Name catches up with department Dean Finley discusses transitions : • • • • • • by sarah lair Like all the former • the master's degree, but schools on campus, the : for now we'll just have to School of Education be- • wait and see," Finley said. came the College of Edu- • Finley said the change cation this year. : in name was just a minor Dr. Tony Finley, dean • adjustment compared to of the College of Educa- • other events that haption, said becoming a col- : pened in the college this lege included mostly title • year. and organizational • In March 2001 the Colchanges. : lege of Education received "We really only are • a visit from the National looking at this as a name • Council for Accreditation change-there will be : of Teacher Education. titles that we need to • The organization evalchange and organizational • uated Harding's educachanges-but we've been : tion department according operating as a college for • to the council's six stanmany years already," he • <lards: knowledge of skills said. : and dispositions, assessThe difference between • ment and evaluation, field a college and a school is • experiences, diversity, that a school can only have : faculty performance and departments under it, • governance and resources. whereas a college can have • Each of these six stanschools under it. : <lards had to incorporate Another difference is • technology in some way. that a school can't offer • -~ any degree higher than a • JuniorAllisonAlexanderdem- 8 • onstrates conservation tests in a; master's, but a college can • an education class. Students -~ offer higher degrees. : participated in activities that ~ "We hope to somedaY • would later assist them in teach- .8 offer some degrees past • ing their own classes. £ Photo by Daniel Dubois Senior Randall Weaver measures the area of the front lawn as part of his integrating math and science class. The class took several ~ trips to Southwest Middle School to prepare for teaching. ~ "' Senior Jeremy Picker draws a map in his teaching social studies ~ class. Students invented their own country for a class project. ~ 158 academics
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