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Solving the math and science teacher shortage:
SOLES finds a formula for
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Horizons News Magazine | USD ScHool of leaDerSHip anD eDUcation ScienceS
Caster family gift to benefit nonprofit research | 4
Remarkable leaders in education: A new SOLES tradition | 5
Joi Spencer, Ph.D.
Horizons News Magazine | USD ScHool of leaDerSHip anD eDUcation ScienceS
paula a. cordeiro, ed.D., DeanSteven Gelb, ph.D., associate Deanlinda Dews, assistant Dean Gary a. neiger, Director of Development and alumni relationslinda Siefert, ed.D., Director of assessmenttedi Kostka, credential analyst rondi Stein, M.B.a., Budget and operations ManagerMichelle a. tillman, M.a., Director of outreach and recruitment
5998 Alcalá ParkSan Diego, CA 92110-2492
Phone: (619) [email protected]
www.sandiego.edu/soles
f e at U r e S to r y
2 | Solving the math and science teacher shortage: SoleS finds a formula for success
4 | around Hill Hall •CenterforNonprofitResearchreceives
CasterFamilyEndowment
•NewSOLESAlumniCouncilbeingformed
•RemarkableLeadersinEducation: AnewtraditionatSOLES
6 | faculty news Newfacultyandadministrativeappointments
7 | alumni Spotlight •RabbiLaurieCoskey
•AlumniNews
9 | Upcoming events
D e pa r t M e n t S
F R O m t h E D E A N
March 2008
DearSOLESAlumniandFriends,
During2007severalnewfacultyandstaffmembersjoinedSOLES,andtheyarefeaturedinthisissueofHorizons.ComingfromCanadaisDr.CatherineHands,whoisinthepublic/privateschoolleadershipspecializationintheDepartmentofLeadershipStudies.WehaveourfirstProfessorofPractice—RichThome—aformerschoolsuperintendent.Richisassistinguswithoutreachtolocalschooldistricts.Dr.MarieSchrup,anadministratorintheSweetwaterUnionHighSchoolDistrict,issupportingtheDepartmentofLearningandTeachingonissuesofcredentialingandeducationpolicy;herexpertiseisinvaluabletothedepartment.AnothernewcolleagueisScottHimelstein,formerCaliforniaDeputySecretaryofEducationandActingSecretaryofEducation.ScottjoinedusasthefoundingdirectoroftheCenterforEducationPolicyandLaw(CEPAL)whichwewilltellyoumoreaboutinfuturepublications.
TheDean’sofficehassomeveryexcitingchangesaswell.LastSeptember,LindaDewsbecameournewAssistantDean.Also,someofyoumanyknowDr.SteveGelb,fromtheDepartmentofLearningandTeaching,whoisnowtheAssociateDean.
InthisissueofHorizonswehighlighttheimportantworkbeingdonebyourMath,ScienceandTechnologyEducation(MSTE)program’sfacultyandstudents.Drs.Buczynski,Hansen,InoueandSpencerarethefulltimefacultyintheDepartmentofLearningandTeachingwhoaredoingveryexcitingresearchwithourstudents,andincollaborationwithschooldistrictandcommunity-basedorganizations.
Finally,wewanttoinviteyouandyourfamiliestoparticipateinanewtraditionatSOLES—andit’sfree.OnFridayJuly4,2008wewillbecelebratingIndependenceDayontheWestTerraceofHillHall.Theterraceoverlooksthebayandoceanandtheviewofthefireworksshouldbequitespectacular.So,pleaseplanonjoiningus.Wewillhavebeveragesandmunchiesforeveryoneandwewillleavethebuildingopenforthoseofyouhaven’tseenityetorwanttoshowittoyourfamilyandfriends.
HappySpringtoall!
Paula A. CordeiroDeanandProfessor
Left to right: Msgr. William Elliott, Founding Dean School of Education; Paula A. Cordeiro, Ed. D., current Dean SOLES; and Edward DeRoche, Ph.D., Dean Emeritus School of Education
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Thereasonfortheshortageseemsobvious:Overthepasttwodecades,studentenrollmentshavebeenincreasing,whilequalifiedteachersareleavingtheprofessionineverincreasingnumbers.Inresponse,we’veseenawiderangeofteacherrecruitmentprogramsbeingimplemented,suchasTeachforAmerica,aPeaceCorps-likeprogram.Anotherrecruitmentstrategy,financialincentives,includeseverythingfrom
signingbonusesandstudentloanforgivenesstohousingassistanceandtuitionreimbursement.
