Elementary Education

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"Where Do You Work?" Wednesday: Alisa Meggitt

Monday, June 22, 2020
Happy “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday, Hawkeyes! This week meet alumna Alisa Meggitt (B.A. ’92 Global Studies, B.A. ’02 Elementary Education with a social studies endorsement). Originally from Inverness, Illinois, Meggitt has been teaching for 18 years in the Iowa City Community School District. She currently works as a seventh-grade Global Studies instructor. Meggitt loves bringing students and...
Genevieve Harnack

"Where Do You Work?" Wednesday: Genevieve Harnack

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Meet alumna Genevieve Harnack (BA ’09 Communication Studies and Mass Communication, ’14 certificate in Elementary Education with an endorsement in science, MA' 19 in Educational Policy & Leadership Studies), who works as Hills Elementary School as a sixth-grade teacher.
Margot Allscheid

UI alumna Margot Allscheid awarded Fulbright to Spain

Margot Allscheid, an alumna in elementary education from the University of Iowa College of Education, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Spain for 2020-21.
Stephanie Peters

“Where Do You Work?” Wednesday: Stephanie Peters

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Meet this week's "Where Do You Work? Wednesday Elementary Education alumna Stephanie Peters.
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Celebrating College of Education 2020 scholarship recipients, donors

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Thanks to the generosity of University of Iowa College of Education alumni, donors, and friends, students are able to take part in life-changing educational experiences and be leaders in their community.
Brianna Hacker

"Where Do You Work?" Wednesday: Brianna Hacker

Tuesday, March 10, 2020
It’s our favorite day of the week, “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna Brianna Hacker (BA ’06 in Elementary Education with Social Studies and Reading Endorsements). Hacker is a reading coach at San Carlos Park Elementary in Fort Meyers, Florida, where she has been teaching since 2006. Originally from Davenport, Iowa, Hacker loves to see when her students understand they are...
Mandi Felan

"Where Do You Work?" Wednesday: Mandi Felan

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Alumna Mandi Felan, originally from Independence, Iowa, shares experiences in her first year of working as a fourth-grade teacher at Harding Elementary in Mason City, Iowa.
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"Where Do You Work?" Wednesday: Theresa Kirkman

Monday, February 17, 2020
Alumna Theresa Kirkman (BA ’00 in Elementary Education and MA’ 03 in Educational Leadership), shares what she loves about being principal at West Burlington Elementary School in Burlington, Iowa.
Sean Baylor

Alumnus named Iowa’s Assistant Secondary Principal of the Year

Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Sean Baylor, a University of Iowa alumnus and associate principal at Franklin Middle School in Cedar Rapids, was selected as the 2019-20 Iowa Assistant Secondary Principal of the year by the School Administrators of Iowa.
Elizabeth Boulund

"Where Do You Work?" Wednesday: Elisabeth Boulund

Friday, November 15, 2019
Happy Wednesday Hawkeyes! We are excited to introduce Elisabeth Boulund for this week’s “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday. A native of Iowa City, Boulund is a second-generation University of Iowa College of Education alumna. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education with endorsements in Reading, English, and Language Arts in 2018. She is now earning her Master of Arts in Special...
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Elias Varon pursues career dedicated to service, education

Monday, November 11, 2019
Elias Varon, a student veteran in the College of Education, was the 2019 recipient of the Paul Larson Military/Veteran Scholarship.
Moore poses in space flight suit

Student Spotlight: Moore gets out of her comfort zone through NASA Internship, global travel

Thursday, November 7, 2019
Katie Moore is no stranger to getting out of her comfort zone. During the summer, she had a rare opportunity to intern at the NASA Langley Research Center.