Graduate School of Education
LEADING, LEARNING, LIFE CHANGING
ANNUAL REPORT
2007-2008
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What’s inside
From the dean
GTEP graduate has bright future
PACE master’s graduate reaches for the sky
GSE students earn numerous scholarships
SPED alumna engages post-high school youth
GSE alumna heads Eastern Oregon University
GSE reaches out globally
Promotion and tenure
Rehabilitation Counseling Specialization ranks high
Fantastic faculty: Candace Manary
Continuing Education joins GSE
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African American men focus of health project
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Helen Gordon Center provides community model 12
Announcing three new graduate certificates
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Friends of the GSE actively support programs
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Philanthropy in action: Thrasher Scholarships
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Major grants and awards
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Gifts to the GSE 2007-08
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The year in review
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Assessing students and programs
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GSE Advisory Council
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GSE Consortium
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Graduate School
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Annual Report 2007-08
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Instruction
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Foundations and Administration
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From the dean
The complexity of contemporary life and
growing competition with other countries
require that Americans educate all children
at higher levels than ever before. There
are five times more words in the English
language today than in Shakespeare’s
time, and each day 3,000 new books
are published. The amount of technical
information in the world doubles every
two years. Educators are challenged to
prepare students mostly for jobs that do
not yet exist and to solve problems that we
cannot foresee.
So, although our schools and colleges are better than ever, they are not preparing all
students for the challenges of the 21st century. Many other countries have higher
high school completion rates and higher achievement scores than does the United
States. Moreover, even though their rates of completion are lower than that of the
United States, both China and India graduate far more people from high school
and college. In 2004 India graduated 3.1 million people from college and China
graduated 3.3 million, while we graduated just 1.3 million. All of the graduates in
India speak English, and by 2016 China is expected to have more English-speaking
people than any other country.
If Oregon and the nation are to compete globally, we must do something we have
never done before. We must educate ALL of our P-20 students at high levels.
Indeed, we have a moral obligation to help all students reach their full potential as
workers and citizens who can contribute to their communities.
This is the challenge of the Graduate School of Education: to prepare professional
educators to lead change in education and provide a high-quality education for all
students. Since knowledge is expanding so rapidly and much of what we know
today will be out of date in just a few years, we must prepare students to be lifelong
learners and creative thinkers in a world we cannot even imagine. Now that’s a
challenge! But it is one we embrace with eagerness and hope. The world is rapidly
changing and, if we educate ourselves and our children well, it will be a better
world than the one we know today.
In this annual report we share with you our efforts to better prepare professional
P-20 educators and to make the world a better place for everyone.
Randy Hitz, Dean
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GTEP graduate has bright future
STUDENT OVERCOMES SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES TO BECOME A TEACHER
Elizabeth (Liz) Oldham always knew
she wanted to be a teacher. As a youngster, she often went to work with her
father, a teacher in Portland’s Centennial
School District, to “assist” in his business marketing classroom. Growing up
in east Multnomah County, Ms. Oldham
was a model student. She excelled in
school, always taking the most advanced
academic classes, along with choir, theater, and dance. She graduated in 2001
from Reynolds High School as valedictorian.
“Liz is a remarkable and forward-thinking individual.”
—Micki Caskey
Ms. Oldham applied to multiple universities, and was accepted and offered
scholarships at all of them. She decided
to attend PSU. She really liked the campus’s urban environment. PSU awarded
her the prestigious Presidential scholarship, consisting of five years of full
tuition. She majored in both theater arts
and English. Her university theater performances include roles in Godspell, The
Marriage of Bette and Boo, and Blythe Spirit.
At first glance, she may appear golden⎯one of those people who has it
all. However, Ms. Oldham had a serious medical condition. In the spring
of 2005, after many trips to the doctor,
she was finally diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart disorder: Long QT
Syndrome (LQTS). LQTS is an infrequent, hereditary condition affecting the
heart’s electrical rhythm. It can cause
an abnormal heart rate in an otherwise
healthy person. Liz Oldham’s heart was
beating too fast.
The months following her diagnosis
included various treatments and minor
surgeries, but she continued her studies.
She eventually cut her English major
back to a minor, still managing to graduate summa cum laude.
In spite of her health, Ms. Oldham
was determined to stay on course.
She enrolled in the Graduate Teacher
Education Program (GTEP), planning to teach English at the secondary
level. However, halfway through her
GTEP program it was apparent that
she needed a more aggressive approach
to her treatment. The GTEP summer
break gave her the opportunity to have
one more surgery. Doctors installed an
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
(ICD) in her chest that would detect
any abnormal rhythms and self-activate
if there were a problem. She recovered from the surgery quickly and was
able to complete her GTEP licensure
program on time, and with honors. In
“I had to set my priorities
differently...I discovered it
was all right to let some
things go.”
—Liz Oldham
addition, she earned a secondary drama
endorsement and a master’s degree.
During this time, her cohort leader,
Micki Caskey, became an invaluable
supporter. “Liz is a remarkable and forward-thinking individual. For example,
she completed a third student teaching
experience for a drama endorsement,
after fulfilling the requirements for a
language arts endorsement at both the
middle and high school levels,” said Dr.
Caskey. “Her positive and proactive nature will be a benefit to her future students as well as her colleagues.”
In her upbeat way, Ms. Oldham treated
her health issues as another learning
experience. “I had to set my priorities
differently,” she reflected. “I had be-
come a perfectionist, and I discovered it
was all right to let some things go.” Liz
Oldham is poised at the beginning of
her education career with a bright future
ahead. She looks forward to teaching eighth grade language arts in the
Gresham-Barlow School District. Her
plans include acquiring a social studies
endorsement and national board certification. Not much will stop her.
PACE master’s graduate reaches for the sky
J. BRYAN HENDERSON SEEKS A BETTER WAY TO TEACH SCIENCE
Bryan Henderson likes to be prepared.
A recent master’s graduate of the
Postsecondary, Adult, and Continuing
Education (PACE) program, he also
holds a master’s in physics from PSU,
three bachelor’s degrees from the
University of Washington in physics,
astronomy, and philosophy, and a minor
in applied mathematics.
The top 1997 graduate of Ridgefield
High in Ridgefield, Washington, Mr.
Henderson had always excelled in
school. He planned to become a doctor when he enrolled at the University
of Washington in Seattle. But then he
discovered other branches of science.
He was especially drawn to astronomy,
physics and cosmology. “I found many
kinds of science to be intellectually
stimulating,” says Henderson, who
found himself digging deeper and deeper into the origins of matter.
Research assistant positions took him to
Dwingeloo, Netherlands, to study energy from galaxies with black holes and
the high deserts of Chile to collect data
on exploding stars called supernovae.
He learned to operate giant telescope
systems around the globe to look deep
into space and back into time, examining and documenting exploding stars.
As an undergraduate Mr. Henderson
won a NASA Space Grant in 2001 to
study supernovae, and presented findings at a
space grant
colloquium.
He worked
with fellow
students to
revamp an
old obser-
vatory on the UW campus and opened
it for evening talks and public stargazing. He was honored as the year’s most
outstanding astronomy undergraduate
at the University of Washington.
Bryan Henderson loved science, but
loved working with people even more.
The intellectual stimulation provided by
the sciences fed his brain, but he was
also intrigued by the practice of teach-
“Bryan combines his passion
for research with his love of
teaching and a commitment to
helping overcome the barriers
that many students encounter
in science.”