ButatSOLES,theMath,ScienceandTechnologyEducation(MSTE)graduateprogramhasadoptedamorebroad-basedstrategy.Inadditiontorecruitingstudentswhoarejustbeginningtheircareers,MSTEencouragesmoreexperiencedstudentstoapply:careerchangerswhomayhavealwayshadadreamof
onedayteaching,aswellasexistingmathandscienceteacherslookingtosharpentheirskills.
“We’reseeingmoreandmorecareerchangerswhowanttobecometeachers,”reportsSandyBuczynski,Ph.D.,assistantprofessorofscienceeducationandMSTEprogramcoordinator.“Justthissemesterwehadtwoseasonedprofessionalsentertheprogram,onearetiringengineerandtheotheraformerphysicaltherapist.”
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Everywhereyoulookinthenewsthesedays,there’ssomethingaboutthecriticalshortageofqualifiedteachersinmathematicsandthesciences.Inhis2006StateoftheUnionaddress,PresidentBushspecificallycalledfortherecruitmentof30,000newmathandscienceteachers.Meanwhile,theNationalAcademyofSciencesandotherhigh-profilegroupsarepredictingthattheteachershortage,andtheresultingpoorqualityofmathandscienceeducationinourschools,willnegativelyimpactthefutureeconomicwell-beingofthenation as a whole.
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Solving the math and science teacher shortage:
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Veteranteachersareanothergroupthat’sbeingactivelyrecruitedbyMSTE.Initially,scholarshipfundingfortheprogram’sfirstcohortwasprovidedthroughaCaliforniaMath-SciencePartnershipgrantaimedathelpingexistingmathandscienceteachersbecomebetteratwhattheydo.Asaresult,thefirstgroupof25studentstoreceivetheirmaster’sdegreethroughMSTEwereallveteranteachers.
“Teacherswithafewyearsundertheirbeltknowwherethechallengeslieandareinamuchbetterpositiontodeepentheirskills,”saysJoiSpencer,Ph.D.,assistantprofessorofmatheducationatSOLES.“They’veexperiencedthepainthatcomeswhenkidsdon’t‘getit,’andthey’rehighlymotivatedtofindasolution.”
AccordingtoBuczynski,makingsurethatteachers“getit”firstiskey.“Wethinkit’simportantforteacherstohaveanunderstandingofthebasicconceptsthatunderliethecontentthey’reteaching,”shesays.“It’sthisconceptualunderstandingthatgivesgoodteacherstheconfidencetobecomegreatteachers.”
Thetwo-yearMSTEprogramusesacohortmodel,wherethesamegroupofstudentsstarttogether,takethesamecoursestogether,andultimatelyfinishtogether.AccordingtoSpencer,thecohortmodelisagrowingtrendingraduateschools,especiallyinprofessionssuchasteaching,nursingorlaw.“Studentsarelesslikelytodropoutwhenthere’sanendinsight,”shepointsout.“Infact,MSTE’sfirstcohorthadazeroattritionrate.Pluseveryoneisproceedingatthesamepace,sothere’sneverthepressureoffeelingeitherrushedorheldback.”
Beforereceivingamaster’sdegreeinMSTE,eachcandidateisrequiredtocompleteanactionresearchprojectandpresentthefindingsinapublicforum.Unlikeamoretraditionalthesisproject,whereresearchisoftenbasedonahypotheticalquestion,actionresearchusesareallifeclassroomproblemasitsfocus.“OurMSTEcandidatesaredevelopingas‘teacher-scholars’,”saysBuczynski,“expandingtheirinsightsregardingeffectiveteachingpractices.”
“Anumberofresearchprojectsthatourstudentshavedonehavehadanincredibleimpactontheirstudents,”Spenceradds.Asanexample,shecitesanExcelTMprogramcreatedbyoneMSTEstudentthathelpschildrenunderstandtheconceptofcommondenominators.
“It’sveryhandson,withteachersworkingwiththeirownstudents,”sheadds,“andthegoodnewsis,intheend,thekidsbenefit.”
Sandy Buczynski, Ph.D.
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Duringthefallof2007anumberofSOLESAlumnimettoorganizeanalumnicouncilthatwouldhelpfosterandenhancerelationsbetweencurrentSOLESstudentsandSOLESalumni.
TheSOLESAlumniCouncilwillmeetthreetimesannuallytoreviewprogramandserviceofferings,socialeventsandfundraisingprograms.
