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After school programs, a part of Community Recreation offers a safe place for youth to get assistance with homework, have a snack, socialize, and exercise. Call (720) 865-0840 for more information and registration.
Phone: (720) 865-0840
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CLUB information: These programs are only available to students already registered at the schools. All registration for these programs goes through the schools themselves. Descriptions of the different clubs can be found below. Contact information for questions and information about registration at specific site can also be found below. Additional inquiries can be directed to Kate Doherty at 720-865-0843.
Grant Beacon Middle School (1751 S Washington St)
September 3rd- Ongoing throughout school year
Enrichments Clubs: Monday-Thursday 3:00pm-4:00pm
Athletic/Conditioning Track: Monday-Thursday 2:00pm-4:00pm
F.R.E.S.H.: Hip Hop
F.R.E.S.H.: Break Dance
F.R.E.S.H.: Graffiti Art
Spoken Word
Martial Arts
Contact: Michelle Saab: email@example.com;
Montbello High School (5000 Crown Blvd)
September 9th- October 17th 5:00pm-6:00pm
F.R.E.S.H.: Hip Hop/Graffiti Art
F.R.E.S.H.: Break Dance
Contact: Eno Ocansey: firstname.lastname@example.com
Force Elementary (1550 S Wolff St)
September 9th- October 21st 4:30pm-6:00pm
F.R.E.S.H.: Graffiti Art
Contact: Annie Vassallo: email@example.com
Cole Arts and Science Academy (3240 Humbolt St)
September 9th- October 17th 4:30pm-5:45pm
F.R.E.S.H.: Graffiti Art
Contact: Joey Pace: firstname.lastname@example.com
Club Descriptions:
F.R.E.S.H.: Friends Respecting Everyone's Success through Hip Hop: Like a tool of communication, Hip Hop does this utilizing the four pillars of the culture: MCing, DJing, break dancing and graffiti writing. The fifth element of Hip Hop is Knowledge.
Spoken Word: This class emphasizes reflecting on your own identity, family experiences, cultural experience, and social experience. Play fun and creative games and activities that focus on the use of poetry, song writing and other forms of written and vocal communication.
Martial Arts: Techniques will be covered from Taekwondo, Hapkido, and Jiujitsu. The students will achieve physical benefits including improved health, athleticism, and the ability to defend themselves, as well as mental and psychological benefits such as improved confidence, discipline, concentration and focus, teamwork, and leadership.
The Denver Lightning Cross Country club is a structured recreational training program for youth ages 7-14 offered through Community Recreation, Denver Parks & Recreation. The coaching staff has a mutual passion for developing youth in the areas of distance running and track & field. All coaches are experienced and focus on helping each participant mature as an athlete while building character, developing positive sportsmanship and self discipline.
Community Recreation Center, 1849 Emerson Street
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Begins Monday, July 28 – until full (50 max).
• Bring payment and birth certificate to verify age.
Knapp Elementary School (500 S. Utica St, 80219)
Registration will continue at Community Recreation (1849 Emerson St, 80218) until the program is full.
Valverde Elementry School (2030 W Alameda Ave, 80223)
Registration is limited to 60 participants at Samuels Elementary; 45 participants at the rest of the locations.
Age: 5-12 (Samuels and Schmitt), 6-12 (Knapp and Valverde)
Cost: $114 per child per semester (Assistance is available for Denver residents)
Session Dates: 9/3/13-12/20/13 (first semester), 1/7/14-5/23/14 (second semester)
Payments: Fees may be paid in two installments: ½ at the time of registration, the other ½ on or before 1/7/14.
Knapp Elementary - M-F, 3:40pm-5:45pm
Samuels Elementary – M-F, 3:00pm-5:30pm
Schmitt Elementary – M-F, 3:00pm-5:30pm
Valverde Elementary – M-F, 2:45pm-5:30pm
Cost: $114/child each semester (Financial assistance is available for Denver residents.)
Dates and Times: Monday - Friday, 3:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Session Dates:
9/2/14-12/19/14 (first semester)
1/6/14-5/22/14 (second semester)
Payments: Fees may be paid in two installments: ½ at the time of registration, the other ½ on or before 9/2/14.
GVR Recreation Center, 4890 Argonne Way
Denver CO 80249
Rec Kidz participants only – Please make sure you bring your child's current CDPHE approved immunization record with you to register your child.
For more information, call Community Recreation at 720.865.0840.
- Registration for residents of the City and County of Denver will begin on Monday, March 3, 2014
from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM.
- Registration for non-residents will begin on Monday, April 28, 2014 from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM.
- Registration must be completed in person at Community Recreation, 1849 Emerson St., by a parent or legal guardian.
- Registration is on a "first come, first served" basis and will continue Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM until the program/site is at capacity or through June 20, 2014.
- We reserve the right to confirm ages/addresses for participants.
Quality licensed child care providers offer comprehensive recreational programming including arts & crafts, active games & sports, aquatics, field trips & special events, all within a park setting.
Registration is limited to 60 participants at Congress; 45 participants at City, Fred Thomas, Rosamond and Sloan's Lake.
Ages: 7-12 ONLY
Cost: $450 per child (Assistance is available to residents)
Field Trips: An additional $5-$16 per week (cash only)
Session Dates: 6/16/2014 – 8/8/2014 (No programs 7/4/14)
Days/Times: Mon-Fri 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Payments: Fees may be paid in two installments: 1/2 at
the time of registration, the other 1/2 on or before 6/20/14.
City Park Pavillion | 23rd & York St. (Picnic Area #2)
Congress Park Pavillion | 8th & Josephine St.
Fred Thomas Park | 26th & Quebec St.
Rosamond Park | S. Tamarac & Quincy St.
Sloan's Lake Park | 26th & Tennyson St.
· Registration for residents of the City and County of Denver will begin on Monday, March 3, 2014 from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM.
