[Counselor_Educ] Schedule for September 9

[Leinbaugh, Tracy]

This is the current schedule for September 9 on the website:

10:00 - 11:30 am
The Patton College: " A Promising Future" McCracken Hall - No charge Academic Centers Open House

12:00 - 1:30 pm
Opening Luncheon - Baker University Center rms 240/242 - Cost is $25

Title: "A Proud Past, A Promising Future"
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Roderick McDavis, Ohio University President [cid:image002.jpg at 01CC68C4.E0162C50]

As Ohio University's 20th President since July 2004 and second university alumnus to lead the university as president, Dr. Roderick McDavis is a native of Dayton, Ohio, and an OHIO alumnus of 1970. He received a master's degree in student personnel administration from the University of Dayton in 1971, and a doctorate in counselor education and higher education administration from the University of Toledo in 1974. Since 1989, he has served in various collegiate roles from associate dean of the graduate school and minority programs at the University of Florida to provost and vice president for academic affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. He was named the 1996 Outstanding Alumnus of the College of Education at Ohio University. To view more of McDavis' bio, please click here<http://www.ohio.edu/president/bio/>.

1:45 - 3:00 pm
Educational Seminars and Workshops - No charge (concurrent sessions) The Patton College - McCracken Hall

Recreation and Sport Pedagogy
Title: "Coaching for Optimal Health"
Speaker: Marcquis Parham, Interim Graduation Coach at South High School, Columbus, OH

Marcquis Parham is a graduate of OHIO's Patton College and received the B.S. in Recreation and Sport Studies in 2007 and the M.S. in Recreation and Sport Sciences (Physical Education/Coaching Education) in 2008. Currently, Parham serves as the Activity Director for the YMCA/Children's Hospital and as a Graduation Coach at South High School in Columbus, Ohio. Previously he worked for the Minnesota Vikings during their 2008-09 season and as an Instructor for Columbus Africentric Early College. In 2008, Parham was one of thirty individuals nationwide to be selected for the NCAA's Future Coaches Academy and AFCA Conference in Anaheim, CA. During that period he completed the In NCAA/AFCA Professional Development Series.

Teacher Education
Title: "Building scalable interventions for young children: Changing learning trajectories through schooling experiences"
Speaker: Dr. Laura Justice, professor at The Ohio State University's School of Teaching and Learning

Dr. Laura Justice's education includes: B.A. '92 (English), B.S.Ed. '94 (English Education), M.Ed. '96 (Special Education), Ph.D. '00 (Speech Pathology). She has received numerous awards and accolades throughout her career including the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (from President G. W. Bush) and a Fulbright Scholar Award. Most recently, she was awarded the Medal of Merit by the Ohio University Alumni Association.

Counseling and Higher Education
Title: "Counselor Education: Legacy, Leadership, and the Future of the Profession"
Speaker: J. Melvin Witmer, Ohio University Professor Emeritus of Counselor Education

J. Melvin Witmer taught at Ohio University for 23 years from 1966 until early retirement in 1989 when he was appointed by the University as Professor Emeritus of Counselor Education. Besides a Ph.D. in Counseling and Guidance from Florida State University in 1967, Dr. Witmer was credentialed as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Psychologist in the State of Ohio and also a National Certified Counselor. During his tenure at Ohio University, Dr. Witmer received 18 professional awards and honors from state professional organizations, colleagues, and Ohio University. When Dr. Witmer retired from full-time teaching in 1989, the Counselor Education faculty established the Creative Altruism Award in his honor. To view more of his bio, please click here<http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/gfx/media/pdf/BIOGRAPHYOFDrMelWitmer.pdf>.

3:15 - 4:30 pm
Educational Seminars and Workshops - No charge (concurrent sessions) The Patton College - McCracken Hall

Educational Studies Panel Discussion
Title: "Going Global: The Past, Present, and Future of Educational Studies in the Global
Community"
Panel members:
Dr. Francis Godwyll, Assistant Professor, Educational Administration
Dr. Teresa Franklin, Professor, Instructional Technology
Dr. Robert Barcikowski, Professor Emeritus, Educational Research and Evaluation
Dr. Aytekin ISMAN, Professor, Sakaryia University, Ph.D. '97 (Instructional Technology)
Dr. Basem Saraireh, Regional Director, ICTE Jordan, University of Jordan, M.Ed. '97
(Secondary Education), Ph.D. '03 (Reading/Language Arts Education)

Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA)
Title: "Leading Change in Higher Education and Student Affairs: Our Legacy and Our Future"
Speaker: Dr. Dan Evans, Executive Dean of Regional Higher Education and Vice Provost for E-Learning and Strategic Initiatives

Dr. Dan Evans currently serves as the chief operating officer for regional campuses. Working with campus deans and UORC staff, he coordinates the implementation of regional campus strategic plans and other day-to-day activities. Prior to that appointment, Dr. Evans served as dean for OU-Southern and dean of Wright State University's Lake Campus in Celina, Ohio. From 1981 to 1994, he held several administrative positions at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, serving his last four years as assistant vice president of academic affairs. Dr. Evans earned a bachelor's degree in English in 1973 and a doctoral degree in higher education administration in 1990, both from Ohio University. He also received a master's degree in counseling from Morehead State University in 1978.

Human and Consumer Sciences Education
Title: "Educator to Entrepreneur"
Speaker: Lori Pisching, owner of Loralie's Baking Company

Lori Pisching graduated from Ohio University in 1977 with a degree in Home Economics Education. After graduation, Pisching served as the Naturalization Clerk for the U.S. District Court in Denver. Then, she moved back to Ohio in 1982 and was hired by Wendy's International as their Home Economist and then by Rax Restaurants as a Product Development Manager. In 1986, she resigned from Rax and started her own business, Loralie's Brownies, Inc. She catered on the PGA Golf Tour for eight years, and her company, Catering on the Green, was awarded the exclusive catering and concessions contract for all PGA events managed by PGA Championship Management. In 2008, the company launched an interactive website promoting the brownies and confections. Twenty six years later and Ms. Pisching is still baking!

4:45 - 5:45 pm
Meet Today's Patton College Students -  McCracken Hall -  No Charge (Student Organizations)

6:00 pm
Welcome Reception Cookout - McCracken Field -  No Charge


Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC-S
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Counseling and Higher Education
Ohio University
The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services
205 McCracken Hall
Athens, OH 45701

Phone: 740-593-0846
E-mail: leinbaug at ohio.edu<mailto:leinbaug at ohio.edu>

Show, by your actions, that you choose peace over war, freedom over oppression, voice over silence, service over self-interest, respect over advantage, cooperation over competition, action over passivity, diversity over uniformity, and justice over all.

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