by kaylasharp | Oct 27, 2011 | Insider News
The UF Alliance partnered with the COE’s Education College Council and UF’s student chapter of the Florida Education Association this week to fill two vans with donated clothing, shoes, school supplies and personal hygiene items for children in need. COE...
by kaylasharp | Oct 26, 2011 | Insider News, Press Releases
Imagine 5,000 families, left homeless by the forces of nature, living in tents crammed in an area the size of a football field. Imagine their struggles and feelings of helplessness that come from the lack of basic necessities like food, water, clothing or even a...
by kaylasharp | Oct 3, 2011 | Insider News
Contributed by Dr. Lynda Fender Hayes Director, P.K.Yonge Developmental Research School While our nation is focused on growing science, technology, engineering and mathematics education programs (STEM) as essential drivers in this innovation economy, the 21st century...
by kaylasharp | Oct 3, 2011 | Insider News, Press Releases
The UF College of Education has appointed Maria Gutierrez Martin as the senior director of development. She has served for the past four years as director of development and alumni affairs at UF’s College of Fine Arts. Martin has more than 10 years of experience in...
by kaylasharp | Sep 27, 2011 | Giving, Insider News, Press Releases
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When former teachers Bill and Robbie Hedges saw their 2005 donation of almost $2 million to the University of Florida’s College of Education drop in value during the global financial crisis in recent years, they feared the education research...
by kaylasharp | Sep 9, 2011 | Awards, Faculty Laurels, Insider News
UF’s College of Education recently honored some of this year’s most noteworthy efforts in engaged scholarship by college and university faculty and graduate students, and local educators. The “scholarship of engagement’ concept involves pursuing innovative scholarly...