· Registration for non-residents will begin on Monday, April 28, 2014 from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM.
· Registration must be completed in person at Community Recreation, 1849 Emerson St., by a parent or legal guardian.
· Registration is on a "first come, first served" basis and will continue Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM until the program/site is at capacity or through June 20, 2014.
· We reserve the right to confirm ages/addresses for participants.
Quality licensed child care providers offer comprehensive recreational programming including arts & crafts, active games & sports, aquatics, field trips & special events.
Registration is limited to 45 participants.
Ages: 5-12 ONLY
Program Cost: $1125 per child (Free if you reside in the 80219 zip code)
Before/After Care Cost: $225 per child for 9 weeks (no financial assistance)
Payments: Fees may be paid in two installments: 1/2 at the time of registration, the other 1/2 on or before 6/20/14.
Field Trips: An additional $5-$16 per week (cash only)
Session Dates: 6/16/2014 – 8/15/2014 (No programs 7/4/14)
Days/Times: Camp - Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Before/After Care - Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Barnum Recreation Center – 360 Hooker Street, Denver CO 80219
A recreation program for youth that provides a wide range of adventure based activities from which teens may develop lifelong social skills and experiences. Field trips include learning to scuba dive at A-1 Scuba & Travel, X-Arena, Paddle Boarding, etc.
Min. Age: 13-16
Cost: $82 (Assistance available to residents)
Field Trips: An additional $5-$40 per week (cash)
Session Dates: 6/19/14-8/8/14 (No programs 7/4/14)
Days/Times: Thursday & Friday/Times will vary
Locations: Primary - Community Recreation, 1849 Emerson St., Denver, CO 80218. Other locations will vary and will be provided with the program calendar.
Registration for Teen Adventures is limited to 40 participants, 10 of whom are youth with disabilities. Community Recreation summer programs have been a collaborative project with Adaptive Recreation since 1986.
The S.O.A.R. After School Program is a licensed child care program designed around four components of extended learning opportunities. Meaningful skill development is built around academics, sports and wellness, arts and culture, and community engagement. This safe and inclusive comprehensive program implemented by qualified youth developers, also incorporates healthy snacks daily. Students also have the opportunity to experience two field trips throughout the year. S.O.A.R. is committed to building a healthy after-school community; therefore we ask that students attend program daily.
Download S.O.A.R. Flyer - English
Download S.O.A.R. Flyer - Spanish
Parents/Guardians must submit these forms in person to Community Recreation between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to the below address. Registration will continue Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. until programs are full.
Community Recreation
1849 Emerson St
Denver, CO 80218
Application forms must be submitted with immunization records and original birth certificates.
Application Form
Download Youth Application Form - English
Download Youth Application Form - Spanish
Financial Assistance is available for Denver residents who qualify. You may download a P.L.A.Y. application on this web page to complete ahead of time or fill one out at Community Recreation. Proof of need is required.
Persons with Disabilities
All Summer in the Parks and Summer Day Camp sites are inclusive of children who have functional needs. Download the Annual Information Form.
Please make sure you have the following items with you BEFORE coming to registration:
Parks and Recreation Looking to Assist You (P.L.A.Y.)
The P.L.A.Y. program is designed to provide financial assistance to families and individuals who are in need. It is not the intent or desire of Denver Parks & Recreation to subsidize program fees or recreation center use over extended periods of time.
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Greenbrier County residents are reminded to report structural damage to residential buildings and businesses as a result of Hurricane Sandy to the Greenbrier County Homeland Security and Emergency Management at 304-645-5444.
The agency will be submitting all damage reports to the West Virginia Homeland Security and Emergency Management for submission to FEMA in consideration of public and individual assistance.
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An online journal about visual art, the urban landscape and design. Mary Louise Schumacher, the Journal Sentinel's art and architecture critic, leads the discussion and a community of writers contribute to the dialogue.
Update on who will administer the Nohl Fellowship program
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has named three arts organizations that are being considered to administer the Mary L. Nohl Fellowship program.
The Nohl is the single most important award for independent artists in the region. Not only does it come with a significant financial prize -- $15,000 for established artists and $5,000 for emerging artists -- it also provides artists with exposure to curators from outside the area, who come here to judge the competition.
The three organizations that are being considered to take charge of the program are RedLine Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network and the Lynden Sculpture Garden. The Greater Milwaukee Foundation board will make a choice in several weeks, said Jim Marks, vice president of grants programs. Marks said he was pleased with the number of applications received and added that all three were very strong proposals.
RedLine is the newcomer, an arts incubator, exhibition space and artist in residence program. MARN is a support organization for independent artists that operates ArtInMilwaukee.com, an active listserv, mentoring programs and exhibitions. And the Lynden Sculpture Garden, the former Bradley Sculpture Garden, is about to open more publicly and serve as a cultural conference center.
RedLine is owned by Lori Bauman and Steve Vande Zande, who both have backgrounds (see page 4) in art, art education and art administration. MARN is run by its first ever full-time executive director, Melissa Musante, an active artist and filmmaker with a background in arts administration as well. The executive director of the Lynden Sculpture Garden is Polly Morris, who previously administered the Nohl Fellowship while serving as director of marketing and external affairs at the University of Wisconsin's Peck School of the Arts.
I would encourage the board to consider a couple of key points. First, the fundamental goal of the program should not only be to provide funds for the creation of art -- as worthy as that goal may be. Basic best practices for such a program would also be to generate fruitful dialogue between the artists and the curators who are invited here. I heard a lot about such professional standards when the Nohl was initiated. So, who among the three candidates has enough of an art background and enough connections to make astute selections of curator-judges? Also, who among the candidates will involve the community's arts institutions in keeping with the original vision of the program (see background here).
