In this podcast series, co-hosts Drs. Felecia Commodore and Royel Johnson invite scholar leaders to collectively think about what it means (and does not) to Humanize Higher Education...
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CCL Program students and alumni who are leaders of community colleges in Virginia recently participated in the 2022 Virginia Community College System’s New Horizons Conference in Roanoke.
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April Taylor-Martin is an ELS Ph.D. student and Portsmouth educator who leads the visual arts department for the school district. She has been working with the district's visual arts educators to connect students' artistic skills with core classes such as history, science and mathematics. Part of these efforts includes displaying student and faculty artwork.
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Dr. Gregory was selected to give the inaugural Constitution Day Address at Virginia Tech. Sponsored by the Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid, Dr. Gregory will be talking about the role of higher education in protecting democracy.
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Dr. Ellen Davenport Receives Dana B. Hamel Award
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Dr. Josh Lavorgna named Associate Vice President for the Business, Math, Science, and Technology Division at SUNY-Orange in Middletown, New York.
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Linda Bol and CCL alumna Diane Ryan publish article about community college faculty using open educational resources.
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ODU education students met with community college presidents, policymakers and nationally recognized researchers in the field.
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Community College Leadership alumnus, Dr. Page Moore, published a paper about student enrollment in community colleges after they participated in dual enrollment.
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Dr. Christopher Wikstrom (Ph.D. 2018) has been named the Vice President of Academic & Student Success Services at Patrick & Henry Community College in Martinsville, Virginia.
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CCL Program alumnus Page Moore (Ph.D. 2021) is the lead author of Factors Encouraging Student Enrollment Following Dual Enrollment Participation.
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Chevese Thomas, alumna of the Educational Leadership program (ELS), was appointed as the Executive Director of Student Services in Manassas City School Division.
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Using a systematic review methodology, Dr. Bol and student, Erin Cousins, (with Dr. Tian Luo) examined 17 self-regulated learning interventions and their effects.
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Dr.s Smithers and Fischer, with EPPE student Faith Watrous, published Impasses of affective inquiry in pandemic times in the International Review of Qualitative Research after their fieldwork with learning communities took a drastic turn during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The associate professor of educational foundations and leadership was selected by the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA).
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Please join us in congratulating this year’s Student Awards recipients! Selected by each of our departments, these awards are an annual tradition in the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies aimed at recognizing outstanding students for their academic achievement, service to the community, the college, and the university.
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Please join us in congratulating this year’s Faculty Governance Awards recipients! Selected by the DCEPS Faculty Governance Organization, the Faculty Governance Awards are an annual tradition of the Darden College aimed at recognizing the distinguished faculty members who have gone above and beyond and have made significant contributions to their fields, the College, and the University.
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Arianna White-Levatich was awarded the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies' Doctoral Fellowship for 2022-2023.
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Dr. Felecia Commodore was recently promoted from assistant to associate professor as well as granted tenure.
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Dr. Dennis Gregory has been recognized by being awarded the prestigious National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region III's 2022 Outstanding Contribution to Student Affairs through Teaching Award.
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Old Dominion University alumni who lead Virginia community colleges recently participated in the Virginia Community College System’s New Horizons Conference. The conference was held April 6-8, 2022, in Roanoke.
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Dr. Commodore was quoted in an article in Diverse Issues in Higher Education discussing changes in leadership in higher education.
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Dr. Tony Perez won the ODU Doctoral Mentoring Award 2022 representing DCEPS. This award recognizes Dr. Perez's inspirational work with graduate students through teaching, service on graduate committees and sponsorship of student research. The letters from former students reflect a mentor that has had a profound impact on many lives.
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Dr. Dennis Gregory has won the DCEPS Faculty Governance Award for International Outreach. Dr. Gregory is not only a Fulbright Scholar but also an expert in international comparative studies in higher education. Recently, he has been working with the University of Pretoria and the Director of Police for South Africa.
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ODU doctoral candidates, faculty and alumni from the Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership were on this year's program for the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) conference held March 31 through April 2 in Tempe, Ariz.
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Old Dominion University and the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies has again been recognized as a top-tier institution in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report's 2023 Best Graduate Schools - Education Schools rankings released today. ODU moved up the ranks to be tied for 89th out of 274 schools of education around the country and one of only eleven in Virginia - a 30-place jump from the 2022 ranking.
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On Thursday, February 24th, various members of the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies community gathered for the Darden Fellows Alumni Luncheon, to celebrate the accomplishments of six alumni who have made significant contributions to their fields and have distinguished themselves in their professions.
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Dr. Donica Hadley, an alumni of the Educational Leadership Ph.D. program, has been named a Doctoral Fellow at James Madison University.
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Dr. Rachel White was awarded a 2022 Faculty Innovator Grant by the ODU Center for Learning and Teaching. Her project is titled, 'Real-world, time-constrained simlulations in education policy, politics, and legal situations.'
