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Fall 2019 Neag School Faculty Appointments
This fall, the Neag School welcomes a number of visiting faculty members and also announces several new appointments for current members of the community. In addition, colleagues, friends, and guests celebrated the career of Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Scott Brown earlier this month, who has retired from the Neag School after 39 years of service.
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Scott Brown Retires After 39 Years at UConn
Great universities are built by talented professionals who dedicate their lives to making their institution a better place. UConn Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Scott Brown came to UConn as an assistant professor in 1980 fresh out of graduate school and never left because, he says, “he wanted to watch the University get better and better … today, it’s an international powerhouse.”
Series Expands Discussion of Research on Undocu/DACAmented Community
This past academic year, UConn’s Neag School of Education, along with UndocuScholars at the University of California Los Angeles and the Association for the Study of Higher Education(ASHE) Presidential Commission on Undocumented Immigrants, co-sponsored a research brief dissemination series highlighting issues related to the undocu/DACAmented community.
10 Questions With Michael Forsyth, Navy Veteran Turned Math Teacher
Michael Forsyth ’15 (CLAS), ’16 MA had already served in the U.S. Navy aboard two submarines and started a family when he decided in his late 20s to work toward a college degree. After completing his undergraduate degree in mathematics at UConn in 2015, Forsyth went on to earn his master’s degree in curriculum and instruction through the 11-month Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates at the Neag School of Education. He has since been finding creative ways to teach math to students at Connecticut River Academy in East Hartford, Conn.
Preston Green Named John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education
Professor Preston Green III was formally appointed the John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education on Aug. 14. A renowned expert in education law who joined the Neag School’s Department of Educational Leadership in 2013, Green also holdsa joint appointment in UConn’s School of Law.
UConn Receives NSF Grant for ‘Environment Corps’ Project
UConn has received a $2.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “Redefining Public Engagement at the University of Connecticut: Studying the Impact of an Innovative STEM Service Learning Model on the University Community.” The project is aimed at expanding and studying a new public engagement program that combines teaching, service learning, and Extension outreach.
Sarah Woulfin Named Co-Editor of Educational Researcher
Sarah Woulfin, associate professor in the Neag School’s Department of Educational Leadership, has been named co-editor of Educational Researcher (ER) for 2019 to 2022.
‘We Are All Dreamers’: Neag School Celebrates the Class of 2019
Starring alums Karissa Niehoff ’10 Ed.D. and Jesús Cortés-Sanchez ’18 (ED), ’19 MA, plus appearances by music ed majors and Jonathans XIII and XIV, Neag School Commencement Weekend was full of Husky spirit.
Massachusetts Renews Professional Development Program with UConn
For the past four years, the Northeast Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Academy, an evidence-based professional development program in the area of social-emotional development, has been used across the state of Massachusetts. Administered by the Neag School of Education through its affiliation with the Northeast PBIS (NEPBIS) Network, a loose affiliation of state education leaders in the Northeast, the PBIS Academy has announced it will continue its partnership with Massachusetts through the spring of 2022, after a bid to renew its contract for four additional years was recently approved.
Giving Day Earns Neag School Over $22K in Support
UConn’s second annual Giving Day, a University-wide fundraising event held in March, raised more than $22,000 for the Neag School — all within the span of 36 consecutive hours. As part of the institutional campaign, each of the Neag School of Education’s three departments, as well as its Alumni Board, promoted a specific Neag School-focused project, seeking contributions in any dollar amount from donors far and wide.