Allegheny College Education Studies

Allegheny Alumna Pursues Passion for Speech Therapy Through Graduate Assistantship | News Center | Allegheny College As an Allegheny College student, Paige Ziggas di

Congratulations to senior EDUC minors Joplin Osgood and Paige Ziggas for earning All-NCAC Honorable Mention as outstanding Gator Softball players! https://alleghenygators.com/news/2022/5/10/softball-trio-earns-all-ncac-honors.aspx?utm_medium=sidearm-email&utm_source=alleghenygators.com&utm_campaign=Softball+trio+earns+All-NCAC+honors&utm_content=52148a71-18c3-4e88-a9c3-30e2ed0a5ba4

Softball trio earns All-NCAC honors - Allegheny College Athletics First year Aleya Belardinelli (Melbourne, Fla./West Shore) was named to the First Team, while seniors Joplin Osgood (Coudersport, Pa./Coudersport) and Paige Ziggas (Beaver, Pa./Beaver Area) earned Honorable Mention nods.

So excited for Gabby and for all our amazing graduating Education Studies minors! We are so proud of all of you!! 🎉

Allegheny College senior Gabby Culotta joins a number of Allegheny students who have been accepted into top-tier graduate programs. In Culotta’s case, she will be heading to Massachusetts to pursue a Master of Education at Harvard University. Congrats, Gabby! https://bit.ly/3LLMdZt

Congratulations to EDUC Minor Ella Swan '23 and fellow students working with Prof. Sarah Stanger's Health Families Lab for winning a first-place award at the Easter Psychological Association Conference in New York City!

Six students from Assistant Professor of Psychology Sarah Stanger's Healthy Families Lab won first-place awards for their research in early March at the Eastern Psychological Association conference in New York City. Their posters showcased research done in the lab during the past two years on how families are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Associations Between COVID-19 Family Financial Hardship, Parenting Stress, and Child Psychopathology" was authored by students Ella Swan '23 and Grace Connelly '23. The other project, titled "Teaching Adaptive Coping During a Pandemic: Factors Associated with Parent Coping Suggestions," was authored by Sasha Eager '22, Sarah Brammell '23, Claire Henderson '23, and Lainee Swanson '24.

Both posters won 2022 Psi Chi EPA Regional Research Awards, and Ella Swan and Sasha Eager each gave a presentation at the conference in acceptance of the awards. Congratulations!

RIP bell hooks.

With heavy hearts, we mark the passing of bell hooks, whose work has been so fundamental to the faculty and students of Education Studies. We are so grateful for all the ways bell hooks has led us to see the world, the classroom, and each other more fully.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/books/bell-hooks-dead.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Obituaries

bell hooks, Pathbreaking Black Feminist, Dies at 69 She insisted that the fight for women’s rights had to take into account the diverse experiences of working-class and Black women.

Sharing news of minor Becca Winton, who taught for Generation Teach in Rhode Island this past summer. She joined one of our student representatives, Rahwa Weldemichael '23, who taught for Generation Teach in Colorado! Very proud of these two amazing women and of all our Education Studies minors!

Allegheny College Student Serves — and Learns — Through Generation Teach Fellowship | News Center | Allegheny College Allegheny College junior Becca Winton wanted to take a hands-on approach to make a positive impact in underserved communities — and Generation Teach was

For interested alums:
AAEE has two upcoming career fairs for Education majors. One is virtual on Thursday, October 21st and the other is in Louisville, KY on Thursday, October 28th. The fairs are open to any education candidates….membership in AAEE not required.

Candidates can register for either event here: https://aaee.glueup.com/event/aaee-2021-education-career-fairs-candidates-41962/

AAEE 2021 Education Career Fairs – Candidates | American Association for Employment in Education Employers are eager to share information with you about their district. Come explore options, gather information, and interact with local, regional, and international employers.

Proud of our own Prof. Jennifer Franz and her EDUC 543 students for their contributions to this great project!

Literacy Under the Lights is well read and well received Illuminated by the lights of Bender Field, families and community organizations gathered to read, pick up some new books and celebrate all things literature.

Happy first day of classes to all our wonderful Education Studies minors!

And best wishes to our Gator Educator alums out there as they start a new (and still challenging) school year!

We are so proud of you all!

For our recent grads: one of our alums who has been teaching in the Pittsburgh Public Schools for 7 years is looking for a long-term sub at her current school. Substitutes are only required to have a BA (certification is not required). If you are interested, please contact [email protected] and I will connect you with our alum. We so appreciate our Gator educators!!

This morning we mourn the passing of the great Bob Moses, Civil Rights icon and educator, founder of the ground-breaking Algebra Project to promote equitable math education. We were so fortunate to be the beneficiaries of his wisdom during his 2014 visit to Allegheny, as part of our group study course (EDUC 193) focused on education as a civil right. We remain deeply grateful for and enriched by his commitments and work.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/us/bob-moses-dead.html?smid=url-share

Bob Moses, Crusader for Civil Rights and Math Education, Dies at 86 Mr. Moses developed a reputation for extraordinary calm in the face of violence as he helped to register thousands of voters and trained a generation of activists in Mississippi in the early 1960s.

For any of our recent grads who are job-hunting, here's an opportunity with College Now Greater Cleveland:

"We currently have an opening for a 21st Century Site Coordinator. This is a full-time position, and we are wondering if you have anyone that might be interested! Here is the full job description:

https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=35089&clientkey=8BD2A9F20EC13EEBB1B75F7FB00ECF6D

Christie Wagner
Manager, Advising Programs and Services
Out-of-School Time Department

College Now Greater Cleveland

Post Office Plaza
1500 West 3rd Street, Suite 125
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: 216-227-5886

College Now’s mission is to increase postsecondary educational attainment in Greater Cleveland through college and career access advising, financial aid counseling, and scholarship and retention services."

For our EDUC minors who were lucky to meet Prof. Justin Driver when he visited Allegheny and to hear his amazing lecture on the history of Supreme Court rulings on public education issues, you may enjoy his column in today's New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/opinion/supreme-court-cheerleader-brandi-levy-free-speech.html?smid=url-share

Opinion | A Cheerleader Lands an F on Snapchat, but a B+ in Court Students got their first free-speech win in 50 years. That’s a good thing.

Our Prof. Jennifer Foreman passes along this conference information to Gator alumni educators:

Two of our wonderful Education Studies minors, Kyle ('22) and Amelia ('21)!!

And a special thank you to our wonderful EDUC student reps, Celeste and Paige! Your energy and vision enrich us every day!

We love our Education Studies students!! Here's a photo of some of this year's great senior class. Wishing them and all our seniors the best as they graduate this weekend and go out to change the world

Exciting news for our current EDUC minors!
If you've always wanted an Education Studies t-shirt, this Friday is your chance. From noon-1 PM on Friday, 5/7, our wonderful student reps, Celeste and Paige, will be handing out free EDUC t-shirts to declared minors outside Brooks.

(Note: because supplies are limited, if you already have an EDUC t-shirt, please leave this batch for those who don't yet have one. But do stop by to say hi!)