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In the summer of 1963, before Virginia's Prince Edward County Public Schools re-opened, volunteers from Queens College, New York tutored area students shut out of education by the closing of county public schools... (that would be our very own Dr. Shaw!) Click here to read the reunion article.


Issues in Postsecondary Disability Services, will be taught by Dr. Manju Banerjee. You can view the course syllabus at continuingstudies.uconn.edu/onlinecourses/welc/epsy5145fa09.html.


Just released! Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success: A Practical Guide to Transition Planning by Stan F. Shaw, Joseph W. Madaus, and Lyman L. Dukes, III. Visit the Brookes Publishing website for additional information.


The Division for Career Development and Transition (DCDT) of the Council for Exceptional Children will be holding its 2010 conference in Mystic, Connecticut. The conference is sponsored in part by CPED and will be held October 13-15, 2010. See the 2010 Conference Flyer or registration form for additional information.


Wayne Miller, a doctoral student in CPED, was invited to participate in the Veterans in Higher Education Professionals' Roundtable in Tucson, Arizona, September 22-25, 2009. This roundtable is part of a grant entitled, The Disabled Veterans Reintegration and Education Project. The purpose of the roundtable is to bring together professionals in higher education, non-profit agencies, and the VA system to improve higher education for all student veterans.


The Center's annual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute was once again a huge success with 262 attendees. Click here to read comments.


The Center will begin offering graduate level coursework in postsecondary disability services completely online beginning Fall, 2009. Use the previous link for additional information or contact Joseph Madaus for additional information.


Joe Madaus is coordinating the developemnt of a Connecticut Chapter of the Division for Career Development and Transition. The first meeting will be held in September in Middletown, CT. Please contact Joe at joem@uconn.edu if you have questions or would like to participate.


Stan Shaw was interviewed for an article in Education Week on the Summary of Performance requirements of the Individiuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004.


Cheri White (Master's in Education, UConn, 2006, with a focus in special education/postsecondary disability services), disabilities services coordinator for Colorado Mountain College, presents a CMC Spring Valley Campus student with the 2009 David Allen Outstanding Student Award


UConn Magazine, University of Connecticut