engineering after 28 years of service.
Karen Kalivoda (1991), director of Disability Services at the University of Georgia, has been awarded a federal grant of $45,000 to provide two training workshops for providers of disability services at institutions of higher education throughout the Southeast. Karen is also an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services.
Nestor Munoz (1988) is the Graduate School coordinator at the Experimental National University of Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora (UNELLEZ), in Guanare, Venezuela. His son, Miguel Alejandro, who was born in Athens is attending Texas A&M University (Petroleum Engineering).
Sam Cash (2000) has been named vice president for institutional advancement at Truett-McConnell College. Sam joins the TM staff as they begin the transition from two-year to four-year college status. Previously he served as a church administrator and as a TM trustee.
Bob Solow (1998) is in his third year of teaching high school physics at Kennesaw Mountain High School.
Recent Institute Graduate New Students Post Doctoral Teaching Fellows 2002-03 Educational Leadership Initiative (ELI) COHORT 2002-03
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