I'd be interested to hear from representatives of RedLine, MARN and Lyden about their plans and from local artists, particularly Nohl winners and finalists, about who they believe would be the best choice.
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MARN has done an amazing job connecting local artists and the community in which they live and work. They have made connections with artists, curators, art dealers, and local area businesses in their efforts to better serve the Milwaukee area.
Besides hearing from the candidates (who should clearly identify themselves in their posts if they respond) I'd also like to hear from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. What criteria are they using to make this very important selection? Do they agree with the goal of the Fellowship to bring in outside curators? Is the Greater Milwaukee Foundation's definition of the Fellowship in sync with that of the original RFP?
Part I:
First I want to say Polly Morris has done a phenomenal job administering the program over the last several years, and I feel the entire arts community owes her a debt of gratitude for not only her commitment to this process but all she does in service of the community. However, I believe strongly the Nohl Fellowship and Suitcase Fund should be a community effort, with multiple institutions taking part in the exhibitions.
MARN was just taking its baby steps when the first RFP was open. Since then our listserv has grown to a network of over 1450 artists, filmmakers, gallery owners, musicians, and art lovers. We have hired a full time executive director and with that we have been able to expand our programming immeasurably.
One of the things the full time staff position has allowed us to do is to work harder on making connections to the non-art community and raise awareness of the artists in our area. Plus, we've begun to work on creating a collecting class in Milwaukee (see Stacey Williams-Ng's posts on this blog regarding our new collector's series). We started this not just for wealthy supporters of the arts but for the everyday Milwaukean who likes art but might think that being an art collector is only for the privileged.
Out of all the arts organizations in Milwaukee MARN's mission, to connect artists in the Greater Milwaukee area with resources for their professional development and provide a network for their growth, is most closely matched to the intent of the Nohl Individual Fellowship. It was Mary Nohl's wish that these funds serve artists and not be too closely tied to any one individual or institution.
Continued in Part II
Part II
MARN's belief has always been that 1) it's about the artists and 2) that working in partnership is key not only for the strength of our organization but for the community as a whole. Personally I believe we are stronger united then alone.
So, while I cannot share with you all the details of our proposal to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. I would like to share with you the key points of our proposal:
1) Polly laid such a fantastic foundation for the fellowship application process that we would change very little there. It's important to note that we would not require MARN membership to apply for the fellowship, because it's not about us, it's about the artists and the arts community at large.
2) Based on feedback we received from artists, we would make changes to the administration of the Suitcase Fund, with possibly some added benefits.
3) We have proposed an advisory panel that would be critical to the selection of the jurors. We feel it's important to engage the art community in the selection of the jurors. Again, this is because it's not about me or MARN... it's about the art. The selection of those jurors has a direct impact on the selection of the fellows. The group that selects the jurors should be representative of the arts community at large.
4) The Nohl exhibitions (suitcase and fellowship) would rotate to major art spaces in the area, and not be tied to one institution. And yes, it will take a lot of work to bring all those parties to the table, but that's always been what MARN's about; doing whatever it takes to get the job done right for Milwaukee's artists.
Melissa Musante
Executive Director
First of all I think its fair to identify myself as one of the people who have been working with Polly Morris on the advisory committee of the Nohl fellowship awards almost since its inception. Originally, there was an organization involved, Visual Arts Milwaukee which was lead by Marilu Knode who was curator at INOVA. She was instrumental in setting up the awards in their current format working with the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and Polly Morris at UWM. Secondly, there seems to a vague accusation that there is some sort of controversy surrounding the Nohl governance as its has been operating. Would someone mind stating this clearly, because I have no idea of where this is coming from. To operate such a program with such a degree of fairness, with such diverse jurors with varied perspectives from all over the country, without significant problems is no small accomplishment. It is easy to overlook this by not understanding the complexities in running such a program. Lastly, I would like to strongly urge that Polly Morris continue on in the role of administering this program. The results, a healthy diversity and very high level of quality shown by award winners from past years, speaks for itself.
Mark Lawson
Melissa, thanks so much for sharing what MARN's intent is in applying for this administrative role. Can you tell us a bit more about what changes you would like to see for the Suitcase Fund?
MDavidson, I will post the RFP that the Greater Milwaukee Foundation shared with me. My sense is that it was less descriptive in its most recent iteration than it was when the Nohl was launched. It was also not shared particularly widely. It was distributed institution by institution. I raised some of the issues about curator selection, for instance, because that was not covered at much length.
Mark, thanks for weighing in. I don't believe there is controversy here. And it certainly is not my intent to overlook the accomplishments of Polly Morris, who served as the program's administrator with great professionalism. Rather, this is an opportunity to take a fresh look at how this program is living up to its original aims and Mary Nohl's intent. One hope is that the community's arts institutions -- such as MIAD and the Haggerty -- would be reinvigorated and participate more actively in the Nohl, as was originally envisioned.
In truth, establishing an artist fellowship program is a very particular thing. There are many professionals in the field who understand the particular pitfalls and best practices of such programs. My hope is that the GMF is leveraging that kind of expertise as it makes its decisions.
I think it is important to remember that the GMF is selecting an
organization, not an individual, to administer the Nohl Fellowships.
RedLine, although it has accomplished a great deal in its one-year
history, does not have a long enough track record. The Lynden Sculpture
Garden, as I understand it funded primarily by the conservative Bradley
Family Foundation, has no track record. It hired Polly Morris to create a
new program. The Lynden could fire Polly tomorrow and probably has
enough money to create its own fellowships program. This would be
MARN has proven itself organizationally. MARN has been serving the art
community for ten years and has support from individual artists,
curators, gallery owners, the Wisconsin Arts Board, art organizations,
and individuals devoted to the arts. It has weathered changes in
leadership. There is also value to MARN not being a bricks and mortar
organization. It can wholeheartedly commit to having the Nohl
exhibitions cycle to different institutions.
