6/22/2005		One World Series to bring diverse cultural events
6/20/2005		E-town prof publishes student teaching textbook
6/10/2005		"Painting A New Portrait" Summer Orientation 2005- June 22 - 25
6/2/2005		Mead named director of Elizabethtown College Honors Program

A performance by Chinese dancer Yu Wei at 8 p.m., Oct. 14, will open Elizabethtown College’s One World Series, a yearlong series of artistic and cultural events designed to build bridges between communities. The event will be held in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Information on a subscription to the One World Series or tickets to Yu Wei’s performance, which cost $10, is available at 717-361-1985, 717-361-1212 or "Events" at www.etowncollegeonline.com.

As a little girl, Yu Wei was selected by the Wuhan Song and Dance Theater Academy to study a broad curriculum of dance based on Chinese classical, traditional, folk dance and ballet. In 1986, she became the principal dancer of the Wuhan Company and since 1989 has performed as a guest artist with the Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan Province Dance Companies and with the Chinese National Song and Dance Ensemble.

Yu Wei moved to Beijing in 1992 to create her own collection of solo dances known as the Yu Wei Dance Collection, which has been broadcast on National Century Television and performed at the National Dance Association Convention. Having moved to moved to Philadelphia in 2000, she has been invited to perform in many festivals and venues, including events at Manhattan Center and the Kennedy Center.

Upcoming events in the One World Series include Brazilian music by the husband and wife duo Minas on Nov. 18; an exhibit of photographs by P.H. Polk from Feb. 1 through 28; a March 3 performance of pieces reflecting women’s musical heritage by the group Libana; and a March 24 performance of "South of the Border" by The Children’s Theatre wing of The National Theatre of the Deaf.

An Elizabethtown College education professor has written a textbook to help college students enjoy a successful practicum and student teaching experience.

Carroll Tyminski’s book, "Your Early Childhood Practicum and Student Teaching Experience: Guidelines for Success," offers both theory and practical application to students who are assuming the responsibilities of teaching young children. 

The text contains research-based, practical advice on such topics as developmentally appropriate practices and teacher competencies.

"This book was a labor of love that grew out of my personal experiences with many fine student teachers throughout my career," Tyminski said. "The anecdotal stories of their journeys to become professional teachers were the impetus for this text."

Each chapter of the book opens with recent early childhood student teachers sharing their experiences and stories and closes with activities designed to encourage students to reflect upon and/or implement the information outlined in the chapter. In addition, the textbook contains content and implications for working with culturally diverse and special needs children.

A York resident, Tyminski is associate dean of faculty, chair of the education department and associate professor of education at Elizabethtown, where she has developed a certification program in special education as well as a concentration in special needs. Although she has taught a wide variety of courses, her primary areas of teaching focus on the areas of inclusion and cognitive, behavioral, physical and health impairments.

Tyminski earned a doctorate in education from Temple University in 1995 and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining the Elizabethtown faculty, she taught at York College of Pennsylvania, coordinated and supervised a full inclusion program in Maryland, and taught special education students in the public schools of both Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Tyminski volunteers as an advocate to help parents of special-needs students understand their legal rights and to help parents obtain appropriate inclusion of their children in the regular classroom. Her writing interests include strategies for successful inclusion, inquiry-based teaching, service-learning and student teaching.

Summer Orientation 2005

Summer 2005 orientation for first-year students will occur on June 22, 23, 24 and 25!  During these days, Elizabethtown College first-year students and their parents will learn more about the transition to college life and the excitement that will await them when they arrive on campus this fall.      •  "Painting A New Portrait" Summer Orientation 2005 index

Dana Gulling Mead of Brownstown, an associate professor of English, has been named director of the Elizabethtown College Honors Program, sponsored by The Hershey Company.

Mead joined the faculty at Elizabethtown in 1989 as an assistant professor of English and served for 10 years as director of the Professional Writing Program and for four years as director of the Women and Gender Studies Minor. She also served as copy editor of "Brethren Life and Thought" from 1992 to 1996. Prior to teaching, Mead worked in classified advertising sales for the Chattanooga News-Free Press in Tennessee.

Mead earned a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in English and a master’s in English from the University of Tennessee. She earned a doctorate in English with a specialization in rhetoric from Texas Christian University. Mead was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and selected for the 2001 and 2005 "Who’s Who of American Teachers." She has published articles on collaboration in writing, history of rhetoric, autobiography, and composition theory and practice. She is currently working on creative writing for children.

Students enrolled in the Elizabethtown College Honors Program enjoy enhanced learning opportunities that enable them to work closely with faculty scholars. They are eligible for an academic and professional development stipend to be used for field trips, research, professional affiliations, books or information technology support