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...

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.

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, 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.

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...

Elias Varon, a student veteran in the College of Education, was the 2019 recipient of the Paul Larson Military/Veteran Scholarship.

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.

Alumna Jennifer Butz, an alumna from the University of Iowa College of Education in 1999 who received a B.A. in Elementary Education, is teaching fifth grade at Samuelson Elementary School in Des Moines, Iowa, after working in Germany and North Carolina.

University of Iowa College of Education students, faculty, and staff reflected on their experiences as first-generation students in a panel discussion.

Happy Wednesday Hawkeyes! This week we are excited to introduce another alumna, Kelsey Beurskens. Beurskens graduated from the College of Education in 2014 with a B.A. in Elementary Education. She also received endorsements in K-8 Reading and K-8 Language Arts, and received a Spanish minor. Originally from Marshalltown, Iowa, Beurskens now works as a third grade teacher and Teacher Leadership and...

Happy Wednesday Hawkeyes! Today we are back with another “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday, and we are happy to introduce our alumna Molly Cornelison. Cornelison, from Van Meter, Iowa, graduated from the University of Iowa College of Education in December of 2018. She graduated with a B.A. in Elementary Education with endorsements in K-8 Reading and K-12 ESL. She is in her first year as a certified...

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.