OurthankstothefollowingalumnifortheirhelpinplanningandorganizingtheCouncil:
Diane CallahanHelenEckmannJoeRaffaLindseyMcDougleReneeHerrellTeresaGaseWaltHeineckeTomCesarini
IfyouareinterestedinparticipatingintheAlumniCouncilpleasecontact Mr.GaryA.Neiger,DirectorofDevelopmentandAlumniRelations,at(619)260-7783or [email protected].
New SOLES Alumni Council being formed
SanDiego-basedA-1SelfStoragehasawardedtheCenterforNonprofitResearchatSOLESamajorendowmenttoenhanceresearcheffortsandfurtherthestudyofcriticalissuesaffectingSanDiego’snonprofitsector.
TheCasterFamilyCenterforNonprofitResearchstudiesissuesofstrategicimportancetothenonprofitsectorinordertoidentifyandadvancebestpracticesinleadershipandmanagement.Theresultsofthesestudiesbenefitthosewholeadnonprofits,aswellasthemillionsofcitizenstheyservelocallyandnationally.
“Thisgenerousgiftensuresthatwewillcontinuetheworkfirstbegunwhenwewereestablishedin2004withsupportfromTheWestreichFoundationandtheBruceT.HalleFamilyFoundation,”sayscenterfounderandco-directorPatLibby.“Thenonprofitsectorisgrowingexponentiallyandconstitutesthe6thlargesteconomyintheworld.Thatleadershipmusthaveaccesstodataandresourcesthatwillhelpstrengthenthesector.”
Since2004,theCenterforNonprofitResearchatSOLEShasproducedseveralsignificantreportsaffectingthenonprofitsectorandhasbecomearespectedthinktankfornonprofitleaders.
“TheCasterCompaniesenthusiasticallysupportthehighqualityworkproducedbytheCenter.Weunderstandthebenefitsofprovidingleadersofnonprofitswiththehighestqualityeducationfocusedontrainingresponsible,ethicalleaders,”saidTerryCaster,founderoftheCasterCompanies,ownersofA-1SelfStorage.
Center for Nonprofit Research Receives
Caster Family Endowment
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HILL HALLAROUND
SOLESmarkedtheopeningofHillHallinOctoberof2007bycreatinganewtradition—RemarkableLeadersinEducation—tohonorlegendarycontributionstothefieldofeducationmadebyindividualsinSanDiegoandImperialCounties.SOLESwaspleasedtorecognizesixdynamicandoutstandingindividualsasour inaugural honorees:
Roger Revelle,Ph.D.,heraldedasthefatherofUCSD
Cherrie Sevick,apioneerinthefieldofspecialeducationwhohelpeddeveloptheCaliforniaMasterPlanforSpecialEducation
hector Lopez,Ed.D.,yearsofexemplaryworkincollegecounselingatImperialCountyCommunityCollege
Ellen Browning Scripps, philanthropiceffortsinestablishingtheScrippsInstitutionofOceanography
thomas h. Watts,founderoftheElementaryInstituteofScience,forhisworkwithmiddleandhighschoolstudents
mary Catherine Swanson, forherworkinfoundingtheAVIDprogram,aninternationalprogramdesignedtohelpstudentsprepareforandsuccessfullyachieveacollegeeducation
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Receiving their Remarkable Leaders awards are (top to bottom) Cherrie Sevick, Hector Lopez with Professor Reyes Quezada and Mary Catherine Swanson with San Diego City Council President pro tem Tony Young, USD alumnus and former AVID teacher.
Pleasehelpus continue this wONdErfuL trAdItION by nominating a
remarkable leader
in education for
our 2008 honors.
nomination forms
can be found at
www.sandiego.edu/
academics/soles/
remarkableleaders/
2008rlie.pdf
remarkable Leaders in Education: A new tradition at SOLES
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Scott himelstein, Director Center for Education Policy and Law (CEPAL)
ScottHimelsteinpreviouslyservedasCaliforniaDeputySecretaryofEducation,andsubsequentlyActingSecretaryofEducation.HewaschiefpolicyadvisortoGovernorSchwarzennegerforK-12andhighereducation.FormerlyMr.HimelsteinwaschairmanandCEOofboththeNationalEvenStartAssociationandSanDiegoReads.HecurrentlyservesaspresidentoftheWilliamD.LynchFoundationforChildrenandisontheboardofdirectorsfortheSanDiegoCouncilonLiteracy,SweetwaterEducationFoundation,PartnershipforSuccessFoundationandCaliforniaCoastCreditUnion.
