{"id":193669,"date":"2022-04-27T16:42:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T20:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=193669"},"modified":"2022-12-21T18:38:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T23:38:31","slug":"class-of-2022-student-profile-madison-levine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2022\/04\/class-of-2022-student-profile-madison-levine\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 2022 Student Profile: Madison Levine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Get involved and explore new things! I am so grateful that I did so many activities and tried new things throughout my time at UConn,” says graduating master’s student Madison Levine ’20 (ED), ’22 MA. (Photo courtesy of Madison Levine)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Editor\u2019s Note: As Commencement approaches, we are featuring some of our Neag School Class of 2022 graduating students over the coming days.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Major:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Biology Education<\/p>\n

Hometown:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Carlisle, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

Why did you choose UConn?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I chose UConn because I wanted to go to a big school with many opportunities and groups of people. Also, knowing that I was going into education, UConn was the perfect fit with an integrated bachelor’s and master\u2019s program.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your major and why did you choose it?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

My major is biology education. I have always loved working with kids and found a love for science growing up because I could connect it to myself. Biology education was the perfect career. I love helping students see where they are already doing and using science in their lives to connect their experiences to science.<\/p>\n

What are your plans after graduation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I will be a middle school science teacher at John Lewis Invictus Academy in Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia!<\/p>\n

What activities were you involved with as a student?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I was a student coordinator for the Honors Initiative for Prospective Students (HIPS) and a member of UConn Future Educators. I was also fortunate to have participated in an alternative spring break through Community Outreach in Detroit and tutoring at both Windham High and Mansfield Middle School! I also worked at the cafes on campus!<\/p>\n

How has UConn prepared you for the next chapter in life?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

UConn has set me up with so many experiences, especially within the Neag School, making me feel more than ready to start teaching. Each placement in a new school helped me learn how different schools function and gave me many great mentors to look up to in the teaching world.<\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>UConn has set me up with so many experiences, especially within the Neag School, making me feel more than ready to start teaching.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What\u2019s one thing that surprised you about UConn?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I feel like I am leaving UConn with such an amazing community of support. I have made lifelong friends, connected with professors, and learned from some great teachers, and I can\u2019t wait to be able to collaborate with them for the rest of my career!<\/p>\n

Any advice for incoming first-year students?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Get involved and explore new things! I am so grateful that I did so many activities and tried new things throughout my time at UConn. They have truly made me into the person I am today!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s one thing every student should do during their time at UConn?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Go on an alternative spring break or be involved with community outreach in other ways! Not only did I meet some of my best friends, I feel like my mindset about education and my future was shaped by the experience.<\/p>\n

Who was your favorite professor and why?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It is so hard to choose just one; both Grace Player and Danielle Filipiak are amazing! I am so sad that I only crossed paths with both of them my last semester at UConn. Still Intro to Critical Pedagogy and Multicultural Education have been the best classes I have taken at UConn. Player\u2019s love and care for her students inspires me to continue to form relationships with students and co-create spaces of love, joy, and resistance. She has shown me what an outstanding educator looks like and helps pave the way to being a critical and just educator for me. Filipiak has challenged me and led the way to ensure that we are doing the work to make school a place for all of our students to be heard and loved. I am forever grateful to them for helping me grow as an educator and showing me love and patience as I continue to learn.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s one thing that will always make you think of UConn?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Basketball. I am a UConn basketball fan for life now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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