Curren Gives Presentations
Randy Curren, professor, educational leadership, presented "Is Moral Education in Public Schools Constitutional?" at Roberts Wesleyan College on December 12. On December 28, he presented "Educational Measurement and Knowledge of Other Minds," for the Association for Philosophy of Education in Washington, D.C.

Fegan Joins Warner Staff
Cricket Fegan joined the Warner staff as a secretary in the Office of Development and Communications. Fegan works part-time and is generally in the office on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. She can be reached at (585) 275-7428 or via email at cfegan@its.rochester.edu.

Finnigan Publishes Article
Kara Finnigan, assistant professor, educational leadership, wrote the article "The Effects of Organizational Context on Teacher Expectancy," published in the December issue of Educational Administration Quarterly.

Lewis Elected to PRSA Board
Aimee Lewis, communications and Web manager, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Rochester Chapter of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and holds the office of secretary. PRSA is the world's largest professional organization for public relations practitioners.

Two Faculty Members Promoted
Howard Kirschenbaum, chair, counseling and human development, has been promoted to professor. Part-time faculty member, Bonnie Rubenstein, counseling and human development, has been promoted to associate professor.

Kirschenbaum's Course Highlighted in Publication
The course, Values and Character Education, taught by Howard Kirschenbaum, professor and chair, counseling and human development, was featured in Practices of Teacher Educators Committed to Character: Examples from Teacher Education Programs Emphasizing Character Development, a publication of the Character Education Partnership. The publication provides examples of schools of education that are making efforts to include preparation in character education in their pre-service teacher education programs. Kirshenbaum's course was one of three programs and four courses profiled from around the country.

Kirshenbaum was also asked to submit his professional papers to the Humanistic Psychological Archives (HPA) at the University of California at Santa Barbara. The HPA collects, organizes, preserves and makes available primary resources relating to humanistic psychology, its antecedents, and its development. The archive contains and solicits materials generated by the founders, pioneers and major individuals, organizations, centers, and institutions participating in humanistic psychology.

Monroe-Baillargeon Chosen Task Force Liaison
Ann Monroe-Baillargeon, assistant professor, teaching and curriculum, is the task force liaison for the Higher Education Support Center (HESC) for Systems Change Task Force on quality Inclusive Schooling. Selected by colleagues in the region, she holds one of seven posts across the state. HESC is located at Syracuse University. The task force goals include developing and sustaining high quality inclusive teacher preparation programs and engaging and supporting the professional development efforts of selected schools in New York State.

Rubenstein Presents at Meeting
Jerry Rubenstein, part-time faculty, counseling and human development, presented "Somatherapuetics—the Body of Experience in Psychotherapy: Theory, Technique, Practice and Demonstration," at a January meeting of the Genesee Valley Psychological Association.

Santora Publishes Article
Ellen Santora, assistant professor, teaching and curriculum, wrote the article, "Social Studies, Solidarity, and a Sense of Self," published in the November/December issue of The Social Studies.