I need to make a correction to my comment above. I was mixing up the
Bradley Foundation with the Bradley Family Foundation. They are two very
different entities. My basic organizational argument still holds, but I
apologize for this error!
Pegi, you raise a very legitimate point. The GMF is selecting an organization, not an individual or individuals. However, I think it practical terms it is also important to look at and weigh the qualifications and backgrounds of the individuals who are proposing to run the program for those organizations.
I'm not familiar enough with RedLine to make a fair vote on their management of the program. I agree with most of the opinions I've read that Polly Morris has done a terrific job. I read some very thoughtful comments on the MARN yahoo group by Gary John Gresl, and I share one of his main concerns for any of the groups; capacity to handle the task.
It's curious to me the lack of commentary by artists in Milwaukee. Perhaps there's a discussion happening online somewhere besides this one and I just haven't seen it.


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More than 70,000 children each year travel alone on Lufthansa flights. They are looked after by the Lufthansa special service which ensures that the children and their relatives feel they are in good hands before take-off, during the flight and after landing.
Who must be looked after and who can be looked after?
Children aged between five and 11 years may only fly unaccompanied if they are using our special service or if they are travelling with someone who is at least 12 years old. However, children aged from 12 up to a maximum of 17 years old, who are travelling alone, can also be looked after at the request of their parents.
Important travel documents
Please let us know that your child will be travelling alone, preferably as soon as you book the flight. At your travel agency or at the airport you will then receive a small yellow Lufthansa shoulder bag which ideally your child should keep with them, clearly visible, throughout the entire journey. The bag should hold all the necessary travel documents:
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The regulation is a requirement of the United States Transportation Security Administration and Canada's Border Services Agency. Children and teenagers who cannot produce a consent letter may be refused boarding.
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Despite their hopes and aspirations for the future, too many African American young men are still being rendered mute and invisible by society, says Candler's Gregory Ellison. His new book, Cut Dead But Still Alive: Caring for African American Young Men, (Abingdon Press, 2013) is a call for action and a blueprint for response.
Ellison, assistant professor of pastoral care and counseling, invites readers to enter the lives of five young men, chronicling their journeys from a sense of invisibility to a sense of understanding of both themselves and the world around them.
In describing the plight of African American young men, Ellison used a 19th century phrase, "cut dead," an expression from the writings of psychologist William James that touches on the idea of humans as social beings.
"James asserted that it would be a cruel and fiendish punishment for any person to go unnoticed or unseen, to be made invisible," says Ellison, a 1999 graduate of the Emory College of Arts and Sciences. "James recognized that people would rather be tortured than to be 'cut dead'--deliberately ignored or snubbed completely.
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Some Rutgers University students on Wednesday called the video that surfaced of now former men's basketball coach Mike Rice "sad."
FOX 29 spoke with students around campus Wednesday after the university announced it had fired the coach.
The decision comes after practice video, aired on ESPN's "Outside the Lines," showed the coach throw basketballs at players and yell slurs at them.
"It's sad, honestly, it disgusted me because, how do you do that to your own players? Rutgers freshman Daniel Ioselevich asked.
Senior Darren Ross said what was seen on the video was really bad.
While some students were angered by the video, a former player said it only shows the coach's worst moments.
"If this was like any program in the country, if you go through hours of footage, you are going to find things in a two minute video that will look bad," Sean Bannon told FOX 29's Claudia Gomez.
Troy Stevenson of Garden State Equality wonders how the university didn't immediately act when it first saw the video. The Associated Press reports a copy of the video was given to Scarlet Knights athletic director Tim Pernetti in late November by a former employee. The video resulted in the suspension of Rice for three games, a fine and anger management classes, according to the AP report.
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Full-Time Doctoral Program
The full-time doctoral program of the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education is designed to prepare students for senior roles as researchers, academicians, and administrators in the field of Jewish education.
The information below reviews the policies and procedures by which doctoral students in the school will be guided.
Note: The part-time doctoral program is the same in scope, sequence, and structure as the full-time doctoral program; however, no funding is provided by The Davidson School.
• Full-time and part-time candidates for the EdD program should have a minimum of three years of full-time experience working in the field of Jewish education.
• Candidates for the full-time doctoral program should identify an area of interest and conduct a conversation with one or two professors about research interest before applying to the school. For those candidates who at this point cannot identify an area of research, an MA program might be suitable.
• Previous graduate-level work (i.e., a master's degree) is suggested but not required for candidates for the full-time or part-time EdD program. However, candidates should be ready to complete prerequisites. These courses will be decided upon a meeting with the candidate's advisor, and will be decided on a case by case basis.
• An interview with the Admissions Committee and dean is required for all applicants to the doctoral program.
The Davidson School accepts and reviews applications for admission and funding on a rolling basis until June 1 of each year. Applications that are not completed by June 1 will not be reviewed. It is in the applicant's best interest to apply as early as possible as space in the class does fill up. Matriculated students are only admitted in the fall.
Apply to the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education
An applicant for admission as a degree candidate must submit the following:
One of the most important skills a doctoral student must have is the ability to write clearly. Please submit two writing samples that you feel represent your skills as a researcher and writer. If you have earned an academic degree in the last 10 years, please submit two academic papers written for that degree. If you have been out of school for more than 10 years, please see the list below for some examples of what you might want to submit. Please submit one item from List A and one from List B, or two from List B. Both pieces should be substantial works, directed at an adult audience and written by you in the last 10 years.
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Students accepted to the doctoral program must possess substantial, graduate-level knowledge in both education and Judaica. This can be demonstrated through a master's degree or other equivalent academic work. In some cases, students may be able to make up for deficiencies in these areas through additional course work taken while enrolled in the doctoral program. An interview with the Admissions Committee and dean is required.