—Janine Allen
ing science. Through his courses, he
gained a sense of what kinds of teaching techniques seemed to be effective
and what didn’t work. After graduating,
he worked as a physics instructor at
the University of Washington’s Office
of Minority Affairs. He noticed that
traditional lecture methods prevailed in
many science classes and realized that
while students like himself could synthesize information delivered that way,
other students struggled. He wanted
to learn more about effective teaching
techniques in order to apply them to
science education. He was also concerned with the low incidence of women and minority students in the sciences
and wondered if specific teaching practices could better retain those students.
Therefore, he joined the Graduate
School of Education’s PACE program.
He worked on two research projects for
professors Christine Cress and Janine
Allen. “Bryan is very intelligent; his
written and oral communication skills
are impeccable. He is a critical thinker,
always asking the questions that lead to
deeper understanding,” said Dr. Allen.
“Bryan combines his passion for research with his love of teaching and a
commitment to helping overcome the
barriers that many students encounter
in science.”
Mr. Henderson realized that studentcentered pedagogy could be more effective in the learning process. In a teaching internship at PCC, he discovered
Peer Instruction, a student-centered
methodology for teaching college physics developed at Harvard University. Mr.
Henderson decided to try some of the
techniques with his students and found
the results favorable.
Bryan Henderson wants to learn more
about education pedagogy and how to
successfully apply it to science education. After graduating from PSU with
two master’s degrees, he applied to
doctoral programs at the University
of California Berkeley, University
of Colorado Boulder, and Stanford
University, and was accepted to all three.
This fall, Bryan
Henderson will
enter Stanford
University’s
School of
Education
to work on a
PhD in Science
Education.
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GSE students earn numerous scholarships
Suad Alwidayn-Alazzam - Oregon Laurels
Graduate Scholarship, tuition remission
Lindsay Anstaett - GSE Scholarship, $1000
Marie Argento-McCurdy - GSE Scholarship,
$1000, and Sandy Kaplan Scholarship,
$1000
Dean Backus - Janette Drew Endowed
Scholarship, $3000
Julie Beck - Founders Endowment in
Special Education Scholarship, $500, and
Norbert Gilles Endowed Scholarship,
$1500
Oscar Belanger - Teach for Diversity
Scholarship, $2000
Secret Belanger - Oregon Laurels Graduate
Scholarship, tuition remission
Hannah Bellm - Janette Drew Endowed
Scholarship, $3000
Charla Billick - Joe Kaplan Scholarship,
$1000
Ian Bruce - Oregon Laurels Graduate
Scholarship, tuition remission
Amy Collinge - Oregon Laurels Graduate
Scholarship, tuition remission
Kirsten Collins - Mary Kinnick PACE
Scholarship, $1000
Lynn Conley - Oregon Laurels Graduate
Scholarship, tuition remission
Caryn Corwin - GSE Scholarship, $1000
Emily Crum - Janette Drew Endowed
Scholarship, $3000
Sarah Dickerson - Learning Disabilities
Foundation of Oregon Scholarship,
$3000
Terrall Dingman - Teach for Diversity
Scholarship, $2000
Amanda Doetch - Oregon Laurels Graduate
Scholarship, tuition remission
Jennifer Donaldson - Sheldon Maron
Endowed Scholarship, $1000
Jodi DuBose - Friends of the GSE
Scholarship, $1000, and Joe Kaplan
Scholarship, $1000
Liza Duilio - Learning Disabilities
Foundation of Oregon Scholarship,
$3000, and Teach for Diversity
Scholarship, $2000
Laura Essafi - Janette Drew Endowed
Scholarship, $3000
Lourdes Flores - Teach for Diversity
Scholarship, $2000
Kenneth Gadbow - Ames Scholarship,
$5100
Daniel Gola - Learning Disabilities
Foundation of Oregon Scholarship,
$3000
Julie Handyside - GSE Scholarship, $1000
Tad Hansen - Teach for Diversity
Scholarship, $2000
Christine Hartley - Sandy Kaplan
Scholarship, $1000
Lindsay Johnson - Janette Drew Endowed
Scholarship, $3000, and Teach for
Diversity Scholarship, $2000
Ryan Josephson - Janette Drew Endowed
Scholarship, $3000
Devon Julien - Ames Scholarship, $5100,
and Teach for Diversity Scholarship,
$2000
Amanda Kamm - Ames Scholarship, $5100
Nam Kirn Khalsa - Janette Drew Endowed
Scholarship, $3000, and Marta and Ken
Thrasher Scholarship, $2000
Fei Lathrop - Teach for Diversity
Scholarship, $2000
Anne Licurse - Helen Farrens Library/
Media Scholarship, $3000
Brian Little - Marta and Ken Thrasher
Scholarship, $1000, and Michael and
Marjorie Fiasca Endowed Scholarship,
$1000
Rachel Lupole - GSE Scholarship, $1000
Erin Mahony - Friends of the GSE
Scholarship, $1000, and Marta and Ken
Thrasher Scholarship, $2000
Ali Maileh - Teach for Diversity Scholarship,
$2000
Sarah Mar - Janette Drew Endowed
Scholarship, $3000
Kellie May - Janette Drew Endowed
Scholarship, $3000
Jane McGraw - Oregon Laurels Graduate
Scholarship, tuition remission
Nicole McKinzie - Friends of the GSE
Scholarship, $1000, and Wayne Larson
Scholarship, $1800
Liang Meng - Phyllis Edmundson Honorary
Scholarship, $2000
Marilyn Mi - Janette Drew Endowed
Scholarship, $3000
Amanda Moore - Jorgensen Family
Endowed Scholarship, $1500
Nichole Morrisey Leger - Janette Drew
Endowed Scholarship, $3000, and Teach
for Diversity Scholarship, $2000
Debora Nelli - Oregon Laurels Graduate
Scholarship, tuition remission
Lee Newman - Friends of the GSE
Scholarship, $1000
Jeff Ortman - GSE Scholarship, $1000
Cristina Osborn - Teach for Diversity
Scholarship, $2000
Christina Overturf - Janette Drew Endowed
Scholarship, $3000
Christopher Perry - Teach for Diversity
Scholarship, $2000
Verenice Powell - Ames Scholarship, $5100
Jeffrey Prothero - Benenson Scholarship,
$1000
Amy Quattlebaum - Eleanor Hardt
Memorial Endowed Scholarship in
Teacher Education, $1000
Kathleen Quinata - GSE Scholarship, $1000
Rosalia Rincon - Teach for Diversity
Scholarship, $2000
Heidi Rivinus - GSE Scholarship, $1000
Violeta Rook - Ames Scholar, $5100
Maria Rubio - Teach for Diversity
Scholarship, $2000
Andrea Shanafelt - Eleanor Hardt Memorial
Endowed Scholarship in Teacher
Education, $1000; and GSE Scholarship,
$1000
Nichole Smith - Friends of the GSE
Scholarship, $1000
Angela Soderberg - GSE Scholarship, $1000
Joy Jerome Turtola - GSE Scholarship,
$1000
Alma Velazquez - Teach for Diversity
Scholarship, $2000
Frances Verbruggen - Oregon Laurels
Graduate Scholarship, tuition remission
Mindy Walton - Capps Family Scholarship,
$1000; and Fred Thompson Scholarship,
$1573
Jun Hong Wang - Eleanor Hardt Memorial
Endowed Scholarship in Teacher
Education, $1000; and Teach for
Diversity Scholarship, $2000
Stephen White - Fred Thompson
Scholarship, $2000
Sylvia Zambrano - Friends of the GSE
Scholarship, $1000
Recognition awards
Elizabeth Asher - Judy Cohen Memorial
Award in Special Education, $150
Elliot Witherspoon - Carol and Larry
Burden Student Recognition Award in
Counselor Education, $250
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SPED alumna
engages post-high
school youth
SPECIAL EDUCATION TRAINING
EMPHASIZES INCLUSION
What is life like for students with disabilities after they leave school? Kriss
Rita decided to find out. A veteran social worker in Pennsylvania, in 2002 she
was ready for a change. From her experience working with families and youth,
she had learned that she liked working
with young people, but she wanted to
be more influential in affecting positive
changes for youth. She needed a new
position that was more empowering.
