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News Release

Last modified: Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Aug. 4 Indiana University education seminar reminder

Registration deadline this week

The deadline is this week for registering for "Issues in Education," Indiana University's Aug. 4 media seminar at IUPUI. Faculty experts will draw from their research and service as they discuss important issues of the day. The casual setting of the seminar will allow for an easy exchange between reporters and faculty.

This link, https://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/2246.html, provides registration information. This link, https://www.kelley.iupui.edu/maps/Default.cfm, provides directions and parking information. A rundown of the topics and presenters is below. Please let us know today or Thursday if you plan to attend but might not get your registration information to us by the Wednesday deadline. Please contact Tracy James, 812-855-0084 and traljame@indiana.edu, with this information or any questions. We hope to see you on Aug. 4.

Topics & Bios

Childhood obesity and schools: Lloyd J. Kolbe, a professor in the Department of Applied Health Science at Indiana University Bloomington; Catherine Sherwood-Puzzello, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Applied Health Science; and Michelle Miller, a lecturer in the Department of Kinesiology, will discuss this topic. As part of his research involving adolescent health, Kolbe works with the nation's 120,000 schools to find ways to improve student and employee health. In Indiana, he has been working with the Department of Health and the Department of Education to create a comprehensive approach to addressing childhood obesity in the state. Sherwood-Puzzello and Miller, a former physical education teacher, are members of a community coalition that is working to address childhood obesity at three middle schools in Bloomington.

Sex education: Maresa J. Murray is an assistant professor in the Human Development and Family Studies Program in the Department of Applied Health Science. She and Amanda Tanner, who is earning her doctorate in health behavior, focusing on sexual and reproductive health, will be speaking about sex education research, https://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/2153.html, that they are involved with through the Sexual Health Research Working Group.

Immigration: Barbara Korth is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology in the School of Education. She will be speaking about her research involving immigration.

Education issues before the legislature and No Child Left Behind: Terry Spradlin is associate director for education policy at the IU School of Education's Center for Evaluation and Education Policy. He regularly interacts with state policymakers and other educational leaders on behalf of the center. Before joining CEEP, Spradlin served as the legislative and policy analyst with the Indiana Department of Education.

Ethics and morals in the classroom: Robert Kunzman is an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction in the School of Education. His discussion will include the broader implications of the debate over evolution and intelligent design.

Unresolved school finance issues: Robert Toutkoushian is an associate professor of education specializing in educational leadership and policy studies. Toutkoushian works with the Indiana legislature to examine the equity of school funding at the K-12 level across the state.

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