Education College Council voted No. 1 on campus


Posted July 22, 2010

The college’s Education College Council was selected Best Council of the Year for 2009-10 by UF’s Board of College Councils. The ECC is an umbrella organization for all COE student organizations.

One of the ECC’s noteworthy activities involved partnering with the UF Student Chapter of the Florida Educational Association in hosting twice-monthly professional development workshops for all UF education students.

ECC stages and co-sponsors many events throughout the year, including: Teacher Appreciation Day; workshops on reading curriculum,  multicultural education and math instruction; homecoming activities and other events and activities. The council also is staffs and oversees the ECC office and production lab for all UF education students.

ECC 2009-20 officers

From left: Sabrina Kincade (sec/treas.), Jenny Martinson (historian), Ciara Rodgers (outreach coordinator), Megan Sorenson (past president) and Barbara Ogden (president). Missing are VP’s Aly Perez and Hannah Mechstroth

ECC officers for 2009-10 were: Barbara Ogden, president; Aly Perez, co-VP; Hannah Mechstroth, co-VP; Sabrina Kincade, secretary- treasurer; Ciara Rodgers, outreach coordinator; and Jenny Matrinson, historian.

Theresa Vernetson, assistant dean for student affairs, is the council’s faculty adviser.