offer a top notch degree

program in education for

aspiring teachers. Our

Institution was founded on

the degree in Education.

We are inspired by such a

committed group of

educators who continue

HSSU’s legacy of rich

tradition in preparing

teachers to become

effective leaders for a

diverse society and

supporting the College of

Education’s mission. It is

with sincere appreciation

that I congratulate the

College of Education on a

job well done!

Dr. Henry Givens, Jr. President

From

Our

President

Dr. Henry Givens,

Jr., President

I would like to take this

opportunity to extend a

special thanks and

congratulations to the

College of Education Dean

LaTisha Smith, faculty,

staff, and students, and the

Office of Academic

Affairs, Dr. Dwayne Smith

and Dr. Michelle McClure,

on your excellent

teamwork, support and

leadership to acquire

successful passage of

NCATE Reaccreditation in

all areas of certification

programs. It is with high

honors that each of you

should be commended on

your hard work and

unwavering commitment to

this rigorous process of

maintaining a mark of

excellent distinction in

education. Your continued

success allows our

University to continue to

Dr. Dwayne

Smith,

Vice-

President,

Academic

Affairs

Congratulations to the

College of Education,

under the leadership of

Dean LaTisha Smith and

her faculty and colleagues,

for such commendable

work on successful passage

of program Reaccreditation

in all academic areas of

Teacher Education by both

NCATE and DESE. It is

through your tireless

efforts, and committee

teamwork that you have

accomplished yet another

milestone for the

successful distinction of all

program recognition at the

national and state levels.

It is indeed an honor to

have been a dedicated part

of this effort, a rigorous

one indeed, which truly

could not have been

accomplished without a

paramount component of

the process: teamwork,

teamwork, teamwork!

Special thanks as well to

Dr. Linda Kleemann and

Dr. Michelle McClure for

their leadership support

and that all HSSU

Departments.

HSSU’s College of

Education Receives

Reaccreditation by

NCATE & MODESE

College of Education Receives Reaccreditation

Special Remarks from the President of HSSU:

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Fall II 2010

“Education

Week Events

and Photos”

3

Kappa Delta

Pi Hosts

Spring Induc-

tion Ceremo-

ny

4

COE Book

Study Brigade

4

COE Bids

Farewell to

Assoc. Prof.

Norm McGee

5

Words from

Dean

LaTisha

Smith on

Program Re-

Accreditation

5

Special Remarks and Congratulations. . .

H A R R I S - S T O W E S T A T E

U N I V E R S I T Y

C O L L E G E O F E D U C A T I O N

V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 COE Chalkboard S P R I N G , 2 0 1 1 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

College of

Education

hosted Dr.

Patricia

McKissack,

on February

14, 2011

NASA Pro-

fessional De-

velopment

Conference

for College of

Education

Candidates

held on April

8, 2011

Dr. Racquel

Bovier-Brown

Associate

Professor of

Education

P A G E 2 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2

Congratulations to Dr.

Racquel Bovier-Brown

on her recent appointment

as an Associate Professor of

Education by President

Henry Givens, Jr. and the

Harris-Stowe State

University Board of

Regents.

Dr. Bovier-Brown is an

alumni faculty member of

HSSU, having graduated

with top honors in

Elementary Education

before starting her

illustrious career as an

educator in the Parkway

School District. She went

on to achieve her Doctorate

in Education from Saint Louis

University and previously

served on the faculties of the

University of Missouri-St.

Louis and Spelman College in

Atlanta, Ga. Her research in

urban school leadership and

culturally responsive pedagogy

have taken her as far away as

Wuhan, China, while serving in

Graduate partnership with

Maryville University. She is

currently emeritus faculty

serving as research associate

and doctoral chair over multiple

research areas in education. Dr.

Brown has served in multiple

administrative capacities with

the University and as a leading

The College of Education

was excited to host its

Spring, 2011 Teacher Educa-

tion Professional Develop-

ment Workshop. The topic,

“Abused and Neglected Chil-

dren: Address or Ignore” fea-

tured presentations by Depu-

ty Juvenile Officers, Allison

Dunnigan and Kathy Tharp,

officials with the Department

of Justice, 22nd Judicial

Court of St. Louis Family

Court, Juvenile Division.

Students receive two hours of

professional development

credit from the Department

for their portfolio record.

