Student Engagement
Introduction
Engagement through organization involvement and event participation helps shape the Mary Frances Early College of Education experience. Our student engagement initiatives offer a break from the classroom and opportunities to interact with peers who could become lifelong friends.
With over 20 official student organizations and an ongoing event calendar, there are endless ways for you to get involved.
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Latest News
- Amazing Student: Avery Corneil
Doctoral student Avery Corneil (Ph.D. ’27) is passionate about expanding access to mental health care and researching the experiences of women who hold leadership positions in the world of athletics.
- Associate professor receives 2026 Early Career Award from the Psychometric Society
Shiyu Wang, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, received the award in recognition of her psychometric research and practice.
- Professor receives service award from Adult Higher Education Alliance
Juanita Johnson-Bailey received the Exceptional Service in the Field Award from AHEA.
- Grant-funded podcast provides guidance on how to address youth risk behaviors
A new podcast created by associate professor Amanda Giordano aims to equip parents and caregivers with the skills to better understand and respond to a variety of youth risk behaviors.
- Amazing Student: Beza Tefera Muzein
Beza Tefera Muzein (Ph.D. ’26) aims to implement professional learning systems in schools that support teachers’ needs and, in turn, foster high-quality instruction for students.
- Assistant professor receives 2026 Robert F. Tinker Fellowship
Yizhu Gao, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education, was recently selected as a 2026 Robert F. Tinker Fellow by the Concord Consortium.