Collaborative Learning Doctoral Program
Cohorts
Collaborative Learning Program participants are admitted as members of a cohort. A new cohort is admitted every two years. Beginning in the first semester, students enroll in the doctoral seminar for four semesters, excluding summers.
Although all cohort members travel together throughout the two-year alternative residency, not all members take the same courses, and not all members enroll in the same courses at the same time. The schedule of a particular member's course work depends on such factors as academic experience prior to entering the program and particular interests within the broad area of collaborative learning.
Recent Graduates
Dr. Paulus, Dr. Gaskin and Dr. Peters at the December 2007 Hooding Ceremony
Cohort 6 in spring 2007: Heather Stewart, Anton Reece, Dr. Trena Paulus,
Patti Long, Dr. John Peters and Chris Coyne
Cohort 6
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C-6, the sixth cohort of doctoral students, began the Collaborative Learning program in fall 2006. From left to right, seated, are Patti Long, Heather Stewart and Grady Regas. Standing are Anton Reece and Chris Coyne.
Cohort 5
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The fifth cohort began the Collaborative Learning program in fall 2004. From left to right: Annie Gray, Lisa Godsey, Cynthia Gholsten, Cheri Torres, Rong Li, Ron Bridges and Linda Murawski
Cohort 4
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In Fall 2002, the fourth cohort of students began the Collaborative Learning program. From left to right: First row, Tony Hupp, Mickey Tonos, Jackie Taylor, Denise Gaskin, Tony Lester, and Dave Lawson. Second row: John Peters (program coordinator), Shalane Balfour, Ki Stulberg, and David Duncan.
Cohort 3
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The third cohort of students was admitted to the Collaborative Learning program during fall semester 2000. From left to right: First row, Nancy Headlee, Betty Ragland, Jane Henry, and Dessa Beswick. Second row, Allyson Muth, Don Creekmore, and Robin Fazio.
Cohort 2
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This is the second cohort of students admitted to the Collaborative Learning program for fall semester 1998. From left to right: First row, Jim Pruitt, Berta Ward, Linda Randolph, and Gina Roberts. Second row, Mark Cotter, Kimberly Naujock, Mary Nelle Osborne, Martha Merrill, Donnell King, and Lorna Williams (not pictured).
Cohort 1
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This is the first cohort of students admitted to the Collaborative Learning program in January 1997. From left to right: First row, Dorothy Stulberg, Dotty Roberts, Linda Tisue, Gail Collins, Denise Coleman, Melissa Portwood. Second row, Stewart Chason, Ralph Brickey, A.B. Coleman, Grady Regas.
Graduation chairing ceremony
Each graduate of the CL program is awarded a rocking chair with his/her name, date of graduation and cohort number engraved on a plaque and placed on the back of the chair. This chair is then made a part of a circle of such chairs in the fashion of Highlander's conference center and in the spirit of our program's way of being in a teaching/learning experience. The circle of chairs is located in a room in Dorothy and Mel Stulberg's home off Northshore Drive. We hope to find a "permanent" home for the chairs and others to be awarded to future graduates. In addition to the regular-sized rocker, each awardee receives a mini-rocker that they can take with them following the ceremony.
In addition to graduates of the program, three chairs have been awarded
to faculty for various special reasons. We awarded chairs to John Shotter
and Rom Harre in honor of their contributions to the program, including
the courses they taught here two years ago. John Peters was honored with
a chair in his name, given by cohorters in C1 through C3.
Updated 01/08/2008
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