Richard thome, Professor of PracticeDepartment of Leadership Studies
RichardThomeretiredafterserving37yearsasateacherintheCaliforniaschoolsystem.HeisnowapartnerinLeadershipAssociates,California’slargestsuperintendentsearchfirm,andisanexecutivecoachforSpringboardSchools.Locally,Mr.ThomeservedassuperintendentofSouthBayandCardiffSchoolDistricts.AttheUniversitylevel,Mr.ThomehasservedasadjunctprofessoratCaliforniaStateUniversity,LongBeach,SanMarcosandSanDiegoStateUniversity.Hewasawardedthe2006WillieVelasquezCommunityServiceAwardforoutstandingcontributiontotheSanDiegoLatinocommunity.
marie G. Schrup, Ed. D. Department of Learning and teaching
MarieSchrupisthedirectorofNewTeacherSupportProgramsinSweetwaterUnionHighSchoolDistrict,wheresheoverseestheBTSA/Inductionprogramanduniversityinterns.ShespenttenyearsworkinginschooldistrictsacrossSanDiegoCountyasateacher,programspecialistandadministratorandtwelveyearsasaconsultantattheCaliforniaCommissiononTeacherCredentialing.SchrupisamemberofthestatewidespecialeducationcredentialworkgroupandtheCaliforniaImprovingSpecialEducationServices(ISES)group.
Linda Dews, Assistant DeanLindaDewshasmorethantwentyyearsofexperienceinhighereducationadministration.She
previouslyservedasanassistantdeaninstudentservicesatCaliforniaWesternSchoolofLaw.Sheconsultedandadvisedinadmissionsanddiversityissuesforalocalindependentcollegepreparatoryschoolandhasservedinvariouscommitteeandexecutiveboard8=leadershippositionsfornationallegaleducationorganizations.Ms.DewsrecentlyheldthepositionofinterimexecutivedirectorfortheSanDiegoWomen’sHistoryMuseumandEducationalCenter.Shehasfrequentlyservedasaspeakerandpanelistatnationalandregionalconferences.
Catherine hands, Ph. D.Educational Leadership Development Academy (ELDA)Department of Leadership Studies
MontessoriteacherCatherineHandsreturnedtoacademiatoearngraduatedegreesineducationaladministrationfromtheUniversityofToronto.HerdoctoraldissertationonpartnershipsbetweenschoolsandcommunitiesreceivedanAERASpecialInterestGroupOutstandingDissertationaward.HandswentontoteacheducationalleadershipcoursesattheUniversityofToronto,andhasworkedasaneducationalconsultant.ShewasanexecutivememberoftheCanadianAssociationofMontessoriTeachersandiscurrentlyaprogramcommitteememberandco-chairfortheAERAFamily,School,andCommunityPartnershipSpecialInterestGroup.
new SoleS faculty and administrative appointments
FACULTYNEwS
Rabbi Laurie Coskey, Ed. D., Executive Director, San Diego Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice
Ordainedasarabbiin1985,LaurieCoskeyenteredthedoctoralprograminleadershipstudiesatSOLESmorethanadecadelater.“Itwasmycallingasarabbithatledmetotheteachingsoftheprophets,whowerepassionateadvocatesforprofoundandmeaningfulsocialchange,”sherecalls.“Iwaslookingforadoctoralprogramwithastrongethicalfoundationthatwasalsofocusedoncommunityandleadership.”
AccordingtoRabbiCoskey,theleadershipskillsshegainedatSOLESandtheworkshedidtherehelpedprepareherforhercurrentroleasexecutivedirectoroftheInterfaithCommitteeforWorkerJustice(ICWJ)ofSanDiego–apositionsheassumedin2001,shortlyafterearningherDoctorateinEducationatUSD.“OurmissionatICWJistoeducateandmobilizetheSanDiegoreligiouscommunityandpeopleoffaithtoliftuptheissuesfacinglow-wage
workersandtheirfamiliesandhelptoendpovertyinSanDiegothroughimprovedwages,benefitsandworkingconditions,”shesays.
“It’stheon-sitejobsthatcan’tbeexported–janitorial,caretakers,childcareworkers,andserviceindustryworkers–whereyou’llfindthemostlow-wageworkerswhoarebeingforcedtochoosebetweenrentandfoodormedicinefortheirchildren.Noreligioustraditionacceptsthiskindofpoverty,”Coskeypointsout.
