Scholarship Night
Counselor Education students received College of Education scholarships at the Annual College of Education Recognition Dinner
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Smith Receives National Award and Elected as President-Elect of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
Smith received the 2017 Mary Smith Arnold Anti-Oppression Award from ACA’s Association of Counselors for Social Justice, which honors professional counselors and educators who have an exemplary record of challenging multiple forms of oppression in the counseling professions and in their local schools and communities.
Dr. Ana Puig Honored with Mentoring Leadership Award
Dr. Ana Puig received the 2016 Compadrazgo/Comadrazga (Godparent) Mentoring Leadership Award. This award recognizes an individual of the Latina/o Network of the Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development who is active in the mentorship of Latina/o counseling students or professionals, demonstrates commitment to multiculturalism and social justice, and has demonstrated leadership (or leadership potential) within the Latina/o Network.
Students and Faculty at ACA
Students and Faculty attended ACA.
Dr. John Super Steps Forward to Help Lead A Statewide Collaborative Effort in Response to the Pulse Tragedy
In June 2016, tragedy struck in Orlando with the largest mass shooting in US history at the Pulse Nightclub. As sadness, fear, and an array of other emotions surfaced among individuals in the Central Florida community and around the world, Dr. Super stepped forward to help organize a statewide collaborative effort to provide counseling services and support to victims, their families, and others (including many in the LGBT+ community) who were hurting and afraid.
Chi Sigma Iota Beta Chapter Receives National Recognition
The University of Florida (Beta Chapter) of Chi Sigma Iota (CSI), the international counseling honor society, received national recognition at the American Counseling Association (ACA) Convention in San Francisco in March 2017.
UF Counselor Education Students Advocate at State Capitol
UF counselor education masters and doctoral students traveled to Tallahassee, the state capital, to advocate for mental health. Students met with their state representatives and senators to discuss legislation affecting mental health and to educate legislators about counseling.
