Articles from October 2019

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Iowa’s reputation connects Educational Measurement and Statistics grad to new job

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Widad Abdalla, a recent graduate of the Educational Measurements and Statistics Ph.D. program, landed her dream job through a chance Hawkeye connection while still a student.
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McGregor-Huyer excels at PATV internship

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
UI REACH student Daniel McGregor-Huyer shares his experience at his PATV internship.
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Chung honored with Distinguished Alumni Award

Friday, October 11, 2019
Alumnus Jhoon (Jake) Chung is being honored with a University of Iowa Distinguished Alumni Award. As a superintendent of schools in the suburbs of Chicago, Chung has dedicated his career to helping students achieve their dreams.
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McElroy-Heltzel promotes critical thinking in the evolving field of psychology

Thursday, October 10, 2019
Stacey McElroy-Heltzel, an assistant professor in Counseling Psychology, joined the College of Education faculty this fall in the Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations.
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By the Numbers 2018-2019

Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Rankings U.S News & World Report #1 College of Education in Iowa #5 Rehabilitation Counseling #9 Rehabilitation Counseling #11 Student Counseling and Personnel Services #16 Higher Education Administration National Council on Teacher Quality Top 2% Secondary Education Top 6% Elementary Education Counseling Psychology.org National Report #8 Counseling Psychology Alumni Network 27,875 Alumni teaching...

What's New

Wednesday, October 9, 2019
McDermott, Wesely selected for new leadership positions as associate DEOs Two University of Iowa College of Education faculty were selected for new leadership roles in the college’s Department of Teaching and Learning. Mark McDermott Mark McDermott, clinical professor in science education, is the Associate Departmental Executive Officer (DEO) in support of teacher education and clinical...
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Wesely honored with Educator of the Year award

Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Pam Wesely, an associate professor in foreign language education, was honored with an Educator of the Year Award from the Iowa World Language Association (IWLA) at the 2019 Iowa World Language Association Conference on October 5th, 2019. "It means a lot to be recognized in Iowa by my fellow educators, colleagues, and former students for the work that I have done to train language teachers and...
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The College of Education welcomes the 2019 Noyce Scholar Cohort for science education

Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Seven new students were recipients of the prestigious Robert Noyce Teacher scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year.
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Why We Give: The Stocks

Tuesday, October 8, 2019
“A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” Every parent and educator know this to be true. We also believe every child deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential. Thomas Jefferson said, “Democracy demands an educated public.” We believe public education is the solution and should be well endowed to do so. Don, my husband, is from a small town in NE Iowa (Waukon). I am from a small city in...
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Social Emotional Learning

Monday, October 7, 2019
A new track in Social Emotional Learning prepares teachers to help develop next generation of confident, well-adjusted students .