TheSanDiegoICWJwasestablishedin1998tohelplow-wageworkersandtheirfamiliestolivesustainableliveswithdignity.Asadvocatesfortheworkingpoor,ICWJmembersfrommorethanadozenfaithtraditionsutilizesuchtacticsasletterwritingcampaigns,meetingswithworkersandmanagement,
andorganizingandparticipatingindelegationsandvigils.
CoskeyisconvincedthatherworkatUSDhelpedlaythegroundworkforhersuccessatICWJ.“MydissertationatSOLESstudiedthepropertiesofcollaborationandsharedvisionamongcommunityleadersinSanDiego,”sherecalls.“ItwasacriticalsteppingstonetowardtheadvocacyworkI’mdoingtoday.“
Rabbi Coskey has been selected to receive the Arthur Hughes Career Achievement Award, to be presented at the Alumni Honor Awards banquet on April 26, 2008.
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SPOtLIGHtALUMNI
VictoriaBaron’94 LicensedFamilyTherapist
BrianBright Partner,EducorCapitalPartners
JeffA.Carlstead’04 Owner,HamptonInn
ChristopherCarstens,Ph.D. ClinicalPsychologist
RodneyF.Dammeyer President,CACLLC
LauraStanleyDeMarco FormerPartner,Nicholas-Applegate
CapitalManagement
WendyGillespie Principal,FrontierTrading,Inc.
ToddGutschow Founder,ToddandMariGutschow FamilyFoundation
RebeccaHaddockSmith’93 RegionalDirectorofCommunicationsand
Outreach,HighTechHigh
MelKatz President,Manpower
BrianE.Kinsman President,KinsmanCapital
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS 2007-2008
Susan E. mitchell, Ed. D. ‘94, associatevicepresentforStudentAcademicSupportServices(emeritus)recentlyretiredafter32yearsintheCaliforniaStateUniversitysystem.Duringhertenure,sheservedinStudentAffairsatSanDiegoStateUniversityandCalStateSanMarcosandwasactiveinseveralprofessionalorganizationsinhighereducation.
Kevin mcClure, m.A. ’04,isexecutivedirectoroftheSanDiegoPreventionCoalition,alocalnonprofitthatseekstoreducedrugabuseacrosstheregion.Hewasinvolvedinpromotinganunprecedentedmediaeventwitheightlocalchannelsbroadcasting“CrystalDarkness,”adocumentaryhighlightingthedangersofmethamphetamine.McClure’sinitiativeswerealsothesubjectofacoverstory,“SpeedLimits,”intheDecember2007issueofKPBS On Air Magazine.
James Otis, m.A. ’04, is working as a seventhgradeteacherinGhana.HisschoolrecentlyhostedtheannualAISA(AssociationofInternationalSchoolsinAfrica)conference,whichwasattendedbyover600teachersandadministratorsfrommorethan35Africancountries.
David herrera, Ed. D ’05, as a resulthisparticipationintheIAFEP(InternationalAssociationfortheEconomicsofParticipation)conferenceinJune2006,Dr.Herrerawasinvitedtogivetalkstostudentsinclassrooms,facultymembersandthecommunityatlargeatMessiahUniversityinPennsylvania.Inaddition,Dr.HerrerawasinvitedtojointhenewlyformedMondragonCooperativeAcademicCommunity(MCAC).FundedbyMondragonUniversity(Spain),theMCACisconcernedwithresearchrelatedto“bridgesthatmightexistamongappliedethics,cooperativeenterprise,andsustainablecommunityandhumandevelopment”.
tricia Bertram Gallant, Ph. D. ’06, UCSDacademicintegritycoordinator,authored“TheComplexityofIntegrityCultureChange:ACaseStudyofaLiberalArtsCollege”thatrecentlyappearedin The Review of Higher Education.HerASHEMonograph“AcademicIntegrityinthe21stCentury:Ateachingandlearningimperative”willbepublishedinSummer2008.SheisalsocollaboratingwithUSDpoliticalscienceprofessorPatrickDrinanonseveralmanuscripts,andisco-authoringabookwithPatandStevenDavisonstudentcheating.
Alumni News
correction: Inthefall2007issueofHorizons,AlumniNews,TriciaBertramGallantiscollaboratingwithprofessorPatrickDrinan,notPatLibby.