Students may receive generous fellowships that will cover tuition costs (excluding fees, special tuition fees, health insurance, late fees, penalties, etc.) and may also receive a generous living stipend.
A student's fellowship and living stipend may be renewed for up two additional years after the first-year review, providing the student remains in good standing.
Occasionally, students are admitted to the traditional doctoral program on a part-time basis. These students do not receive fellowship funds, and their program of study is developed in consultation with the Dean's Office.
Terms and Conditions of Full-Time Doctoral Fellowships and Stipends
Fellowships for the full-time doctoral program provide the following benefits:
The fellowship is renewed for up to three years providing the student remains in good standing and in compliance with this agreement and the policies of The Davidson School, and there are funds available.
JTS announces new tuition rates and fees each academic year, and students' contributions, as well as the fellowship if extended, are adjusted to reflect the changes.
The Davidson School website specifies grade requirements regarding academic standing and academic probation.
Upon graduation, any student who has received fellowship monies is required to work in a Jewish educational setting for a comparable number of years.
It is the student's responsibility to either accept or decline JTS health insurance each semester. If the health insurance is accepted, it is the student's responsibility to pay for it. If health insurance is waived but the student is negligent in declining it, The Davidson School is not in any way responsible for paying for it.
All student fees and fines for late registration are the responsibility of the student throughout the course of study.
All students are required to provide information about any other funding they receive for the period of this fellowship, and failure to do so may jeopardize fellowship status. The Fellowship Committee reserves the right to reduce the size of the award in cases where the fellow has received another grant.
Permission from the dean of the school is required if the student intends to seek part-time employment while holding a Davidson School fellowship. Failure to obtain such permission may jeopardize the fellowship.
Students must register as JTS students each semester until the degree is conferred. This is true even after course work is complete. Failure to register results in additional penalty fees, and may result in dismissal from the program.
In the doctoral dissertation, the student is expected to include the following acknowledgment: "This dissertation was made possible in part by funds granted by Mr. William Davidson (z"l). The statements made and the views expressed are solely the responsibility of the author."
The letter of acceptance into the doctoral program, which the student receives from the dean, specifies the course requirements (prerequisites) beyond the general requirements for the doctorate in Jewish Education. It also includes the name of the student's program advisor. This advisor will assist the student in developing a program of study that will address the student's research interests and doctoral-degree requirements. While the Davidson School faculty values the work experience of doctoral candidates in education and related fields, it is not the policy of the school to give course credit for such experiences.
Completion of Requirements
A candidate must complete all requirements for the doctoral degree, including courses, comprehensive examination, and the deposit of the dissertation in no more than seven years from the date of formal admission to the program. In most cases, students take courses during the first two to three years, study for the comprehensive examination during the third or fourth year, write the proposal, and dedicate the last years to research and writing of the dissertation.
The dean regularly reviews student files to ascertain that appropriate progress is being made toward the completion of degree requirements. However, candidates engaged in the writing of the dissertation may apply in writing to the dean for an extension, which ordinarily cannot exceed two years.
Residence Requirements
As a rule, two consecutive academic years of full-time residence are required of all students in the full-time doctoral program. Full-time residence demands that advanced study, including research and service projects, be the student's principal responsibility. Students in full-time residence may engage in outside employment only with the permission of the dean of the school.
After the first semester of residence, but no later than the beginning of the third semester, the candidate, with the assistance of the program advisor, completes a program plan that details the student's projected course of study to satisfy requirements for the EdD degree.
This plan includes:
Hebrew Language
All entering students must take the Hebrew placement examination. In order to receive the doctoral degree, students must demonstrate a proficiency in Hebrew language equivalent to Hebrew 5303 (Advanced Hebrew). Students must register for Hebrew every semester that they are in residence until this level of proficiency is attained.
Judaica (15 credits)
Students are required to take at least five advanced graduate-level courses in Judaica beyond the MA. (These do not include any prerequisite courses indicated in the student's letter of acceptance.)
Education (27 credits)
Courses will be selected in consultation with the program advisor and dissertation advisor, and should reflect a balance among the following areas: History and Philosophy of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Administration and Supervision.
Research Methods (12 credits)
Doctoral students are expected to attain competence in understanding and conducting research through the completion of at least three semester-long courses in statistics, research methodology, and research design to be selected in consultation with the dissertation advisor. Taking three research methods courses, students will gain an understanding of educational research, and develop facility in applying research skills through enrollment in three types of courses and seminars, as well as through their involvement in research projects related to their work in The Davidson School.
Electives (9 credits)
The four semesters of the doctoral seminar will focus on
Study at Other Institutions and Transfer Credit
Students may transfer credits for graduate-level courses taken at nonconsortium institutions of higher learning with the permission of the academic advisor. They must submit an official transcript with complete course descriptions to the Davidson School Admissions Office, which will consult with the appropriate area of the faculty. Credits counted toward another academic degree will not be considered. No credit will be accepted for transfer from courses in which a grade lower than B was earned.
Summer Study
JTS courses offered during the Summer Sessions may be used to fulfill program requirements. Summer school is also open to graduate students in Jewish Studies and related fields from other academic institutions. For information and application forms, contact the Summer Sessions Office at (212) 678-8886.
First-Year Review
The candidacy of all first-year doctoral students will be reviewed during their second semester of residence. The doctoral committee and the dean will review the progress the student has made to date and assess the student's potential to complete the degree. Occasionally a review may result in a recommendation to terminate the student's candidacy in the program.
Comprehensive Examination
Upon completion of course work, doctoral candidates are required to take a written and oral comprehensive examination. Doctoral students taking the comps will now use the following revised procedure and the list of readings that are appended to this handbook.
Download The Davidson School's Handbook for Doctoral Students.
