Educational Administration graduates Scott Calahan, PhD, Lee Flood, PhD, and Alex Oldham, PhD, at graduation with Pamela Angelle, PhD.
Congratulations on the press coverage for Project GRAD!!
Project GRAD students get to experience college life at UT
Project GRAD students to experience college life at UT during Summer Institute
Mergers of major publishers and the ever-rising cost of course materials have catalyzed UT’s Postsecondary Education Research Center examination of policies that promote course material affordability, namely through the use of Open Educational Resources (OER).
The Hewlett Foundation (hewlett.org) defines Open Educational Resources (OER) as “high-quality teaching, learning, and research materials that are free for people everywhere to use and repurpose.” In contrast to the restrictive copyright license tied to traditional course materials, authors of OER apply a “Creative Commons” (CC) license to their work that legally enforces free access and sharing. Similar to authors of traditionally copyrighted materials, credit is also given to authors of OER, with the added benefit that others may freely use, build upon, and enhance their work.
The full report and executive summary are now available on PERC’s Research Report site.
In addition to the PERC publication, ELPS PhD student and PERC research affiliate Elizabeth Spica recently presented on Best Practices and Institutional Models in textbook affordability during the June 2019 Textbook Affordability Summit hosted by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission in Nashville, TN.
The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences has two graduate students who were instrumental in developing this year’s United at the Rock event. Two of our Educational Leadership and Policy Study students made this event their capstone project; a project which allow students to synthesize and apply skills and content from across the leadership curriculum and their primary academic discipline to research, design, critique alternatives, propose a solution, and effect change in a leadership challenge or community problem needing leadership.
This year, students Jessyca Ford and Elaina Emery, each took a portion of this project. Ford tackled the task of getting the word out or the Word of Mouth Campaign so that everyone who wished could participate. Emery was challenged with the task of organizing the Volunteer Fair for the event which included over 150 participants which she worked in collaboration with the Center for Leadership and Service.
Enjoy their efforts in these videos and join us in congratulating these two students on a job well done.
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Tanisha Jenkins, PhD student in Higher Education Administration at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, is featured as one of Knoxville News Sentinel’s “Top 40 under 40”. Her goal is to promote academic success, leadership development and equality for all students at UT. She is the Director of the Office of Multicultural Student Life and the Frieson Black Cultural Center.
Photo from Knox News Sentinel
UTK VOLS Lead graduate, M. Aaron Christian, was recently selected for the Tennessee Governor’s Academy for School Leadership, one of only 29 assistant principals selected from across the state of Tennessee.
Aaron was nominated by the Washington County Director of Schools and will start the 1 year program in January.
Aaron states that: “I attribute these early successes to the education I received during my time in the VOLS Lead cohort. Not only was the program rigorous and well designed, it was, most importantly, immediately applicable. I am regularly able to overcome a lack of experience by relying on my education received at UTK.”
Aaron is currently Assistant Principal at Boones Creek Middle/Elementary School in Washington County.
More than 40 University of Tennessee Knoxville students (undergraduates and CSP – College Student Personnel), faculty, and Division of Student Life practitioner-educators recently attended the 2018 SACSA Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC (November 3-5, 2018). Below are several highlights from the annual conference.
SR Education Group, a leading education research publisher founded in 2004, has just unveiled their 2019 rankings on GuidetoOnlineSchools.com.The new best online colleges lists are the first to offer all-encompassing rankings of online colleges using up-to-date alumni salary data from PayScale and tuition rates across degree level and program. Inclusion on this list shows high return on investment and commitment to affordability, two key factors for prospective students. The University of Tennessee – Knoxville made the ranking at 24th for Master’s Degrees in Educational Leadership.
The full list is available here: https://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/degrees/educational-leadership#best-value-masters
The methodology for these rankings employs median mid-career salary data, as well as manually researched tuition rates. Since salaries differ by degree level and program, SR Education Group utilizes bachelor’s, master’s, and program specific salary data for the rankings. Manually collected tuition rates are also specific to degree level and program.
“We are excited to offer the most comprehensive and diverse collection of online school and program rankings. Our resources give prospective students transparent and accessible information to help them make important decisions about investments in their education and future career paths,” said Sung Rhee, CEO of SR Education Group.
Kenneth Carrico completed the V.O.L.S. Lead online program, along with his principalship license, and graduated in May of 2018 with a Masters in Educational Administration.
Knoxville News Sentinel article: Click Here
(Photo courtesy of Michael Patrick/News Sentinel)
Congratulations to Chandra Harris-McCray, PhD student in Higher Education Administration, who is the recipient of the 2018 Women’s Philanthropy Institute Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. This fellowship will help Chandra complete her dissertation at the University of Tennessee Knoxville on African American alumnae philanthropy to institutions of higher education.
Chandra’s argument, informed by research as well as a decade of personal and professional experience, has led her to the premise that Women of Color, and in particular African America women, are often ignored and overlooked for their philanthropic potential. The implications for her findings go beyond identifying a new donor source, speaking more specifically to influence. Philanthropy and giving lends voice and authority which in turn can ignite change. As Chandra’s proposal demonstrated, diverse voices are missing from the perspectives of many organizations and agencies. Chandra’s study, framed in cogent theory, has the transformative potential to facilitate change.