Ms. Rita enrolled in the GSE Special
Educator licensure program with the
goal of working in schools. She completed her license in 2004 and was immediately hired by Centennial School
District to work with high school students. The Special Education program
at PSU had instilled in her a core belief
in inclusion, which is why she was at-
Transition centers
Throughout Oregon these programs
help post-high school students who
have graduated with modified diplomas to acquire life skills and job
training as they move toward independence. In Oregon, students graduating with alternative diplomas
are eligible for services from school
districts until they are 21. Many districts contract with ESDs and other
agencies for these services, but
Kriss Rita points out there are many
benefits to keeping students near
their home. They learn to navigate
local transportation systems, access
nearby recreation and shopping, and
find employment.
Special Education master’s graduate Kriss Rita, ‘06, and students explore PSU campus via Portland Trolley and MAX light rail system.
tracted to the job. Centennial is a strong
inclusion district. “I believe that including students with disabilities truly makes
them rise to the occasion,” said Ms.
Rita. “I know they can do great things.”
While working at the district, she also
finished her master’s degree at PSU.
In 2006, the Centennial School District
opened their new Transition Center, and
hired Kriss Rita as the coordinator. The
center has between 13-19 students who
learn a variety of life skills⎯everything
from simple banking to riding the
MAX train. In partnership with the
Centennial Education Foundation, they
operate a new and used clothing store,
Closet to Closet, that provides clothing
to Centennial families in need. Along
with her staff members, she takes students on field trips, which helps them
build independence and confidence.
She works with TriMet personnel who
provide information on riding procedures and routes and advice on personal
safety.
The program also partners with local
businesses to find internships for the
students. Ms. Rita works with them to
create a plan and a timeline. Goals are
set to include specific skills and assessment. When the internship is complete,
the student gets two things: a letter of
recommendation and a record of work
experience that can be used to apply for
future jobs. Often the internship is so
successful the company offers a permanent position.
Ms. Rita lights up when you ask her
about student success stories. “The lessons here are truly authentic,” she says.
“You watch students grow up really
quickly.” She describes the possibilities
for students as endless; for example,
one student recently completed forklift operator training. Many go on to
Mt. Hood Community College and
learn technical skills. Others train with
Portland Habilitation Center Northwest
and get full-time jobs.
Kriss Rita’s work in special education
has given her the ability to significantly
impact students’ lives in a positive way.
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GSE alumna heads Eastern Oregon University
Dr. Dixie Lund’s career in higher
education started at Eastern Oregon
University—then called Eastern
Oregon State College (EOSC)—in
1973. She was in the right place at the
right time, when a teaching position
in EOSC’s associates in secretarial
science opened up shortly after she’d
graduated from that same institution.
For the next three years, she taught
typing (before computers were on the
scene), bookkeeping, office procedures,
business letter writing, and yes, even
shorthand! Prior to graduating from
“Dr. Lund was the first dean
that I served under. Because
of her leadership, I acquired
a passion for EOU and a love
of academic advising.”
—Sue Dobson, Regional Director,
EOU Portland/Columbia Gorge
EOSC, she attended both the UO
and PSU as an undergraduate student,
having graduated from Grant Union
High School in John Day, Oregon.
Dr. Lund added a master’s in adult
education from Oregon State University
(1984) and a PSU doctorate in
Educational Leadership (1989) while
continuing to teach and assume more
and more administrative responsibilities
at what became Eastern Oregon
University (EOU). Over the course
of 37 years, she juggled homelife,
parenting, community service, being
a graduate student (and commuting),
and her career, which culminated in her
being named interim president of EOU
in 2003-04.
After retiring in 2004, she was asked to
come out of retirement in August 2007
to again assume the interim presidency
at EOU. Asked why she would leave
the comforts of retirement to return to
the EOU presidency, Dr. Lund replied,
“I love that university. I spent most of
my adult life working in a variety of
capacities at the university, and when I
was asked to return as president during
a time of great challenge for EOU,
there was no way that I could decline.”
A “variety of capacities” is putting it
mildly. In the late 1970s Dr. Lund had
additional administrative responsibilities
for conducting a needs assessment
project for EOU that eventually led to
the establishment of the university’s
Division of Continuing Education and
Regional Programs (later renamed the
Division of Extended Programs, then
the Division of Distance Education),
an area in which she worked for 25
years, the last nine of which, prior to
becoming interim president the first
time, as dean of that division.
Dr. Lund credits her doctoral advisor,
PSU’s Dr. Mary Kinnick, and Dr. Alice
Jacobson, who taught in PSU’s doctoral
program and was a former president
of PCC/Sylvania, with helping her
through the variety of requirements
within the program and especially with
her dissertation. Said Dr. Lund, who
To complete her coursework in the PSU doctoral program,
Dixie Lund drove from her home in La Grande to Portland
weekly—a distance of 270 miles one way.
Average gas price in 1989 - $1.12 per gallon.
Dr. Dixie Lund, ‘89, returns to EOU campus as interim president. She retired as
dean of Eastern’s Division of Distance
Education in 2004.
drove weekly most terms between La
Grande and Portland to attend classes,
“I think my husband, also a PSU alum,
may have spent as much on his doctoral
project, restoring a ’56 two-door Bel-Air
hardtop, as I did on gas and tuition!”
Dr. Lund expects to complete her
second stint as EOU’s interim president
by spring of 2009, as the presidential
search process is underway.
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GSE reaches out globally
Julie Esparza Brown
explores collaborative
opportunities in Mexico
Julie Esparza Brown, assistant professor in Special Education, traveled to
Guadalajara in September of 2007 and
February 2008, as a board member of
the Portland Guadalajara Sister City
Association. She was accompanied by
Marvin Kaiser, dean of PSU’s College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Narce
Rodriguez, dean of Students at PCC’s
Rock Creek Campus, as part of an
education committee who met with
representatives from the Universidad
Autonoma de Guadalajara to discuss
potential collaborations and exchanges.
Dr. Esparza Brown’s particular interest is in creating a summer program at
UAG for teachers who want to increase
their academic Spanish proficiency.
Christine Cress
researches alliances
in India and Nepal
Pacific University’s Center for Gender
Equity invited the PSU Graduate
School of Education to develop a threeway collaborative working relationship
with Lady Doak College in Madurai,
India, and to jointly investigate possible
additional service learning collaborations with several universities in Nepal.
In February 2008, Dr. Christine Cress
accompanied Dr. Martha Rampton of
Pacific University on a three-week service-learning trip to Lady Doak College
and its affiliated community agencies
(NGOs) including local schools and the
Hope and Love Orphanage. The fourth
week, Drs. Cress and Rampton traveled
to Nepal where they were sponsored
by faculty at Kathmandu University,
Pokhara University, and Tribhuvan
University.
Christine Chaillé works
with orphanages in India
Christine Chaillé was invited by a local
Portland nonprofit, Hands to Hearts
International (HHI), to collaborate in
the development of curriculum materials for caregivers in orphanages in India.
Dr. Chaillé traveled with colleague
Frank Mahler, a Helen Gordon Center
teacher and instructor in the Graduate
School of Education. Their task involved training trainers who would
work with caregivers in numerous locations throughout Southern India to help
those caregivers develop a better understanding of child development that
would improve their work with orphans
and other vulnerable children. HHI had
been working in India for two years
with considerable success, but needed
help constructing a comprehensive curriculum that could be adapted to many
other situations and cultures. Since the
training, HHI reports the babies do
not get sick as often and are easier to
soothe. They do not need as much medicine and respond faster to treatment.
