UCI School of Education July 2019 Newsletter

July 2019 Newsletter

Congratulations to the Class of 2019

In June, more than 500 students graduated from one of the School of Education’s three degree programs. This group joins the more than 10,000 School of Education alumni worldwide, and will go on to lead and inspire future generations in the classroom. For photos from each ceremony, see below.

Ph.D. in Education

16 graduates

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Master of Arts in Teaching

129 graduates

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Bachelor's in

Education Sciences

390 graduates

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Prof. Jenkins receives two awards

Jade Jenkins recently received two awards to support her early childhood research. A $3.3M grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development will study whether, for whom, and how the effects of successful early childhood school readiness interventions are sustained across a child’s development. You can read more about the grant here.

Additionally, UCI awarded Jenkins a 2019-20 Hellman Fellowship, given to promising assistant professors who show capacity for great distinction in their chosen fields of endeavor. She is one of five assistant professors at UCI to receive the award. Read more about it here.

Faculty News

Professors honored with Mentorship Awards

Professor Sandra Simpkins and Lecturer Susan Guilfoyle selected for 2019 UCI School of Education Faculty Mentorship Awards for Inclusive Excellence. Chosen by faculty and students, the awards recognize faculty who have demonstrated excellence in promoting the school’s mission of creating an inclusive climate through student mentorship.

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Susan Guilfoyle

Honoring Prof. Vandell

Deborah Vandell , founding dean of the School of Education, was named Chancellor’s Professor last month. The Chancellor’s Professor title is designed for persons who have earned the title of Professor and who have demonstrated unusual academic merit and whose continued promise for scholarly achievement is unusually high.

Additionally, an endowment was established in her name, the Deborah Lowe Vandell Endowed Education Fund , to support doctoral student research in the School of Education. To view photos of two celebrations in Chancellor’s Professor Vandell’s honor, please click the links below.

UCI Community Celebration, click here

UCI School of Education Celebration, click here

To contribute to the Deborah Lowe Vandell Endowed Education Fund, click here

Math & Basketball

Andres Bustamante leads local initiative to introduce academically engaging games in recreational settings.

Prof. Ahn named coeditor of Journal

June Ahn was named coeditor of Educational Researcher ( ER), for the 2020-22 volume years. ER is the American Educational Research Association’s premier journal, reaching widely across education research and aligned fields by publishing original research from multiple disciplines, theoretical orientations, and methodologies.

WATCH: Interview with Prof. Brouillette

Liane Brouillette and Dean Richard Arum discuss arts education, school reform and educational leadership.

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Watch full interview (18:09)

Title named after Prof. Eccles

Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles honored with lectureship naming at University of Michigan: Jacquelynne S. Eccles Collegiate Lecturer of Psychology.