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| Dean Gary A. Olson |
Dear Colleagues,
I hope that you had a pleasant Thanksgiving break and that you have been having a productive and enjoyable semester, and I want to thank you all for your warm welcome of me and for helping to make my transition to ISU so effortless. I am writing to update you on the College’s progress this semester.
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The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce its class of 2005 Hall of Fame Inductees—a group of 19 outstanding leaders in their fields from across the nation. "This College has produced so many fine leaders that it was difficult to limit the list," said Dean Olson. "This is truly an impressive group of individuals and I will be honored to meet each of them at the ceremony in February." All 19 of the Hall of Famers will be on campus on February 18-19th for festivities related to the formal induction ceremony.
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The Department of Psychology at Illinois State University is one of the most productive in the world, according to a forthcoming article in the May issue of The Counseling Psychologist. Rankings were evaluated in terms of publishing in four top journals in the subdiscipline of counseling psychology,which focuses on personal, educational, vocational, and group adjustment in a variety of settings. Examples of topics studied by counseling psychologists include how people adapt to new life circumstances, how people choose and thrive in their careers and what processes are involved in counseling and psychotherapy.
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The College has put in motion the necessary processes to designate a Program of Excellence—a unique, cutting-edge, interdisciplinary academic program that will help bring distinction to the College and the University. Through a partnership with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, the College has obtained funding for the program. "This is an initiative that can really put the College of Arts and Sciences on the map," said Dean Olson. "We already have faculty who are—within their disciplines—conducting cutting-edge research and utilizing the best practices in teaching. What this program will do is combine talents across disciplines to create niché programs, with curriculum and research agendas that will be very attractive to students, donors, and granting agencies." The successful program will receive start-up funding of $60,000 during the first year (2005-06) and $30,000 during the second year (2006-07).
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Communication debators
Dusty Day and
Elizabeth Thompson
with Dr. Joe Zompetti | After a several year hiatus, ISU once again has a policy debate team to complement its award-winning speech team. If early results are any indication, the debate team may soon rival ISU's perennial national powerhouse speech team. Dr. Larry Long, chair of the Department of Communication, which houses the debate team, explained that, "The return of a policy debate to the ISU campus is signficant. We have a strong history of policy debate—one that we want to see renewed. We are considered the preeminent school in the country for competitive speech, and there is no reason that we cannot also become a powerhouse in policy debate."
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Dr. Janice Neuleib workshops
with participants at
the IATE Conference | The Illinois Association of Teachers of English (IATE), the oldest organization of English educators in the United States, was honored at this year’s National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) conference with the NCTE Affiliate Membership Award for Largest Percentage of Growth in a State, Provincial, or Regional Affiliate. It is not surprising that IATE is housed in ISU’s Department of English, given that ISU has been associated with teacher education since its inception. "ISU's receipt of this award is testimony to our ongoing commitment to teachers across the state," said Associate Dean Jonathan Rosenthal.
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