Children gained weight, and caregivers
sometimes held contests to see whose
babies gained the most. The caregivers
are now holding and interacting with
the children as much as possible.
The early childhood curriculum that Dr.
Chaillé helped to develop is now translated into five Indian languages used in
Southern India. It is currently used in
three additional Indian states, and HHI
is expanding to other countries in Asia,
Eastern Europe, and Africa.
Promotion and tenure
Yer Thao, PhD, was promoted to associate professor. He teaches
in the Curriculum and Instruction department. His research
interests include ethnic identity, bilingual and multicultural
teacher training, linguistic diversity and oral tradition. He recently
published a book, The Mong Oral Tradition: Cultural Memory in the
Absence of Written Language.
Micki M. Caskey, PhD, was promoted to
full professor. She is an expert in middle-level
education in the Curriculum and Instruction department. Dr.
Caskey teaches in the CI master’s, and in the Literacy and GTEP
programs. She has authored many publications, including her
recent book, The Young Adolescent and the Middle School.
Christine Cress, PhD, was promoted
to full professor. She is the current chair for the Educational
Leadership and Policy (ELP) department (formerly EPFA). Dr.
Cress’ research is focused on learning environments, servicelearning, and the impact of campus climate
on student development outcomes.
James Bickford, EdD, was promoted
to associate professor. He heads the Vision specialization in
the Special Education master’s program, a unique program for
teachers of the visually impaired, delivered totally online to
students throughout the country.
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Rehabilitation Counseling Specialization ranks high
SPOTLIGHT ON DR. HANOCH LIVNEH
The GSE’s Rehabilitation Counseling
program had two major achievements
last year. First, the program received the
maximum eight-year accreditation from
the national Council on Rehabilitation
Education (CORE) and, in April, US
News and World Report ranked PSU’s program 24th in the nation. “That’s amazing
when you consider the size of the PSU
program. A lot of the schools have
three or more rehabilitation faculty, and
PSU has only one,” said Dr. Erin Martz
of the University of Memphis, whose
program ranked 23rd.
The driving force behind the PSU
Rehabilitation Counseling Specialization
is Coordinator Dr. Hanoch Livneh.
Rehabilitation counseling
Rehabilitation counseling is a
specialty area in counselor education focusing on individuals
encountering life-altering change,
(e.g., chronic pain, severe physical or emotional trauma, or psychiatric, behavioral, or cognitive
disability.) The field deals with
understanding how people cope
with crisis, trauma, and change;
the ultimate goal being to provide
coping skills, job training, and
placement in a variety of settings.
Approximately 110 institutions
offer programs in rehabilitation –
but human trauma is abundant,
making demand high for psychosocial and vocational rehabilitation work. Since 1988, PSU has
graduated over 200 individuals
with master’s degrees specializing in rehabilitation.
Originally from Israel, he completed
his graduate work at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison where he earned a
master’s and doctorate in rehabilitation
counseling psychology with a minor in
educational psychology.
His work in the field dates to the 1970s
and includes three books and scores
of book chapters and journal articles.
His national recognition includes four
national research awards from the
American Rehabilitation Counseling
Association (ARCA), as well as lifetime
achievement awards from ARCA and
the National Council on Rehabilitation
Education. He is also an American
Psychological Association fellow.
While Dr. Livneh is quick to deflect
compliments, others will sing his praises. “Hanoch’s brilliant career exemplifies
the professorial and personal characteristics that we all aspire to achieve,” says
Dr. Richard Antonak, the vice provost
for research and chief research officer at the University of Massachusetts
Boston and co-author and colleague
since 1986. “For more than 30 years, he
has been dedicated to the preparation
of rehabilitation counseling professionals, the generation of an extraordinary
array of scholarship, and distinguished
service to persons with disabilities and
his profession.”
“Hanoch is the Rehabilitation
Counseling program at PSU,” said Polly
Livingston, assistant director of the
PSU Disability Resource Center. “He is
extremely caring and protective of his
students. At the same time, he is very
tough, yet fair .... and in my personal
experience, he is one of the best at
instructing the information for his stu-
dents. I feel Hanoch was the best college advisor I have ever had, and one of
the best instructors.”
Dr. Livneh leaves a lasting impression on students. “His style is unique.
He challenges everyone in the classroom,” says psychology student Sherri
Ellsworth. As a student, she was especially impressed by the depth of his
lectures⎯all delivered without notes.
He has worked very hard to support
students through applying for and receiving more than 25 years of federal
rehabilitation counseling training grants,
which have provided stipends for students.
A passion for research
In a short conversation with Dr. Livneh,
you quickly learn about his passion for
research. His research interests include
psychosocial adaptation to chronic ill-
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Rehabilitation from page 8
ness and disability, attitudes toward
people with disabilities, rehabilitation
outcome assessment, psychiatric rehabilitation, and coping with stress and
trauma. “He’s very cutting edge when
it comes to adaptation and has helped
to advance the field,” says Dr. Erin
Martz, a professor at the University of
Memphis who has co-written a book
with Dr. Livneh. “What makes him
unique is a very interesting scientific
style, coupled with very eloquent writing. He has taught me that research is
a joy in itself. Scientific work can be
very creative.”
Dr. Antonak says, “His research
program constitutes a distinguished
contribution to the literature in a
number of areas of rehabilitation
counseling and counselor education that is repeatedly cited by other
scholars and researchers…His recent
theoretical work continues to break
new ground—for example his recent
article applies chaos and complexity
theory to improve our understanding
of psychosocial adaptation.”
Connecting with students
Dr. Livneh, who prefers to keep his
awards stashed in the basement of
his home, is relatively modest about
his accomplishments. His real enthusiasm comes from working with
the students. “They come into the
program somewhat inexperienced
and in two to three years are fully
competent individuals,” he notes. “It’s
wonderful to watch them grow and
develop.” Indeed, many Rehabilitation
Counseling graduates now serve as
professors at other programs around
the country and hold important leadership and policy positions. “That’s
what puts a smile on my face,” he
says.
Fantastic faculty: Candace Manary
INITIAL ADMINISTRATOR LICENSE (IAL) AND CONTINUING
ADMINISTRATOR LICENSE (CAL) COHORT LEADER
Candace Manary has been a cohort
leader in GSE’s IAL and CAL programs
in Southern Oregon for 11 years. After
graduating from Paisley High School,
Ms. Manary attended Southern Oregon
College. In 1972 she received her degree
in elementary education with a minor in
physical education. In 1977 she earned
her master’s in education. She received
her administrative license from the
University of Oregon.
Ms. Manary’s first teaching position was
as a PE teacher in an elementary school
in Drain, Oregon. The next year she
moved into the Central Point School
District in Southern Oregon, where she
stayed for 32 years. During that time,
she touched the lives of many students
through her various roles at the elementary, junior high, and district levels. She
was a first and second grade teacher, a
“I believe educators have
the most important job.... to
instill the love of learning in
students who will take that
enthusiasm, and become our
future leaders, inventors, and
teachers.”
—Candace Manary
resource room teacher, and a principal
at the elementary level. In the junior
high, she was a learning specialist, dean
of students, and assistant principal. She
also served as the director of education
and superintendent for Central Point
School District from 1999 to 2005.
Ms. Manary explores the defining moments in her career, reflecting, “For
me it is not one defining moment–it is
having a student acknowledge that you
made a difference in their life. This of-
ten comes when you least expect it.”
