Full Admin Report

Administrative Report
K E A N
U N I V E R S I T Y
A Record of Policy and Information on Events Published by Univer sity Relations
Ioviero Named ABCA/Rawlings National
Coach of the Year
On the heels of delivering Kean University its first-ever
national baseball championship, head coach Neil Ioviero
was named the NCAA Division III Baseball Coach of the
Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association
(ABCA) and Rawlings, who sponsors the award.
Ioviero, whose team captured the Division III National Baseball Championship with a 5-4, 10-inning victory
over Emory University on May 29 in Grand Chute, Wis.,
had previously been named the Coach of the Year by the
New Jersey Athletic Conference, by the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association for Divisions II and III, and of
the ABCA/Rawlings Mid-Atlantic Region, one of eight
geographic regions designated by the NCAA. Kean competed in the Division III World Series as the champion of
the Mid-Atlantic Region after defeating Johns Hopkins
University on May 19.
In 10 seasons at Kean, Ioviero has led the Cougars to
a remarkable .689 winning percentage, an average of 28
victories per season. The two-time NJAC Coach of the
Year became the program’s all-time winningest field general in 2003, and has since more than doubled his career
victory total, winning 281 of the 408 games he has
coached at Kean. Under Ioviero’s tutelage, the Cougars
have advanced to NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional four
times and in 2002, captured the program’s first-ever
NJAC Championship.
The American Baseball Coaches Association was
formed in New York City in 1945 by a group of 27 col-
lege baseball coaches in order to formulate ideas for the promotion and
improvement of the collegiate game. Today, the ABCA is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its 6,200-plus
members represent all 50 states and 22 countries. Since 1945, association
membership has broadened to include seven divisions - NCAA Division I, II
and III, NAIA, Junior College, High School and Youth. The ABCA is headquartered in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
A Celebration of Excellence in Teacher Education
The College of Education held its 21st
annual Outstanding Professional Interns
awards reception, A Celebration of Excellence in Teacher Education, on May 24, honoring its largest contingency in recent history
– 31 Kean education graduates whom they
felt were informed and dynamic professionals
possessing exemplary values, skills and
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(l-r) Dr. Frank Esposito, interim dean of the College of
Education, presents outstanding professional intern
Brian Engroff with his plaque, as the student’s college
supervisor Samual W. Mendelson, and cooperating
teacher Elizabeth M. Ulewicz, show their support at
the annual Outstanding Professional Interns ceremony
held on May 24.
Week of June 18, 2007
Produced by the Office of University Relations
online at www.kean.edu
KEAN BRIEFS
Board of Trustees Meeting
The Kean University Board of Trustees will
hold a public meeting on Monday, June 25, at 4
p.m. in the Kean Hall Conference Center, for
the purpose of considering resolutions related
to University tuition and campus construction
projects.
Anyone wishing to speak at the public
forum must register with the Board of
Trustees Office by noon on Thursday, June 21,
via e-mail at [email protected] or by calling the
Board Office at 908-737-7002. Speakers who
do not register through the Board Office will
not be recognized. Speakers are encouraged to
provide their comments in writing in advance
of the meeting.
A copy of the tentative meeting agenda
will be available online at www.kean.edu at the
Board of Trustees link on Monday, June 18.
Administrative Report
Summer Deadline
The deadline for the Administrative Report is
Thursday at noon for publication one week from
the following Monday. Please e-mail your information to [email protected].
Rausch Has Articles Published
Erwin Rausch, adjunct in the Department of
Management, has recently published two articles which represent another step in a continuing effort to present increasingly progressive
reader- and learner-friendly versions of management- and leadership-decision guidelines.
The first, titled The Critical Need for Coverage
of Quality Decisions Making in Professional and
Management Education, appears in The Journal
of Enterprise Management, Volume 20, No.
Erwin Rausch
2007. These latest guidelines emerged from a concept that was published originally in Balancing
Needs of People and Organizations by the Bureau of National Affairs
(Rausch, 1978) and later in High Quality Leadership Practical Guidelines
to Becoming a More Effective Manager (Rausch and Washbush, 1998).
Since the original publication, the subject has been the discussion in many
journal articles and of presentations at academic and practitioner conferences, as well as in management development programs.