The comprehensive exams will follow the following procedure:
Proposal for Research and Dissertation
Upon approaching completion of all courses and comprehensive examinations, the candidate:


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ON BEHALF of the Christmas Home Tour committee, we want to thank all in the community for their support of the 39th Christmas Home Tour and 21st Christmas by Candlelight. In spite of the weather, the home tours were attended by many who enjoyed lovely homes decorated for the season, delicious food, fun and merriment.
We acknowledge and thank our generous homeowners who opened their homes for the benefit of Kelly B. Todd Cerebral Palsy and Neuro-Muscular Center. Those opening their homes for Christmas by Candlelight were: Leo and Pamela Woodard, with volunteers Marcia Robinson, Ruth and David Redding, Tawna Baird, Lynette Lambert, Lexy Lambert, Donna Garrison, Susan Asquith, Beth Tucker, Mark and Gail Pearson, Willie Kiefer, and Morgan Towing and Recovery Service; Jimmy and Leslie Newhouse, and Cowboy's BBQ; Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and volunteers Beverly Brussel, Jennifer Bartchard, Lisa and Howard Harbison, Delia Brown, Lee Gawf, John Hunter and entertainers, Michael Dunn, pianist and Randy McBride and Susan Harris, dancers.
Daytime homes were: Rev. Tom and Micki Shelton, Floy Miller, Bill and Jean Goad, Grace Episcopal Church with Fr. Bob Wickizer, Darla Fitsgerald, and Wayne and Lois Ward. Volunteers for the homes were: Gabi Chitwood, Toni Redo and ASA Sorority, Inc., Volunteers of America, ESA Sorority, and board members of KBT Cerebral Palsy and Neuro-Muscular Center.
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Pat Propato truly understands that making quality food starts with quality ingredients, such as the imported tomatoes he uses in his kitchen at Giuseppe's Pizza and Family Restaurant in Willow Grove.
While running his bustling business at the corner of Fitzwatertown and York roads, he easily exudes the confidence of a man who knows his menu offerings will be delicious.
Only a man this self-assured would, years ago, quit working for his future in-laws at their family-owned Giuseppe's to open his own pizza shop … two weeks before his wedding.
"It went over better than I expected," he said with a twinkle in his eye.
He married the girl, struck out on his own, and opened Little Pat's in Horsham. Almost five years ago, his in-laws approached him to buy the Willow Grove location of Giuseppe's—ending its stint as a franchise and bringing it back into the family with the New Hope, Warminster and Richboro locations. (The Ambler location is still a franchise, owned by family friends.)
We often get take-out pizza from Giuseppe's, but frequently grab a menu and settle ourselves at a table in one of the two simply decorated dining rooms. Propato, who seems perpetually present, is happy to power up one of the flat-screen televisions if a game is on.
The atmosphere is distinctly casual and child-friendly, and while the menu has the obligatory hoagies, steak sandwiches and pizza, dinner entrees come with soup or salad, and many are worthy of a fancier eatery.
Minestrone soup, full of large chunky vegetables, was tender and flavorful in a thin tomato broth. The chicken and rice soup had shredded chicken, rice, carrots and celery in a broth that certainly tasted homemade, albeit a little greasy.
Side salads were large, with romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions and a mountain of croutons. The dressing came in a cup on the side, and though it was probably just a bottled dressing available from most restaurant suppliers, I adored the Italian dressing's creamy tang.
The meat of the chicken wings was a tad dry, but they were indeed spicy and saucy, and accompanied by thick crunchy stalks of celery (10 for $5.95). A generous side portion of blue cheese dressing pleasantly contained large chunks of the namesake.
Angel hair pasta was perfectly al dente and swimming in tomato sauce, just the way I like it ($9.95). The tomato sauce was light and fresh, with just a touch of sweetness, garlic and basil, brightened by freshly chopped parsley. Like the simple Italian dressing on the salad, it is this sauce that transforms a modest dish into a perfectly slurpable plate of comfort food.
A friend ordered the chicken parmesan sandwich, which arrived saucy, cheesy, and on a good long roll with a side of pickles ($5.95).
He said he would have liked a little more chicken, but devoured the whole thing before I could steal a bite, so it must have been good.
The eggplant parmesan ($12.95) was breaded and chewy, covered in tomato sauce and generous amounts of melted, browned mozzarella cheese. The veal with peppers ($13.95) illustrated the kitchen's cooking skills— the thin scallops of veal remained very tender, and were topped with meltingly soft green peppers and a crisp white wine sauce.
The pizza was great, too ($10.25 for a medium pie). Burnt bubbles spontaneously lined the thin, crispy crust, and here, simplicity reigned. The sauce was subtly spiced and reminiscent of a fresh, ripe, bright red tomato. A thin layer of mozzarella completed the pie, which was tasty plain or with one of the various classic toppings.
Those passionate about pizza usually have a favorite shop to which they stay fanatically loyal. Mack and Manco's down the shore, for example, engenders such fervor.
Having had it on a recent shoobie Saturday, I can honestly say I prefer the pizza from Giuseppe's right here in our own backyard, with sweet, fresh sauce spread with a ladle, rather than herby, sharp sauce squirted from a tube.
After dinner, Propato seemed genuinely happy when I told him the food was great, as always. It was the "as always" that he liked best, as he strives not only for happy customers, but consistently happy customers.
Though he was relaxed in his Ivy cap, when he saw I was taking notes, he brought out a small portion of the gnocchi special ($14.95). It combined pillowy, plump potato dumplings with strips of chicken, sundried tomatoes and a tomato cream sauce. Rich and delicious, creamy and comforting, this dish was a hit with everyone at the table.
And, like almost all of the food that comes out of the kitchen at Giuseppe's Willow Grove, Propato was confident we would love it.
Giuseppe's Pizza and Family Restaurant earns 4 out of 5 Whisks for the best pizza in town and high quality food at affordable prices.
