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![Peter Trakas headshot](/education/blog/images/2022/peter-trakas-hero-image-490.jpg)
USF College of Education welcomes Peter Trakas as new director of Gus A. Stavros Center
The USF College of Education welcomes Peter Trakas, EdD, as the new director of the Gus A. Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education. In this role, Trakas will lead the Stavros Center in its mission of advancing the effective teaching and integration of economic education, free enterprise and financial literacy into K-20 curricula.
May 27, 2022Centers and Institutes, College of Education News, Faculty and Staff
![Group photo at Stavros Center check presentation](/education/blog/images/2022/stavros-sustainability-superheroes-coca-cola-florida-check-presentation-490.jpg)
Gift from Coca-Cola Beverages Florida supports USF Stavros Center’s ‘Sustainability Superheroes’ initiative
The Gus A. Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education received a $40,000 gift from Coca-Cola Beverages Florida to support Sustainability Superheroes, a professional development program that provides Florida teachers with sustainability training, mentorship and resources.
May 19, 2022Centers and Institutes
![Tritle Award faculty recipients](/education/blog/images/2022/tritle-faculty-teaching-award-recipients-490-327.png)
Two Education faculty receive Margaret Burlington Tritle Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award
Two faculty members in the USF College of Education were selected to receive the 2021-22 Margaret Burlington Tritle Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award, an annual award presented to college faculty members who demonstrate exemplary teaching.
May 18, 2022Faculty and Staff
![USF Education building exterior wall](/education/blog/images/edu-building-650.jpg)
College of Education Year in Review
From welcoming a new dean and students back for in-person activities across our three campuses to celebrating numerous gifts and awards in support of access and opportunity, the 2021-22 academic year has been a memorable one for the College of Education.
May 12, 2022College of Education News
![USF graduate standing outside the College of Education building with decorated graduation cap](/education/blog/images/2022/grad-caps-spring-2022/abby-meler-elementary-education-490.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Spring Class of 2022 Graduation Caps
Check out some of the graduation cap designs created by College of Education graduates that caught our eye during USF’s spring commencement ceremonies.
May 11, 2022Student Life
![Associate Professor Ruthmae Sears poses with her colleagues at the PACE Programme in The Bahamas](/education/blog/images/2022/ruthmae-sears-pace-bahamas-490.png)
USF associate professor marks symbolic milestone in her efforts to help teen mothers in The Bahamas
Equity is at the heart of Ruthmae Sears’s research and passion for continuing education. Her desire to help young women succeed brings a new level of pride to the USF associate professor of mathematics education and associate director of the USF Coalition for Science Literacy. She just returned from The Bahamas, where she grew up, to celebrate a significant milestone for a program she’s been supporting for 16 years.
May 10, 2022Community Engagement, Faculty and Staff
![College of Education Graduation with Distinction Recipients - Spring 2022](/education/blog/images/2022/edu-graduation-with-distinction-recipients-spring-2022-490.png)
Two students receive College of Education Graduation with Distinction Award
Two undergraduate students were selected to receive the College of Education's Spring 2022 Graduation with Distinction Award. The Graduation with Distinction Award is presented to select undergraduate students in the College of Education who stand apart from their peers based on their academic excellence, professional development, community service, research and scholarship while a student at USF.
May 5, 2022Academics, College of Education News
![Jennifer Rinck](/education/blog/images/2022/jennifer-rinck-490.jpg)
College of Education welcomes Jennifer Rinck as new director of community relations, engagement
The USF College of Education welcomes Jennifer Rinck, PhD, as its new director of community relations and engagement.
May 4, 2022College of Education News, Faculty and Staff
![EDU Alumni Award recipients](/education/blog/images/2022/edu-alumni-awards-recipients-2022-490.png)
USF College of Education announces recipients of 2022 Distinguished Alumni Awards
The USF College of Education is proud to announce the recipients of the College’s 2022 Distinguished Alumni Awards.
May 2, 2022Alumni and Friends, College of Education News
![Michelle Angelo-Rocha headshot](/education/blog/images/2022/michelle-angelo-rocha-horizontal.jpg)
Doctoral student receives USF Golden Bull Award
Michelle Angelo-Rocha, a graduate student in the College of Education, was awarded the USF Golden Bull Award, one of the highest honors presented to deserving undergraduate and graduate students at the university.
April 25, 2022Student Life
![USF Celebrating Diversity](https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2022/celebrating-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-across-one-usf/inclusion-award-listing.jpg)
Celebrating diversity, equity and inclusion across One USF
Several events this spring are highlighting the impact and accomplishments of students, faculty, staff and community partners as a reflection of USF’s core commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
April 22, 2022Faculty and Staff
![San Diego city skyline](/education/blog/images/2022/aera-san-diego-city-490.jpg)
USF faculty, students to present at 2022 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting
The research of more than 70 USF researchers and graduate students will be presented to the educational research community at the 2022 AERA Annual Meeting from April 21-26 in San Diego, CA.
April 18, 2022College of Education News, Research