September 2015

Volume 43, Issue 3

The Mid-South

Educational Research Association

2015

ANNUAL MEETING

November 4-6

Lafayette, Louisiana

Annual Meeting

Registration

and Hotel

Information at

www.msera.org

What’s Inside

Program Chair’s Message 2

President’s Message 3

Things To Do 4

Officers and Directors 4

Hotel Information 5

Future Meetings 6

Editors’ Column 6

The Mid-South

Educational

RESEARCHER

Julie A. Holmes

Randy Parker

Editors

The

Researcher

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA

2015 ANNUAL MEETING

HOTEL RESERVATION

DEADLINE

OCTOBER 12, 2015

MSERA 2015: Investigating Today to Improve Education Tomorrow

Discussion

Sessions

Display

Sessions

Symposia

Training

Sessions

Research In

Progress (RIP)

Greetings from the

2015 MSERA

Program Chair!

I hope each of you is off to

a great semester! The pro-

posal review process is

nearly complete and I am

hoping to notify authors of

the status of their pro-

posals by September 1,

2015. We had over 225

proposal submissions on a

plethora of topics sure to

interest anyone in the field

of education. Thus, our

proposal reviewers have

been quite busy! Thanks to

each of you who contribut-

ed your research, encour-

aged your colleagues and

graduate students to sub-

mit their research and/or

served as a proposal re-

viewer. Please know that

we will have one of the

best MSERA annual meet-

ings ever because of you!

The registration infor-

mation is now available

(http:// msera.org/

annualmeeting. html) so

please be sure to pre-

register. Also, continue to

pass along the annual

meeting information to

your colleagues and grad-

uate students, particularly

if they have never attend-

ed so they can join us in

Lafayette and see what an

awesome organization

MSERA is and enjoy some

delicious Cajun cuisine la-

gniappe! I sincerely hope

to see each of you at the

annual MSERA meeting,

November 4-6, 2015 at the

Doubletree by Hilton Ho-

tel Lafayette. If you have

questions about your pro-

posals or the program,

please contact me, Dr. Re-

becca Robichaux-Davis, at

rrr102@msstate.edu. To

those of you who have al-

ready been in contact with

me, thank you for your in-

terest and eagerness with

regards to attending and

presenting at the 2015

MSERA Meeting. Thanks

again for your dedication

to our profession. I’m

looking forward to being

able to share the specifics

of the program at some

point during September!

Can’t wait to see you in

Lafayette in November!

Laissez les bon temps rou-

ler!

Rebecca R. Robichaux-

Davis

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Hello. I hope your semester is off to a won-

derful start. We are excited about both the

quantity and quality of submissions for the

upcoming fall conference. You are sure to

have a wonderful experience in Lafayette

November 4 – 6. When you make your ho-

tel reservations, even if you are using hotel

points instead of the great MSERA rate, be

sure to tell them that you are with our or-

ganization to ensure that we get the low

rates on meeting rooms. Plan to attend a

committee meeting leading into the Busi-

ness Meeting and become involved (or stay

involved) with MSERA. The strength of our

organization is the dedication of our mem-

bers.

Two ways in which we recognize extraordi-

nary service and contributions are through

the Harry Bowman Service Award and the

Walter Mathews Historical Contributions

Award. We award these honors to new re-

cipients annually at the Fall Business Meet-

ing. Please email nominations for these

awards to me by October 1 at:

dr.hughesgail@gmail.com

The Harry Bowman Service Award was cre-

ated in 1992 to honor Harry Bowman who

has served and continues to serve MSERA

meritoriously. The intent of this service

award is to recognize someone for ongoing

service to MSERA over a period of years.

This award may be presented to any

MSERA member who has rendered merito-

rious service to the association over a period

of years. The service rendered may be as an

officer and/or as a non-officer member

who has served the organization continu-

ously in significant ways over a period of

years. Recent recipients include: Randy

Parker, Gahan Bailey, Ava Pugh, William

Spencer, and Walt Mathews.

The Walter M. Mathews Historical Contri-

butions Award was created in 1999 to honor

Walter Mathews, the founder of MSERA.

The intent of the award is to recognize

those who have contributed to change with-

in the association to achieve the evolving

vision. Recipients of this award should

have a record of enabling the association to

change in positive ways to benefit the

MSERA membership over a period of years.

