EdNews - Fall 2008
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Fifth Annual M. Dianne Murphy Lecture
Richard Lapchick, founder and director of the Institute of Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida, was the invited speaker at the fifth annual M. Dianne Murphy Distinguished Lecture. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is hosted by The Florida State University Program in Sport Management.
The M. Dianne Murphy lecture series allows Florida State’s sport management faculty to invite a speaker to interact with students, faculty, administrators and community members on the role of minority and women administrators in college and university athletics and recreation programs. The establishment of the lecture series was made possible by a gift to the Florida State University College of Education by M. Dianne Murphy, the director of athletics at Columbia University in New York. More Information
If You Braille It, They Will Come: Top Blind Students Test Skills
Blind and visually impaired students from across the state met in Tallahassee to test their braille skills in an academic competition unlike any other. The students took part in The North Florida Braille Challenge, which was held at The Florida State University College of Education.
The Braille Challenge™ is the only national academic competition for blind students in the United States. This unique competition is a national program of Braille Institute of America, Inc., and serves to encourage blind children of all ages to fine-tune their braille skills, which are essential to their success in the sighted world. More Information
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