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Balasubramanian awarded prestigious Kauffman Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research

Joseph Landor — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:07:01 +0000

Natarajan Balasubramanian, assistant professor of management at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, has received the prestigious Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced on May 1.

The Kauffman Foundation established the Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research in 2008 to recognize tenured or tenure-track junior faculty members at accredited U.S. universities who are beginning to establish a record of scholarship and exhibit the potential to make significant contributions to the body of research in the field of entrepreneurship. Awardees receive a grant of $40,000 over two years to support their research activities.

We are fortunate to have Dr. Balasubramanian on our faculty, and were very proud of him.

Baseball: Parkview finishes off Hillgrove 8-5, advances to semifinals

Bianca McKerihan — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:57:49 +0000

Parkview’s bid for back-to-back state championships in baseball is alive. Last year’s runner-up, Hillgrove, is out of the way.

Parkview (27-6) took a four-run lead after one inning, got two hits apiece from Edwin Arias, Josh Hart and Matt Olson and beat Hillgrove 8-5 in the deciding third game of a quarterfinal series on the road Wednesday. It was a rematch of the 2011 championship series.

Parkview has been beaten only six times, and four of those have been charged to No. 3 starter Mac Marshall, who got the call in the biggest game of his teams season. But the sophomore lefthander pitched 4 1/3 strong innings, hitting 90 mph or better a half-dozen times. Though committed to Georgia, Marshall entered 1-4 with a 5.53 ERA.

“Mac has struggled at times, but he grew up today,’’ Parkview coach Chan Brown said. “He came up huge. He’s got a special left arm on him. He just has to stay inside himself.’’

Marshall’s losses have come against three other quarterfinal teams – Cartersville, Columbus and Brookwood. The fourth was agains

Three Strikes: Week 13

David Lymburner — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:23:43 +0000

Strike One: For Sooners, Later Is Better Than Never

Oklahoma coach Sunny Golloway said before the season began that his team had a chance to be very dangerous by the end of the spring. But the Sooners lost 10 drafted players off last years team, and it figured to take some time for some of their newcomers to adjust to the Division I level.

Ultimately, OUs season hinged on whether flame-throwing junior-college transfers Jonathan Gray, Steven Okert and Damien Magnifico could thrive in prominent roles on the pitching staff. There were some growing pains in the first half of the season, but all three are pitching with confidence now, which makes Oklahoma very dangerous.

The Sooners showed just how dangerous they can be this weekend, sweeping a Baylor team that had carried an 18-0 conference record into the weekend.

“Its a huge statement, to defeat a national seed three straight times,” Golloway said. “Weve got some big wins in there, we werent consistent early on . . . I

Enhance Your Teaching Career with an Online M.Ed.

Joseph Landor — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:51:33 +0000

Many states have specific rules and regulations about what qualifications are necessary before teachers can officially enter the classroom as professionals. Along with a Bachelor Degree in Education, teachers are required to have an advanced degree that proves they are able to handle the responsibilities of an elementary classroom.

The M.Ed. in Elementary Curriculum Instruction and Assessment: Teacher Licensure degree will allow you to have a leading role in an elementary classroom, make a difference in the lives of hundreds or thousands of students and allow you to earn more at the same time. Read on to learn what your degree will consist of and why online learning is a smart choice.

What Will This Degree Program Entail?

The online degree program for a M.Ed. in Elementary Curriculum Instruction and Assessment: Teacher Licensure will assume that students are already familiar with the curriculum to be taught in the elementary classroom.

A Senior Bucket List

David Lymburner — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:43:45 +0000

Many of you may be in Bobst right now, slaving away on what will be the last paper or final of your undergraduate career. With the end of an era looming over head, we still have a few more days of the best four years of our lives. To ensure that you maximize the fun and crazy things you can only do under the moniker of a college student, weve compiled a bucket list for then end of your senior year. As a second semester senior, this is the one time when being drunk every day is not only acceptable, but encouraged. So blow off your papers, procrastinate like your studying it in Gallatin, and check some items off of our fuck it list.

BYOBobst

So if you cant be flippantly irresponsible because you actually do need to turn something in to ensure that you graduate, then you should have fun while doing it. Fill up your water bottle with your elixir of choice and hit the stacks.

