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Welcome to the first edition of The Intersection newsletter. The Intersection represents the department's role of bringing ideas together, while continuing to be a place where our graduates can meet for professional growth. The Intersection's logo was designed by Instructor Heather Schilling’s father, Allan White, a local artist.

We want to stay connected with you! Please send us news you want to share with other Manchester College education graduates.

Meet the Education Department Faculty and Staff

The Education Department is changing faces! In fact, four of our five faculty members have been teaching at Manchester less than four years. Let us introduce the Manchester College Education Department:

	Barbara Burkholder, secretary, joined the department in February 2001. Barbara holds the department together with her excellent organizational skills and gentle mothering. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking and baking, as well as spending time with her family.
	Victoria Eastman, instructor, joined the department in 2006. Vickie earned her B.A. degree in elementary education in 1973 from Anderson University, and her M.A. in elementary education from Ball State University in 1990. She is currently pursuing her doctorate at Ball State University. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, reading, various needlepoint crafts (mostly duplicate stitch), working out, spending time with her husband and children, and being involved in community and church.
	Dr. Korrine Gust, assistant professor of education, joined the department in 1999. Dr. Korrine Gust earned her A.A. degree from Manchester College in 1983, her B.S. degree from Saint Francis College in 1986, her M.S. from Saint Francis College in 1996, and her Ed.D. from Ball State University in 2006. Her areas of interest and expertise include early childhood education and special education.
	Dr. James Riley joined the department in 2004 and was appointed as chair of the Department of Education and director of teacher education in June 2006. Dr. Riley earned his B.A. degree from Oakland University in 1969. He also holds an M.A.T. degree in English as well as an M.A.T. in reading education. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Syracuse University in 1976. His interests include the learning processes, teaching methodology, assessment, as well as research/reflective teaching.
	Heather Schilling, instructor, joined the department in 2002. Heather earned her B.A. degree from Manchester College in 1990 and her M.A. of administration from Indiana Purdue University Fort Wayne in 1998. She is currently working on her doctorate in reading at Ball State University. Her areas of interest and expertise include elementary education, children's literature, language arts and adolescent learners.
	Stacy Stetzel, instructor, joined the department in 2004 as an adjunct instructor and became full time in 2006. Shereceived her B.S. in education with a specialization in reading from the University of Saint Francis in 1998. She completed her M.Ed. from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2003. In her spare time, Stacy enjoys bike riding, vacationing, cooking, playing with her children Kindra and Lane, and shopping. Professionally, she strives to make the world a better place by focusing on child development, specifically cognitive development.

Stacey Stetzel’s methods block students designed and implemented a variety of activities for children attending Manchester College’s Homecoming events on Sept. 30, 2006.

Stacey Carmichael paints faces.	Seniors Josh Gallmeyer, Tyler Wolfe, and Megan Gallmeyer color fall pictures with visiting children.

Departmental Happenings

Find out more about the Indianapolis Peace House on the Plowhares Collaborative website.

Field Experience Expands – During the fall of their senior year, elementary education majors participate in a methods block that includes a variety of field placements. Traditionally, students have spent one week at an open-concept school and one week at an urban school. This year, based on feedback from the past two years, the department changed its field placements to include one week in one of the student teaching placements and the other week in an urban setting. One of the opportunities students have is to spend a week at the Peace House in Indianapolis while working with classroom teachers at The Oaks Academy. Associated with the Plowshares Collaborative, of which Manchester is affiliated, the Peace House is a place for students to stay while doing field work in Indianapolis. What makes the field experience at The Oaks Academy unique isn’t just the diversity of the students, but also the private Christian structure of the school. During the week of Oct. 2 – 6, eight seniors, including Alyssa Bullerman, Katie Crosby, Kiley Dague, Amanda Hayward, Meganmarie Pinkerton, Leanne Rakestraw, Carrie Strahammer and Dana Zehring participated in this unique experience. Katie Harness, Katelin Harvey, Daidra Jagger, Sara Kauffman, and James Vincent participated during the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 3.

Changing of the Guard – In June, Dr. Lindan Hill, chair of the Education Department and head of Teacher Education, announced his resignation after five years of serving Manchester College. He accepted a position as Dean of the School of Education at Marian College in Indianapolis. Dr. James Riley, professor of education, was promoted to fill the department's top position.

Publications – Dr. James Riley recently published a book on public service entitled Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn: Leaving the Self-Centered Life Behind. Dr. Riley uses personal insights and amusing stories to remind us of the importance of serving our community and setting life’s priorities. Order a copy online at http://www.HighRoadFirstEditions.com.

Awards – In the spring of 2006, education instructors Schilling and Stetzel, along with librarian Jill Lichtsinn and chemistry professor Dr. Terri Salupo-Bryant were selected to participate in the Council of Independent Colleges’ Teach 21 Program. The Manchester team’s focus is on integrating technology and science into literacy instruction. The team spent several days in Restin, Va., and are participating in an online learning community with the other participating campuses.

Celebrations – In May 2006, the department celebrated the completion of an Ed.D. degree from Ball State University in special education and early childhood by Dr. Korrine Gust. We are certainly proud of her accomplishments!

Presentations – On Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006, three elementary education majors presented at the Ball State Early Childhood Conference in Muncie. Seniors Alice Bennett, Katelin Harvey and Sara Kauffman worked with 26 daycare providers and preschool teachers in their session on integrating science into literacy. After highlighting a variety of children’s books with themes about thunderstorms, the future teachers led participants in songs, crafts and several experiments that can easily be implemented in classrooms and daycare centers at little expense.

Upcoming Events

Teacher Advisory Council
Nov. 8, 5:30 p.m. – biannual meeting of the Teacher Advisory Council

“MC Prepared Me to Survive Teaching” Pre-professional Workshop
Nov. 15, 8 a.m. to noon – Keynote speakers and recent graduates run workshops for current education majors. 

Warren K. and Helen J. Garner Alumni Teacher of the Year Award
Now accepting nominations for this prestigious award given to an educator who is a Manchester College alumnus. Nominate your candidate online here, or e-mail Heather Schilling. (haschilling@manchester.edu).

Education Department Blog
Look for updates regarding the creation of our education blog, which will allow graduates of the Manchester College Education Department to keep in touch with each other, as well as the faculty at MC.

What's New?

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