Eleven years as a cohort leader provides
Ms. Manary with an important perspective on the program. She states, “The
curriculum has changed some over the
years to keep current with changes in
the schools, but the cohort concept has
stayed constant. That is the best part
of the program–learning to work and
share with other professionals. Without
relationships we simply could not do
our jobs!”
The Graduate School of Education
would like to acknowledge all of the
very hard work, commitment, and support that Candy Manary has given to
the IAL and CAL programs in Southern
Oregon. She is a consummate administrator and continues to share her
expertise in ways that benefit all of the
students in Southern Oregon. —JODI
DUBOSE
NOTE: With the advent of Southern
Oregon University’s initial licensure program,
PSU, in consultation with SOU, has ended
its Initial Administrator Licensure (IAL)
program there. PSU will offer its Continuing
Administrator License (CAL) program classes
through spring 2012, for people who completed
the IAL.
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Continuing Education joins GSE
CEED PROVIDES VALUABLE OUTREACH SERVICES
On July 1, 2007, Continuing Education
(CEED) officially became a unit within
the Graduate School of Education.
CEED and the GSE have collaborated
on developing programs and providing credit approval for over 25 years;
they also shared space for over 20 years.
Since the official merger, new partnerships and a new culture are being created that foretell of exciting future possibilities that will impact educators and
human service professionals throughout
Oregon, the region, and the nation.
Many people think of CEED as a unit
that offers noncredit workshops for
professional and personal development. CEED began that way, but has
expanded services over the years to include credit offerings and a wide range
of other services such as consulting and
curriculum development.
Credit courses and programs
CEED collaborates with the GSE and
other PSU departments to offer credit
for professional development offerings delivered
in a variety of formats
(e.g., face-to-face oncampus and at satellite locations, in school districts
and social service agencies, partially and totally
online, and streaming via
video). The courses range
from one-credit electives
to master’s degree programs. CEED administers
GSE off-site master’s degrees, licensure programs,
endorsement programs,
graduate certificates, certificates of completion,
Program Manager Val Katagiri works with Linda Zimmerand single courses. In
man, director of the PSU Children’s Book Conference.
addition, CEED collabo- This was the second year that CEED sponsored the popurates with agencies, school lar week-long conference, held at Reed College.
districts, education service
Workshops and programs
districts, nonprofit organizations, govCEED, in collaboration with other units
ernment agencies, professional associawithin the GSE, offers approximately
tions, and for-profit groups to award
50-65 workshops annually throughout
credit.
the region. They are also offered in
many different formats (e.g., half-day,
full-day, weekend, distance, face-to-face,
and streaming video) to ensure accessibility.
Consulting
CEED Program Manager Marion Sharp reviews the distance-delivered Adoptions
Therapy Training Program with students from South Korea.
Through CEED’s three centers (Center
for Healthy Inclusive Parenting,
Center for Student Success, and Early
Childhood Training Center), CEED
provides consultation, technical assistance, and onsite training for educational entities, nonprofit and for-profit
organizations, agencies, and government
entities. In addition, CEED has the
capacity to write grants, provide thirdparty evaluations, and conduct research
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African American men
focus of health project
The Healthy Birth Initiative Men’s
Health Project is the result of an ongoing partnership between the Multnomah
County Healthy Birth Initiative (HBI)
program and the GSE’s Center for
Healthy Inclusive Parenting (CHIP).
Recognizing that health disparities
can be improved upon for African
American babies when the whole family
is healthy, the partnership began with
two primary areas of focus:
• Raise awareness and change behaviors among young African
American men to address preventable health disparities (hypertension, diabetes, and stroke)
• Explore innovative and responsive
strategies to discover the emerging interests and needs of African
American men related to health
In two years, the project has evolved
from a small health education and blood
pressure monitoring intervention with
young African American men to a com-
munitywide
effort of men
promoting
good health
for themselves,
their families,
and their community.
The contributions of
women to the men’s health project cannot be understated. The leadership of
Sharon Smith, the former HBI director,
and Cornetta Smith, the current HBI
director, was instrumental in funding
this project and forwarding a vision for
healthy children and families.
Future plans for the project include
continuation of men’s health forums
and peer health information sharing.
In addition, coordinators will expand
the project in the areas of community-based participatory research and
All men have something to share about
health—including personal and professional experiences. Pictured (l to r) are
Bill “The Nurse” Watkins, Harold Smith,
Bob Boyer, and Antonio Jackson.
men’s health education and advocacy.
—Charles Smith
For more information, contact Chuck
Smith or Bill Baney in the PSU Center
for Healthy Inclusive Parenting at 503725-4815 or [email protected]
Achievements of
the African American
Men’s Health Project
Intergenerational sharing and learning is a key feature of the HBI Men’s Health
Forums. Men of all ages are welcome to a healthy meal and conversation. Pictured
(l to r) are Joe McHenry, Dr. Donn Spight, and Bob Boyer.
80 men attended 10 men’s health forums
45 African American men and youth
trained to perform blood pressure
monitoring
565 people contacted directly by youth
and men who shared health information with them
305 community members received
blood pressure screening and
health information
110 community organizations and
businesses contacted to join the
movement to improve the health of
African America men
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Helen Gordon Center
provides community model
On any given day the Helen Gordon
Child Development Center buzzes with
activity. With 175 children, 32 professional staff, and 50 student assistants,
there’s never a dull moment. Children
investigate plants and bugs, experiment
with various art media, go on field trips
to the nearby Farmer’s Market, and play
on the new state-of-the-art playground.
As a center inspired by the schools of
Reggio Emilia, Italy, and accredited by
NAEYC, it is well known as a safe, happy environment for babies and young
children.
“The partnerships that have been
made possible through our shared
physical space have been especially
rewarding.”
—Ellie Justice
But that’s not the whole story. The
Helen Gordon Center is also an early
childhood laboratory where many academic programs come together to collaborate. An expansion project in 2003
increased the program’s scope and capacity to accommodate additional children in a broader age range and added
classroom space for PSU graduate and
undergraduate students and
programs. Director Ellie
Justice commented, “The
partnerships that have been
made possible through our
shared physical space have
been especially rewarding,
bringing an exchange of ideas
and energy that supports the
Center’s work with children,
faculty and students.”
PSU students are able to
learn about early childhood
strategies in the Center’s
third floor academic classroom and then observe that
activity in the children’s classrooms. Or
they may assist a Helen Gordon Center
teacher, many of whom are working on
advanced degrees, as they engage the
children in projects.
Academic collaborations operating out
of the Helen Gordon Center, which is
part of the GSE, include programs with
PSU’s School of Social Work, as well as
partnerships with Portland Community
College and other area universities.
These include:
• The GSE
Curriculum and
Instruction master’s program
Early Childhood
Education
Specialization
promotes the
construction of
shared early childhood pedagogy.
• The GSE
Counselor
Education pro-
gram offers on-site after-hours counseling for individuals and families
through their graduate Counselor
Education practicum.
• Early Intervention Special Education
students provide screening, to identify
children needing special services.
• The Child and Family Studies program
in the School of Social Work places
undergraduate students in practica in
the Center.
• PCC Early Childhood Education and
other area colleges use the Center as a
practicum site.
The Helen Gordon Child Development
Center provides support for both early
childhood customers and adult students.
The program strives to provide a caring
community for PSU families and children, promote a family-friendly environment, increase the visibility of children
and families on campus, and support
the study and understanding of child
and family issues.
For more information on the Center, go
to www.hgcdc.pdx.edu
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Announcing three new graduate certificate programs
Infant Toddler
Mental Health Certificate
PACE program
adds two new certificates
ITMH is an interdisiplinary online
25-credit graduate certificate for professionals who provide services to families
with children from the prenatal period
to 36 months of age. The program
is aimed at improving the abilities of
families, people who work with young
children, and other partners to support
and strengthen the emotional and relational development of children birth
through preschool. Students begin as a
cohort and participate together through
six quarters of Web-based instruction
and weekend face-to-face meetings on
PSU’s campus. The ITMH program has
30 alumni from all regions of Oregon
and out of state, including Washington,
Idaho, and Alaska.