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StevanLaaperi’76 DirectorofSchools,DioceseofSanDiego
WilliamD.Lynch Founder,WilliamD.LynchFoundation
JeanH.Miller CommunityVolunteer
Vince Mudd CEO,SanDiegoOfficeInteriors
JimF.Mulvaney,Jr. VicePresident,DriverAlliantInsurance
DrewSchlosberg CommunityandPublicRelationsManager,
SanDiegoUnion-Tribune
PeterSibley CEOofEDmin.com,Inc.
DorothySmith FormerMemberandPresident,Boardof Education,SanDiegoCitySchools; Professor,SanDiegoCityCollege(retired)
DarrylSolberg ManagingPartnerofHecht,Solberg, Robinson,Goldberg,&Bagley
RichardSulpizio PresidentandChiefOperatingOfficer,
Qualcomm(retired)
RichardThome AssistantSuperintendentofHuman
ResourcesandTechnology,SanDiegoCountyOfficeofEducation(retired)
JohnYochelson President,BuildingEngineeringandScience Talent(BEST)
JohnZygowicz ManagingDirector,PrivateClientGroup,
USBank
Substitute teacher training Program ��Saturday,April5and19,20088:30a.m.–4:00p.m.SponsoredbytheSouthernCaliforniaTeacherRecruitment&SupportCenterWarrenAuditorium,HillHall,Rm116Contact:(619)908-3600,orgoto www.teachsocal.org/sub.asp
LEAP (Leaders Exploring Administrative Possibilities) Open House ��Sunday,April27,2008 4:30p.m.–6:00p.m.SponsoredbyELDAHillHall,Room102Contact:CarmenValencia, (619)260-8839,[email protected]
Annual SPArC Awards ��Friday,May9,2008 8:00a.m.–12:00p.m.SupportPersonnelAccountabilityReportCardSponsoredbytheCenterforStudentSupportServices(CS3)InstituteforPeaceandJustice (roomsA&B)Contact:LonnieRowell,Director, (619) 260-4212, [email protected] or [email protected]
5th Symposium on Action research in Schools •Friday,May16,2008 8:00a.m.–7:00p.m.
��•Saturday,May17,2008 8:00a.m.–2:00p.m.CosponsoredbyCS3andtheDepartmentofLearning andTeachingHillHallContact:LonnieRowell,Director, (619) 260-4212, [email protected] or [email protected]
SOLES Global 2008 Summer Study Courses
South africa K-16ComparativeEducationMay29–June11
Shanghai, china GlobalLeadership May30–June7
Mondragon, Spain ParticipatoryLeadershipJuly7–July11
costa rica EducationalLeadershipinPeaceandSustainability August2–9
Contact:WhitneyMcIntyreMiller, (619)260-7443, [email protected]
10th Annual Conference on Character development��June30–July1,2008TheThreeC’sforSafeSchools: Caring,Civil,ChallengingSponsoredbyTheCharacterDevelopmentCenterUSDInstituteforPeaceandJusticeContact:EdwardDeRoche,Director,(619) 260-2250, [email protected]
ELdA Summer InstituteJuly8-11,2008UniversityofSanDiegoContact:CarmenValencia, (619)260-8839,[email protected]
CCLdI Summer Academy ��July27–31,2008SponsoredbyCommunityCollegeLeadershipDevelopmentInitiatives(CCLDI)UniversityofSanDiegoContact:(619)260-7605, [email protected]
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School of Leadership and Education Sciences5998 Alcalá ParkSan Diego, CA 92110-2492
NonprofitsalariesinSanDiegoCountyarefarbelowprivateandpublicsectorcompensationlevels.Tomeetthischallenge,TheThomasC.AckermanFoundationhasapprovedachallengegrantthat,whenmet,willcreate$1millioninendowedscholarshipsforNonprofitLeadershipandManagementstudentsatUSDtohelptodefraytuitioncosts.
for every $3 donated to the SoleS nonprofit leadership and Scholarship fund, the ackerman foundation will make a matching $1 donation. Help us reach our goal of $600,000 in new donations by the June 30, 2008 deadline.
total donations to date: $362,850.00
Amount needed to reach our goal: $237,150.00
Challenge weeks remaining: 16 weeks
to make a donation, or for more information, visit our website at www.sandiego.edu/soles/ackerman
or contact Gary a. neiger, Director of Development and alumni relations(619) [email protected]
the Ackerman Challenge Grant
Step up to the challenge!