College of Education

• Contact Information / Who's Who
  
• Mission / Objectives
  
• Accreditation
  
• Departmental Information Re:
  Interdisciplinary Studies, Health and Kinesiology Majors
  
• Who's Who, Course Categories, and Other Information by Department
  
  • Curriculum and Instruction
    
  • Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies
    
  • Educational Psychology
    
  • Health and Human Performance
    
    • Physical Education Fees

Contact Information / Who's Who

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Dean: Robert K. Wimpelberg, Ph.D., University of Chicago

Associate Deans: Robert E. Williams, Ed.D., University of Georgia and Doris Williams-Smith, Ph.D., University of New Orleans

Senior Business Manager: Carol Barr

Director of Teacher Education: John M. Ramsey, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Mission / Objectives

The College of Education is committed to the preparation of teachers, counselors, school and higher education administrators, and professionals for a wide variety of educational settings, including social agencies, business, and government. Because of the university's urban setting, students will have opportunities to work with learners in a wide variety of educational settings.

Accreditation

The College of Education is accredited on probation by the State Board for Educator Certification and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and is a member of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

Departmental Information

Each of the four departments of the college focuses on a specific aspect of professional education. The major entitled Interdisciplinary Studies is housed within the Curriculum and Instruction department; two majors, Health and Kinesiology, are housed in the Health and Human Performance department.

Curriculum and Instruction
Interdisciplinary Studies: B.S.

Health and Human Performance
Health: B.S.
Kinesiology: B.S.
Kinesiology-Exercise Science: B.S.
Kinesiology-Movement and Sports Studies: B.S.
Kinesiology-Sports Administration: B.S.

Who's Who, Course Categories, and Other Information by Department

• Curriculum and Instruction
  
• Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies
  
• Educational Psychology
  
• Health and Human Performance

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Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Chair:  Wilford A. Weber

Professors:  Richard F. Abrahamson, Eugene L. Chiappetta, H. Jerome Freiberg, W. Robert Houston, Theresa M. Monaco, Lee Mountain, Richard Olenchak, Yolanda N. Padron, Allen R. Warner, Wilford A. Weber, Doris Williams-Smith

Associate Professors:  Michael Connell, Lane Gauthier, Irma N. Guadarrama, Laveria F. Hutchison, John M. Ramsey, Hersholt C. Waxman

Assistant Professors:  Kylene Beers (Clinical), Stephanie Boger-Mehall (Clinical), Wren Bump (Clinical), Juanita V Copley, Andrea Foster, Lynn S. Freeman (Clinical), Amelia Hewitt (Clinical), Norene V. Lowery, Denise McDonald (Clinical), Sara G. McNeil, Janice M. Nath (Clinical), Bernard Robin, Rena Shull (Clinical), Tony Talbert, Eleanore Tyson (Clinical), Cameron S. White, Susan Williams, Mary Wingfield (Clinical)

Instructors:  Sara W. McKay, Lilia Ruban, Eileen Westerman (Clinical)

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers courses under four headings: art education (ARED), curriculum and instruction (CUIN), elementary education (ELED), and secondary education (SEDE).

See the Graduate and Professional Studies catalog for graduate course listings, or consult the department for additional information.

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Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies

Chair:  Richard Fossey

Professors:  Grace Butler, Richard Fossey, Amaury Nora, James H. Pickering, Alexander Schilt, Robert K. Wimpelberg

Associate Professors:  Philip F. Carspecken, Barton R. Herrscher, Patricia Holland, Richard Lee Hooker, Angus MacNeil, Augustina Reyes, Yali Zou

Assistant Professors:  Robert P. Craig, J. Thomas Kellow (Visiting), Barbara Korth, Mary Alice Obermiller, Kay Weise (Clinical) Courses

The Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies offers undergraduate courses under one heading: cultural and urban studies (CUST). This department offers primarily graduate courses and programs. See the Graduate and Professional Studies catalog for a list of the graduate courses or consult the department for additional information.

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Department of Educational Psychology

Chair:  Robert H. McPherson

Professors:  John P. Gaa, Gay Goodman, Charles Meisgeier, Edwin P. Willems, Robert E. Williams

Associate Professors:  Consuelo Arbona, Mary W. Armsworth, Ronald G. Frankiewicz, Jacqueline Hawkins, Dov (David B.) Liberman, Robert H. McPherson

Assistant Professors:  Andrea Backscheider, Christopher Blazina, Stewart Pisecco, Christopher A. Wolters, Shirley Yu Courses

The Department of Educational Psychology offers both undergraduate and graduate courses. See the Graduate and Professional Studies catalog for a list of the graduate courses or consult the department for additional information.

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Department of Health and Human Performance

Chair:  Dennis Smith

Professors:  W. P. Buckner, Jr., Phyllis L. Gingiss, Andrew S. Jackson, Dale G. Pease

Associate Professors:  Joel A. Bloom, Charles S. Layne, Demetrius Pearson, Dennis W. Smith, Janice Wendt, Jenny K. Yi

Assistant Professors:  Faith Foreman, Norma Olvera, Warren Whisenant, Jin H. Yan

Instructor:  Richard T. Dickenson, Lowell M. Smith

The Department of Health and Human Performance offers courses under three headings: health (HLT), physical education basic instruction program (PEB), and kinesiology (KIN). See the Graduate and Professional Studies catalog for a list of graduate courses or consult the department for additional information.

Physical Education Fees

Students registering for physical education courses in which one semester hour credit is received must pay $20 each semester.

Students will be provided with a clean towel and clean gym uniform (except shoes) for each class and for any other time when they participate in physical education activities while attending the university.