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April 2014
Aggie Cornerstone Award

New Mexico State University's College of Education will honor Virginia Foltz and Clarence Fielder with Aggie Cornerstone Awards at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 24, at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum.

 

Established in 2012, the Aggie Cornerstone Award celebrates excellence in education and recognizes individuals who have made a significant impact on children and families in New Mexico.

 

 "Mr. Fielder and Mrs. Foltz have had a tremendous impact on the educational community of Dona Ana County," said Michael Morehead, dean of the College of Education. "Both were innovative classroom teachers, using the most up-to-date instructional strategies that involved students in active learning experiences and made the classroom come alive."  As educational leaders, Foltz and Fielder served on numerous committees and were leaders in curriculum, instruction and novel approaches to education.  "Both were outstanding administrators, and their leadership provided quality education for the children in our schools for many years," Morehead said.  Combined, Foltz and Fielder taught in the Las Cruces area for more than 60 years. 

 

Tickets for the awards dinner are $60 per person and all proceeds will benefit the Aggie Cornerstone Scholarship. For those interested in attending, contact Ashley Jurado, in the College of Education Dean's Office, at 575-646-8072 or ajurado@nmsu.edu
College of Education to change department name

The Department of Educational Management and Development (EMD) at New Mexico State University's College of Education will now be known as the Department of Educational Leadership and Administration (ELA), following the Board of Regents' approval to change the name at the March 10 meeting. 


"We have been talking about a name change on and off for years," ELA department head Mary Prentice said. "We believe that this name change will make our department more visible to potential students who are seeking a degree in educational administration or educational leadership."

Congratulations to Dr. Zhen Chai 

New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center has named its 2014 Launch competition grant winners from the university.

 

The NMSU faculty members selected to participate in technology commercialization through the Launch proof of concept program will receive mentoring, market analyses, demonstration-validation services, access to investment networks and up to $25,000 in cash investment in their technology. This support allows campus inventors to work on technology development while exploring commercial markets for the products of their research.

   

Zhen Chai, an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders at NMSU, will use the grant to help develop "Touch Sound," an iPad application that incorporates constant time delay procedures to improve phonological awareness skills in children with disabilities or those who are at risk for reading difficulties.

   

"I am very excited about getting this grant," Chai said. "I believe with the help of this Launch Grant, every child who needs help to improve reading skills will be benefit from 'Touch Sound' in the near future."
College of Education hosting Mongolian official this spring
As part of her fellowship with the Central Asia and Caucasus Research Training Initiative (CARTI), Mongolkhatan Gunsen from the Educational Research Institute, an agency of the Ministry of Education in Mongolia, is spending the spring semester working with faculty in the early childhood education program at New Mexico State University. 

The fellowship program, through the Open Society Foundation, pairs scholars in the social sciences and humanities in the region of post-Soviet countries of South Caucasus and Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia with international scholars who provide guidance and facilitate discussion and access to resources necessary for the successful development of a research project. Read More
NMSU DanceSport Company wins titles at national competition

At the USA Dance National Championships in Baltimore, March 28-30, 12 members of the New Mexico State University College of Education DanceSport Company earned finishes in the top six.

The New Mexico State University DanceSport Company competed at the USA Dance National Championships in Baltimore, March 28-30, and 12 members recorded finishes in the top six. (Courtesy photo)
DanceSport is competitive Ballroom, Latin and Swing dancing. The duo of Brandon Romero and Jade Augustain won the national championship in bronze American Smooth, and Romero and Perla Castillo earned runner-up honors in silver American Rhythm.
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College of Education faculty helps teachers in southeast New Mexico

The two hundred miles separating four small towns in southeast New Mexico and Las Cruces doesn't prevent College of Education faculty members at New Mexico State University from finding a way to help teachers improve reading education in rural communities. 


NMSU faculty members and teachers from four districts in rural New Mexico have joined forces in a collaborative effort called the Pecos Valley Regional Educational Cooperative 8 Literacy Project. The partnership is helping schools in Loving, Hagerman, Dexter and Lake Arthur. The project began in November and concludes in June. Read More 

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Event Calendar

College of Education Service Awards 

April 24, 2014

3:30 pm     

O'Donnell Hall Atrium

 

Aggie Cornerstone Award        

April 24, 2014     

6 pm               

Farm & Ranch Museum

 

NMSU DanceSport - The Gift, A Celebration of Life in Motion 

April 25-27, 2014

Rentfrow Gymnasium 

 

Graduation Reception 

April 30, 2014

4 pm

O'Donnell Hall Atrium 

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