COE Graduate Student Gets 2018 Community Impact Award

By José A. Álvarez

She knows what it takes for a foster youth to make it to college and succeed.

Poppy Fitch lived through the whole process.

Her commitment and contributions to helping other students succeed earned Fitch the Junior League of San Diego’s (JLSD) Community Impact Award for 2018.

Change Comes to the SDSU Literacy Center

By José A. Álvarez

Change has come to the College of Education’s Literacy Center.

The Center has gone through a physical transformation that has made it more inviting and is helping it accomplish its mission: read, write and rise.

The Center went through three changes:

• Using supplemental funds, the Center bought new furniture - namely for the lobby area, where parents wait for their children,
• Video cameras were installed throughout the Center, which will be used for data collection by faculty, as well as by graduate students, and
• Storage spaces were converted to small-group meeting rooms throughout the Center.

7 Things You Didn't Know About Dr. Caren Sax

Need some travel tips? Look no further than our own Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, Postsecondary Education (ARPE) Department Chair, Caren Sax! She went from small town Illinois to a world traveler with an impressive travel history! Though it was 16 years before she first saw the ocean, she has since become an avid sailor. Read more on this edition of 7 Things You Didn’t Know About Faculty & Staff to learn more about the variety of skills she has acquired over the years!

Research to Support Latino Students in STEM

By José A. Álvarez

Dr. Felisha Herrera Villarreal is elated.

That’s because she’s been awarded two National Science Foundation (NSF) grants that will bring San Diego State University nearly $2.6 million to support research projects focused on diversifying Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) pathways.

COE Doctoral Student Named Jackson Scholar

By José A. Álvarez

Rachael Stewart, who is a doctoral student in the Ed.D. in PK-12 Educational Leadership program and full-time COE staff member, was named a national scholar by the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Jackson Scholars Network.

“I am honored and humbled,” said Stewart, who is also the department coordinator at COE’s Department of Educational Leadership. “I am most excited about the networking, professional development, and mentorship that comes with this opportunity.”