The Faculty

College of Education

Recognizes and Congratulates

Dr. Racquel Bovier-Brown,

Associate Professor of Education

faculty member on multi-

ple graduate partnership

projects with Harris-

Stowe’s consortium institu-

tions, providing expert

curriculum development in

urban school leadership

and education. She is a

published novelist and re-

searcher. She looks for-

ward to continuing to make

an impact on the urban

youth that she mentors and

serves.

Dr. Brown served as the

Harris-Stowe State Univer-

sity Honorary Grand Mar-

shal for the 2011Com-

mencement Ceremony.

COE Spring 2011 Prof. Development Institute

Fall 2010 “Natl. Education Week” Highlights . . .

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2

Dr. Reynaldo S. Anderson pre-

sents the arts and culture of Ca-

maroon to colleagues Dr. Brian

Elsessor and Mrs. Money Guiden.

The College of

Education would

like to thank all

HSSU Depart-

ments for your

gracious support

of our first annual

Education Week activities, host-

ed November 19-21, 2010.

During this time, the College of

Education hosted a week long

student programs intake, “Kidz

Theatre,” and an “Around the

World” festival of the Arts &

Education.

sity, as well as in community

and youth development, and

educational leaders whom

have demonstrated evidence

of being a strong role model

in their study and training as

a future teacher/leader. For

the Icarus Project, selected

students were invited to cam-

pus for a full day of orienta-

tion-to-University activities,

which included a welcoming

program by multiple Univer-

sity departments, Student

Government, Student Activi-

ties, and Scholarship Pro-

grams. Icarus Project partici-

pants also shadowed their

leaders to two classes, and

engage in the University Din-

ing Hall experience .

The Icarus Shadows Leader-

ship Project originated in the

fall of 2010, as a mentoring

leadership project hosted by

the Student NEA to recruit

high school urban youth of

African-American male de-

scent. Its mission was to mo-

tivate potential future stu-

dents to the College of Edu-

cation and to entice young

urban male youth to pursue a

degree in Teacher Education

Like the story of the Greek

legend of the Icarus, these

African-American high

school youth have been se-

lected to shadow University

faculty whom have demon-

strated high leadership at

Harris-Stowe State Univer-

College of

Education

Hosts

“Education

Week

2010”

COE’s Student NEA Hosts

“The Icarus Shadows Leadership Project

Drs. Odessa Weather-

ford -Jacobs and Dr.

Zeynup Akca enjoy

tastes from

Turkey.

Dr. Racquel Bovier-

Brown is

Princess Fiona for

Kidz Theatre, surround-

ed by HSSU

students.

Above: Dr. Bovier-Brown, Student NEA Sponsor,

is surrounded by Student NEA Ambassadors and

COE Icarus Project Student Leaders.

Above: High school students from Construction Ca-

reer’s Academy participate in the Icarus Leadership

Project.

KAPPA DELTA PI

(Gamma Lambda Chapter)

An Honor Society in Education

Hosted

“2011 Spring Initiation Ceremony”

Harris-Stowe State University

Emerson Performance Center

College of Education

Faculty Sponsors:

Dr. Veola Martin

Mrs. Money Guiden

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

5:00 pm

Faculty Research & Scholarship

P A G E 4 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2

AACTE Presentation. . .

At the American Association for Colleges of

Teacher Education (AACTE) on February 24-

26, 2011in San Diego, Ca. Money Guiden,

Dr. Patricia Johnson, and Dr. LaTisha

Smith presented on “Utilizing Family and

Community Resources.”

College of Education Hosts . . .

Book Study Brigade on

Lisa Delpit’s

“Other People’s Children:

Cultural Conflict in the Classroom”

The COE is pleased to have engaged in

a two-semester book study in partner-

ship with academics from Maryville

University, Parkway School District,

Webster School District, St. Louis Pub-

lic Schools, and Ferguson-Florissant

School District. Each month, book

chapters and related articles were dis-

cussed in the areas focused on meeting

student needs on diversity at both the

Pre-K through 12th grade level and Col-

lege level by teachers, administrators,

and professors in education. Grant fund-

ed this endeavor. The COE is looking

forward to next year’s book study focus.

Faculty contributors and research pre-

senters included Mrs. Money Guiden,

University Sponsor, Dr. LaTisha Smith

(Dean), Dr. Racquel Bovier-Brown,

Mrs. Dorothy Turner, and Dr. Veola

Martin, Asst. Dean.

New Baby News . . .

