For its
impact on schools and students in southwestern Indiana, USI’s Center
for Economic Ed ucation
will receive the Peter V. Harrington University Center Award from
the Indiana Council for Economic Education (ICEE). The award is given
annually to the Center for Economic Education in Indiana that has
excelled the most in its mission of economic literacy. Eleven
centers around the state are eligible for the award. Greg
Valentine, professor of business education, is director of the
USI center. In the 2004-05 academic year, the USI center:
• Nearly doubled the number of
teachers trained - from 162 to 331.
• Had a regional school win an Indiana Department of Education
Economics
Education grant.
• Successfully piloted a new, graduate-credit Modified Key Teacher
program.
• Continued to successfully promote and train teachers in the ICEE’s
Stock Market
Simulation. This past year, 665 Evansville-area student teams
participated in
SMS.
• Increased the visibility of the Center and University and improved
economic
literacy by visiting local schools to demonstrate economic and
financial education
lessons.
• Successfully achieved the maximum five-year center affiliation
from the National
Council on Economic Education.
This award is presented in honor of Peter V. Harrington, the
executive director of the Indiana Council for Economic Education
from 1971-1997. His leadership built the Indiana Council into one of
the strongest councils for economic education in the country.
The USI Center for Economic Education will be honored at the ICEE’s
Annual Awards Program on Wednesday, October 12, in Carmel, Indiana.
The center will receive a plaque and a check for $3,000 to use for
the advancement of economic education in the region. This award is
sponsored by Duke Realty Corporation.
For more than 50 years, the ICEE has provided resources and training
to the teachers and students of Indiana. The ICEE is a comprehensive
partnership of leaders from business, labor, agriculture, education,
and government dedicated to improving economic literacy in Indiana.
Its mission is to prepare students to become active citizens and
productive members of our economy by providing them with the ability
to make sound economic decisions. |
