Karen Cheser honored
Deputy Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer Karen Cheser was honored as a runner-up for the 2015 National Woman Administrator Award from the School Superintendents Association. Sponsored by Farmers Insurance and AASA, the award is designed to recognize exceptional leadership of active, front-line female administrators who are making a difference in the lives of students every day and to pay tribute to the talent, creativity and vision of outstanding women educational administrators in the nation’s public schools.
This recognition came at the National Conference on Education in San Diego. Reutman says of Cheser, “She is a selfless, visionary leader. Her commitment to the students, staff, families and community of Boone County Schools is unrivaled.”
Hughes receives vision award
Gateway Community and Technical College President G. Edward Hughes received the Grady Clay Community Vision Award presented by the Kentucky Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for demonstrating his commitment to the community, students and staff by creating “an innovative and adaptive Urban Metro Campus in Downtown Covington,” said Louis R. Johnson, President of the American Society of Landscape Architects, Kentucky Chapter.
“The approach he has taken says volumes about the value of thinking sustainably,” Johnson said. “In a day and age where many campus models focus internally and isolate themselves from their surrounding communities, Hughes and his team have chosen to face the community and fill a void.”
The Grady Clay Community Vision Award is named in honor of Grady Clay, Jr., the internationally acclaimed writer and urbanist. The award is an annual, statewide award honoring those who are improving the quality of life for Kentuckians by offering design vision and creative solutions that sustain and strengthen Kentucky’s vibrant communities. Past award recipients include Lexington Mayor Jim Gray and 21st Century Parks’ Dan Jones of Louisville.
NKU’s Dr. Harley to lead training session
Dr. Dana Harley, assistant professor of social work at Northern Kentucky University, has been invited to lead a training session at the Council on Social Work Education Minority Fellowship Program – Youth Orientation and Training on March 30 in Alexandria, Va.
Dr. Harley will present on clinical practice with children, adolescents, and transition-age youth. Attendees will learn essential clinical skills and approaches related to engagement, assessment, treatment, and prevention services for the target population in mental health and related direct practice settings.
Dr. Harley is the principal investigator on a $1.5 million grant NKU received from the Health Resources and Services Administration. The grant helped establish the NKU Social Work Program for Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training for Professionals and Paraprofessionals. It focuses on a behavioral health workforce training program in trauma-focused care for children, adolescents, and transition-age youth.
Other trainers at the two-day session represent the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Alliance on Mental Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Mental Health America, Lewis-Burke Associates LLC, the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, the University of Texas at Arlington, and the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania.