1998 PEPNet Conference Proceedings
Empowerment Through Partnerships: PEPNet '98
Proceedings from Eigth Biennial Conference on Postsecondary Education for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. April 29 - May 2, 1998
Table of Contents
Foreword and Acknowledgments.. Marcia Kolvitz, Conference Planning Committee Chairperson, Outreach/Training Coordinator, Postsecondary Education Consortium. [Acrobat PDF Format]
Section I: Plenary Sessions
The Road Ahead: Students of the Future.. I. King Jordan, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
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Empowerment Through Partnerships: Achieving Retention in Cultures of Student Achievement.. John Gardner, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
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Developing and Maintaining Partnerships on Campus. Claudia Bergquist, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio; Sue Kroeger, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Richard Harris, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.
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Partnerships and Change David Longanecker, Office of Postsecondary Education, U. S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
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Section II: Professional Development
PEPNet Needs Assessment: Summary of Findings. Karen Hopkins and Gerard G. Walter, Northeast Technical Assistance Center, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York.
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Quality Leadership: Managing Ourselves and Others For Maximum Effectiveness. Carol Kelley, Hinds Community College, Raymond, Mississippi.
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Establishing Interpreter Mentorship Programs in Postsecondary Institutions. Jennie Bourgeois, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Managing Crisis Situations: A Framework for Understanding Confrontation and Acting in Interpersonal Crisis Situations. Mark Taylor, Arkansas State University, Beebe, Arkansas.
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Ethical Considerations: Sense and Sensibility. Debra S. Guthmann, California School for the Deaf, Fremont, California.
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Section III: Access to Programs and Services
Making Postsecondary Classes Accessible to Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing Students: Research, Strategies, and Practices. Dianne P. Bills, Judith E. Ferrari, Susan B. Foster, Gary L. Long and Karen B. Snell, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
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Postsecondary Interpreters: How to Find Them? How to Train Them? How to Keep Them? Cindy Camp, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama.
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Perspectives from the Trenches: An Open Forum on Postsecondary Educational Interpreting. Jeffrey S. Jaech and Kim Brown Kurz, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas.
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Let's Talk Notetaking - A Team Approach. Maureen Brady, Kathy Earp and Kathy Smith, Camden County College, Blackwood, New Jersey; Theresa White and Dina Rancourt, Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, New York
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Academic Advising and Career Center - A "One-Stop" Center. Nancy Pollock Carroll, Thelma I. Schroeder and Gerald P. McGaughran, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
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Section IV: Best Practices
Best Practices for Student Success In Postsecondary Education Institutions. Elaine M. Taylor and Mark J. Myers, Northwestern Connecticut Community-Technical College, Winsted, Connecticut.
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Facilitating Communication Among Faculty, Support Personnel, and Students with Disabilities Pam Chrostowski, Marilyn Fayram and Karen Irwin, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin.
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Serving Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Legal Issues. Bruce D. Finkbone, Debra C. Brenner, Karen S. Kalivoda and Margaret C. Totty, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
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The Deaf Professional and the Interpreter: A Dynamic Duo. Allisun Kale and Herbert W. Larson, Western Region Outreach Center & Consortia, National Center On Deafness, California State University, Northridge.
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Section V: Using Technology:
Technology and Service Provision: Supporting Students who are Late-deafened or Hard-of-hearing through Technology. Cheryl D. Davis and Martha R. Smith, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon.
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Going On-line in Math and English: Computers in the Classroom. Barbara Boyd and Denise Sidansky, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, California.
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Text Builder: Computer-Based Writing Instruction for Postsecondary Deaf Students (Level One). Norm Crozer, Los Angeles Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California.
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Multimedia and Web-based Strategies for Improving Postsecondary Outcomes for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Debra Wilcox Hsu, Midwest Center for Postsecondary Outreach, St. Paul Technical College, St. Paul, Minnesota; Julie Al-Rai, Philip Bravin, Marilyn Dodge and Judy Morgan, D E A F, Incorporated, St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Surfing the Web for Career Success. Terri Goldstein and Jennifer Olson, Western Region, Outreach Center and Consortia, National Center on Deafness, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, California
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Section: VI: Student Preparation for College
The Transitional Instructional Program: Teaching Independence and Promoting Competence. Paul A. Loera, Center On Deafness, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Project Deaf Prep. Lindsey S. Antle and Paula George, Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Designing a Learning Community for Young Deaf Adults: Can We Improve Program Completion Rates? Carol Lee De Filippo, Delbert Dagel, Susan Foster, Barbara McKee, Sidney Barefoot, Kathleen Crandall and Marianne Gustafson, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York.
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Critical Literacy: Key to Empowerment in Deaf Language Education. Linda Marie Allington, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Where's the English Tutor? Barbara Boyd and Amy Wong, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, California.
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English Outreach and Technical Assistance. Katherine J. Bruni, DeKalb College, Clarkston, Georgia.
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Use of the ACT Assessment with College-bound Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Students. Gerard G. Walter, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York; Anji Sun, ACT Inc., Iowa City, Iowa.
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Section VII: Program Development
Getting What You Need: Funding and Resource Development. Tom L. Thompson, William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois.
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Empowerment Through Partnerships: Funding Programs and Services to Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Vicki Brashear, Kentucky Tech-Jefferson Campus, Louisville, Kentucky; Josie Durkow, Camden County College, Blackwood, New Jersey; Pat Gleich, The National Conference, Louisville, Kentucky; Don Hastings, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Kenneth Puckett, Kentucky State Vocational Rehabilitation, Louisville, Kentucky; Pat Stowe, Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Angela Suchanic, New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, Trenton, New Jersey; Patricia Tomlinson, New Jersey Vocational Rehabilitation Advisory Committee, Trenton, New Jersey.
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Assessing the Benefits of Postsecondary Education. Jack R. Clarcq and Gerard G. Walter, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York.
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Section VIII: Working With Students From Diverse Backgrounds
A Postsecondary Model for Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Student Population from Different Cultures. Desiree Duda, Catherine Burland and Eleanor Tignor, LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, New York.
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Do Old Dogs Want to Learn New Tricks? Amy Peterson and Jimmy Peterson, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama.
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Linking Up with Deafened Students. Mary Clark, Hearing Loss Link, Oak Park, Illinois; Steve Larew, Gallaudet University Regional Center, Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida.
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Effective Transition Planning for Successful Postsecondary Outcomes for Students who are Deaf-blind. Cynthia L. Ingraham, James Belanich and Susan Lascek, Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, Riverdale, Maryland, Sands Point, New York, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Services to Low Functioning Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons. Marguerite Harmon, Community Outreach Program for the Deaf/Valley Center of the Deaf, Tucson, Arizona; Nancy Carr, Lexington Center, Jackson Heights, New York; Theresa Johnson, Southwest Center for the Hearing Impaired, San Antonio, Texas.
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A National Network for Postsecondary Training of Students who are LFD. Douglas Watson, University of Arkansas, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Section IX: Personal Development
What They Should Know, But Don't Know to Ask. Tris Ottolino Charlotte Kirby, Program for Hearing Impaired, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois.
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Positive Youth Development: Helping Postsecondary Students Deal with Pressures to Use Alcohol and Other Drugs. Debra S. Guthmann, California School for the Deaf, Fremont, California; Katherine A. Sandberg, Minnesota Chemical Dependency Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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