First Deaf Community-Connections Festival
The American Sign Language/English
Interpreting students who are taking Service
Learning in the Deaf Community this semester
will host the first annual Deaf
Community-Connections Festival from 9 a.m. to
noon Saturday, April 19, on the Green. The
festival is supported by community donations and
the UNF Foundation Grant (Communication
Intervention for Deaf Senior Citizens and Deaf
Children) to: involve deaf senior citizens with
deaf children through storytelling and
interaction; provide resources and support for
families with deaf children; expose deaf
children to other signers and adult role models;
and promote UNF student understanding of
communication and interaction needs of deaf
seniors and children who use American Sign
Language.
The festival, for families with children who
are deaf or hard of hearing and enrolled in
Duval and Clay County schools, will feature
storytellers from the deaf community, games,
arts and crafts and a free lunch. It is the
kickoff for the grant initiatives that will also
include research on senior citizen social
connectedness and social isolation of deaf
children in public school settings. Students in
the service learning class have had to pool
their knowledge about working with deaf children
(many are public school interpreters) and their
involvement in the adult deaf community to plan
this event around the needs of the kids,
parents, siblings and senior citizens. Anyone
interested in attending should R.S.V.P. by
Saturday, April 12. For more information, call
Dr. Sherry Shaw at ext. 2930.
Teaching Careers for
Non-Education Majors Panel
Special panel discussion on Teaching Careers for Non-Education
Majors from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April
8, in the Robinson Center, Building 14, Rooms
1601-1602. The panel will provide information
about the certification process and will give
insight on how to pursue a teaching career
without a major in education. Guest speakers
include: Monica McAleer (Duval County Public
Schools), Terry Stanilonis (Clay County Public
Schools) and John Kemppanien and Kathy Krudwig
(UNF College of Education and Human Services).
All UNF students and alumni interested in
teaching are encouraged to attend. There is no
cost to attend and attendees are welcome to
bring their lunch to the panel. For more
information, contact Career Services at 620-2955
or
mailto:Hire.Grads@unf.edu.
Gladys Prior Award
Nominate a Duval County public or private school teachers for the
Gladys Prior Awards for Career Teaching
Excellence (due March 21, 2008) -
read more.
New Scholarship
Opportunity
For Secondary Science Majors (Undergraduate)
And Graduate Students With An Emphasis In
Science Education.
-
read more.
Groundbreaking for
the new COEHS building was Jan. 10, 2007. New
Building Plans
See the new COEHS Read the
Inside UNF Article
Intern Opportunity in
the UK-
Interested in an international experience during
your internship?
-
read more...
New bachelor’s degree program:
The Department
of Exceptional Student and Deaf Education is now
offering a new American Sign Language/English
Interpreter bachelor’s degree program. Dr.
Sherry Shaw, professor of ASL/English
Interpreting, and UNF student Kelly Warren were
featured on WJXT Channel 4 and WTLV Channel 12.
The program will also be featured in an upcoming
Florida Times-Union article. Go to
http://www.unf.edu/ia/pr/media_relations/tv_news_coverage/index.html#ASLprogram
to watch the Sept. 13 Channel 4 interview. Go to
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=91140
to watch the Channel 12 story.
Glady’s Roddenberry
Please join the College of Education and Human Services and
benefactor, Gilchrist Berg in honoring the 2007 winners of the Gladys
Roddenberry Fellowship
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
5:30 PM-7:00 PM
University Center, Room 1058
R.S.V.P (904) 620-1799 by Friday, September 21, 2007
Family Literacy Festival
The fourth annual Family Literacy Festival will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21, at the UNF Nature Trails. More information can be found
online at http://www.unf.edu/dept/
cdrc/FFW/ffwindex.html or by calling ext. 2372.
Apply to intern in Plymouth UK
Students in Spring 08 can participate in an international internship -
read more.
New Cohort Program
Master's focused on
Educational Technology Leadership -
read more.
