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.

Meet alumna Rachael Pisarik (BA ’99 in Elementary Education), an eighth-grade language arts teacher at South East Junior High School in Iowa City, who is inspired by her students every day.

Laurie Croft, clinical professor in the University of Iowa College of Education’s Belin-Blank Center, has been selected to receive the 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the National Association for Gifted Children.

It’s our favorite day of the week… “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna JeanAnn Starcevic (B.S. ’98 in Elementary Education with a reading endorsement). Originally from Albia, Iowa, Starcevic has been teaching for 27 years, 20 of those teaching first through sixth grade in the Newton Community School District. Starcevic says she enjoys teaching reading and writing to her students...

Meet alumna Abbie Jensen, who relishes working as an English Language Learner teacher. She credits her education from the UI College of Education for giving her a strong foundation to be successful in this role.

Meet Jill Bader, a UI College of Education alumna who works as a kindergarten teacher at Stewart Elementary School in Washington, Iowa.

Happy “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna Chris Gibson (BS ’91 in Elementary Education). Gibson has a rich history of working in education. She is about to enter into her 29th year of working in education and 5th year of being principal at Archibald Alexander Elementary School in the Iowa City Community School District. Gibson says she loves the joy and excitement her students...

Renita Schmidt (PhD ’05) has dedicated her life to inspiring a love for literature.