Louisville, KY (June 29, 2010) – Today Family Scholar House, in partnership with Spalding University and Kentucky Housing Corporation, broke ground for the development of the Downtown Scholar House, a campus that will provide 54 disadvantaged families with housing and educational services.  This new campus is part of Family Scholar House’s residential program that includes the Louisville Scholar House Campus adjacent to the University of Louisville Belknap campus.

“What is a construction site today will soon be home for student parents and their children,” said Cathe Dykstra, President & CEO of Family Scholar House. “The excitement for this new campus is a result of the enthusiasm everyone in our collaboration has for the many positive opportunities that come with education.”

Currently, Family Scholar House provides housing to 56 families at the Louisville Scholar House and academic support to over 600 families on the waiting list. The growth in Family Scholar House’s pre-residential program has driven the need for further expansion and is the reason for building new housing at the Downtown Scholar House campus.

“The new Downtown Scholar House will provide a place of stability that will aid the success of its future residents,” Mayor Jerry Abramson said.  “Affordable housing can be an obstacle on the road to higher education. This campus will continue to help working families overcome that barrier and reach their goals.”

Located in downtown Louisville on the corner of First and Breckenridge, the second campus is convenient to Spalding University, Jefferson Community & Technical College and the University of Louisville and on major bus routes for transportation to other local colleges and Universities as well as community resources. Currently, 76% of the student parents at Family Scholar House pursue degrees and careers in healthcare; the close proximity to downtown hospitals supports internships, part-time employment, and other career development opportunities.

“Downtown Scholar House and Spalding share a common goal in making higher education accessible for students who may not otherwise have the opportunity,” said Spalding University President-Elect Tori Murden McClure. “We consider the Downtown Scholar House an extension of our expanding campus as we work together to make higher education a reality for these single parents.”

The Downtown Scholar House campus will include “green” initiatives to minimize environmental impact and to create a community for our families, all of whom are full-time college students raising their children while working and pursuing their college degrees. An on-site academic services center will provide space for academic advising, case management, a media lab, and community meeting space to support our families’ on-going needs. A playground will be provided to support the fun and fitness needs of our children.

The development of Downtown Scholar House has been made possible through tax credits from Kentucky Housing Corporation, and funding from U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, the Gheens Foundation and Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing.

ABOUT FAMILY SCHOLAR HOUSE

Family Scholar House, formerly known as Project Women, is changing lives, families and communities through education.  Our mission is to end the cycle of poverty by giving single-parent students the support they need to achieve a four-year college degree. Since incorporating in 1995, the not-for-profit organization has helped hundreds of families in the Louisville and Southern Indiana region by providing housing and educational support.  For more information about Family Scholar House please visit www.familyscholarhouse.org or call 502.584.8090.

ABOUT SPALDING UNIVERSITY

Spalding University offers an innovative schedule of seven six-week sessions per year, allowing students to earn a bachelor’s degree at their own pace. Spalding has graduate, undergraduate and accelerated programs with majors in accounting, applied behavior analysis, business, creative writing, communication, education, humanities, natural science, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, social sciences and social work.

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Thursday, July 15 – Sunday, July 18

Seven Counties Services, Inc., and The Huff Gallery at Spalding University present Unspoken Truth.  The exhibit will be held in the Huff Gallery, which is located in the Spalding Library at 853 Library Lane, between Fourth and Third Streets and Breckenridge and York Streets.

There will be a number of professional artists exhibiting pieces of art that are vehicles for healing. Much of the art will be for sale to the public.

Exhibit Highlights include:

Thursday – 7pm

Dr. Ruth Neustifter, an expert in domestic and sexual violence and a relationship educator, will present a lecture entitled, “Images of Strength – Giving Voice to the Unspoken Truth.”

Friday and Saturday – 7pm

“Survivors Healing”, performance art collaboration, will include Christiane Nicoulin of VaVa Productions, Amelia Robinson of Spirit Dance Louisville and others. The dance performance will be created around images of closed and protective postures that are common ground for survivors.  Poetry, prose and song performances will follow.

Saturday – 11am

There will be a survivors’ open mic opportunity for those who want to express themselves through poetry and prose.

Saturday – 1pm

A showing of the Academy Award Winning movie “Precious,” followed by a panel discussion involving local multi-cultural experts.

Sunday – 1pm

Showing of “Kite Runner,” a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film in 2007.   Following the film, there will be a panel discussion on “Men’s Roles and Experiences”.

Gallery Hours

5:00 – 10:00 pm    Thursday, July 15

9:00am – 9pm        Friday and Saturday, July 16 & 17

9am – 8pm            Sunday, July 18

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (June 28, 2010) – On May 17, the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) voted to approve Spalding University’s proposal of a redesigned principal preparation program.  EPSB is the Kentucky’s governing body for professional teacher/educator preparation and certification programs. Spalding University is one of more than twenty universities and colleges in the Commonwealth of Kentucky offering professional teacher/education preparation programs. The Kentucky legislature passed legislation (16 KAR 3:050) in April 2008 requiring all universities to “sunset” their principal preparation programs by December 2011 and to redesign their principals preparation programs around new guidelines outlined in the legislation. The redesign guidelines were a product of the Kentucky Cohesive Leadership System Principal Preparation Continuum which served as new regulations adapted by EPSB.

Given the changing expectations and responsibilities of the principal, the College of Education needed a more collaborative approach in principal preparation with local school districts in order to provide school leaders with current research practices, course content and field experiences tied to leadership standards, and a continuous assessment system which ensured leadership competency throughout the program.  Dr. Beverly Keepers, Dean of the College of Education says, “At the heart of the College of Education redesigned program is the belief that an effective principal is one who can increase student achievement by guiding and supporting teachers while capably managing the school organization.”

