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Doctoral Leadership Center 1st Annual Golf Tournament
Monday, July 7, 2008
Rock Hill Golf & Country Club
105 Clancy Road, Manorville, NY 11949 (631-878-2250)
Online Registration
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Third Annual Practical Research Symposium
The Department of Educational Administration, Leadership and Technology held their third annual Practical Research Symposium on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at the Brookhaven Campus. Several current doctoral students and alumni presented at the Symposium on topics such as Leadership, Administration and Achievement, Supervision of Instruction, Using data in a learning community, Students at risk and teacher’s attitudes towards cultural diversity. The mission of the symposium is to share research with colleagues and the local community to encourage discussion of relevant themes in education and leadership.

Dr. Colleen Crumlish, Harvard University, was our the keynote speaker. Dr. Crumlish delivered a keynote on "Bedside Education". More photos.    |     Proceedings

Ed.D 10 Year Anniversary Celebration
On November 1, 2007 at the Bellport Country Club, President Robert J. Gaffney hosted 148 Ed.D alumni, students and faculty to celebrate the 10 year Anniversary of the Doctor of Education Program in Educational Administration.

The 10 Year Anniversary is a celebration and marks the beginning of a new direction in the Dowling College Ed.D Program. The celebration launched a fund raising effort to build a Leadership Learning Center. The center will provide Ed.D candidates and alumni with a teleconference center with smart-room technology.

Dr. Clyde Payne, Dean of the School of Education, served as the Master of Ceremonies for the event and Dr. Linda Ardito, Provost, recognized all of the Dowling College members who have impacted the success of the Ed.D program.

At the celebration the Ed. D. Alumni Council honored the Original Architects of the Doctor of Education Program: Dr. Kathryn Padovano, Former Dean of the School of Education, Dr. Lloyd Bishop, Administrator for Doctoral Studies and Dr. Charles Rudiger, Professor of Management and Educational Administration, Leadership and Technology. More photos.

Doctoral Grads Reminisce and Reconnect
President Robert Gaffney hosted approximately 80 Ed.D. students and graduates at a wine and cheese reception on Friday, December 1 at the Brookhaven Campus. Dr. Clyde Payne, Dean of Dowling's School of Education introduced Mr. Gaffney and lauded the work of the Ed.D. program, led by Dr. Bob Manley and Dr. Lauren Tacke. More Photos

Collaborative Research Efforts of Ed.D. Students & Alumni Featured In Leading Peer-Reviewed Conferences
A "doctoral mentorship program" in which Dowling Ed.D. alumni, and faculty serve as mentors to doctoral students and collaborate on research papers has proven enormously successful. This mentorship program runs in the Advanced Research Methods course of Dr. Elsa-Sofia Morote. Click here for a list of new papers that have recently been accepted in top national conferences.

Dr. James A. Feltman, Class of 2003
The Commack Board of Education has announced that Dr. James A. Feltman has been named as Superintendent of Commack Schools, beginning on September 1, 2006. Dr. Feltman has spent the last twenty years of his illustrious career in Commack, as Assistant Superintendent for Business for nine years and most recently as the Associate Superintendent for Operations. Prior to coming to Commack, Dr. Feltman worked for sixteen years in the Patchogue-Medford School District as a math teacher and central office administrator.

Dr. Ronald G. Russo, Class of 2001
Dr. Russo had a 36 page manuscript based on his dissertation findings published by SAGE publications - Urban Education, Vol. 41, No. 2, March 2006, 115-150. The title of the article is The Extent of Public Education Nondiscrimination Policy Protections for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students: A National Study.
Abstract:
This article examines education and governmental nondiscrimination policies to determine the status of anti-homophobia protections in the 51 states. A review of existing case law literature is provided to illustrate the effect homophobia has on all students, regardless of their sexual orientation, and to induce the development of new public education policy protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students. An Anti-Homophobia Policy Taxonomy (APT), composed of eight anti-homophobia nondiscrimination policy guidelines, was formulated exclusively for this study as a guide to classify and measure the extent of education policy protections for LGBT students in states with education policies that evidence sexual orientation nondiscrimination protections. This research found an absence of civil protections in education statutes and a dearth of parity in public policy and civil rights protections for all students regardless of their sexual orientation throughout the United States.

First Annual Practical Research Symposium
The Department of Educational Administration, Leadership and Technology held their first annual Practical Research Symposium on Saturday, March 4, 2006 at the Brookhaven Campus. Several current doctoral students and alumni presented at the Symposium on topics such as supervision of instruction, using data in a learning community, parental involvement in student achievement and teacher’s attitudes towards cultural diversity.
Proceedings    |     Photos