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As a Duquesne student, you’ll find a supportive community of people who have similar values, and who want to help you succeed.
Your Student Success Coach will help you develop and maintain your academic schedule, find resources to support your academic, social and spiritual development and work with you to navigate a successful campus life.
Our School of Education offers multiple organizations for you to join. Joining these organizations allows you to gain new experiences, develop a professional identity, create research opportunities and make new friends.
We strive to assist you with various aspects of your academic career while providing you with a strong educational foundation. Additional services and resources include:
- Undergraduate, graduate and alumni awards
- Graduate and undergraduate student scholarships
- Transcript reviews
- Guiding you through the certification process
- Our Maureen Sullivan Curriculum Center
- 5-Year Early Start Graduate Programs
Visit the B.S.Ed. Early Childhood Education, B.S.Ed. Middle Level Education and B.S.Ed. Secondary Education pages for program information. - Our Center for Career Development
We strive to assist you with various aspects of your academic career while providing you with a strong educational foundation.
School of Education Awards are for Duquesne University School of Education alumni
as well as undergraduates and graduates who will have finished their program by the
end of this academic year. The awards honor excellence in academic and career pursuits.
Award recipients receive recognition and a monetary award. Applications are open toward
the end of the spring semester. Awards are given at the end of the spring semester. The Leading Teacher Program Excellence Award is given to an undergraduate student
whose performance demonstrates excellence in one of the three Themes of the Leading
Teacher Program: Leadership, Diversity, and Technology and is framed in the Spiritan
Tradition of Caring. Criteria for Eligibility: Senior Bachelor's Level Award Application Requirements: Instructions for Essay: Essay length: maximum of 1,000 words Application Materials Due: TBD (Applications open in the spring semester) Award Recipient Receives: Incomplete applications will not be considered by the committee. The School of Education Distinguished Graduate Award is given to a graduate student
(master's or doctoral) whose performance is demonstrative of excellence in one of
the following goals of the School of Education: Criteria for Eligibility: Graduate Level Award Application Requirements: Instructions for Essay: Essay length: maximum of 1,000 words Instructions for Artifacts: Application Materials Due: TBD (Applications open in the spring semester) Award Recipient Receives: Incomplete applications will not be considered by the committee. The Distinguished Alumni Award is given to an alumnus/alumna whose performance demonstrates
excellence in one of the goals of the School of Education: Criteria for Eligibility: Application Requirements: Instructions for Essay: Provide specific descriptions, evidence and artifacts of distinguished performance
framed in the Spiritan Tradition of Caring in at least one goal area. Link all evidence
to the goals of the School of Education. Finally, describe what you aspire to be your
legacy in your field. Essay length: maximum of 1,000 words Application Materials Due: TBD (Applications open in the spring semester) Award Recipient Receives: Incomplete applications will not be considered by the committee.Undergraduate, Graduate, & Alumni Awards
Describe how your accomplishments in coursework, field experiences, student teaching,
extracurricular activities and community involvement relate to and exemplify one of
the three Themes of the Leading Teacher Program and the Spiritan Tradition of Caring
at Duquesne University. Provide specific descriptions and evidence of distinguished
performance framed in the Spiritan Tradition of Caring in at least one LTP Theme area
(e.g., artifacts demonstrating impact on student learning, impact on university, P-12
schools, or community-based efforts).
Describe how your accomplishments in coursework, related experiences, extracurricular
activities, and community involvement relate to one of the goals of the School of
Education and exemplify the Spiritan tradition of caring at Duquesne University.
Provide specific descriptions and evidence of distinguished performance framed in
the Spiritan Tradition of Caring (e.g., artifacts demonstrating academic excellence,
impact on university, P-12 schools, or community-based efforts, research, etc.).
Describe how your accomplishments in your field relate to and exemplify one of the
goals of the School of Education: Preparing educational leaders and/or community leaders,
conducting scholarship for schools, and providing practice that is guided by the Spiritan
Tradition of Caring.
• Certificate of recognition
• $500 award
• Announcement in DU Alumni Newsletter (Bulletin From Our Bluff)
• Post on DU Alumni and School of Education Facebook pages
• Acknowledgment on School of Education social media and website
Scholarships for Graduate Students
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Student Organizations
Our School of Education offers multiple organizations for you to join. Joining these organizations allows you to gain new experiences, develop a professional identity, create research opportunities, and make new friends. By getting involved in one of the School of Education organizations, you will not only develop marketable skills, but will also enhance your college experience.
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