Most recently, Rausch’s Leadership in Management Education and
Development: Criteria for Quality Decisions has appeared in the European Business Review, Vol. 19, No. 3, 2007. It shows how a focus on
decisions can enhance management education and especially those
aspects that pertain to their impact on stakeholders.
Continued Coverage for 10-Month Employees’
Health and Dental Benefit Programs
Ten-month employees enrolled in the Traditional Horizon Blue
Cross/Blue Shield Plan, Health Maintenance Organization (HMO),
and/or the State Dental Expense Insurance program will have two extra
deductions taken on pay period 13 and two extra deductions taken on
pay period 14, to cover the periods for which these employees will not
be paid during July and August. For further information, please call the
Office of Payroll at 7-3170.
PREMIERE STAGES PRESENTS POWERFUL NEW PLAY
G re e n M a n
Premiere Stages is set to embark on its 2007 summer season, featuring a dynamic series
of world and New Jersey premieres, a musical-theatre series for children, and a fun and
engaging camp for high-school students.
The season kicks off with an interactive staged reading of Green Man, a new play by
Jim Knable, from Friday, June 22 to Sunday, June 24. Selected through the Premiere Stages
Play Festival, a program created in 2004 to encourage and nurture emerging dramatists in
New Jersey and the greater metropolitan area, this powerful new play explores love, loss
and gargoyles. The play features a painter, an architect and a stone sculptor who are visited by a mysterious green man just when they need him the most. Each reading is followed by discussions with the author, during which time the audience is invited to listen
and contribute. The event features an Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) cast and will take
place in the Murphy-Dunn Theatre, located in Vaughn-Eames Hall. Admission is free.
To get on our mailing list and/or to request a season brochure, please call 908-737SHOW (7469), or visit Premiere Stages online at www.kean.edu/premierestages. Premiere
Stages is made possible in part through funding from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation,
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, American Airlines, and through the generous
support of patrons. Premiere Stages offers free or discounted tickets to handicapped
patrons. Please call for a list of sign-interpreted, audio-described or open-captioned performances offered by Premiere Stages.
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A Celebration of Excellence in Teacher Education
(l-r) Dr. Gilda Del Risco, Dr. Vinton Thompson, Diana P. Calle, Wendy M. Jimenez, Antonio A. Burga, Angie S. Restrepo, Dr. Victor Ortiz, Rebecca
M. Rosado, and Eduardo De La Cruz, McDonald’s owner/operator, at the annual Outstanding Professional Interns ceremony held on May 24. The
students, who each received an HACER scholarship, will pursue an education degree at Kean beginning in fall 2007. One recipient, Stacey D. Rua,
is not pictured.
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knowledge. Selected from a pool of
more than 700 student-teachers who
graduated in the 2006-2007 academic
year, each of these honorees exemplified the programs’ focus on pedagogical skills that complement a strong
knowledge of subject matter. A host of
Kean faculty members and students, as
well as awardees’ cooperating teachers, clinical instructors and supportive
families gathered to recognize their
wonderful achievements.
“This is one of the College of Education’s most wonderful events each
year because it allows us to honor the
students who have worked so hard in
their respective field,” said Melissa
Tomich, coordinator of the event who
was on hand to oversee the success of
the day’s celebration. After a welcome
address by Dr. Vinton Thompson,
provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, the students were presented with their awards by Dr. Frank J.
Esposito, interim dean of the College
of Education.
“Being recognized as an Outstanding Professional Intern is a tremendous
honor,” said Allison Roedell, a recipi-
ent from Whitsett, N.C., originally
from Rahway, N.J. “I am grateful for
the priceless educational experiences I
received at Kean University. I intend to
utilize all I have learned from my professors, cooperating teachers, supervisors, administrators, classmates and
students to enrich the life of each and
every one of my students.”
In addition to recognizing these
future educators, Dr. Martha M. Mobley, director of the Teaching Performance Center, presented the Richard J.
Nichols award to Karen Moffatt, vice
principal at the James J. Flynn Elementary School in Perth Amboy, N.J. Moffatt, who has two master’s degrees from
Kean, was honored for her outstanding
service to the University via her personal and professional determination to
maintain a partnership between Kean
University and the Perth Amboy Professional Development School. The award
has been given out annually since 1994
to a representative of a school district,
teacher or administrator, a Board of
Education member, community advocate and someone who is not a full-time
University employee.