Individuals who are nominated for this

award may be longstanding members of

MSERA, former MSERA officers, and/or

MSERA members who served as mentors to

new professional and student members. Re-

cent recipients include: Jane Nell Luster,

James E. McLean, Mary Beth Evans, Judith

A. Boser, Cliff Hofwolt, David Morse, and

Linda Morse.

I look forward to seeing you in November.

Gail Hughes

LOTS of Things to Do!

Let’s Eat! The best ones nearby are -Blue Dog Cafe -Jolie's Bistro -Ti'Coons -Edie's -Bread & Circus -Hub City Diner -Zeus Cafe -Bibi's Cafe( for gluten free yummy) There are sooooo many more. Come hungry!

Let’s Shop! Some favorites are -Red Arrow -Artisan Jewelry -Vanessa V -Shi Shi -Shoe La La -Parc Lafayette shops -River Ranch shops

Let’s Have Fun! -Hilliard Museum -Acadiana Council for the Arts (ACA) -Lafayette Science Museum -Randal's if you feel like dancing -Blue Moon Saloon -Prejeans (dancing again) -Saturday Farmer's Market at the -Horse Farm -Downtown alive on Fridays ( de-pends on weather)

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MSERA 2015

OFFICERS &

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Gail Hughes

President-Elect Dustin

Hebert

Secretary Shannon

Chiasson

Past-President Kathy

Campbell

Executive Director Cliff Hofwolt

Historian Jane Nell

Luster

Alabama Director Nancy

Gaillard

Arkansas Director Rachelle

Miller

Florida Director Franz

Reneau

Kentucky Director Yuejin Xu

Louisiana Director Susannah

Craig

Mississippi Director Rebecca

Robichaux-Davis

Tennessee Director Jwa Kim

At-Large Director Mindy

Crain-Dorough

At-Large Director Carol

Christian

At-Large Director Larry Daniel

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2015 Annual Meeting Hotel Information

Our 2015 Annual meeting will be held at the

Doubletree by Hilton~Lafayette

(Formerly the Hilton-Lafayette)

Room Rates

Single Double

Two Double Beds $114 $114

One King Bed $124 $124

One Bedroom –

Executive Level Suit $379 $379

Reservation deadline: Monday – October 12, 2015

337.235.6111

Plan to join us in Lafayette for our 44th Annual Meeting !!!

Please Remember...MSERA can afford to

keep our conference fees low when we have mem-

bers reserve rooms at the conference hotel.

Transportation Information

The DoubleTree has shuttles to and from the

airport. There is a courtesy phone available at

baggage claim at the Lafayette Regional Air-

port. Or hotel guests can call the hotel in ad-

vance to arrange a pick-up.

Taxi and other transportation are available

through Acadiana Tux and Limo (337) 288-

6777.

Welcome!

FUTURE CONFERENCE

DATES

NOVEMEBER 2016

RENAISSANCE RIVERVIEW

PLAZA

MOBILE, ALABAMA

NOVEMBER 2017

THE MILL AT MSU

STARKVILLE, MS

GOT AN IDEA FOR A FUTURE MSERA MEETING SITE?

CONTACT: GAHAN BAILEY

GBAILEY @SOUTHALABAMA.EDU

OR KATHY CAMPBELL

KATHY.CAMPBELL@SELU.EDU

Editors’ Colum Editors’ Colum Editors’ Colum

As part of the “Louisiana Krewe” we are look-

ing forward to welcoming you to the 44th Annual

Meeting this November in Lafayette. Please encour-

age your colleagues to attend and help insure a suc-

cessful and meaningful Annual Meeting.

We are also grateful for the continued support

provided by Louisiana Tech University through the De-

partment of Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership

and the College of Education for the production of the

Researcher in 2015. We welcome suggestions and

comments from the membership on both content and

format as we move forward with future issues of the

Researcher – please feel free to contact us at anytime.

Julie A Holmes Randy Parker

jholmes@latech.edu doctorp@latech.edu

The Mid-South

Educational

RESEARCHER

Published at

Louisiana Tech University

for the

Mid-South Educational

Research Association

Department of

Curriculum, Instruction,

and Leadership

P.O. Box 3161, Louisiana

Tech University

Ruston, LA 71272

Julie A. Holmes

Randy Parker

Editors

Photo Credits:

Hilton Hotels

Lafayette CVB

Louisiana Tech University

Randy Parker