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The Department of Education at Cornell University emphasizes field-based study in educational settings where social, economic, and political pressures interact to help shape policies and practices. The importance of the social and psychological context of learning and an overarching interest in field-based teaching and research are common to faculty members and staff whether they are teaching graduate students in Ithaca, conducting an outreach program in Syracuse, or leading a community-education project in Nigeria.
Larry Van De Valk, director of the Empire State Food and Agricultural Leadership Institute 
(LEAD New York) was recently honored by the Int'l Association of Programs for Agricultural Leadership (IAPAL) with their Outstanding Leadership Program Director award. The award was presented at IAPAL's annual meeting in Jackson Hole, WY on October 16, 2009. Congratulations Larry!
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Professor Bill Camp was honored by the National Association of Agricultural Educators, Inc. with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his significant contributions to agricultural education at the state, regional, and national levels. One recipient from each of the six NAAE regions will be recognized with a plaque at the 2009 NAAE Convention in Nashville, TN, November 17-21
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Lucas Fuess '10 was selected as the 2009 summer advocacy intern for the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAEE). Read the press release.
Emily Weinstein '10 was featured in the Winter 2009 issue of The Research Paper, Cornell's undergraduate research magazine for her work with Professor Dawn Schrader
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The Empire State Food and Agricultural Leadership institute, or LEAD New York, accepted 30 members into it's two-year leadership development program, which trains individuals for leadership positions in the agricultural industry
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Professor Bill Camp received the Outstanding Agricultural Educator Award for his lifetime contributions to the field. The award is the American Association for Agricultural Education's highest honor. In addition, Camp delivered the annual "Distinguished Lecture," an 80-year-old tradition of the AAAE
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PhD candidate Meg Gardinier was awarded the 2009 Julian E. Butterworth Doctoral Research Award. For a complete list of this year's award winners, click here
Professor Emeritus Verne Rockcastle has published his autobiography, "Acorn to Oak", a compilation of personal experiences, accomplishments, and professional activities at Cornell and the Department of Education
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Congratulations to Meg Gardinier who has been selected as a Spencer Dissertation Fellow for her research related to education
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Congratulations to the Cornell Collegiate FFA members on winning the New York State Farm Bureau Collegiate Discussion Meet. Undergraduate student Julia Porter will represent the NYS Farm Bureau at the American Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Conference in Sacramento, CA, in February.
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Professor John Sipple presented the keynote talk at the National Rural School-Based Health Symposium
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Professor John Sipple presented at the On the Same Page Summit in Albany, NY on October 6-7
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Governor Patterson signed into law the New York State Center for Rural Schools on Friday, September 26, 2008
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Tully, NY High School Agriculture teacher Derek Hill MAT '07 was selected to receive the National Association of Agricultural Educator's 2009 Teacher Turn the Key award. Each state's winner will be recognized at the national convention in Nashville, Tennessee November 17-21, 2009.
Donna M. Moore, PhD '08 received the Alan. K. Kahler Dissertation Award, which recognizes the doctoral student who has completed the most outstanding dissertation nationally in the field during the previous calendar year
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Donna M. Moore, PhD '08 was this year's recipient of the Marvin and Ruth Glock Research Award for her outstanding doctoral thesis research
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Jeannie Griffiths, MPS '05 has written a comprehensive guide, "Equine Science," aimed to educate youth and others about the care and ownership of horses. The work, published by Equine Network/Source Interlink Media, has been approved as a national reference book for Hippology and Horse Bowl at 4-H events
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Agriculture teacher Derek Hill MAT '07 talks about Tully High School's Produce Project where students are growing green while supplying produce to their own cafeteria 
The Center is operated by Cornell and is the first of its kind in the nation to be created by a state. Learn more>
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Rosemary S. Caffarella
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Rosemary Caffarella believes her role as an educator is to assist learners to critically examine and reflect on how they define knowledge, learning and education. How educators view these concepts, coupled with their own values and the context in which they find themselves have a direct effect on... Read Rosemary S. Caffarella's full profile
Daniel Capps
Teacher and student understanding of scientific inquiry, nature of science, and science content, and teacher training and professional development
Mariana Cruz
My areas of interest at this time are: Adult learning theory, feminist theory, critical pedagogies, cultural studies, postcolonial theory, and multicultural education.
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