CPSO’s Kathy Vesey Featured in Boston Globe Story

The Boston Globe’s website boston.com recently featured CPSO’s Kathy Vesey in its story, “Parents get help reading to deaf children.”  Kathy is the Northeast Region Director of Gallaudet University’s Regional Centers (GURC).

An excerpt of the story:

Caleb Chris Ballentine reads to his son, Caleb, a participant in Shared Reading Saturdays, as Stephanie Lee of Verizon (left) and Kathy Vesey of Gallaudet look on. (Photo courtesy boston.com).

HELPING KIDS TO READ: One Saturday morning a month, families gather at Northern Essex Community College in Lawrence for workshops in which parents learn to read storybooks in American Sign Language to their deaf and hearing-impaired children.

Shared Reading Saturdays, a partnership between the college and Gallaudet University, is designed to encourage literacy. The Verizon Foundation recently donated $10,000 to the program.

“Since the majority of deaf children have parents who are hearing, families are challenged to find new ways to communicate with one another,’’ said Stephanie Lee, regional director of public affairs for Verizon. “The Shared Reading program gives families the tools to engage their deaf children in reading at an early age in a fun, interactive group setting.’’

To read the full story, visit boston.com here.  To learn more about the Gallaudet University Regional Centers, visit this page.

To read the full story, visit boston.com here.  To learn more about the Gallaudet University Regional Centers, visit here.

World Deaf Information Resource Project Launches

A new initiative enables users to find deaf organizations and schools in 149 countries around the world. Launched by the Gallaudet University Center for International Programs and Services (CIPS) in October 2009, the World Deaf Information Resource Project provides contact information for hundreds of international-, national-, and local-level organizations and schools globally. The website also links to on-line reports about the human rights conditions and living situation of deaf people around the world and other information resources for deaf individuals and organizations.

“Deaf people always benefit when deaf organizations, schools, and individuals are able to exchange ideas and information,” says Mason. “But before organizations can communicate with each other, they need a way to find each other. The new World Deaf Information Resource Project lets them do that. It is our hope this can become a powerful information resource for the global deaf community.”

In addition to browsing the website, users also may download most of the same information in an electronic file in either Word or PDF format. The file provides users an easy way to produce a hard copy for contacts who might not have Internet access. The new website can be accessed at

http://cips.gallaudet.edu/wdi.xml

CIPS intends to continue expanding the website and file over time. People are invited to submit information about deaf organizations or schools not already included in the project to World.Deaf.

Info@gallaudet.edu

CIPS is a unit within the Gallaudet University College of Professional Studies and Outreach (CPSO) and is the university’s one stop office for all things international. Gallaudet University is the only liberal arts university for deaf students in the world. Dr. Asiah Mason, director of CIPS, credits the website as being the brain-child of Dr. Amy Wilson, Director of Gallaudet University’s International Development program, and Dr. Jay Innes, the Dean of CPSO. Andrea Shettle began the work of gathering information for the website during an internship for the MA degree program in International
Development at Gallaudet.

Legislation and Policy Affecting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, Nov. 13-15, 2009

This course provides practitioners with an analysis of how Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and No Child Left Behind Act affect the education of deaf and hard of hearing children and ways they can be used to improve outcomes for these children. It incorporates a variety of activities to increase participants’ knowledge of how to use these laws to solve problems in their professional settings.

For more information, including registration, visit gli.gallaudet.edu.

Project Management for Beginners, November and December 2009

Project Management for Beginners
November 13-15 and December 4-6, 2009
(two weekends)
Venue: Gallaudet University
Washington, D.C.

Program Description

Project Management is a 3-credit course based on the philosophies, principles, and practices adopted by the Project Management Institute (PMI). As one of the fastest growing professional disciplines in North America, project management helps participants to get a firm grip on an unwieldy workload by breaking it down into manageable steps. Program content will cover the information and skills required for certification in project management by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Participants will be provided with the tools needed for preparing their organizations to support the projects they manage, including the development of a real-life project management plan for professional and/or personal implementation.

To register, click here.

2010 Academic Bowl Team Registration Set for October 27, 2009

Get ready for team registration for the 2010 Gallaudet University Academic Bowl.

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Here is what to expect on 10/27/09 for team registration. The Academic Bowl home page (the page you are viewing now) will list the links that will allow teams from all over the United States to register for the Academic Bowl. This will take place on October 27, 2009 during the following times:

4 pm (Eastern); 3 pm (Central); 2 pm (Mountain); 1 pm (Pacific); 12 pm (Alaska); 10 am (Hawaii); 6 am (Guam)

Click on the link for your region and complete the online form.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Please make sure you click on the correct link for your school’s region.

The first 16 teams that register for each region will be selected. Any team that registers in the wrong region will be rejected and the team who registered correctly after any rejected team will be selected.

When you click on the link, an automated form will appear on the web page. If you do not see the form, please be patient. Due to high web traffic during registration, the form may take a few seconds to load. Thank you for your patience.

West Region Registration
For schools in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Midwest Region Registration
For schools in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin

Southeast Region Registration
For schools in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

Northeast Region Registration
For schools in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont

Mid-Atlantic Region Registration
For schools in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Additional Registration Information

After you complete the registration form and click on the Submit button, you will see a Thank You for Registering page on your computer screen. This means your registration was successfully sent to us.

What do you do next? Nothing. Please be patient and wait to hear from us if your team has been selected.

If you have any questions during the registration process, contact Sherry Duhon at:

AIM: sbduhon

Email:: sherry.duhon@gallaudet.edu

Sorenson VP: 202 651 5082

To visit the Academic Bowl website, click here.