College of Education
2009
February 17, 2009
Lessons from Brown vs. Board of Education: The Quest for Black Citizenship
"The Story of Lucinda Todd: An Unsung Heroine of the Civil Rights Struggle"
Presentation will briefly highlight the life and background of Lucinda Todd. It will provide a rare glimpse of her activities as secretary of the Topeka Chapter of the NAACP and its role in the events that eventually led to the historic court case of Oliver Brown et.al. V. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. Presentation will focus on many unreported and under-reported facts about these events related to development of the case. Included will be photographs of rare documents highlighting the most important communications between the national Office and the Topeka Branch of the NAACP, together with other documents rarely seen related to the Topeka desegregation case. Presentation will conclude with questions and answers from one who witnessed many of the meetings and met many of the national representatives of the NAACP.
 Nancy Todd Noches was born in Topeka, Kansas-the only child of Alvin and Lucinda Todd. Nancy attended the all black Buchanan Elementary School. She started piano lessons in 1948 and when instrumental music was finally offered in the black schools she began violin lessons. In 1950, Lucinda Todd attempted to enroll Nancy in her neighborhood school (Lowman Hill Elementary) but was turned away. Mrs. Todd became the first to step forward as a plaintiff in the Topeka case against the school board. Nancy continued her education in the Topeka school system but she was already in the integrated junior high by 1954. In 1963 Nancy graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Music Therapy. Following her graduation she completed her internship in New Jersey. In 1964 Nancy married Ramon C. Noches, a 2nd Lt. in the United States Air Force. For a year she taught elementary school music at Kincheloe AFB, Michigan. During her husband's many assignments, Nancy served as pianist for base chapel services and a volunteer teacher for foreign-born wives of military personnel. Nancy and her husband have two daughters and three granddaughters. She is currently active in the South Austin Christian Women's Club and enjoys making quilts for family and friends. |
 Ramon is a retired Colonel in the United States Air Force, and former Air Force Deputy Director of Administration and Information Management. For three years, he managed technical training programs for all future Air Force military executive support personnel. Ramon is also a former Professor of Aerospace Studies, and Departmental Chairperson for Aerospace studies, Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas. As Chief of Plans and Programs for Headquarters United States Air Force, Directorate of Information Management and Administration, Ramon spearheaded funding for the Air Force Information Resources Management Advance Degree Program through the Air Force Institute of Technology. He headed a worldwide team that developed the first Air Force Information Management Strategic Plan. Ramon was the initial contract manager for a historic Air Force project that began the planning process for the eventual digitizing of all Air Force Publications and Forms. Now retired from the city of Austin, Texas, he is a State Board Member of the Texas Friends of Libraries and Archives. Ramon completed K-12 in Topeka, Kansas, and attended the historic Monroe Elementary School. Ramon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washburn University of Topeka and a Master of Science Degree from the University of Arkansas. He is a graduate of the NDU' National Security Management Program. |
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2008
Harrison High School Advancement via Individualized Determination (AVID) Group
January 23, 2008
Dr. Richard Majors gave a presentation to this special group of high school students at Harrison High School in school district 2. This was very well received by the students and it was a lively interaction.
Emotional Literacy with Faculty and Staff
January 24, 2008
Dr. Richard Majors conducted a session with UCCS Faculty and Staff to discuss the meaning of emotional literacy and how it affects higher education. About 20 people attended the discussion.
2008 Culturally Responsive Teaching and Counseling Symposium
January 26, 2008
This was the 3rd Annual symposium hosted by the College of Education for approximately 200 people. The keynote speakers were Dr. Richard Majors and Dr. Ronald Rochon.
Class Presentations for the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the College of Education
January 28, 2008
- Graduate students in a Contemporary American Education class in by Dr. Richard Majors. (College of Education)
- Undergraduate students in the Special Education Professional Seminar class by Dr. Richard Majors. (College of Education)
January 29, 2008
- Undergraduate students in an Introduction to Racial and Ethnic Groups class by Dr. Richard Majors. (College of Letters, Arts Sciences)
February 8, 2008
- All students in the Teacher Education Program by Dr. Daryl Michael Scott, about 90 students were in attendance. (College of Education)
Dr. Majors and UCCS Students
January 30, 2008
Dr. Majors conducted an open forum with UCCS students to discuss racial identity development. The Association of Future Teachers helped mediate the session.
Lessons from the Lost Manuscript of Dr. Carter G. Woodson: Origins and Legacies of Multiculturalism
February 7, 2008
Dr. Daryl Michael Scott presented at this event which had a number of participants from the UCCS Community and the Colorado Springs Community to discuss the origins of multiculturalism and the impact of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. This event was held on the UCCS campus and was the campus Black History Month Celebration. In addition, there was a panel of four members for the audience to ask questions about diversity. The composition of the panel was Dennis Apuan from Colorado Unity, Rosemary Harris from the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP, Nita Mosby Henry from the Kaleidoscope Project, and Dr. Edward Portillos, a professor in Sociology at UCCS. This event was done in collaboration with the Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity at UCCS.
Coffee and Conversation with Dr. Daryl Michael Scott
February 8, 2008
Dr. Daryl Michael Scott conducted a session with UCCS students to discuss multiculturalism and its effect in the college environment. The Association of Future Teachers helped mediate the session.
Lessons from the Lost Manuscript of Dr. Carter G. Woodson: Origins and Legacies of Multiculturalism
February 9, 2008
Pikes Peak Community College hosted this event for the Colorado Springs and PPCC community. At this event Dr. Daryl Michael Scott addressed the lost document that he discovered and what impact it was expected to have. There was also a student panel of PPCC students who asked questions.
"Early Educational Opportunities for ELL Students and their Families Generates Achievement Gains"
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Invited Presentation by Dr. Eugene Garcia, Dean of Arizona State University's College of Education.