School of Education and
Professional Studies
Annual Report
2006-2007
Annual Report
School of Education and Professional
Studies
Table of Contents
School of Education and Professional Studies 2006 2007
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...1
Programs
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...13
Student Academic
Services
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.14
Office of Field Experiences
....18
Department of Counseling and Family Therapy
......22
Department of Educational Leadership
..26
Department of Nursing
.......28
Department of Physical Education and Health
Studies
...29
Department of Reading and Language Arts
.....34
Department of Social Work
....42
Department of Special
Education
....45
Department of Teacher Education
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.....47
Administration
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... 53 Outside the Classroom and Into the
Community
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...57 Faculty
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63
Faculty
Service
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Faculty
Publications
....67
Faculty
Presentations
..71
Faculty Grants Procured
.76
Diversity
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77
Assessment
......80
School of Education and Professional Studies 2007 2008...
..97
Title II
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...98
SEPS Mission Statement...
.101
SEPS Strategic Plan
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103
School of Education and
Professional Studies
Annual Report
2006-2007
Published by the Office of the
Dean
School of Education and Professional Studies
Barnard
Hall Room 248
Central Connecticut
State University
860-832-2101
The School of Education and
Professional
Studies
Office of the Dean
Mitchell Sakofs, Dean
Patricia Hensley, Interim Associate Dean
Anne Pautz, Assistant Dean
Student Academic
Services
Mary Pat Bigley, Counselor
Office of Field
Experiences
Holly Hollander, Director
Counseling and
Family Therapy
Connie Tait, Chair
Educational
Leadership
Tony Rigazio-DiGilio, Chair
Nursing
Carol Williams, Chair
Reading and Language Arts
Helen Abadiano, Chair
Social Work
Catherine Baratta, Chair
Special Education
Mitch Beck, Chair
Teacher Education
Susan Seider, Chair
Organization
of the School of Education
The
School of Education and Professional Studies is
organized into eight academic departments:
·
Counseling & Family Therapy
·
Educational Leadership
·
Nursing
·
Physical Education and Health Fitness
·
Reading and Language Arts
·
Social Work
·
Special Education
·
Teacher Education
The
School offers programs leading to the following undergraduate degrees: Bachelor
of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Education and Bachelor of
Science in Nursing. Undergraduate
disciplines in the School include: Education, Nursing, Health Fitness Studies,
Athletic Training and Social Work. The
School also offers an Ed.D. program in Educational Leadership as well as Masters
of Science Degrees in the following disciplines: Educational Leadership, School
Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Physical Education and Health Fitness
Studies Reading and Language Arts, Special Education and Teacher Education. In
collaboration with colleagues in the Schools of Art and Sciences, Business and
Technology, programs exist in 12 specialty secondary education fields as well
as All Level fields in business, art, music, foreign language, TESOL and
technology education.
During
the 2006-2007 year, the School
of Education faculty was
comprised of 95 individuals serving as administrators, professors, academic
advisors, and administrative staff. Dr.
Mitchell Sakofs was named Dean of the School of Educational
and Professional Studies; Dr. Patricia Hensley served as Interim Associate
Dean.
New
faculty members for the 2008 Academic Year included: Janell Drone, Ellen
Retelle, Ethan Heinen and Timothy Reagan in the Department of Educational
Leadership; Cherie King, Department of Counseling and Family Therapy; Roy
Leonardi, Department of Special Education, and Michael Voight, Department of
Physical Education and Human Performance.
School of Education and
Professional Studies
N=786
N= 1,305
School of Education and
Professional Studies
Student Graduation Statistics*
* data provided by registrar
and represents fall 2006 graduates only; spring 2007 remains to be recorded
SEPS DEC MEMBERS 2007-2008
Counseling and Family Therapy
Daniel Wiener, Chair
Ralph Cohen
Jane Fried
Judith Rosenberg
Educational Leadership
Penelope Lisi, Chair
Karen Beyard
Anthony Rigazio - DiGilio
Olusegun Sogunro
(Alternate)
Barry Sponder
Social Work
Catherine Baratta, Chair
Patricia Hensley
Margaret Martin (ECSU)
Special Education
Mitchell Beck, Chair
John Foshay
Ernest Pancsofar
Karen Beyard (Alternate)
Reading and Language Arts
Jesse Turner, Chair
Helen Abadiano
Anthony Rigazio-Digilio
Physical Education and Health
Performance
Susan Smith, Chair
Frank Frangione
Tom McCarthy
Teacher Education
Karen Riem, Chair
Gail Cueto
Nancy Hoffman
Daniel Mulcahy
Susan Seider (Ex-Officio)
Nursing
Meg Levvis, Chair
Karen Beyard
Ralph Cohen
Fall 2006
Deans List
School of Education and Professional Studies