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College of Education alumna gives back and helps honor and memorialize victims on 9/11
This week, we remember the 2,977 victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. For our USF College of Education alumni, Dr. Kristy Verdi PhD with the non-profit Learn and Serve Tampa, this day is a day to do good and give back to the community in their efforts to transform the anniversary of 9/11 into a day of doing good.
September 12, 2023Alumni and Friends
Advanced Placement Summer Institute 2023 Recap
This past July, The University of South Florida (USF) College of Education’s Anchin Center hosted its annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI). The Anchin Center’s APSI is the third largest in the world, with participants joining from 32 states and 13 different countries, including Canada, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Kuwait, Mexico, Myanmar, Panama, South Korea, and Turkey. This summer, they welcomed approximately 650 Advanced Placement (AP) teachers to campus for three consecutive weeks of collaborative professional learning.
August 18, 2023Centers and Institutes
Remembering Barbara Joseph Shircliffe (1968 - 2023)
Remembering Dr. Remembering Barbara Joseph Shircliffe (1968 - 2023)
August 2, 2023
USF Stavros Center receives a $20,000 grant to support Financial Literacy Programs for USF Students.
The Gus A. Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education received a $20,000 gift from State Farm in support of the Center’s programming to educate students in economics and financial literacy. State Farm’s support will directly impact college-aged students.
June 9, 2023
Experience the RISE Caribbean Conference if you missed it!
The RISE Caribbean Educational Research Conference was co-hosted last week from May 30 – June 1, by the University of South Florida and the University of the West Indies Cave Hill at the USF College of Education Tampa campus and the Patel Center for Global Solutions. Researchers from the Caribbean, across the U.S., as well as faculty from the USF College of Education presented on the topic of Building Solidarity Across Educational Communities: Cultivating Spaces Where Students Thrive.
June 7, 2023Centers and Institutes, Faculty and Staff, Research
Get ready for the RISE Caribbean Educational Research Conference! Listen to podcasts.
The RISE Caribbean, Educational Research Conference, kicks off next week from May 30 – June 1 at the University of South Florida (USF). Speakers will share their research contributing to the conference’s theme: Building Solidarity Across Educational Communities: Cultivating Spaces Where Students Thrive.
May 25, 2023Research
Two Education faculty receive Margaret Burlington Tritle Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award
Two University of South Florida (USF) College of Education faculty members were selected to receive the 2022-2023 Margaret Burlington Tritle Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award, an annual award presented to college faculty members who demonstrate exemplary teaching.
May 25, 2023Faculty and Staff
USF College of Education proudly awards two undergraduate students with the Graduation with Distinction Award
Two undergraduate students have been honored with the Graduation with Distinction Award due to their excellence in academics, professional development, community service, research and scholarship while a student at USF.
May 22, 2023Academics
Associate professor develops motivational chatbot and digital Candyland-like maze to ensure student success
Sanghoon Park will be recognized by the State University System of Florida for his efforts to provide students with an engaging learning environment while teaching them how to develop creative ways to empower and prepare future students in their own digital courses.
May 15, 2023Faculty and Staff, Research
U.S. Department of Education awards USF researchers $8 million to enhance school-based mental health programs
Two separate projects led by faculty in the USF College of Education and College of Behavioral and Community Sciences are being funded by a combined $8 million from the U.S. Department of Education to address mental health in Tampa Bay K-12 students.
May 15, 2023Faculty and Staff, Research
Spring Class of 2023 Graduation for the USF College of Education
The USF College of Education awarded undergraduate and graduate degrees at spring commencement on May 5-7 at the Yuengling Center. There were many graduation cap tassels and sashes with the College of Education’s light blue color this weekend.
May 11, 2023
Spring 2023 USF College of Education graduates present at Practitioner Research Conference
At the 2023 Practitioner Research Conference, 86 College of Education teacher candidates presented the practice-based research they engaged in throughout the spring semester. With their graduation on the near horizon, the USF College of Education’s goal is to encourage these future teachers to engage in research as a regular aspect of teaching practice throughout their career, beyond their degree completion.
May 4, 2023Research