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1. Banner Upgrade
2. DreamCatching 2003
3. Graduate Fellowships & Awards 2003-2004 for Education Graduate Students
4. Seminar Series: The Arts in Education

Here are a few notes about the banner upgrade this weekend.

- Student applications (admissions) is also affected - unavailable Feb 7 17:00 - Feb 10 09:00.

- The usual overnight grade roll process on Friday evening will not occur as a result of the upgrade which begins at 5 pm Friday. That means that students who withdraw from a course on Friday, or staff who enter grades on students' records on Friday, will not see these grades on the advising transcript until after the normal grade roll on Monday evening.

- We are working on a short handout about any changes to SIS client forms while we are in the process of updating the How-To and Step-by-Step documents. We will send this out to this listserv before Monday.

That's all for now,

Kathy Wilmot
Training and Documentation
Banner Information Systems Project

To the faculty/students...

A wonderful opportunity exists for education faculty and pre-service teachers interested in gaining new insight into mathematics and science education. DreamCatching 2003 is a conference taking place in Montreal from February 19-22, 2003. Concordia University's Native Access to Engineering Program is sponsoring the event. Its focus is on cultural implications and considerations of instruction particularly with First Nation's students and other ethnically-diverse learners. Experts from the U.S. and across Canada will present to small groups of participants in sessions designed to be interactive and hands-on. A special student registration rate of $25 a day (Canadian) is offered (food throughout the day is included). Faculty can attend one day at a reduced rate if they wish. Please encourage your students to take advantage this great opportunity. Please come yourself to see what they are learning.

For more information please access the website http://nativeaccess.com/ and follow the DreamCatching 2003 links. People can download the registration form and students should make sure they indicate they are registering as such.

I can be reached at 514 848 4039 or by email at jbarta@coe.usu.edu.

Thanks for your interest and support.

Jim Barta
Office of First Nations & Inuit Education

The following are Graduate Fellowship Awards for which Education Graduate Students may apply.

The Herschel and Christine Victor Fellowship in Education

Established in 2000 it was the expressed wish of Herschel Victor, B. Com. ’44, to recognize and promote the academic achievements of graduate students in the Faculty of Education. Therefore, a Fellowship was established for an outstanding graduate student in the Faculty of Education on the basis of academic merit.

The Ellen Edith Grubb Stansfield Award

Established in 2000 by a bequest by Ellen, Edith, Grubb Stansfield (BA ’29, MA ’31) in recognition of her experience, leadership and interest in education in general, schools and classrooms in particular. Awarded to an outstanding graduate student, entering the first year of a thesis program (M.A. or Ph.D.) in the Faculty of Education with research in classroom and school contexts. The award will be based on the recommendation of the Departments of Integrated Studies in Education and Education and Counselling Psychology.

The application and guidelines for the Herschel and Christine Victor Fellowship in Education and the Ellen Edith Grubb Stansfield Award have been distributed and are available on the Research page of the Faculty of Education Website www.mcgill.ca/edu-research/gradawards

All applications must be submitted by the departments to the Office of the Associate Dean, Academic Programs, Graduate Studies & Research by March 3, 2003. The Graduate Studies Awards Committee will then review the applications and make a recommendation.

Susan Reichman
Administrative Coordinator
Associate Dean Maguire's Office

The Department of Integrated Studies in Education along with The Seminar and Conference Grants Committee is pleased to invite you to come and hear Ann Patteson, PhD Candidate, Queens University, Faculty of Education who will speak on Resistance, Romance and Renewal: Teacher Development Through Art-making, Thursday, February 6, 2003, in the Jack Cram Auditorium, 3:30-5:00 PM.

The path of romance is rarely smooth, yet many teachers emerge from their art making with renewed energy and verve, along with a commitment to the arts in education. Ann Patteson will talk about her work with teacher development through extensive art making. She describes that development as often consisting of the discernable, but not linear, stages of "Resistance," "Romance," and "Renewal." Ms. Patteson will explain how initial resistance can give way to a romantic enthrallment with artistic processes and products.

Ms. Patteson has been spurred on in her work by her involvement with and passion for the arts, as well as by concern for teachers' well-being and for the critical role teachers play in bringing the arts to their students.

Everyone is welcome!

Dr. Joan Russell
Director, Music Education
Department of Integrated Studies in Education