In May 2007, the Postsecondary, Adult,
and Continuing Education (PACE)
program received authorization from
the Oregon State Board of Higher
Education to offer two graduate certificates. The 18-credit certificates can be
earned as a “stand alone” credential or
as part of the master’s or doctoral degree program.
For more information about the Infant/
Toddler Mental Health program, contact Julie Puris, [email protected].
Graduate Certificate
in Student Affairs
This program is intended to serve
student affairs personnel already in
the field who may or may not have
an advanced degree, but do not have
professional educational preparation in
student affairs, and also those with an
advanced degree who may not yet be
employed in the field, but aspire to be.
Graduate Certificate
in Teaching Adult Learners
This program is intended to serve postsecondary faculty and teachers who
have advanced degrees, but no professional educational preparation in adult
learning, postsecondary faculty and
teachers in vocational technical fields,
and educators and trainers working
in business, industry, health care, etc.,
whose responsibilities include teaching
adult learners.
For more information about the PACE
certificates, contact Janine Allen at
[email protected].
Friends of the GSE actively support programs
The mission of the Friends group
is to support the GSE by building
a sense of community and pride
through expanding and maintaining
connections with alumni and friends.
Composed of alumni, retired faculty,
and interested community members,
the Friends are a non-dues-paying
volunteer group that meets four
times each year. In partnership with
the school, they host events such
as the PSU Weekend Breakfast
Roundtable, an Educator’s Night
at the PSU Opera, and the annual
stewardship reception for thanking
donors and recognizing scholarship
recipients. They also volunteer at the
school’s academic commencement
and give a welcome to the graduates.
For the last seven years the Friends have
raised scholarship funds to support
students preparing for teaching careers
in the high-need areas of special
education, math, science, and/or ESL/
bilingual education. Cumulatively,
they have awarded scholarships to 37
students, the most recent being five
announced in summer 2008.
Jane Morrow, current chair of the
Friends, describes their work as friendraising and fundraising. She says, “The
meetings reinforce our belief in the
Graduate School of Education and
leave us inspired by the current students
and encouraged by the wonderful
work of the faculty who are
leading programs that are making a
difference in the community.”
Your invitation to join the Friends
is always open, and all are invited
to learn more about the school to
become involved through meetings
or events. —Jane Morrow
For more information, contact
Sandy Wiscarson, Graduate School
of Education, PO Box 751,
Portland, OR 97071-0751; phone
503-725-4789; or email wiscars@
pdx.edu.
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Philanthropy in action:
The Marta and Ken Thrasher Scholarships
SUPPORTING TEACHER EDUCATION IN HIGH-NEED AREAS
Each year, Marta and Ken Thrasher
make a commitment to offer scholarships to students preparing to become
highly qualified teachers in the highneed areas of math, science, special
education, or ESL/bilingual education.
Addressing these teacher shortage areas
in Oregon and across the nation is key
to closing the achievement gap in today’s schools.
To date, more than 50 deserving students have been recipients of Thrasher
scholarships. “Through directing our
funding to these focused fields of
study,” said Marta Thrasher, “we can
support future teachers who are in demand and who will make a difference
in classrooms and the community for
many years.”
For the Thrashers, philanthropy is a
two-fold opportunity⎯to offset the
financial burden of graduate students
from diverse populations who are making a commitment to enter the teaching
profession and to improve the quality
of education in area schools. “We can’t
afford to have any student drop through
the cracks in our schools,” says Ken
Thrasher. “Marta and I support these
programs to increase capacity in teacher
shortage areas, because we know there
is a direct correlation between education
and the future of today’s youth.”
Marta and Ken Thrasher have demonstrated long-standing support for
the Graduate School of Education,
Portland State University, and Oregon’s
educational system. Marta Thrasher,
’90, completed the Graduate Teacher
Education Program (GTEP) in 1992.
She has worked as a secondary school
teacher and supports Portland State by
serving on the advisory councils of the
Graduate School of Education and the
School of Social Work. Ken Thrasher
is chairman and CEO of Compli, and
previously was CFO and CEO of
Fred Meyer. He was appointed by the
Governor as chairperson of the Quality
Education Commission for Oregon in
2001. He also co-chaired Portland State
University’s capital campaign, and is on
the PSU Foundation board.
—KATE MCPHERSON-HOPE
Thrasher scholarships—
what students say
“This scholarship made me believe
in my abilities and potential to succeed and strengthened my passion
for working with youth.”
—MaLynda Wolfer, ’07, math teacher,
Gresham High School, Gresham
“I truly appreciate the Thrashers’
generosity and support of my education. I have had the great honor
to work with a diverse population at
Madison High School. I am eagerly
anticipating my new teaching appointment at Lincoln High School
in the fall.”
—Ricardo Alonso, Jr., ’05, math teacher,
Lincoln High School, Portland
“The Thrasher Scholarship helped
me spend more time studying and
researching. I will never forget how
their contribution enriched my life.”
—Erica Humphrey (Hoagland), ’05,
special education teacher, Ridgewood
Elementary School, Beaverton
“The Thrasher Scholarship was
a gracious gift that helped me
pay tuition and reduce loans. The
Thrashers’ commitment to supporting future teachers reminded me of
the value of education.”
—Summer Buzza ’06, learning specialist,
Rosemont Middle School, West Linn
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Major grants and awards
JULY 1, 2007 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008
Joel Arick – SPED
Regional Program Autism Training Sites
Oregon Department of Education,
$443,937
07/01/07-6/30/09
Bill Baney – ECTC
Families Are Mentors: Improving, Learning,
Inspiring, Achieving (FAMILIA) (Adult
Learning and Skill Development)
Oregon Department of Education
$172,890
10/1/2007-6/30/2008
Bill Baney – ECTC
Families Are Mentors: Improving,
Learning, Inspiring, Achieving (FAMILIA)
(Curriculum Development) Oregon
Department of Education
$123,350
10/1/2007-6/30/2008
Jim Bickford – SPED
Steppingstones – Technology for Early
Childhood Braille Literacy
U.S. Department of Special Education
$388,774
9/1/07-8/31/09
Julie Esparza Brown – SPED
Bilingual Special Education Project
U.S. Department of Education/Office of
English Language Acquisition
$1,419,479
7/2/07-7/1/12
Jim Carlile and Linda Jessell – CEED
No Child Left Behind Oregon University
School Partnership
Oregon University System
$139,968
7/1/07-6/30/09
GSE increases research support
Portland State is Oregon’s urban research campus, and the Graduate
School of Education is building research capacity to better serve the
community. We have added staff to support faculty work, allocated startup grants for all new faculty (something nearly all research universities
do), and last year we awarded five small start-up grants to faculty to
help them prepare larger proposals to external funders. This year we submitted 22 external proposals, and so far, nine of those have been funded.
Ruth Falco and Ann Fullerton – SPED
Highly Qualified Special Educators Program
Improvement Project
U.S. Department of Special Education
$499,948
7/1/07-6/15/12
Dilafruz Williams – ELP
Curriculum and Teacher Development for
Learning Gardens: Academic Achievement,
Multiculturalism, and Health.
Gray Family Fund of the Oregon
Community Foundation
$28,600
10/1/07-6/30/08
Continuing Education
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and assessment focusing on continual
school improvement.
Conference services
CEED provides event planning and
implementation for and with other organizations. Its staff also has expertise
in facilitation of conferences and can
access a range of expertise for conference presentations.
