Archives for February 2018

Dr. Jim McIntyre Represents Tennessee on National Standards Setting Panel for Praxis School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA)

February 19, 2018 by Jonah Hall

Dr. Jim McIntyre Represents Tennessee on National Standards Setting Panel for Praxis School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA)

Dr. Jim McIntyre, Director of the Center for Educational Leadership, was recently in Princeton, New Jersey representing Tennessee in a multi-state standard setting process for the School Leader Licensure Assessment (SLLA). The SLLA is administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), which is headquartered in Princeton. Candidates for school principal licensure in Tennessee and several other states must demonstrate their knowledge of effective school leadership strategies, standards, and practices through the SLLA in order to become licensed to be a school principal. Dr. McIntyre was nominated to participate by the Tennessee Department of Education and accepted by ETS.

Patrick Biddix to Teach NASPA Online Course on March 26, 2018

February 19, 2018 by Jonah Hall

Patrick Biddix to Teach NASPA Online Course on March 26, 2018

Patrick Biddix will join Joseph Levy and Rishi Sriram in teaching an online course hosted by The NASPA Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Knowledge Community. The course titled, “Assessment versus Research. What is the Difference? Why Does It Matter?”, will help students to establish and clarify the language used for assessment and research, expectations of practitioners at multiple levels, and trends in the field.

As a result of attending the course, students will:

gain foundational knowledge about the concepts of assessment and research;
learn approaches to assessment and research based on definitions and philosophy;
apply assessment and research processes to student affairs practice; and
articulate the need for assessment and research skill development as professional practice.

The course will take place on March 26, 2018 at 1:00pm est. It is free for members of the Assessment, Evaluation, and Research KC and $99 for non-members.

Chancellor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor, Jimmy Cheek, Named 2018 United Way Campaign Chair

February 6, 2018 by Jonah Hall

Chancellor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor, Jimmy Cheek, Named 2018 United Way Campaign Chair

Jimmy Cheek, Chancellor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor, will be taking on another new role for the year; the 2018 United Way Campaign Chair in addition to his role within our college. He will replace Ken Lowe, who over the course of 2017, raised almost fourteen million dollars for the organization. The United Way helps people by raising funds and supporting programs that provide opportunity and create lasting change in the community. His efforts will help ensure a good life for all by funding essential programs.

In Fall 2017, Cheek joined the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences (CEHHS) in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. In addition to teaching graduate classes, Cheek has established and oversees the Postsecondary Education Research Center (PERC). This center identifies, conducts and coordinates research on initiatives and ideas designed to enhance higher education at the institutional, state, and national levels to enhance policy and practice. Through this center, partnerships with organizations such as the Tennessee Board of Regents and the university system as well as several postsecondary institutions across the state will focus on improving higher education in Tennessee.

We congratulate you on this new appointment and wish you every success.

Story and photo compliments of CEHHS