| Dear Alumni and Friends, Think of your morning commute. Is it a complete street that allows all forms of transportation to coexist—automobiles, public transportation, bicycles and foot traffic?
Most drivers don’t consider that question as they drive to work, but public health experts do. Public health is one of three new programs the College of Education, Health, and Human Services has introduced this fall in an effort to help UM-Dearborn graduates confront major health care issues affecting metropolitan Detroit and beyond.
Education in health and human services will be one of the ways we’re going to make a significant impact on the metropolitan region. I encourage you to learn more about our new programs here, and also catch up on exciting news within the college in this month's CEHHS alumni e-newsletter.
Janine E. Janosky, Dean
College of Education, Health, and Human Services
University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Alumni Difference Makers
For more than 35 years, UM-Dearborn has honored outstanding alumni Victors who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to make a difference at their alma mater and in their community. On October 24, UM-Dearborn plans to honor Julee Cowher ('95 B.A.), a kindergarten teacher at Spencer Elementary School in Brighton. Cowher was named the 2013 Elementary Science Teacher of the Year by the Michigan Science Teachers Association.
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Beyond the ball fields
Hayatt Ali looks out across a city park and sees more than ball fields and tennis courts. He sees a mechanism for a city’s continued revival. As a summer intern at Healthy Detroit, Ali helped launch the state's first health park at Clark Park on Detroit's southwest side.
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Bringing new life to old textbooks
Special education professor Kim Killu recently moved offices and purged a glut of teaching and learning resources in the process of relocating. That stockpile, along with materials from retiring professor Belinda Lazarus, is being shipped overseas to increase access to academic materials.
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Dean Janosky named to FDA panel
CEHHS Dean Janine Janosky has been appointed to the Federal Drug Administration's Medical Device Resolution Panel. The five-member panel provides advice and recommendations in disputes between the FDA and medical device manufacturers.
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| Student Spotlight
Magen Johnson strives to be a resource for the mental health community. With a bachelor's degree and some graduate coursework already under her belt, Johnson enrolled at UM-Dearborn this fall to pursue a bachelor's degree in community health education. To learn more about Johnson and the new community health education degree at UM-Dearborn, click here.
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Faculty Spotlight
This fall, CEHHS welcomes two new, talented faculty members to its team.
David Hill joins CEHHS as an assistant professor of special education. Prior to earning his Ph.D. in special education from the University of Pittsburgh, Hill spent 11 years in K-12 education as an administrator and as a National Board Certified Teacher serving students with a variety of disabilities, including intellectual disability, autism, emotional behavior disabilities and specific learning disabilities. Click here to learn more about David.
Natalie Sampson joins CEHHS as an assistant profesor of health and human services. Her research focuses on a variety of social and environmental determinants of health, including land use, transportation, water infrastructure and climate change. In partnership with communities and local governments, Sampson conducts research, and plans and evaluates interventions to improve health equity. Click here to learn more about Natalie.
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Distinguished Professional Achievement
Darlene M. Van Tiem, associate professor of education emeritus, received the Thomas F. Gilbert Distinguished Professional Achievement Award from the International Society for Performance Improvement. The award recognized Van Tiem’s career-long contributions to the practice of performance improvement, including more than 50 journal articles, 50 juried presentations and three books.
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Our world is shifting in dramatic and sudden ways. This is a pivotal time for our region, our state and our nation. America’s best colleges and universities are being asked to address the new realities of the 21st century.
Our world needs Victors. For more than 50 years, University of Michigan-Dearborn has focused on producing Victors who transform challenges into opportunities.
Join us Friday, October 24, as we celebrate Victors and their impact on the largest campaign in the university’s history. Experience a campus that will be transformed into a visual and engaging story of celebration. A celebrity emcee will help narrate the university’s impact on students and the region. Students will share how their lives have been transformed, while helping to power our region. The Michigan Marching Band will visit the campus for special evening performances. And celebrate your role in fostering positive change across southeast Michigan. You won’t want to miss this momentous occasion.
Because this is our world—and our world needs victors. Our world needs you. Be a victor for UM-Dearborn.
For more information, please click here.
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ZA to ZS
Michigan has updated its Early Childhood Endorsement (formerly ZA) to include content on young children with special needs. The new endorsement has changed to Early Childhood General and Special Education (ZS). In an effort to prepare current ZA holders for their transition to ZS endorsement, UM-Dearborn has designed a one-year program. Click here to learn more.
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Contact
College of Education, Health, and Human Services
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Fairlane Center South
19000 Hubbard Drive
Dearborn, MI 48126-2638
313-593-5090
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