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Location – 1200 N. York Road, Willow Grove
Hours – Monday through Thursday: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday: noon to 10 p.m.
Phone – 215-659-4580
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Linux Journal Contents #97, May 2002
Lowering Latency in Linux: Introducing a Preemptible Kernel
by Robert Love
Love explains just how this kernel patch does its magic.
How the PCI Hot Plug Driver Filesystem Works
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Oh, the simplistic sweetness of a RAM-based filesystem.
Netfilter 2: in the POM of Your Hands
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Now that you've got the basics, it's time for advanced iptables building.
Taking Advantage of Linux Capabilities
by Michael Bacarella
Bacarella gives the skinny on the security benefits of POSIX capabilities in the Linux kernel.
Debugging Kernel Modules with User-Mode Linux
by David Frascone
Keep your kernel (and hardware) safe by running it in user space with UML.
Crystal Space: an Open-Source 3-D Graphics Engine
by Howard Wen
Finally the advantages of open source come to 3-D graphics engines.
The Beowulf State of Mind
by Glen Otero
An introduction to Beowulf clusters and a HOWTO on setting up a Rocks cluster.
LJ Talks with Linux Kernel Developer Ted Ts'o
by Don Marti and Richard Vernon
Ted talks about current kernel development, his passion for amateur radio and more.
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In placement model classes, where individual students are required to secure their own service sites, your students are also responsible for creating an individual engaged learning record in LOCUS. Instructions for creating this record are available for students on the "Documenting Your Service" tab on the Service-Learning 101 student resource site.
Once students have entered their information into LOCUS, it is your responsibility as course instructor to APPROVE students' sites. This step is extremely important for risk management purposes, as it demonstrates to Loyola's insurer that you, as a faculty member, were aware of students' off-campus activities, and that they are therefore covered by Loyola's general liability policy. Instructions for approving students' placement information can be found here.
In project or community education/advocacy classes, where groups of students (or entire classes) are cooperating to complete community-based projects with one or more organization partners, the CEL staff can create class-specific "template" descriptions that can be used to create these engaged learning records for multiple students at the same time. Use the following form to submit information about community-based projects that your students are completing for a particular class. Please submit one form per project site.
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Environmental regulations protect us all
Since Mitt and the Tea Party Republicans are already doing a bang-up job alienating just about everyone but themselves and their top 1 percent funders, I thought I'd weigh in on a more mundane, though no less important in the long term, issue brought forth Sept. 16 by Courtney Schmidt regarding governmental regulations of coal-fired emissions.
I'll do so with a hypothetical scenario.
Let's say Republic Services, in order to improve their profits and outperform their competition, decided that instead of taking their daily loads of garbage to the landfill, they would simply dump them in Sugar Creek instead.
Would an argument against doing such a thing be deemed an attack against the garbage removal industry, and against our free enterprise system? Would it be "anti-capitalist," perhaps even "socialist" of me to say, "No, you cannot do that. These waterways belong to all of us, and you cannot dump toxic waste in them simply to save money and improve your bottom line?"
So why is requiring the coal industry to properly dispose of or eliminate their waste product, the mercury and air toxins they are dumping into our collective atmosphere, any different?
Sure, it's going to cost them some money, just like it does for Republic to use the landfills, but so what? That's the cost of doing business. If you can't bear that cost, well … I'm sorry. What do you want me to do about it? Am I supposed to subsidize your industry by allowing you to pollute my environment, and that of future generations, at no cost (to you, that is … not so much for those impacted by that pollution and consequential impact of carbon dioxide accumulation), so you can make higher short-term profits, and outperform competitive energy sources?
Talk about an "anti-capitalist" form of "socialism!"
— Kerry Tomasi
'Scary' movie about Obama based on false fantasy
In response to a letter from Kathie Munson published Sept. 15:
So you went to see a movie and came home, what, more informed?
No, you came home down a few dollars and more delusional. So many like Ms. Munson have flocked to the "Obama's America" movie and gotten just what they went there for — a soft-edged version of the hate Obama campaign.
The creator of this kitschy little money-maker is Dinesh D'Souza, a very conservative serial Obama hater. Actually, he and so many like him do not want President Obama to lose in November. His presidency has been an absolute cash cow for them. What does it say about us when such open hatred of our first African American President can fuel a billion dollar multimedia industry in the name of a "better America"?
The movie's premise rests on the relationship between a young Obama and his father. Of course, his father had very little influence on him because he lived almost his entire youth with his loving, hard-working mother and grandmother. This nonexistent relationship with his supposed radical Kenyan father is the movie's basis for claiming that President Obama is anti-American.
Of course, more broadly, in a political campaign that is funding a lie and fear factory with hundreds of millions of dollars, it does not matter what the truth is about Obama's life or his presidency. The GOP's plan to influence votes with lies and fear-mongering on one side and then restrict voting for law-abiding citizens on the other side with lies about vote fraud begs the question of why would so many people be willing to stand with such illegitimacy?
President Obama's upbringing reminds me a little of the Republicans' favorite President, Ronald Reagan. Reagan's father was a drunk, couldn't hold down a job, and moved the family many times. This was perhaps even more troubling to a young Ronald than Barack's essentially fatherless experience. The nickname "Dutch" was given to Reagan as a child by his dad because he resembled some image he had of a chubby little Dutch kid.
In spite of all this, the Gipper made it to the White House. He promised lower taxes, smaller government and more prosperity. Did he keep his promises? Well, he raised taxes 11 times and oversaw unbridled spending during his presidency which almost tripled the federal budget deficit (it went from $900 billion to $2.8 trillion) and grew the size of government to record levels. Reagan added 238,000 nonmilitary government employees. His initial tax-cutting approach created 10.8 percent unemployment, so he had to tax like crazy from then on to recover those jobs. Governing should be more precise than that.
