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Fall 2007
 
 

News from the Field

Community Counseling :

  • Congratulations!!! The American Counseling Association (ACA) hosted their annual conference this year in Honolulu, Hawaii.   In addition to the conference festivities, Chi Sigma Iota- Beta Chi chapter at John Carroll was honored with an award Friday night of the conference.  Christian Karter, community counseling graduate student, accepted the award on behalf of Beta Chi.  The Outstanding Individual Program award was presented to Beta Chi for their 14th Annual Wellness Conference.
  • Beta Chi Updates: For the year of 2007 – 2008, Beta Chi just had a wonderful year.  Under the leadership of:      
    • Olivia Schwartz – President
    • Melanie Faithwalker – Vice President
    • Ronda Wegman – Treasurer
    • Arnetta Dean & Michael Skoda – Co – Secretary
      Keith McMillin – Committee Chair
  • But now it is time for new leadership to bring in the year of 2008 – 2009 and also bring in the new members.  It is time for the Beta Chi Induction ceremony happening April 25, 2009 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in the Faculty Dinning Room.  We have the pleasure of having the honored speaker Dr. David Helsel, Coordinator of School Counseling.  We also have twenty-five new inductees this year.  At the induction we will highlight this year’s accomplishments and enjoy the giving of awards.  It stands to make for a wonderful evening.
  • Independent Study Update: My name is Melanie Faithwalker. I have had the privilege of working with Dr. Linda Quinn within the scope of an Independent Study.  In that Independent Study, I have been working on a Research manuscript.  I have presented this research in different arenas.  First, the AOCC Conference in Columbus as a Poster Presentation, the 14th Annual Wellness Conference in a Poster, The Celebration of Scholarship as a Panel Presenter, and now I am due to present in a Poster Presentation at the International Emotional Intelligence Convention in Chicago, July 1st 2008.  The name of the study is A Correlational  Study of the Relationship Between Sensation Seeking Behavior, Life Satisfaction, Emotional Intelligence, and Depression. Once again my advisor on this study has been Dr. Linda Quinn and without her expertise this study could have never made this far in the process. 
   

 

 

Integrated Science :

  • From the Cleveland Math Science Partnership data summary

    In its most recent report to the National Science Foundation, Cleveland Metropolitan School District presents the following:
    Students in 8th grade Science classes taught by the most recent John Carroll University Master of Arts in Integrated Science graduates performed significantly (p <.001) better than 8th grade students in classes taught by other teachers.  On average, these students scored significantly higher on the 8th Grade Ohio Achievement Test in Science than other students.   

Biology :

  • Dr. Valerie Flechtner is retiring at the end of the spring semester.  Dr. Flechtner has been with the department since 1981, she served as chair of the Biology Department from  2002 – 2006, and was the 1997 recipient of the Lucrezia Culicchia Award for excellence in teaching.  Ms. Sandra Buckles, longtime laboratory coordinator and lecturer in biology, retired in December 2006.
  • Welcome! Catherine Wheeler, formerly of Hiram College, joined the department in January 2008.  Cathy will be coordinating freshman laboratories in biology.
  
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