The program redesign team led by Dr. Barna, Director of the Principal Preparation, Dr. Takona, Associate Dean, and Dr. Beverly Keepers, Dean, along with Dr. Lynne Wheat, Jefferson County Public School’s Director of Administrative Recruitment and Development mobilized a program redesign team that included university faculty, school teachers, principals from the local public and parochial schools, and other school district personnel to develop a unique research-based and comprehensive program envisioned to ensure that every child achieves academic excellence, develops critical thinking skills, and develops his or her potential and thus close the achievement gap.

In approving Spalding University’s redesigned Principal Preparation Program, Dr. Phil Rogers, Executive Director of the EPSB Board recognized the University as having taken the lead in the state-wide initiative to offer redesign principal program.  In a formal letter to Dr. Keepers in recognition of Spalding University achievement in offering a redesign of an existing principal program, Dr. Marilyn Troup, Director of Educator Preparation, congratulated the University stating:

The EPSB would like to commend and congratulate Spalding University for being the first university to actually redesign an existing principal program. The partnership, collaboration, co-delivery, and mentoring process provide the foundation that separates the previous principal programs from the new redesigned principal program. We trust that the implementation of this proposal will provide districts with instructional leaders for the 21st Century Schools.

The College of Education is currently accepting applicants for the Principal Preparation program fall 2010 cohort.  Interested applicants should contact Dr. Eric Barna, Director of the Principal Preparation program at ebarna@spalding.edu, or at 585-9911 x 2028.  Scholarships for qualifying applicants are available for the fall cohort.

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The Anne Blincoe Conboy Lectureship series presents – Healthy Work Environments:  A Journey to Excellence

When: November 2, 2010, 8:30am-3pm

Where: Jewish Hospital
Hank Wagner Conference Center
Louisville, KY

REGISTRATION CLOSED

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Linda Aiken, PhD, FAAN, FRCN, RN
Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor of Nursing and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania in PhiladelphiaDirector, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research

Tori Murden McClure, J.D., M. Div., M.F.A., President, Spalding University

Dr. Linda Aiken conducts research on the outcomes of nursing care in the United States and around the world.  She was among the first researchers to empirically document that the original Magnet hospitals had lower patient mortality and lower nurse dissatisfaction and burnout than matched non-Magnet hospitals. She recently led a study that directly linked California’s safe staffing laws to decreased patient mortality and improved patient outcomes. Over two decades, Dr. Aiken has produced a significant body of research evidence in the U.S. and abroad showing that the ANCC Magnet application process is transformational and produces hospitals with better patient and nurse outcomes.  She consults with and studies Magnet hospitals internationally in England, New Zealand, Russia, Armenia, and Dubai.

Dr. Aiken directs the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, and is the Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor of Nursing and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Aiken was selected in 2010 as an inaugural inductee into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, Sigma Theta Tau International.  She is also an Episteme Laureate and has many other awards including the 2003 Individual Codman Award from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations for her leadership utilizing performance measures to demonstrate relationships between nursing care and patient outcomes.

Tori Murden McClure is best known as the first woman and first American to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was also the first woman and first American to travel over land to the geographic South Pole, skiing 740 miles from the ice shelf to the pole. Tori is an avid mountaineer and has climbed on several continents. She was the first woman to climb Lewis Nunatuck summit in Antarctica.

Tori is the President of Spalding University and has served as Spalding’s Vice President for External Relations, Enrollment Management, and Student Affairs. She worked as Chaplain at Boston City Hospital, the executive director of a shelter for homeless women, as a public policy assistant for the Mayor of Louisville, and for Muhammad Ali in early efforts to create the Muhammad Ali Center. She is the author of A Pearl in the Storm.

Tori earned an A.B. from Smith College, a Masters in Divinity from Harvard University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville School of Law, and a Masters of Fine Arts in Writing from Spalding University.

Cost: $75 per person, $550 per table of 8.

Student Rate: $25

Lunch and 5.4 Continuing Education Contact Hours Provided

KBN#3-0051-01-2013

For additional information:

Spalding University School of Nursing
845 South 3rd Street , Louisville KY
(502) 585-7125

Laura Dixon, MSN, MPA, ARNP, FNP-BC
ldixon@spalding.edu

Marlot Wigginton, MN, ARNP, CCNS, CCRN
mwigginton@spalding.edu

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Saturday, June 12th

Come to Hidden Hill for a lovely evening to hear the fascinating Tori Murden McClure speak at 7pm.

The evening begins at 6pm and will include live music, wine and cheese from Huber Winery and a twilight tour of the garden by Bob Hill.

Tori Murden McClure, who will be installed as President of Spalding University on July 10th, has a lifetime full of experiences that include being the first woman and first American to row solo and unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean and the first woman and American to travel overland to the geographic South Pole.

She is a graduate of Smith College, holds a Masters in Divinity from Harvard University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville Law School and a Masters of Fine Arts in Writing from Spalding University.

There is no charge for the talk, but you may want to bring lawn chairs. Overflow parking at the neighbors – follow the signs – $5 a car.

Click here for map & directions.

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Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 12:00pm

851 S. 4th Street, Mansion West, Room 301

Students interested in majoring in education and becoming certified teachers are invited to attend this orientation that will explain the programs, expectations and admission process. Topics includes: a BRIEF introduction to LiveText, introduction to Service Learning and Student Teaching, members in the Council for Ex…ceptional Children (CEC) and KY Education Association Student Program (KEASP), Overview of Admission Process, and Explanations of Programs.

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