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While the festive mood was felt by
all in attendance, a group of six New
Jersey high-school students were certainly “lovin’ it” when each were presented with a Ronald McDonald
House Charities’ Hispanic American
Commitment
to
Educational
Resources (RMHC/HACER) scholarship in recognition of his or her academic achievements during Kean’s
Future Teachers Academy, Spanish
Speaking Program or Project Adelante, respectively. HACER scholarship recipients Antonio A. Burga,
Diana P. Calle and Stacey D. Rua
from Elizabeth High School, Wendy
M. Jimenez from Perth Amboy High
School, Angie S. Restrepo from Rahway High School and Rebecca M.
Rosado from Somerville High School,
will pursue an education degree at
Kean beginning in fall 2007. The six
scholarships, totaling $10,000 this
year, were secured through the tenacity and dedicated work of Dr. Gilda
Del Risco, assistant professor in the
Department of Elementary, Middle
and Secondary Education.
see Outstanding Professional Interns on page 4
Department of Counselor Education’s Center
for Excellence Receives NJDOE Grant
The Department of Counselor Education’s Center for Excellence was awarded
a $75,000 competitive grant by the New
Jersey
Department
of
Education
(NJDOE), Office of Educational Support
Services. This grant will assist the NJDOE
in implementing a statewide program
evaluation. Under the direction of Dr. Barry Mascari, assistant professor in the
department, the project will evaluate the
degree, quality and effects of the implementation of the regulations at N.J.A.C.
6A:16-8, Intervention and Referral Services (I&RS) and the NJDOE’s best practices for the I&RS regulations in public
schools. Mascari will be assisted by Dr.
Juneau Gary, chair of the department, and
Dr. Ron McLean, associate professor, as
well as temporary project staff.
New Jersey’s I&RS program is an
innovative approach addressing struggling students in General Education, and
New Jersey is among a few states using
this model. Its effective and coordinated
system incorporates a multidisciplinary
team approach for the planning and
delivery of intervention and referral services to assist students who experience
learning, behavior or health difficulties.
The I&RS program also assists educators
and educational specialists who experience difficulties in addressing students’
learning, behavior or health needs. Mascari’s team will conduct a program evaluation to compare results between those
schools that participated in the I&RS
training program and those that did not
participate, as well implementationfidelity issues.
Gary Vermeire, NJDOE, noted in his
letter to the University that Kean’s application received the review panel’s highest
score of all applicants. The project runs
between June 2007 and February 2008.
Outstanding Professional Interns
Catherine Alvarez
B.A. Elementary Education, Bilingual Option
Shawn McCabe
M.A. Fine Arts Education
Amanda Marie Bemiss
B.A. Elementary Education
Melissa Nunez
Post-Baccalaureate, Health & Physical Education
Maureen Boland
Post-Baccalaureate, Secondary Education/English
Christine Odom
B.A. Elementary Education
Sandra Branco
B.A. Elementary Education, Bilingual Option
Tara Orlando
Post-Baccalaureate, Health & Physical Education
Frances Camilleri
B.A. Health & Physical Education
Janet H. Parziale
Post-Baccalaureate, Secondary Education/Math
David Cardona
B.A. Health & Physical Education
Allison J. Roedell
M.A. Fine Arts Education
Stephanie F. Correia
B.A. Elementary Education
Yamil Rullan
B.A. Health & Physical Education
Jessica Daly
B.A. Early Childhood Education
Michael G. Salum
B.A. Social Studies, Secondary Education
Vincent J. DeVito
Post-Baccalaureate, Music Education
Lauren Schreck
M.A. Instruction and Curriculum, Elementary Education
Brian Engroff
B.A. Social Studies, Secondary Education
Tara Marie Sclafani
B.A. Fine Arts Education
Jaime D. Enriquez
B.A. Early Childhood Education
Lindsay Ann Sena
B.A. Early Childhood Education
Miriam B. Francis
Post-Baccalaureate, Elementary Education
Lani Serbanica
B.A. Elementary Education
Dena Harmon
B.A. Health & Physical Education
Sharon Lynn Slossar
B. A. Health & Physical Education
Amy Hoffman
B.A. Early Childhood Education
Rachel Stefanoski
B.A. Special Education
Annette Lang
Post-Baccalaureate, Elementary Education
Jennifer Lynn Thorne
Post-Baccalaureate, Teacher of the Handicapped
Natalie Eileen Lutsky
Post-Baccalaureate, Fine Arts Education
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