Winter 1998 Faculty Fellows
Left to right: James Robinson, John Novak, Nancy Halmhuber,
Sally McCracken, Ramesh Garg, Rhonda Kinney
Ramesh Garg
Ramesh Garg is a Professor of Finance and International Business in the Department of Finance and CIS. At EMU, Professor Garg Teaches courses in Corporate Finance, International Finance, and Financial Markets.
Contact Ramesh Garg at:
Phone: (734) 487-0249
Fax: (734) 487-1941
E-mail: Ramesh.Garg@emich.edu
Nancy Halmhuber
Nancy Halmhuber is a professor in the Department of Special Education. She has implemented academic service-learning in an undergraduate course "The Education of Exceptional Children". In addition she has presented at state and national conferences and conducted K-12 inservice training in the area of academic service-learning. In 2000 she was recognized by Michigan Campus Compact for her contributions to academic service-learning.
Contact Nancy Halmhuber at
Phone: (734) 487-7120, ext. 2656
Fax: (734) 487-2473
E-mail: nancy.halmhuber@emich.edu
Rhonda Kinney
Rhonda Kinney serves as interim department head for political science and is affiliated with the Women’s Studies Program. Her current research interests focus on public policy innovation and executive leadership at the state and national levels.
Kinney incorporated service-learning in both her political science and women’s studies teaching. Political science students were asked to work with community, and government agencies in order to evaluate their effectiveness and accessibility to average citizens. As one choice for their capstone project in women’s studies students were required to work with a local agency devoted to gender related issues. Assignments included administrative support for a Friend of the Court Office; project coordination for domestic violence shelters, groups and organizations; awareness programming for family planning agencies, AIDS activism groups, and domestic violence organizations. In these roles, students were asked to assess and apply knowledge and skills gained in the program’s courses.
Contact Rhonda Kinney at:
Phone: (734) 487-3113
Fax: (734) 487-3340
E-mail: Rhonda.Kinney@emich.edu
Sally McCracken
Sally McCracken specializes in conflict resolution coursework and teaches CTAC 225 Listening Behavior, CTAC 352 Communication in Negotiation, CTAC 372 Assertive Communication, CTAC 379 Communication and Conflict Resolution, CTAC 575 Studies in Listening Behavior, CTAC 573 Studies in Communication and Conflict Resolution, CTAC 583 Studies in Communication and Conflict Resolution in the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts. She also teaches and various graduate courses in EMU's weekend college.
McCracken incorporated academic service-learning in an Honor's section of CTAC 225 Listening Behavior in the winter term of 1999. The Honor's students had to complete at least thirty house of community service for their program. Their assignment in the Listening Behavior class was to use the skills learned in the class to work with children to improve their listening skills. They then had to report back in reflection sessions and written assignments.
Contact Sally McCracken at:
Phone: (734) 487-3131
Fax: (734) 487-3443
E-mail: Sally.Mccracken@emich.edu
John A. Novak
John A. Novak has used academic service-learning activities in BIOL 403 Materials and Methods for Teaching Biology.
The approach taken was to provide a service and/or develop a product that met course goals and was of benefit to a given organization. Thus far, students worked on projects/activities for various organizations including, among others,: Michigan Humane Society (developed interactive "Pets and People" project for elementary students and teachers), Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation (developed brochure for Cedar Bend Nature Area), University of Michigan North Campus (developed activity on how to identify trees), Leslie Science Center- Ann Arbor (taught science lessons for elementary and middle school students), Trenton (MI) Parks and recreation (developed brochure on city parks and what they have to offer), City of Chelsea- MI (developed instructions for composting), Friends of the Rouge River (prepared water quality testing activity), Food Gatherers (prepared poster on food poisoning and consumer safety). Other projects were developed to be used by more than one organization; for example, a brochure on "What Happens to Materials you Recycle" was developed for use by any community.
Novak has conducted workshops on how to incorporate academic service-learning approaches into elementary and secondary school teaching. Dr. Novak is currently working as the EMU community college relations liaison. In addition to developing articulation agreements he works with community colleges who are interested in academic service-learning at their institutions.
Contact John A. Novak at:
Phone: (734) 487-2312
Fax: (734) 487-9235
E-mail: John.Novak@emich.edu
James Robinson
James Robinson is a Professor of Speech Communication in the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts.
Robinson implemented an academic service-learning component into the course CTA 374 Intercultural Communication. Robinson worked with the Office of Foreign Student Affairs and paired students in the course with those of different racial/ethnic backgrounds to encourage his students to put into practice the theories and concepts covered in the course.
Contact James Robinson at:
Phone: (734) 487-3131
Fax: (734) 487-3443
E-mail: james.robinson@emich.edu
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