Compass Accolades

Recent publication of an article about the Rural Urban Collaborative (RUC)

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:11:50 +0000

APA Citation: Martin, K.M, Rutherford, M.M., & Stauffer, M.H. (2012). The Rural Urban Collaborative: Developing understandings of culture and teaching. Ohio Social Studies Review, 48(1), 10-19. ABSTRACT Recognition of the importance of addressing the influence of culture and community upon teaching and learning has led teacher education programs to make significant commitments to change how cultural diversity is addressed. The Rural Urban Collaborative (RUC) is a collaboration between two universities, one in a large city and one in a rural area that provides diversity in teacher candidate field placements. Although the implementation of the RUC varied slightly for both universities, three practices were shared by all teacher candidates: field placements in schools different from those in the university community, reflections based on field experiences, and a symposium event that included speakers, activities, and panels of teachers and principals from both rural and urban schools. Preliminary analysis of student reflections and evaluations has suggested that, although a majority of students seem committed to working with students from ethnically and culturally diverse groups, they do not always recognize the importance of the various cultures that children bring to the classroom. This has led to the understanding that the role of context and culture in the classroom must be made more explicit in the activities and courses linked with the Rural Urban Collaborative.

Publication in Mathematics Teacher

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:02:34 +0000

Tim McKeny had a recent publication in a peer reviewed journal, Mathematics Teacher, one of the most prestigious in the field of mathematics education.

Connie Patterson published in Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:58:09 +0000

APA Citation: Patterson, C.A., & Levitt, D.H. (2012). Student-counselor development during the first year: A qualitative exploration.

Katherine Ziff and Margaret King published in Journal of Creativity in Mental Health

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:56:50 +0000

APA Citation: Ziff, K., Pierce, L., Johanson, S. & King, M. (2012): ArtBreak: A creative group counseling program for children. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 7(1), 107-121.

Turki Alquraini published in the International Journal of Special Education

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:11:10 +0000

Turki Alquraini, a June graduate from The Patton College Doctoral program, who is currently teaching at King Saud University, is now published in the International Journal of Special Education. One piece we co-authored and another was a solo piece completed prior to graduation from Ohio University.

Deborah Cochran published in "Topics in Early Childhood Special Education"

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:37:44 +0000

Deborah led a team in conducting a field validation of early childhood special education personnel preparation standards and published the work in the journal, Topics in Early Childhood Special Education.

won Ragan Award for "Appalachia Rising" series

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:53:30 +0000

is a 2012 Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) Group Practice Award recipient

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:07:01 +0000

Dr. Christine Suniti Bhat is being honored at the upcoming American Counseling Association's 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition in San Francisco, California, being held on March 21-25, 2012. Dr. Bhat is the 2012 Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) Group Practice Award recipient. Members of Chi Sigma Iota Alpha Chapter nominated Dr. Bhat for this award. This information will also be shared in the upcoming chapter's newsletter.

won an Emerging Graduate Student Leaders Award

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:32:47 +0000

Please join us in congratulating our PCOE faculty member and graduate student for being recognized with distinction by the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development. The AMCD's mission involves providing global leadership, research, training and development for multicultural counseling professionals with a focus on racial and ethnic issues.

won an Exemplary Diversity Leadership Award

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:33:31 +0000

Starred Review in Publishers Weekly

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:22:06 +0000

An Ohio University Press book received a rare starred review in Publishers Weekly, the leading trade magazine for the book publishing industry, in their February 27th issue. The book is Ministers of Fire, a spy thriller by Mark Harril Saunders being published this May by Swallow Press, the trade imprint of Ohio University Press. The review calls Ministers of Fire an “impressive first novel” and goes on to state, “While the intricate plotting and vivid action scenes are sure to please genre fans, more general readers should also find plenty to enjoy, from Saunders’s meticulous prose to his closely observed characterizations.” On top of this high-profile review, Publishers Weekly will be interviewing the author in their March 5th issue.

Outstanding Faculty/Staff Leader Award

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:14:10 +0000

On February 19th, in Tucson Arizona, Kevin Smith received the "Outstanding Faculty/Staff Leader Award" at the National Collegiate Leadership Conference. Students, faculty, and staff representing major leadership programs from over 45 schools from across the United States were in attendance. The award was presented for: "facilitating and supporting leadership growth and development, and impacting the lives of students and the community." Only one award of this type was presented.

Kevin was nominated by the student leaders who operate Ohio University's Amanda J. Cunningham Leadership Center - a leadership center Kevin Smith lead the creation and development of beginning in 2007.

