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Report from the Vice President for Programs
Happy, Healthy, Prosperous 2007 to One and All!
Our Journal of Educational Practice for Social Change is one of those realities, and it is growing each month. It was satisfying to present it formally to our membership at the Fall meeting, and celebrate together.
We also celebrated West Cape May School receiving the Literacy Project award. Actually, NOW is the ideal time to add a book or two to the school's library, with all the Amazon sales in effect! Thank you for so generously contributing to this far-reaching cause, and please continue to do so...the prices are so modest, and many are discounted even further right now! In the Amazon home page, click on Wish List and enter “library@wcm.capemayschools.com”. Then just select what you will contribute and proceed as usual checking out. We can continue to make a difference for students in this needy and wonderful school.
Members joined in a high-spirited discussion about the results of the annual PDK Poll. Many implications for our own lives and the lives of our students emerged in the report that was the focus of our session.
Our door prizes were warmly received by Steve Canipe and Kate Swetnam. Kate elected to share the happiness with homeless families by in turn donating her holiday centerpiece to the Atlantic City Rescue Mission. The wonderful staff and families there were moved by her thoughtfulness and enjoyed a much jollier season thanks to her contribution.
We are honored and thrilled to be overtaken, in the best sense, by exceptionally dynamic and fascinating new officers in the upcoming year! My own officer-elect for Programs, Bianca Elliot, will generously host our New Year's Eve Program by sharing her amazing experiences in "Education Around the World".
With a warm welcome to all,
Jenny
Jennifer K. Pullman (with Bianca Elliott)
Vice President for Programs
Walden Cyberspace Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa
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Report from the Vice President for Membership
Membership Report for 2006
In order to maximize our chapter's mission we need to increase our membership, and as the new Vice President of Membership I have taken up that goal and I am happy to report that I am presently in conversation with Amy S. Kemp, Director of Membership of Phi Delta Kappa International, with the goal of our discussions to coordinate our membership drives with International to increase our depth and potential for seeking out new members.
Looking to expand our membership can come in a lot of forms. I am looking into how we can further our membership goals through collaboration and partnership with other sectors including government, non profit, education, health, technology, and business, to name a few, as all sectors would be interested in sound public and international education research and policy and would also, in my view, be interested in joining a professional educational organization and our unique chapter. Ideas come from all of you so please communicate to me as this wonderful idea from Andre to advance our chapter through projects to assist other chapters. All work done by our chapter is good public relations for us and likely to attract more members that will want to become a part of a proactive chapter that is accessible from anywhere in the world. Being a cyberspace chapter is a major advantage I plan to take advantage of. For more information on how to follow up with your project ideas, go to http://www.pdkintl.org/forms/form112.pdf, or contact myself or Andre.
Without hardly any effort from me and a lot of effort at a recent residency of Walden University Walden University Cyberspace Chapter have obtained new interest and new members. Our goal is to have a membership drive at all upcoming Walden University residency's.
Each month since I took over in September 2006, I have received approximately 4-5 requests for membership information. Good news is that we are getting interest and attention, and to help sustain this momemtum we are looking to build on our web site a new Frequently Asked Questions Page concerning becoming a member, and how to participate once a member has joined. These and other questions are being looked into by myself, Greg and Jarek.
Membership Advisory Committee has committed to meeting bi-monthly to discuss best practices to be carried out at the local chapter level. results are now available online athttp://www.pdkintl.org/chapters/mbrcom.htm. See the new initiatives, ideas, and program-starters that this group discusses monthly. Ideas from the November conference call were pitched by Mark Engelhardt, Region D CML and Membership VP for chapter 0178; and by Andre Elliott, Region A CML.
Career Changers—Graduate Student Membership Rates: Some confusion has arisen relative to graduate student membership options. To help elaborate on the distinction a graduate student must have to apply for membership at 1⁄2 dues, our membership team is revising the associate member application to include a “Career Changer” option. These new forms will be available in early January . If you are returning to university/college campus for the purpose of acquiring your teaching license for the first time in your career, you are eligible for membership in PDK at 1⁄2 the professional dues rate. To take advantage of this offer and simultaneously join the local chapter, please call the international PDK office at 800/766-1156 and ask for the membership team. Please indicate when calling that you have received this e-mail offer from PDK Chapter #1586. We would love to have you join us.
Be reminded that this 1⁄2 dues membership offer will be extended to the career changers for as long as they remain students.
Flyers are available for you to pass out at your meetings, schools, laundromats and any other places where you think they would attact the students and professionals we are looking for to increase membership. For more information please contact me directly. Happy New Year, and I look forward taking my role as your new VP of Membership to new heights.
With warmest regards,
David Kenneth Waldman
Vice President for Membership
Walden Cyberspace Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa
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Report from our PDK Foundation Representative
Dear Friends,
I hope the Holiday has been peaceful and joyous for everyone. I would like to say that the raffle was very successful we have raised $104.00 and we have some donations from the Spoken word event that occured on Dec 8th at Luella Middle School it was a student run event that was implemented to enhance literacy through poetry and storytelling. I should have a final tally by the end of next week and will be mailing that check out to Dr. Arthur. I do plan to raffle off on a monthly basis a basket of melaleuca products which will hopefully increase the participation inthe fundraiser as well as our membership.
On a personal note I have been forced to slow down a bit because I was physically doing too much especialy concerning being the project director for my grant. I was encouraged by my physician to take some time off this past 2 weeks and I did. I do believe the recharge helped.
Happy Holidays again and good health.
Karine Clay
Foundation Representative
Walden Cyberspace Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa
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Report from the Historian
The following is offered for your consideration:
I am very pleased with this conversation regarding awards. We are approaching our tenth year. I can still see the bright, warm day in Bloomington, Indiana when two Walden students casually walked on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington and contemplated the first cyberspace chapter in PDK's history. I believe that Dr. Simon may be the only active member remaining who continues in great service to our chapter and was present during the critical weeks of our inchoation. Is there another member among us who was present during the summer of 1997? As we speak of awards, we have many individuals who have not been adequately honored. Therefore, as founding president and current historian, I present what I hope will become our chapter's awards program. Based on my research of PDK's awards suggestions, I have attached two documents for your consideration. The first contains a list of possible awards. The second contains a sample letter announcing an award.! The letter announcing the award is simply an example. The name of the award can be whatever we choose. Most awards should not cost the chapter a penny.
In the spirit of the great American musician, James Brown, who was known to tell an announcer the words to use to introduce James Brown, Walden PDK should establish a Hall of Fame. I recommend that all members in our chapter who receive a service key be admitted to this hall of fame. Certainly, we should adhere to strict guidelines to determine who receives a service key award. There are many awards that we can give each yea to deserving members and officers. However, a service key award should be given to a member who has a sustained superior performance in our chapter and meets the criteria established by PDK international.
Dr. Simon and David, thanks for the service key suggestion. I would like the officers to consider establishing a Hall of Fame for our chapter as the hallmark of our awards program. By the way, the annual Simon/Poppenhagen scholarship should be added to the list of awards. Please view the attached documents.
Again, the above is offered for your discussion and consideration. We have many individuals to thank for our longevity! The awards program would be a great accomplishment for our chapter. Let's get started.
Andre Elliott Ph.D.
Chapter Historian and Founding President
Walden Cyberspace Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa
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