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Dr. Laura Smithers, Dr. Heidi Fischer, and EPPE Ph.D. student Lanah Stafford have a new publication in the Journal of College Student Development. The piece, Ordinary Engagements: The Everyday Creation of a High-Impact Practice, explores the mundane, everyday practices of student engagement in high-impact practices that escape the gaze of surveys and other measures, practices that must also be valued as high-impact.
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Dr. Justin Necessary, graduate of the Community College Leadership program, won the Outstanding Methodologist of the Year 2021 at Grand Canyon University. Dr. Necessary is a Senior Master Methodologist at GCU as well as an assistant professor at Liberty University.
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Child behavior problems are associated with an array of negative outcomes that can continue into adulthood. Because much of the social development and adjustment for children in early to middle childhood takes place in the home, families are of special interest in understanding child behavioral problems.
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Dr. Kia Hardy is the lead author of the article, Preparing to Fill the Leadership Gap: The Challenges Facing Women Leaders in Mid-Level Positions at Urban Community Colleges, recently published in the Journal of Women in Educational Leadership.
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A Comparison of Academic Outcomes in Courses Taught With Open Educational Resources and Publisher Content by Linda Bol.
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The article, Nurturing Masculinity, Resisting Patriarchy: An Ethnographic Account of Four Women’s Folk Songs from Northeastern Afghanistan, is an account of the negotiations of masculinity and patriarchy by women in Afghanistan.
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Daphne Fulson, who earned her bachelor's degree in 2013, honored for her commitment to her Chesapeake second-graders.
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Daphne is currently a second-grade teacher at Portlock Primary School in Chesapeake. Click to read the official announcement.
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Dr. Felecia Commodore has been selected to moderate a Presidential Session at this year’s Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference.
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Congratulations to Dr. White who published a sole author piece about K-12 school superintendents' gender gap.
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Dr. Felecia Commodore was featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s coverage of burnout on campus as operations return to normal nationwide.
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Dr. Heidi Fischer and HIED Ph.D. Candidate Kimberley Cossey have a new publication in the Community College Journal of Research and Practice.
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The Forum for Excellence is Illinois’ premier professional development event that highlights the continuing partnership of career, technical, and adult education in the state.
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Anjanette Hendricks won a dissertation of the year award for her research on the financial benefits of Career and Technical Education industry credentials.
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Heidi Fischer earned her doctorate in higher education at ODU this month.
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This academic year’s final Science Pub will be held virtually on April 7. Six graduate students will present for five minutes or less.
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As part of the grant, Old Dominion has created 11 “design thinking” teams, each focusing on a specific issue or barrier with the goal of increasing the enrollment and retention of underrepresented students.
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The Virginia Beach native worked in law enforcement, higher education and even as an actor along the way.
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Rachel White is part of a team that is focused on reducing turnover, which studies show impacts student achievement.
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Twenty-four undergraduates. Six educational institutions. Multiple solutions.
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Hampton City Schools’ director of innovation and professional learning is working on a Ph.D. in educational leadership.
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Maxlow, who is earning her doctoral degree in educational leadership, was named the recipient of the Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (VASCD) Leadership Award.
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ODU Board gets upbeat briefing
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Rachel White will conduct a national survey of school district superintendents and interview district leaders.
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The award will benefit future community college and higher education leaders.
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The center will produce original research to help drive healthy discussions for community college policy and provide useful information to the Virginia Community College System.
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Gov.-elect Ralph Northam has chosen a top official for Virginia’s community colleges as his chief workforce adviser, a new Cabinet-level position created by the General Assembly last year to address the state’s top economic development concern.
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A team of Old Dominion University faculty members recentlyhas received a three-year grant of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation to investigate whether pair programming, a collaborative form of programming in which two students work side-by-side on one computer, impacts the performance and retention of students with diverse learning needs.
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The award was presented during the University’s 15th anniversary celebration of its Community College Leadership doctoral program.
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The Darden College is hosting the third-annual conference.
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University is a leader in a national initiative to support educational programs for service members and families.
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A groundbreaking study of education spending and its relationship on incarceration rates was lauded by the National Education Finance Academy.
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Two Jan. 14 events highlight the diverse scholarship at Old Dominion University.
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A big check was presented to the University, for an even bigger feat of generosity.
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The annual Hampton City Schools Leadership Conference ran a little more smoothly, thanks to some Old Dominion education students.
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With tailgating season a few months away, the competitors may be out of practice. But enthusiasts of the beanbag toss game are invited to take part in “Cornhole for a Cause,” a charity fund-raising tournament hosted by Old Dominion University’s Sport Management program.
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In a speech to Old Dominion University student-athletes and sport management students Sept. 26, Nike marketing impresario Howard White captivated the audience in the Big Blue Room of the Ted Constant Convocation Center.
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An innovative joint program run by Old Dominion University and Eastern Virginia Medical School is helping teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) increase their social interaction and prepare for life after high school.
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John Nunnery, executive director of The Center for Educational Partnerships of Old Dominion University’s Darden College of Education, will be featured on the public radio show “With Good Reason” on Thursday, April 18.
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