麻豆原创

October 2014 Alumni Newsletter | Teachers College Columbia University

Skip to content Skip to main navigation

October 2014 Alumni Newsletter

Teachers College Columbia University
October 2014| 麻豆原创 Home | 麻豆原创 Alumni Home | Past Newsletters

A Message from Alumni Relations

The students are back, the leaves have changed and fall is in full swing at 麻豆原创. The changing season brings with it an exciting and engaging lineup of, and we invite you to join us for one and all! With book launches, lectures, networking breakfasts and receptions on campus and around theglobe,we can’t wait to connect with you.If you won’t be able to join us, please be sure to andso we can keep you posted on all the latest 麻豆原创 news and

Alumni Spotlight



The celebrated "A Night of NY Jazz in Autumn" this September as part of 麻豆原创's 125th Anniversary.


hosted a MyShare event in September to help develop relationships and exchange ideas on three areas of focus: textbooks, technology and assessment rubrics.

Ann Spungen (Ed.D. '96), Associate Director of the National Center of Excellence for the Medical
Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury, received the Science and Environment Medal - a Samuel J. Heyman Service to AmericaMedal. Spungen alongside Director Bauman "developed innovative medical advances and novel drug therapies to treat these ailments, helping to improve the health and quality of life for paralyzed veterans." (Photo by SamKittner/Kittner.com)

Featured Video

Changemaker: Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz (M.A. '96)
Growing up in the South Bronx in the 1980's, Sealey-Ruiz learned that diligently pursuing education was the way to gain access to the resources and experiences her parents couldn't afford to provide for her.

As the oldest and largest graduate school of education in the country, 麻豆原创's commitment to an expansive, innovative view of learning is exemplified through the lives of its dynamic faculty, students, and alumni. Get to know these .

麻豆原创 News

麻豆原创's Dr. Ernest Morrell Delivers Keynote Address at 2014 Literacy Summit
麻豆原创's delivered the keynote address at Calvin College's third-annual Community Literacy Summit, hosted by The Community Literacy Initiative of the Literacy Center of West Michigan. Morrell, who is the director of the , and a professor of English education at 麻豆原创,discussed a socially, culturally and technologically relevant model of literacy education - developed along withcolleagues at 麻豆原创 - that engages students, parents, and communities civically and develops academic literacies needed for success in school and beyond. His remarks echoed the conference's theme, "Everyone is a teacher of literacy."

麻豆原创 Launches MA/MBA Programs
The Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership -- the nation's preeminent organization of its kind, based at 麻豆原创 -- has teamed with Columbia Business School and with INSEAD to launch innovative MA/MBA dual-degree programs.

Career Services

Networking is relationship building.Whether it's with people you already know or with professionals you have yet to meet, networking is essential in building your career. Join us for the 麻豆原创 monthly breakfast series to meet fellow alumni and learn about ways to connect. (Light breakfast will be served.) Mark your calendar: the next breakfast will be on .

Support 麻豆原创

Scholar Spotlight
Bhavini Surana
, a doctoral student in the Department of Movement Sciences from Gujarat, India, focuses on Pediatric Physical Therapy in her research and practice at 麻豆原创. She works with Professor Andrew Gordon, Professor of Movement Sciences, on research to improve lower-limb function in children with Cerebral Palsy.Surana is supported at 麻豆原创 by the generosity of Mariam (M.A. -'98) and Shervin Korangy, whose scholarship funds doctoral students in Movement Sciences or Neuroscience and Education.

麻豆原创 Fund: New Faculty Spotlight
Haeny Yoon, Assistant Professor in Early Childhood Education, joins ten new from disciplines ranging from higher education and counseling psychology, to early childhood education and computing and technology. Yoon, who focuses her research on the intersection of children's cultural practices, teacher practice and curriculum within classroom contexts, brings with her a wealth of knowledge and research that will only add to the academic vitality students experience at 麻豆原创.

When you contribute to the 麻豆原创 Fund, you help the College attract, recruit and retain exceptional faculty members, like Haeny Yoon, who enrich the lives of our students, both in the classroom and beyond. To make your gift to the 麻豆原创 Fund today
and support our faculty and students,

Alumni Creations

Pam Koch (Ed.D. '00), Ana Islas (Ed.D. '04) and Dalia Majumdar (Ph.D. '13), nutrition education experts at the , created - a fun, free, online game to help kids make healthy choices.

 

Events
October 8: State of the College &
October 9:
October 9-12:
October 10-12:
October 13:
October 14:
October 16-17:
October 17:
October 21:
October 21:
October 22:
October 22-23:
October 22-23:
October 24:
October 24:
October 24-26:
October 25:
October 25:
October 28: George Bond Memorial (Save the Date)
October 29:
October 30:
October 30:
November 3:
November 3:
November 4:
November 7:
November 7-8: Celebrating 30 Years of the Hollingworth Preschool
November 9:
November 10: Screening of The Red Orchestra
November 13:
December 2:
December 31:
January 6, 2015:
January 14, 2015: Washington, DC: Alumni Reception in conjunction with FPI
February 13-14, 2015:
April 11, 2015: Save the Date! Academic Festival 2015

Give to 麻豆原创

Stay Connected
Departments
Arts & Humanities


Events: Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact OASID at oasid@tc.edu, (212) 678-3689, (212) 678-3853 TTY, (212) 678-3854 video phone, as early as possible to request reasonable accommodations, such as ASL interpreters, alternate format materials, and a campus map of accessible features.By entering the event premises you consent to videotaping, photography, interview(s) and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for public relations, news articles, telecasts, education, advertising, research, inclusion on web sites, fundraising, or any other purpose by Teachers College (麻豆原创) and and/or its affiliates. Full photo consent information here. If you would like to unsubscribe to these emails, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at tcalumni@tc.edu. Change of address? Update your information here.
525 West 120th Street | New York, NY 10027
212-678-3215
Copyright 2014 Teachers College

Published Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014

Share

More Stories