Undergraduate student wins first place for poster presentation at Sigma Xi national conference

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:03:09 +0000

KEITH HAWKINS, an Honors Tutorial College Physics and Astronomy undergraduate student won first place for best poster presentation in the Physics and Astronomy Section at the Sigma Xi Student Research Conference.

Sigma Xi is an international, multidisciplinary research society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise and honor scientific achievement. There are nearly 60,000 Sigma Xi members in more than 100 countries around the world.

Thirty-eight medals were presented to science and engineering students for outstanding research posters at the 2011 Sigma Xi Student Research Conference Nov. 11-12 in Raleigh.

More than 300 high school, undergraduate and graduate students from North America presented 277 research posters. These students represented 120 educational institutions throughout North America.

Performed African drum and dance in Hong Kong

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:12:38 +0000

Zelma Badu-Younge and Pascal Younge and selected members of the Ohio University African Drum and Dance Ensemble were invited by the Hong Kong Cultural Orchestra to perform in Hong Kong.

Perspectives magazine award

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:17:50 +0000

Perspectives magazine has received a bronze award for "Best Specialized or Unit-Level Magazine" in the 2011 "Pride of CASE V Awards" competition sponsored by the Great Lakes region division of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. CASE is the major national organization for higher education communications, marketing, alumni relations and advancement professionals. CASE District V represents schools in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The competition recognized the magazine for its Autumn/Winter 2010 and Spring/Summer 2011 issues. Andrea Gibson is editor, and alumna Christina Ullman is senior designer and illustrator. The magazine is published by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity.

Grant award from the Athens Hocking Vinton 317 Board

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:10:03 +0000

Christine Bhat, assistant professor of counseling and higher education, received a grant award from the Athens Hocking Vinton 317 Board for her work in providing services to clients enrolled in an opioid addiction program at University Medical Associates.

Book "Outsourcing Justice: The Role of Nonprofit Caseworkers in Pretrial Release Programs" published

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:49:57 +0000

Do pretrial release programs, initiated and now operated by a range of nonprofit organizations to redress the inequalities of the bail system, affect the administration of justice? Specifically, do they lessen the barriers to justice often faced by poor and minority defendants? Ursula Castellano's ethnographic study of four pretrial release programs reveals the often unintended consequences of incorporating social service nonprofits in the criminal court process.

Castellano explores the intimate workings of pretrial release programs to show how contract caseworkers now play a critical role at nearly every stage of the criminal justice process—and also how well-intentioned nonprofits can end up compromising the traditional adversarial legal process in the name of treatment, sometimes in ways that are detrimental for defendants. In the process, she raises new questions about the increasing involvement of nonprofits in the operation of government.

"The Impact of an Honor Code on Cheating in Online Courses" published in MERLOT Journal

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:13:02 +0000

Three studies were conducted to assess the effect of an honor code on self-reported cheating during online quizzes in an Introductory Psychology course. In Study 1 (N = 40), the authors found that 72.5% of students reported cheating on at least one of the 14 quizzes (M = 4.15), typically by consulting the textbook or the online course materials. In Study 2 (N = 84), students were randomly assigned to a fully asynchronous online section in which students were required to digitally sign an honor code or to a section without such a requirement. Contrary to expectations, no significant difference in self-reported cheating emerged between students who signed the honor code (61.5%) and students who did not sign the code (50%). In Study 3 (N = 165), the authors tested students in blended sections and found that students who signed an honor code were about 30% less likely to report cheating (57.6%) than those who did not sign (81.8). The authors discuss the implications for online instruction and suggest that the immediacy (i.e., perceived social distance) of the instructor is one key factor that influences compliance with honor codes in online courses.

Elected vice president of the University Research Magazine Association

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:09:24 +0000

Andrea Gibson has been elected vice president of the University Research Magazine Association, which promotes excellence and professionalism among those who write, edit, design, and publish magazines about the research and scholarly activities of a university, nonprofit research center, or institute. In 2013, she will advance to the role of president of the association. Gibson is editor of Ohio University's Perspectives magazine and director of research communications for the Vice President for Research.

named an Outstanding Young Alumni by the University of Florida College of Education

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:44:33 +0000

The University of Florida (UF) has named Ohio University Assistant Professor David Horton (PhD ’09), a UF College of Education 2011 Outstanding Young Alumni.

The UF Alumni Association established the Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2006 to recognize alumni who are 35 or younger and have distinguished themselves in their profession and community.