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Family vacations don’t have to interrupt a child’s summer reading

A child’s summer reading doesn’t have to end as families make that last push to squeeze in vacations before the start of school. Melanie Kuhn, the Jean Adamson Stanley professor in literacy at Purdue University, said it is important that…

July 19, 2017

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High school students attend Purdue camp on teaching and diversity

More than 30 high school students will come to Purdue for EXCITE!, a five-day residential camp held on campus beginning Sunday (July 16). The College of Education developed EXCITE! to provide high school students with experiences that will inspire and…

July 18, 2017

Nancy Clark, LUM Citizenship Classes coordinator; Phillip VanFossen; Anne Murphy-Kline

Providing books to U.S. citizen hopefuls

The director and assistant director of our James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship provided books and teacher resource guides for Lafayette Urban Ministry’s (LUM) citizenship classes on the evening of Tuesday, July 11. Phillip VanFossen, Director of the Center…

July 14, 2017

Ileana Cortes Santiago

PhD student a ‘Top 10 Under 40’

Ileana Cortes Santiago, a PhD student in literacy and language, was honored today as one of the Top 10 Under 40 in Greater Lafayette. The award is bestowed by the Tippy Connect Young Professionals organization in connection with Greater Lafayette Commerce. Santiago’s contributions…

June 22, 2017

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Marcia Gentry awarded funds from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Marcia Gentry, director of GERI and professor of gifted, creative and talented studies, was awarded $50,000 from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to study census data to determine the under-representation of low-income students from rural areas and elsewhere in gifted…

June 12, 2017

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Communication key to dealing with grief during the holidays

Grief regarding the death of a loved one can be as big a part of the holidays as celebration for some families, according to College of Education professor Heather Servaty-Seib, who specializes in grief. She said the traditional gatherings of…

November 29, 2016

Phoebe Bailey

Old Master Phoebe Bailey shares how educators can impact students

Alumna Phoebe Bailey (MS ‘72 COE; PhD ’79, CLA) visited campus in November as part of Purdue’s Old Masters program, a long-standing Purdue tradition that unites distinguished alumni and inspires students to embody the value of a Boilermaker experience. Bailey…

November 29, 2016

Students at Leland Elem

Students spend Fall Break in Chicago Public Schools

Nearly 20 students from EDCI 205 (Exploring Teaching as a Career) spent Fall Break (October 10-12) in Chicago, where they learned about education in urban environments. Purdue alumni Christina O’Leary (BS ’11) and Chris Vienna (BS ’13), as well as…

November 29, 2016

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Recent survey supports Purdue Collaborative Leadership program

Plans for the expansion of a College of Education program received unexpected support from a business community survey. The three-course Certificate in Collaborative Leadership program was piloted in fall 2011 and launched in summer 2012. Brittany Gundel, assistant professor and program…

November 14, 2016

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College receives five grants since July

Faculty members in the College of Education have recently received five new grants for projects in student success, STEM education, early physics education, and high school aviation curriculum. Carla Johnson, associate dean for Engagement and Global Partnerships, received $24.5 million…

October 11, 2016

Wilella Burgess

Discovery Learning Research Center’s research and evaluation team to join College of Education

In January 2017, the research and evaluation team from the Discovery Learning Research Center (DLRC) will join Purdue’s College of Education. The center will be led by Jim Lehman, associate dean for research and faculty development, and Wilella Burgess, managing…

October 11, 2016

High school students from Indiana and Texas came to Purdue to learn more about the university before making their college decisions.

High school juniors learn about Purdue at IGNITE

High school students from Indiana and Texas came to Purdue for IGNITE, a two-day overnight visit where they learned about the College of Education and teacher education at Purdue. Targeted towards high-school juniors, IGNITE invites students to learn more about…

October 11, 2016

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