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College of Education Scholarship Application for 2010-2011 – Application deadline is January 4, 2010, 4:00 p.m.
On November 20, 2009, the Towson University Foundation informed the Dean of the College of Education that very few scholarships will have funds available to be awarded for the 2010-2011 academic year. This means that the number of applicants will far exceed the number of scholarships that will be awarded. The Scholarship Committee wanted to announce this in an effort to prepare those applying for scholarships.
The scholarship application process has changed for scholarships awarded for the 2010-2011 academic year. The application is a Student Voice survey. Please go to the following link: http://studentvoice.com/towson/collegeofeducationscholarshipapp. You must be enrolled in a program in the College of Education (undergraduate, graduate or doctoral; full-time or part-time. (If you are an entering freshman, you must have been formally admitted to the University for the fall 2010 semester.)
At the end of the Student Voice application, you will be notified that an essay must be submitted by 4:00 p.m., on January 4, 2010, to complete your scholarship application. The essay is to explain “What influenced your desire to become a professional educator?” It is to be typed, double-spaced, 200 words, and sent electronically to coescholarships@towson.edu.
College of Education Excellence in Education Awards
The College of Education presents Excellence in Education awards to undergraduate and graduate students in each department who are graduating this year; a regular faculty member in each department; and an alumni and staff member. Students are nominated by faculty members; faculty are nominated by students.
One undergraduate and one graduate student is selected to receive the Frances T. Bond Distinguished Service Award, based on faculty nominations. Links are provided for the brochure and nomination forms.
Nominations for students, faculty, alumni and staff 2009-2010 awards are now being accepted. Deadline is February 5, 2010.
TU Professional Education Maintains
National and State Accreditation
The Towson University Professional Education Unit is pleased to announce the continuation of its full accreditation status, certified by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) as of April 2008. The Unit was granted accreditation having met all of the rigorous, performance-based accreditation standards at the initial, continuing, and advanced preparation levels. At the exit conference of the on-site visit, the visiting NCATE/MSDE team, led by Dr. Arlinda Eaton, Associate Dean, California State University, Northridge, and Dr. Margaret Trader, Chair of the Education Department and NCATE Coordinator, McDaniel College (Maryland) commended the institution for the professional levels of excellence that characterize its comprehensive preparation programming.
NCATE President Arthur Wise, in his formal letter of notification to Towson University President Robert Caret and College of Education Dean Raymond Lorion, congratulated the Unit "for displaying the high quality necessary to be granted national accreditation." He also expressed appreciation for the cooperation received from the faculty, staff and administration.
In response to the letter Dr. Lorion stated, "National accreditation, the profession's most rigorous mechanism to establishing high quality programs, is critical and well-deserved recognition of the excellence of our professional education unit, and reflects university-wide responsibility for professional education. Through the collaborative efforts of our faculty, staff, students, and P-12 colleagues, the Unit provided compelling evidence of candidates’ performance-based knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Professional accreditation ensures that we will maintain high standards of quality as Maryland’s premier professional education institution and continue to prepare the best possible candidates to educate our children.”
For more information on the accreditation, contact Dr. Tom Proffitt, Associate Dean, tproffitt@towson.edu, or Dr. Karen Blair, Assistant Dean, kblair@towson.edu.
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