Curriculum/resource development
Subcontracts
Chris Borgmeier – SPED
Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions
and Supports
University of Oregon
$21,086
9/16/07-6/15/08
Amanda Sanford – SPED
Reading First
University of Oregon
$20,267
9/16/07-6/15/08
Through its work in the field, CEED
continually identifies professional development needs. Its staff looks for appropriate resources to meet those needs,
or if these resources are not available,
develops them. In addition to developing training curriculum, CEED has
published a number of resources for
PreK-12 educators. All are sold through
Portland State University’s Continuing
Education Press.
For more information on Continuing
Education programs and services, contact Cheryl Livneh, director,
[email protected] or go to
www.ceed.pdx.edu.
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Gifts to the GSE 2007-08
The Graduate School of
Education is grateful to all
its generous supporters. The
following lists alumni, faculty,
staff, friends, associations,
corporations and foundations
that made gifts to the school
from July 1, 2007 through
June 30, 2008.
Every effort was made to ensure
accuracy. Please contact Sandy
Wiscarson in the Development
Office, 503-725-4789, or email
[email protected] with any
updates.
Dean’s Circle
$5,000 and above
Barbara and Gary Ames,
Ames Family Foundation
The Boeing Company
Carnegie Corporation of
New York
Gray Family Fund of the
Oregon Community
Foundation
Ulrich Hardt and the
Oregon Writing Festival
Joseph Kaplan and Betsy
Davenport
Learning Disabilities
Foundation of Oregon
Marta and Kenneth
Thrasher
$1,000-$4,999
Janine Allen and Ernest
Ogard
Anonymous
Alexander Benenson
Roger and Jan Capps
Celia and David Capuzzi
Charles Clemans and
Nancy Hungerford
Colin and Patricia Dunkeld
Randy and Lynn Hitz
Mary Kinnick and Mary
Beth VanCleave
Jane and Robert Morrow
Julie and Bill Reiersgaard
Miriam Reshotko and Lee
Gordon
Lorilee and Kent Robinson
Patricia Schechter and
Nicholas Fish
Richard and Joann Sonnen
Paula and Keith Stanovich
Jo Ann and Peter Wight
Sandra Wiscarson
$500-$999
Gwendolyn Beals
Nancy Benson
Steve and Mary Brannan
Scott and Bridget Dawson
James Draznin and Lorely
French
Dubois Law Firm, LCC
Robert and Shelley Everhart
Nancy Falconer
Betty Flick
Susan Halverson-Westerburg
Ruth Harris-Inman
Betty and Larry Hittle
Linda and Eugene Holt
Virginia and Arthur Kayser
Jeanne Large and Fred Herzberg
Susan Lenski
Mimi Lettunich
Gail Maron
Marietta Miick
Sam Partovi
Ruby and DeVan Robins
Joy Spalding
Anna Mae and Michael Tichy
David Tourzan
$250-$499
Amiguitos! Preschool, Ayde’
York
Henry Appelman
Suzanne and Terry Armentrout
Louis and Darlene Balmer
Anne Bayer-Tessler and Steven
Tessler
Derek Conklin
Marlene and Mark Cvetko
Tamara Davis
GBD Architects, Inc.
Linda Gordon
Jenefer and Charles Grant
Robert and Peggy Hanson
Kathleen Hess
Richard Hobbs
Mark and Ingeborg Holliday
Loren and Martha Hotchkiss
Douglas Howe
Lisa and Paul Kane
Sybil Kelley
Margaret Kilmer
Merle and John Kovash
Julia Kuhn-Butorac and Marc
Butorac
Cheryl and Hanoch Livneh
Jane and Calvin Malmquist
Sean McCusker
Rollee Merrifield Jones and
Michael Jones
Gregory and Sonya Morgansen
Barbara and Jerry Newmark
Leslie Oliver
Alden Peterson
Trina and Bradley Robertson
Susan and James Rustvold
David Sampsell
Levonne Sedgwick
John and Katie Spathas
Paul Steger and Patricia
Ferguson-Steger
Susan and Von Summers
Richard and Joan Swee
Carlyn Syvanen and Stephen
Vause
Lisa Walleri
David and Nolene Wheeler
Ronald Williams
Georgia Young
$100-$249
Leslie and Stephen Aaron
Marilyn Adair
George and Evelyn Andrews
Evan Appelman
Judy and James Arbogast
Erin and Enrique Arias
Tara Asai
Ruthann and James Audritsh
Cynthia and Bill Bauer
Charles Beckel
Kathy Black
Michael Blake
Cheryl Bland
David Blessman
Carol Bobby
Ronald and LaRae Bogh
Tony Bornstein
Colleen Bourassa
Teri and Edward Boyatt
Lynn Boyd
Julia Brennan and Richard
Johnson
William Brown and Elizabeth
Lewis
Kathryn Canfield-Davis and
Dennis Davis
Frances and Richard Cansler
Richard and Jill Carpenter
Betty Carrithers
Bonnie and Larry Cartwright
Grear Casper
Lisa Caverly
Nathan Cogan
Richard and Heide Cole
Nancy Conover
Rose Cooper
Alison Couch
Sheila Couey
Justin Courcelle
David and Wilma Cox
Shirley Coyner
Stephan and Dolores Cragg
Anne Cunningham Carson
Beverlee and Stuart Cutler
Carol and Michael Daley
Emily de la Cruz
Georgia and Henry Deetz
Linda DeVries
Amy Driscoll
John and Charlane Drumm
Mary and David Dunham
Darlene and Jerry Durgan
Beverly and Frederick Epeneter
Janet and William Ford
Robert Ford
Luanne and Stephen Fordney
David Forsberg
Frederica and Larry Frager
Page Frisch
Ann Fullerton
Kerby Gault
Elizabeth and Willis Gill
Kirey Gilson
Michael and Jean Gleason
Loulie Gray
Alan and Monica Grinnell
Douglas Gross
Marsha and Michael Gustkey
Evelyn Haertel
Barbara Herlihy
Scott and Bridget Herrin
Leah Hershey
Camela Hicks-Alexander
Diane Hiegel-Bazler and Jack
Blazler
Betty Hirsch
Marilyn Hobbs
Elizabeth and Tom Hultin
Stephen Isaacson
Mary and Darwin Isensee
Dirk and Gayla Iwata-Reuyl
Mary Jackson
Betsy Jeronen
Andrew and Julie Job
Bryan Johanson and Victoria
Gilbert
Linda and Terry Jones
Robin and Wayne Jones
Jean and Richard Josephson
Ellen Justice
Nancy Kardonsky
Alfred Kasper
Helen and Richard Keagle
Sonja Kelley
Carolyn Kelly
Kelly Russell Auctions
Susan Kelsey
Maureen Kenny
Meg Kieran
Wendy Killam
Katherine and William Lamb
Jack and Susan Lane
Lynne and Clifford Lansdon
Dianna and Gene Laughlin
Janice and William Lee
Arnold and Claudia Leppert
Mike Lettunich
Colleen Lewis
Carl Lino
Nancy and Christopher
Longaker
Evelyn and David Lowry
Kelly and Anthony Lucarelli
Christy Marshall
Jane Martin
Jeanette and Kenneth Martin
Kara Martin
Elaine and Kenneth Mattson
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The year in review
2007-2008
With more than 52 degree, certificate and licensure programs, the PSU
Graduate School of Education is the
most comprehensive education school in
Oregon. The GSE awarded 569 degrees
in the 2007-08 academic year─a 98
percent increase since 1999. This makes
us the third largest degree-granting department and the single largest producer
of graduate degrees (38 percent) at
Portland State. In addition, more than
750 individuals were recommended for
licenses. Faculty produced more than
350 scholarly publications and presentations last year and garnered over $1.998
million in grants and contracts. We also
received over $200,000 in gifts.
