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The HED Program is especially pleased to announce that the second annual first Don G. Creamer Research Awards have been made. This year's recipients are: Bethany Flora for her project on the Professional Lives of Higher Education Center Administrators, Tonya Saddler for her project on the Role of Collaborative Research Experiences in Preparing Doctoral Students For Faculty Careers, and Racheal Stimpson for her project on Senior Student Affairs Officers Life and Career Paths. The Selection Committee included Don Creamer, Diana Ridgwell, and Ellen Plummer (Chair) and the process was very competitive. If you have the occasion, please congratulate these students on their noteworthy accomplishments.
Comprehensive Programs, Designed to Prepare Educational Leaders for the Challenges of Tomorrow Graduate professional education is concerned with enhancing a broad spectrum of talents in students. Some of these talents are addressed by structured, in-class activities determined primarily by faculty, while others are addressed by out-of-class activities that often are student-directed. Both types of learning opportunities are incorporated into each student's Plan of Study. The program assumes colleagueship between faculty and students throughout the period of graduate study. Each student and faculty member is expected to act professionally and to share responsibilities of professional life. Developing active partnerships is encouraged, though each student ultimately is responsible for learning. Faculty serve as teachers, advisors, colleagues, and mentors to students. The University Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University (popularly known as Virginia
Tech) was established as a land-grant university in 1872, and has since
developed into a major research university with an enrollment of approximately
26,000. Virginia Tech's 2,600-acre campus is located in Blacksburg, Virginia,
40 miles west of Roanoke. There are also campuses of the university located
in Falls Church, Abingdon, and the Richmond/Tidewater areas of Virginia.
The graduate program in Higher Education and Student Affairs is offered
on the Blacksburg campus only. Accreditation The
educational components of the School of Education are accredited by the
Southern Association of Schools and Colleges and the National Association
for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. HED
Program http://www.elps.vt.edu/hesa
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