Curren Articles Published
Randall Curren, associate professor, educational leadership program, published the papers "Civic Education in the Liberal and Classical Traditions" and "Public Education and the Demands of Fidelity to Reason: A Response to Dwyer, Feinberg, Hourdakis, Pendlebury, Robertson, Strike, and White" in the fall issue of The School Field. Review essays of his book Aristotle on the Necessity of Public Education (Rowan & Littlefield, 2000) were also included in the issue. In addition, his book was the topic of discussion at a September meeting of the Upstate New York Chapter of the Conference for the Study of Political Thought at St. John Fisher College.

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van Geel, Curren Publish AERA Ethical Standards
Tyll van Geel, Earl B. Taylor professor and chair, educational leadership program, and Randall Curren have co-authored the book Ethical Standards of the Educational Research Association: Cases and Commentary (American Educational Research Association, March 2002). Tyll also co-authored an article on the recent Supreme Court decision dealing with vouchers in the September edition of Education Week (www.edweek.org).

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Douthit, Mackie Present at ACES
Kathryn Douthit, assistant professor, counseling and human development program, and Karen Mackie, instructor, counseling and human development program and outreach coordinator for the Warner Center for Professional Development and Education reform, presented sessions at the Association for Counselors, Educators, and Supervisors in Park City, Utah in October. Mackie presented "Coaching Trans-formation: Using an Understanding of Creativity to Effect Counselor Development" and "Class Bias in Counseling: Exploring Social Class as Culture," along with Warner graduate and SUNY Brockport Assistant Professor Patricia Goodspeed Ed.D. '00.

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Hursh Receives Nomination, Presents Papers
David Hursh, associate professor, teaching and curriculum program, was nominated to Secretary of Division B (Curriculum Studies) of the American Educational Research Association, as announced in the October issue of Educational Researcher. Hursh also presented two papers at the conference Discourse/Power/Resistance in Post-Compulsory Education and Training in Plymouth, England: "The Rise of Testing and Accountability and the Decline of Professionalism and Local Control: A Critical Analysis of the Changing Forms of Governmentality in New York" and "Resisting the Tyranny to Tests: The Battle for New York," co-presented with Warner School doctoral student Camille Martina.

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Hetherington Presents at National Conference
Susan Hetherington, outreach coordinator for inclusion for the Warner Center, presented on the post graduate classroom at the 2002 national conference of the Association for University Centers on Disability. The program, "Working with our Partners: Advancing Policy and Practice," was held in Bethesda, Maryland in October.

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Dannefer Lectures in Finland, Elected to Council
Dale Dannefer, professor, counseling and human development program, was a keynote lecturer and panelist at the conference Technology, Well-Being, and the Life Course at the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland in September. Dale was also elected to the Council of the Section on Aging and the Life Course, American Sociological Association, for a three-year term, beginning in August.

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Callahan Publishes in English Education
Meg Callahan, assistant professor, teaching and curriculum program, published the article "Intertextual Composition: The Power of the Digital Pen" in the October edition of English Education, a National Council of Teachers of English publication (www.ncte.org).

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Santora Presents in Toronto
Ellen Santora, assistant professor, teaching and curriculum program, co-presented a paper at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Conference in Toronto. The paper, "Repre-senting Identities: The Possibilities and Problems on On-line Communication in Literacy Education," was a result of an on-line discussion of culturally diverse literary texts by teacher education students at the University of Alabama, Memorial University and Teachers College of Columbia University. In addition, Santora's review of Erie Canal: New York's gift to the nation, was recently published in the Social Science Docket.

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DuPré Presents at Conference, Chosen for State "Summit"
Michael DuPré, visiting assistant professor, teaching and curriculum program, was a co-presenter at the National Science Teachers Association's annual conference in San Diego, and was recently chosen as a representative for the New York State Biology Mentor Network for the State Education Department's third "Summit," a two-day communication and information exchange meeting between high-ranking state education department assistant commissioners and bureau chiefs, and science education groups across the state.

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Weaver Hosts Institute
Edwardine Weaver RSM, assistant professor, educational leadership program, hosted the 13th Annual Institute on Catholic Education "Families and Catholic Schools: Weaving a Tapestry of Faith" in July.

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Penders Joins Staff
Christopher Penders has joined the Warner Office of Development, Mar-keting and Public Relations. His primary responsibilities will include writing and editing the Warner Word, assisting in fund raising activities, and developing methods to improve the success of the annual fund, as well as completing other communications projects.