How about President Obama? Unlike Reagan, Obama has delivered to a remarkable degree on his promises in spite of the rabid and disgraceful resistance by Republican lawmakers in their attempts to see him fail while they disregard the needs of the country. We are enjoying the lowest tax rates in decades. In fact, last year businesses and corporations paid their lowest average rate (12.1 percent) in 40 years with individual rates at their lowest in 30 years. Obama has kept government expansion in check as well. His social, health, environmental and global-political accomplishments have also been impressive and important, laying the foundation for progress over the next four years and beyond.
Obviously the slow job market recovery is a concern, but that is a shared responsibility between government and the private sector. There is plenty of money out there to create jobs and plenty of work to be done. Corporate profits are up, dividends are up, stocks are up, CEO bonuses are back up, but big money won't pitch in and bet on America. They would rather distract us with complaints about regulations and debt while quietly cashing in big time. President Obama gave Congress a solid jobs bill a year ago and Senate Republicans wouldn't let it come up for a vote. Apparently compassion for the middle class and poor has no place in the GOP tent, nor is there room for cooperation. The "big tent" is long gone. It has been replaced by a circus tent filled with the wealthiest Americans who created it and their familiars.
So, like the fantasies of Reagan, voodoo economics and the conservative approach to governing, this movie is trying to advance the notion that Obama is secretly heading us toward some dark place. Ooohhh, boogey, boogey. You can take those special movie glasses off now. It is time to live in the real world of facts and consequences. The facts cannot be interpreted any other way — President Obama inherited a grim reality that included significant corporate influence over Congress, rampant greed and treachery in the financial sector, crushing debt, a disappearing middle class, a crumbling infrastructure, vanishing jobs, abandonment of science, a decrepit education system, health care out of reach for many, and lack of international respect.
He has since made many brilliant and courageous decisions that are beginning to turn the tide with virtually no help from the GOP. It appears Indiana will not support Obama this time, but does that also mean we are going to support a do-nothing Congress during his second term?
Combined with our likely state administration, it paints a bleak picture for Hoosiers if we do. Let's stop all the tea-foolery and do more to position Indiana as a viable option for sensible, forward-looking people and responsible job-creating enterprises.
— Don Rogers
Terre Haute
Obama is inept and incompetent
I should not stoop to comment upon the ineptitude or incompetency of Mr. Obama as he attempts to fill the chair in the Oval Office. The picture of him with his shoes on the desk, soles facing the camera, was enough for me to pay no further attention.
For more than four years, however, I have been appalled at the lack of vetting this individual has received concerning his background, beliefs, and Chicago chicanery leading to the White House.
Allow me to pose a few questions. Why cannot the American public learn anything about Obama's school records? Do we not deserve to know what kind of person occupies the office of the president? His childhood records at a posh prep school in Hawaii are sealed. How did he attend when he was the "poor" child of a single mother?
The records from Occidental College are sealed. By his own admission his days of doing drugs in high school caused poor grades. Did Occidental accept him as an affirmative action student or through fraud on the part of Obama and others (foreign student on his application)? How did he get into Columbia, or Harvard? Fraud or another method?
As an example, we can see how easily Harvard can be fooled. One needs look no further than the fraud of Elizabeth Warren. Cherokee indeed! One sees little investigative reference to his time in Chicago, the connections with domestic terrorists, the church of Jeremiah Wright which has at least two criminal cases unsolved, and possible membership in private clubs of dubious repute. The methods used by his supporters from the time of his state senate campaigns to the U.S. Senate are replete with examples of illegal skullduggery.
One can only imagine the clamor for heads on a platter if any of these issues had involved a Republican candidate. Or for that matter a candidate in the primaries against Barack Obama. At least Obama's opponent in West Virginia only received 40 percent of the vote because he was not allowed to campaign. As was Eugene Debs, the West Virginia candidate was a federal inmate.
Please, dear voter, this may very well be our last chance. The choice is clear. We can attempt to restore America or allow Barack Obama to continue to fundamentally transform America into something none of us will recognize.
— Edward Kesler
West Terre Haute
Double standard on license renewal
I recently renewed my drivers license.
As I am not all that "hep" about computers, I renewed the old-fashioned way. My wait was short, the employees were friendly and efficient.
As I was renewing an existing valid license, I was told to hold on to it until the new one arrived in the mail. This could take up to 10 working days, I was informed. It arrived in four. I destroyed the old license and now I'm good until 10-17.
Since I made a personal appearance at the license branch, I had to take an eye examination which I easily passed. Keep this in mind.
A few years ago, lifetime handgun permits became law.
There was some opposition to this from the media. It was said that those who carry a handgun should be required to renew their license every four years. It would be a good thing if we made sure that they were still eligible to carry (background checks, etc..) a weapon.
Sounded reasonable to me.
Later on that day, it occurred to me that had I renewed online, I would have avoided a vision test.
I could have been blind in one eye and unable to see out of the other and still been able to obtain a license.
I don't recall any opposition to this in the media.
As the ability to see is paramount to driving a car, shouldn't drivers be required to renew every four years (including vision checks) just to ensure that they are still eligible to drive?
Why the double standard, I wonder.
— Mark Burns
Terre Haute
Do you believe those TV ads?
Has anybody else noticed the Republican TV ads do not agree on one thing they are using to get your vote. It's pretty bad when they can't get something right.
I'm sure that you will know who they are when I tell what they are saying. One says that they cut $700 billion from Medicare and the other says they cut $500 billion. That's an awful lot of dollars and I have no idea what the amount of money is and I don't think they do either.
But when the people running for office tell you something, you can bet they will tell you just what you want to hear because they want your vote. They will tell you anything to get your vote.
If you believe what they tell you, then vote for them. Just remember, the president can only do what the Congress will let him.
— Ron Pullen
Terre Haute


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