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http://www., chief executive of TIAA-CREF. With more than $345 billion in combined assets under
management (12 /31/04), TIAA-CREF ranks 68th on Fortune magazine's list of
largest companies (April 2004).

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"By giving
students a personal reason to learn through involvement in community-based
experiences we hope to facilitate critical thinking and communication skills
that are necessary for responsible citizenry and civic engagement in the local
and global community.

TIAA-CREF Hesburgh Certificates of Excellence Winners
In addition to the TIAA-CREF Hesburgh Award winner, three institutions
were selected to receive TIAA-CREF Theodore M.

-- Peer Review Teaching Project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(Lincoln, NE) that engages faculty in investigating how course
structures, teaching techniques and assessment strategies enhance or
detract from student learning.org .

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The award ceremony,
sponsored by the Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, will
be held in Dallas on April 27, 2006.

About the Author: Marvie Ellis owns a private pediatric speech-language
and occupational therapy practice (Speech Kids, P ., president emeritus of the University of
Notre Dame.

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Tacos Anyone?/ Alquien Quiere Tacos? is a story about a four year old boy
with autism and his older brother.com and on the publisher's
website: http://www. With both a Bachelor's and a Master's
degree in communication, she is eminently qualified to discuss communication
issues in young children.

Keisha's Doors: An Autism Story Book One/ Las Puertas de Keisha: Una
Historia de Autismo Libro Uno ISBN 1-933319-00-3 hardcover price $16.

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The highly prestigious Barbara Jordan Media Awards are presented annually
to outstanding communicators for accurate and progressive portrayals of people
with disabilities. Congratulations, Marvie Ellis, on this well
acknowledged award! Books are available on Amazon.-Round Rock, TX) and is an
educational consultant with universities, Head Starts, and school systems
nationally. Ellis' books help educators, parents and siblings of
children with disabilities to understand the dynamics of various communication
delays. The Hesburgh Award is named in honor of
Rev. Hesburgh, C.C."

First Year Program
First implemented in 1998, the purpose of the First Year Program is to
make higher education relevant to students -- to give them a personal reason
to learn -- by involving them in community-based experiences linked to the
lecture topics, as well as providing venues for discussion, reflection,
connection-making , and critical thinking.

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Appropriate for pre-k thru 5th
grade, Ellis' books are highly recommended for elementary schools and public
libraries.
There are very few book awards that recognize authors who increase public
understanding and awareness about the difficulties and potentials of children
with autism spectrum disorders.

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"For more than 85 years , TIAA-CREF has been committed to helping foster
innovation in the academic and research communities , Wagner's success
continues that tradition.

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Hesburgh Award, which recognizes innovative
undergraduate faculty development programs.

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Published in July 2005 by Speech Kids Texas Press, Inc. April also celebrates the 35th
Anniversary of National Autism Awareness Month. United States Military Academy, University of Nebraska and University of
Wisconsin System Awarded Certificates of Excellence

WASHINGTON, TIAA-CREF, the financial services
group of companies and leading provider of retirement savings in the academic,
research, medical and cultural fields, today announced Wagner College as the
winner of the 2005 Theodore M. Further information can be found at
http://www .

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The therapist teaches the older brother how
to play with his younger brother, making sibling time fun again. It recognizes faculty development programs that enhance
undergraduate teaching and learning.
Wagner College's innovative First Year Program is designed to give
students a personal reason to learn by involving them in the community through
a combination of experiential , field-based learning and traditional classroom
study. "We are
proud to play a role in supporting and applauding work that demonstrates
creativity and effectiveness in this area.

TIAAA -CREF Contact:
Katherine Miller
TIAA-CREF
202-637-8949
kamiller@tiaa -cref.

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(Round Rock, TX) and illustrated by Jenny Loehr, Tacos Anyone?/ Alquien Quiere
Tacos? has received acclaimed reviews from many experts in the field of
children's disabilities. for their First Year Program,
which is designed to enhance the student experience by involving them in the
local community.

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"We are honored to be recognized for the uniqueness and success of our
First Year Program," said Wagner President Richard Guarasci.

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Tacos Anyone? An Autism Story Book Two/ Alquien Quiere Tacos? Una
Historia de Autismo Libro Dos ISBN 1-933319-02-X hardcover price $16.

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AUSTIN, Texas, First time author, Marvie Ellis,
is the honored recipient of the 2005, Barbara Jordan Media Award (special
contribution by an individual) for her children's book, Tacos Anyone? An
Autism Story Book Two/ Alquien Quiere Tacos? Una Historia de Autismo Libro
Dos. This book has already been nominated for the 2006
Dolly Gray Children's Developmental Disabilities Literature Award along with
Ellis' first autism book, Keisha's Doors: An Autism Story Book One/ Las
Puertas de Keisha: Una Historia de Autismo Libro Uno.newscom. Each of the program's
faculty attends monthly meetings, workshops and an annual First-Year Program
faculty retreat.

About TIAA-CREF
TIAA-CREF is a national financial services group of companies and the
leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical and
cultural fields.

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-- Master Teacher Program at the United States Military Academy (West
Point, NY) which includes a series of monthly seminar meetings to
relate the pedagogical theory and principles under discussion to
participants' classroom discussion.

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The story is
written in English and Spanish on the same page as the illustrations,
depicting multiculturally diverse characters.

The liberal arts college, located
in Staten Island, New York, is being honored today at the American Council on
Education's annual meeting in Washington, D. Allison, Jr.
The TIAA -CREF Institute, part of TIAA-CREF, fosters and conducts objective
research, builds knowledge, demonstrates and supports thought leadership, and
enhances understanding of strategic issues that impact higher education.

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Hesburgh Certificates of
Excellence for meritorious faculty development programs.org

Wagner Contact:
Kevin Davitt
Communications Director
718 420-4082
kdavitt@wagner.edu

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"Wagner College's First Year Program is an excellent example of how
universities and colleges can help create the next generation of responsible
global citizens," said Herbert M."
"The TIAA-CREF Hesburgh Award is one of the most significant ways we
underscore the value of faculty development to enhance student learning,"
notes Madeleine d'Ambrosio, TIAA-CREF Institute executive director.

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Children's Autism Author to Receive Distinguished Barbara Jordan Media Award

Wagner College Wins TIAA-CREF's Distinguished Hesburgh Award

The award established in 1993 by TIAA-CREF and is administered by the
TIAA-CREF Institute. The major educational goal stemming
from this relevance-based approach is to begin college-level development of
critical thinking and civic thinking skills, together with communication

skills and exposure to diversity issues that are necessary for responsible
citizenry and civic engagement in the local and global community.
This fall, the First Year Program involves 44 tenure-track faculty members
of the 97 tenure-track faculty employed by the college.

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newscom.com . She also performs readings of her books at elementary schools
(call publisher for more information).

-- Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars Program at the University of
Wisconsin System (Madison, WI) targeting two groups: early career/non-
tenured faculty and later career faculty leaders.