The Division of Student Affairs is pleased to announce that Golda Eldridge has joined the team as Director of Leadership within the Center for Honor, Leadership and Service.  Eldridge has extensive leadership and administrative experience within the United States Air Force and served for four years as department chair and professor of aerospace studies at Texas Christian University.  He earned his bachelor’s in literature and history at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, his master’s in educational leadership from Troy State University and his Ed.D. in educational leadership from Texas Christian University.

Mark Scharf, adjunct instructor of theatre, was an invited guest speaker for Johns Hopkins University’s Witness Theatre on Sept. 20. His seminar covered a general introduction to playwriting, what you can do when you’re stuck writing a play and marketing for playwrights.

John P. Broome, assistant professor in curriculum & instruction and director of undergraduate secondary education and preK-12 education in the College of Education, has been invited to present his study on civic engagement in an alternative learning environment at the American Montessori Society (AMS) 2013 Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida on March 14^th, 2013.

The study entitled, “Reflecting on The Civic Mission of Schools: Lessons from a Montessori Middle School” examined how the Montessori curriculum and educational practices address civic engagement in a U.S. Montessori middle school. He further analyzed how the curriculum compared against U.S. civic education recommendations and investigated students’ observable civic engagement in that environment.

The American Montessori Society (AMS) is the foremost advocate for quality Montessori education in the United States. AMS sets the high professional standards that inform Montessori education as practiced in AMS-accredited schools and taught in AMS-affiliated teacher education programs. Founded in 1960, the organization has nearly 13,000 members worldwide.