In addition to the many programs
offered by the GSE that are funded
through general fund dollars and tuition, the GSE has expanded access
to preservice training programs and
professional development (e.g., noncredit workshops and conferences,
credit courses, and licensure and degree programs) for preK-20 educators,
counselors, and trainers year-round and
throughout the state of Oregon, the region, the United States and the world by
offering them through Summer Session
and Continuing Education. Through
these additional programs, more than
9,780 people took advantage of distance, face-to-face, partially online, and
fully online opportunities. The Graduate
School of Education also assists schools
and districts by developing demonstration classrooms, providing coaching
and consulting, conducting third-party
evaluations for major initiatives, and
collaborating in a variety of ways (e.g.,
on grant writing, placing student teachers and administrators, counselors, and
librarians in training).
For more information, visit the GSE
Website at www.pdx.edu/education
Degrees
Degreesawarded
awarded
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200
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0
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Degrees awarded increased 98% from 1999 to 2007 despite the very high
tuition for graduate students, highest among our peer institutions. The
GSE produced 12% of all degrees at PSU in 2007-2008 and 38% of all
master’s degrees.
GSE student
Student Credit
GSE
credit Hours
hoursbybysource
source
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60000
50000
40000
30000
20000
CE/ED
10000
In-load
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Summer
2007
In 2007 the GSE generated 10% more student credit hours through summer session and CEED than through the in-load system.
GSE funded research expenditures:
Grants and contracts ($1,000s)
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2000
1950
1900
1850
1800
1750
1700
1650
1600
2002
2003
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2005
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Assessing students and programs
GSE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM GUIDES PROGRAM PLANNING
How do we know that the GSE has a positive impact on student learning? We have
a system for assessing our performance.
Beginning in fall 2006, the GSE began a
major initiative to update and expand its
assessment system. The effort involved a
team of nine GSE faculty and staff that
met frequently to evaluate current assessment practices and improve our assessment
process and tools.
administrate. In addition, public stakeholders increasingly demand that colleges and
universities demonstrate the value they add
to public education. Another purpose for
assessment is diagnostic: to identify both
program strengths and areas in need of improvement. Finally, assessment can support
student learning by providing faculty with
the tools to give candidates effective feedback on their performance.
Why use an assessment system?
Can technology help
with program assessment?
The first and foremost reason for a comprehensive assessment system is to ensure that
each graduate has the necessary knowledge,
skills, and dispositions to teach/counsel/
During the 2006-2007 academic year, after
reviewing several computer-based data systems, a subcommittee from the Assessment
GSE Conceptual
Framework
Diversity and inclusiveness
Candidates work effectively with
diverse populations
Candidates promote inclusive and
therapeutic environments
Vision
Evidence-informed
decision making
Candidates use evidence to
address problems of
practice and make
informed educational
and therapeutic
decisions
Preparing
professionals
to meet our diverse
communities’ lifelong educational
needs
Research-based practices
and professional standards
Candidates critically analyze
and implement researchbased practices
Candidates demonstrate
appropriate professional
knowledge, skills, and
dispositions
Task Force selected a web-based data system. TK20 was piloted in spring 2007 with
two cohorts of students and broadly implemented in the summer with candidates in all
three departments. Field experience, work
samples, exit surveys, and other performance data have been entered into the system, and a link with the university’s Banner
data system established. The subcommittee
also successfully conducted a follow-up survey of graduates and a survey of employers.
What have we learned?
Our assessment system has been effective
in highlighting both our strengths and areas
in need of improvement. We have learned
that students value the cohort model and
the support system it provides. Both test
scores and employer feedback tell us that
our graduates are strong in their content
knowledge, supporting the value of having
graduate-level preparation programs. On
our exit surveys, students express general
satisfaction with the quality of instruction
and the degree to which research-based
practices and professional standards are addressed. Several assessments confirm that
the GSE does well at addressing issues of
diversity, but could do more in addressing
accommodations for disability.
Other areas of the curriculum we want
to improve include use of technology for
instruction and classroom assessment practices. Diminished resources in recent years
have seriously impacted student services,
and more needs to be done in improving
academic advising.
Impact on learning and development
Candidates ensure that all learners and
clients succeed
Candidates use technology to enhance
learning and development
Candidates influence policy and provide
leadership for organizations
As the standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
define it, a conceptual framework “establishes the shared vision for a unit’s efforts in
preparing educators to work in P-12 schools.” In addition to the vision and mission of the
school, the GSE conceptual framework is a representation of our philosophy, purposes, and
goals. It provides direction for our programs, courses, scholarship, and service. It has been a
helpful framework for our assessment system, and almost all of our current assessment tools
reflect its vision statement and four goal areas.
The GSE now has a comprehensive and effective assessment system that documents
candidate knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions. The system will be continually revised and refined to improve both the
process and the tools. Faculty will continue
to link course objectives and key assignments to state and professional standards
to ensure that we have a positive impact on
candidate learning and, influence the learning and development of those they serve.
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GSE Advisory
Council
Julia Brim-Edwards (co-chair), Deputy
Director for State and Public Affairs, Nike
Bruce Samson (co-chair), retired Corporate
Counsel, NW Natural
Morgan Anderson, Education Manager,
Intel Oregon
Gale Castillo, Executive Director, Hispanic
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Jackie Cooke, teacher, Gresham School
District
Algie Gatewood, President, PCC/Cascade
Marvin Kaiser, Dean, PSU College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Terry Kneisler, Superintendent, Reynolds
School District
Rob Larson, Federal Liaison, Oregon
Department of Education
Fred D. Miller, retired Executive Vice
President, PGE
Jane Morrow, retired teacher, Chair of
Friends of the GSE
Leslie Rennie-Hill, Chief of High Schools,
Portland Public Schools
Carol Thomas, CEO, Northwest Regional
Educational Laboratory
Maxine Thompson, Executive Director,
Leaders Roundtable
Portland, OR
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Marta Thrasher, alumna and community
leader
Bob Turner, Special Assistant to the
Chancellor
Carol Turner, community leader
Courtney Vanderstek, Assistant Executive
Director, Center for Teaching and
Learning, Oregon Education Association
Yvette Webber-Davis, Director, Education
Policy and Inclusion, Oregon University
System
Duncan Wyse, Executive Director, Oregon
Business Council
GSE Consortium
for Professional
Education
Administrators
Chris Griffith (chair), Assistant Principal,
Sunrise Middle School, North Clackamas
School District
Mark Moser, Human Resources Director,
Beaverton School District
Frank Scotto, Principal, Metropolitan
Learning Center, Portland Public Schools
Robert Tinnin, PSU Professor Emeritus,
Superintendent, Horizon Christian
Schools
Kelvin Webster, Associate Director of
Instructional Services, Multnomah
Education Service District
Teachers/personnel specialists
Daphne Bussey, Rosa Parks Elementary
School, Portland Public Schools
Lisa Kane, Abernethy Elementary School,
Portland Public Schools
Dr. Anne Ryan, Heritage High School,
Evergreen School District
PSU faculty
Micki Caskey, Curriculum and Instruction,
Graduate School of Education
Julie Esparza Brown, Director, Bilingual
Teacher Pathway Program, Graduate
School of Education
Ellen Reuler, Clinic Director, Department
of Speech and Hearing Sciences, College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Students
Elizabeth Fouther-Branch, Special
Education, Chapman Elementary School,
Portland Public Schools
Deborah Miller, doctoral student, Director
of Licensure, Graduate School of
Education