Congratulations to Mrs. Money

Guiden, Instructor of Early

Childhood Education

Mrs. Money Guiden and her husband

welcomed a new grandson, Master

JaMoni Carmello Harris, born on

March 18, 2011 at 5:56 a.m., and

weighing 6 lbs, 13 oz. at Missouri

Baptist Medical Center. This little

bundle of joy is the second grandson

of Mrs. Guiden and her husband.

Farewell to Dr. Norman McGee

The College of Education bids a

hearty farewell and very best wishes

to Dr. Norman McGee, Associate

Professor of Education, Secondary

Social Studies. Dr. McGee has

served an illustrious career in

education, in multiple capacities as

school administrator, and Assistant

and Adjunct Professor with

Maryville University and Saint Louis

University, prior to his 15 year

tenure with the College of Education.

His plans are to relax and enjoy a

new home with his wife in Lake

Osage, Missouri.

The College of Education hosted Dr.

Patricia McKissack, award-winning

author of Children’s Books at The

William L. Clay, Sr. Early Childhood

Developments/Parenting Education

Center, Tuesday, February 14, 2011.

More COE Highlights. . .

Words from . . .

the College of Education

Dean LaTisha Smith

On Reaccreditation

(NCATE & DESE)

2011

P A G E 5

Accreditation processes are extremely beneficial to

institutions preparing educators to work with our P-

12 students. These external review processes pro-

vide a fair and accurate assessment of the institu-

tion's viability in producing quality educators,

through programs that meet the highest of standards

in candidate knowledge, skills, and dispositions;

assessment; clinical experiences and field place-

ments; diversity; faculty pedagogy, scholarship and

service to the profession; and overall governance of

the professional education unit. We are extremely

appreciative for all those partnering districts, sup-

porters, faculty, staff, and students who work daily

to ensure our programs are a success.

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher

Education (NCATE) assesses institutions using a

rigorous performance-based review process. This

process helps to ensure that institutions are provid-

ing future classrooms with top-notch candidates to

meet the growing needs and challenges of the 21st

century classrooms. Being reaccredited by NCATE

is a huge accomplishment. It provides current and

future students, employers, districts, and the greater

community with an affirmation that Harris-Stowe

State University is living up to its College of Educa-

tion's mission, to produce "Effective Teachers for a

Diverse Society."

If most of us were to reflect on a teacher who made

the greatest impact in our lives, many would be re-

flecting on a teacher who had their training and

foundation at this great institution. NCATE's

"stamp of approval" continues to validate what we

do at Harris-Stowe and our right to claim our posi-

tion as a front-runner in the preparation of the na-

tion's finest educators.

P A G E 6

Technology, Middle School

Education, Professional

Interdisciplinary Studies,

Secondary Education and Urban

Education. Ranked by U.S. News

as one of America’s Best

Colleges in the Midwest, the

University, which has been in

existence for more than 150

years, offers the most

affordable bachelor’s degree in

the metropolitan area.

Dr. LaTisha Smith, Dean

Dr. Veola Martin, Asst. Dean

3026 Laclede Avenue

St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2136

Barbara Rankin, COE Secretary

LaFran King, COE Secretary

Office: (314) 340-3661

Office: (314) 340-3691

Fax: (314) 340-3690

The College of Education

Welcomes. . .

Dr. Savannah Young

(Article Omitted from Fall, 2010

COE Newsletter)

The College of Education at Harris

Stowe State University is pleased to

welcome Dr. Savannah Young, who

returned to work at the University as an

Adjunct Professor in Education. Dr.

Young has a longstanding record of

accomplishment in the field, dating over

50 years of service to the local St. Louis

community as a teacher and principal

with St. Louis Public Schools, and Asst.

Superintendent with the Ferguson-

Florissant School District. She has

written several publications in

Education to date, including “Get

Ready, Get Set!” and a 72 page

documentary on parenting with Suzie

Fieldpot. We certainly welcome Dr.

Young home!

Harris-Stowe State University

College of Education

Volume 1, Issue 2

Effective Teachers for a Diverse

Society!

More on “Around the World” Festival

of the Arts & Education

Above: Ms. Dorothy Turner presents Cinco De Mayo

Station on behalf of the Division of Clinical & Field Studies

and Student Teaching.

The College of Education invited faculty and staff to a screening of Waiting for Superman. This documentary has been described as a heartbreaking commentary on the “beleaguered state of the American public school system.” , The viewing of Waiting for Superman took place immediately following the Faculty and Pro-fessional Staff Meeting, on Friday, March 4, 2011, at 3 p.m. in the Mini Auditorium, HGA Room 311. A brief discussion was held after the film.