Teacher Appreciation Week 2012

Bianca McKerihan — Tue, 08 May 2012 08:05:30 +0000

Apparently it is teacher appreciation week in the US this week. I have mixed feelings about the whole thing. In my house every day is teacher appreciation day. Or at least I try to have it that way. Understand that my wife is a teacher, my daughter in law is a teacher and my son in the assistant principal of an elementary school so I get reminded every day of the good that teachers do. Every day these people in my family and teachers around the country and the world are doing their part to make the world a better place. Beyond that the stories they tell remind me of the sorts of things that only a teacher in a face to face daily relationship with students can do.

Teaching is much more than the spitting out of facts and information. It is more than lectures and quizzes and projects and grades and in fact is much more than what takes place in the classroom. Teaching is about sharing enthusiasm. It is about helping students relate to the material. It is about a relationship that includes the teacher the students the material being learned and about real life.

How to choose outdoor toys for a child

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:14:06 +0000

In recent years, parents are increasingly realizing the importance of outdoor toys for their children and there are so many different things to choose from. When deciding what toys to choose for your children, one of the main factors is the space you have for them and your budget. Some of the outdoor toys are very large and very expensive, but a Radio Flyer wagon UK can be a small enough and fun toy for your child. You want all outdoor toys to be useful for kids but not fill all the free space.

Choosing outdoor toys your priority is that they are age appropriate and safe for kids to use. Although some parents may think that they should buy outdoor toys just for fun they do not realize that children are exercising at the same time. Your child will play in the backyard in the fresh air to have fun and burn energy. Whatever form of exercise that you can offer your children to do is a great advantage, and you’ll be amazed how much time they spend playing with outdoor toys. I Read more…

Understanding and Interpreting Polls (2012 edition)

Joseph Landor — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:18:50 +0000

In a self-directed course, you can start and stop whenever you like, progressing entirely at your own pace and going back as many times as you want to review the material.

Journalists are bombarded with data from polls, especially when election season approaches. Are you confident you can tell the legitimate numbers from the sloppy surveys? How effectively can you evaluate the polling methods? Do you know when nine out of 10 really isn’t nine out of 10?

In this course, you’ll learn to dig into the survey data and see how the numbers measure up.

Confidence Can Overcome Test Anxiety

Bianca McKerihan — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:37:51 +0000

HOW TO CONQUER TEST ANXIETY: KEEP YOUR CONFIDENCE STRONG by Ben Bernstein, PhD

One of the worst things that can happen to you on a test is to be flooded by a tsunami of negativity about yourself. If you start thinking, “I can’t handle this,” the self-fulfilling prophecy will come true: you’ll give the wrong answer.

A good test will have items that are different from and more difficult than the ones you studied. If all the questions were easy and exactly what you expected, you wouldn’t have to think; you’d just memorize everything and then spit it out at test time. Remember: a good exam will test your confidence.

“Confidence” is made up of two roots: “con,” which means “with,” and “fidence,” which means “faith,” “loyalty,” and “belief in.” When you’re self-confident you believe in yourself. And when the going gets roughwhen you hit that tough test itemyou stay loyal to yourself and you work through it as best you can. You don’t jump ship.

In performance terms, confidence has to do with what’s going on in your mindone of the three key players of your “inner team” . Your mind is like your inner bleachers. You want th

Humor and the Law, Part Five

David Lymburner — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:58:19 +0000

QUESTION: What is your date of birth?

ANSWER: July fifteenth.

QUESTION: What year?

ANSWER: Every year.

_____________

QUESTION: What gear were you in at the moment of impact?

ANSWER: Gucci sweats and Reebocks.

__________

QUESTION: This myasthenia gravis that you have, does it affect your memory at all?

ANSWER: Yes.

QUESTION: And in what way does it affect your memory?

ANSWER: I forget.

QUESTION: You forget. C

A Bright Future for Family and Community Engagement?

Joseph Landor — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 03:05:35 +0000

Research from the past thirty years certainly supports this vision. And so do countless individual stories. On that same webinar, representatives from Oklahoma’s Putnam City West High School shared how family and community engagement lead to academic gains at their school.

