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 US News and World Report ranked ULM in the Top Online Graduate Education Programs!
ULM was the only institution from Louisiana to be recognized in all
four categories; faculty credentials and training, student services and
technology, student engagement and accreditation, and admissions selectivity.
 ULM was recognized primarily for its master of arts in teaching degree program. “It is very exciting, and we do think it’s well deserved,” said Sandra
Lemoine, Dean of ULM’s College of Education and Human Development.
“These rankings show we are maintaining the integrity of our online
programs by making sure each course that is put online is a quality
product.”
Read the full US News College Compass rankings
Read the full The News Star article |
Region III Social Studies Fair on March 8, 2012
This fair hosts over 550 students in grades 4-12 each year. |
 Date: Sunday - Thursday June 24 - 28, 2012
Program Details: 1. AP Biology
2. AP Calculus AB
3. AP English Language and Composition
4. AP English Literature and Composition
5. AP US History
Registration form
- Due May 20, 2012
AP Summer Institute website |
 Teacher training draws funding
Read the full The News Star article
...The
U.S. Department of Education has awarded two northeastern Louisiana
universities multimillion dollar grants to help with programs to train
teachers . The TEACH project, or Teachers Earning Alternative
Certification Here, is a partnership between ULM, Texas A&M
University-Kingsville and more than 20 high-need education agencies
across the two states... (Photo: Dr. Thilla Sivakumaran) |
 ULM entertains Japanese educators
Read the full The News Star article
..."One of the things we hope to gain by this partnership is that,
because Japan is very good in math and science, we would like our
students to go over there and learn about their teaching styles, their
classroom management and the way their schools are run and lessons are
taught," he [Dr. Sivakumaran] said. The
agreement will involve two exchange opportunities, one that involves
sending 10 to 15 students to the other university for two weeks while
the other involves sending two students to the other university for one
year. Both will involve study in the teacher education field... (Photo: Dr. Thilla Sivakumaran) |
 Purcell: Education road to middle class
Read the full The News Star article
...Dorothy Schween, department head for Curriculum and Instruction at
ULM, touted the fact that ULM provides 77 percent of the teachers in the
region."That
tells you something about the quality of teachers we are turning out,"
she said. "I think we're all in agreement that it all starts in the
classroom, and we are sending outstanding teachers into the classroom
and need to continue to support our teachers and our programs here at
ULM because we think we're doing a really good job of giving children
the best start they can possibly have toward success in life." |
 ULM collaboration to immerse Korean exchange students in area businesses
Press Release
Read the full The News Star article
Thank you Dr. Kim and Dr. Sivakumaran for your involvement in this new partnership! |
 Child Development Center receives five star rating and continues to be the only five star rated center in Ouachita Parish and one of only four in the state. |
 Taiwanese cohort gains teaching experience and degrees to share back home. The first cohort of 11 Taiwanese teachers and professionals at the
University of Louisiana at Monroe have earned their Masters Degree in
English as a Second Language, and will soon return to their schools in
Taiwan to apply what they've learned. Press Release |
 MUST SEE! (More exclusive news coverage on CEHD's excelling teacher program) Louisiana Public Broadcasting featured the Master's of Arts in Teaching degree. View LPB's video |
 Marketplace on National Public Radio has broadcasted a two-part story on CEHD's Curriculum and Instruction programs.
Read the news stories and download the pod casts
Photo: ULM Professor Beth Ricks (standing) gives junior Mindy Beach a lesson in teaching fifth graders.
(Amy Scott/Marketplace) |