Putnam City West serves a rapidly changing student population. In 2004, 10% of the student body was Hispanic. This year, 25% is. Thirteen percent of students are English Language Learners (ELLs), and they have a rapidly growing population of new ELLs (from 24 students to 70 over the past few years). And their free and reduced price lunch population has jumped from 50% to 80%.

Back in 2007, school staff wanted to get serious about closing their achievement gaps, particularly those involving the growing Hispanic population. How did they start? By convening a series of community conversations.

The conversations were facilitated by local community members (trained by the NEA and Ohio Education Association). T

Anosike featured in Final Four program

David Lymburner — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:53:52 +0000

Siena junior forward O.D. Anosike has made it to the Final Four, in a manner of speaking.

Hes one of four athletes featured with a full photo spread in this weekends Final Four program being sold in New Orleans. There were 32,000 copies printed.

The accompanying article recognizes Anosike for his 17-game double-double streak this season and his 3.75 grade-point average in the fall semester.

Boys soccer: Wheeler whips up a winner in melting pot

Bianca McKerihan — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:32:55 +0000

Youd be hard-pressed to find a team that supports the notion of harmonic convergence more than the Wheeler boys.

The Wildcats, who are in the midst of a stretch of two weeks with no games, have on their roster representatives of at least eight countries if you count head coach Salomon Corella, who is a two-time national champion boxer in his native Panama. Corella ran track and cross country at Kennesaw State and prides himself on the conditioning of his team.

At 9-2-2 overall and 3-1 in Region 5-AAAAA, the Wildcats appear to have made a step forward from last years 11-5 campaign, and they garnered attention with their penalty-kick win over No. 1-ranked Lassiter two weeks ago.

“The guys are playing very very well,” said Corella. “They are like soldiers. They know what we have to accomplish and they go do it.”

Corella said community coach Mickey McNeill is the primary tactician on the sideline, and he noted that the diverse backgrounds of his players – among them they hail from Peru, Argentina, Holland, Brazil, Japan, Indian, Gambia and Nigeria – has helped them adjust on the fly.

Their leading scorer (seven goals), Joao Silva, is Brazilian, followed by Martaijn Edelman (Holland, six goals).
Corella speaks Spanish and English and said he understands Portugese and Italian. He has play

iSchool associate dean Stanton named fellow, American Council on Education

Joseph Landor — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:42:04 +0000

Jeffrey M. Stanton, associate dean for research and doctoral programs and professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been named as a fellow of the American Council on Education (ACE) for the 2012-2013 academic year.

The announcement of the years fellowship appointments was made today in Washington, D.C., by Molly Corbett Broad, American Council on Education president.

The appointment will provide Stanton with a unique opportunitythe chance to spend a year having a birds-eye view and shared-experience perspectives through working alongside a college or university president or senior officer as an intensive leadership development experience. Stanton is one of 57 fellows selected this year, following nomination by their institutional leaders, and after a rigorous application process.

This is truly unique in that it provides the opportunity to experience what happens from the presidents office on down, and you get to see the inner workings of a university from many different angles, Stanton says.

Wednesday Roundup: Titans Split At Arizona State

David Lymburner — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:49:58 +0000

Top 25 Showdowns

• No. 13 Cal State Fullerton snapped its 19-inning scoreless streak in the first inning and went on to a 9-5 win at No. 14 Arizona State. The Titans and Sun Devils split their annual two-game midweek series for the fourth time in the last five years. Ten Titans recorded hits as part of an 18-hit barrage, led by three apiece from Richy Pedroza and Austin Kingsolver. Freshmen Tyler Peitzmeier and Willie Kuhl combined to work 6.2 innings of two-run ball for Fullerton, and Michael Lorenzne worked 1.1 innings for his ninth save, tied for second-most in the nation.

Top 25 Upsets

• Texas State completed a two-game midweek sweep of No. 23 Oregon with a 7-6 win. Bobcats slugger Casey Kalenkosky homered for the second straight day, a two-run shot in the first, and Brooks Orton followed with another two-run shot in the second to put Texas State up for good.

Other Highlights

• No. 2 Stan