2021 News


December

A Teacher鈥檚 Priceless Gift

12/03/2021 Sourced from 蜜桃视频 News

Ashley De La O fondly remembers her time at Medio Creek Elementary during her final semester at 蜜桃视频. De La O had the opportunity to do her clinical teaching with third graders cooperatively with 蜜桃视频 alumna Joanna Fuchs Carreon, BS 鈥11.


November

Service Spotlight: Brother Patrick Tumwine Teaches and Serves

11/11/2021 Sourced from 蜜桃视频 News

Brother Patrick Tumwine, CSC, is a Ph.D. student in Education at 蜜桃视频. He brings a rich background to the program, having been a teacher and principal at Holy Cross schools in his native Uganda. But focusing on classes does not keep him too busy to serve. Just the opposite, it has given him a heart to serve both in Uganda and in San Antonio through the Young Women鈥檚 Global Leadership program.

St. Clair and Poole Co-published in Teaching Ethics

11/09/2021 Sourced from 蜜桃视频 News

Dr. Norman St. Clair, professor and director of Graduate Studies, and Dr. Deborah Poole, alumna, co-published 鈥淓xploring and Developing a Comprehensive Teaching Model for Graduate Ethics,鈥 in Teaching Ethics at The Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. The journal is dedicated to ethical issues across the curriculum with particular attention to pedagogical methodology and practice in both academic inquiry and professional practice.


October

蜜桃视频 Presents at World鈥檚 Religions Conference

10/21/2021 Sourced from 蜜桃视频 News

Sandra Guzman-Foster, PhD, associate professor of Education, and Sr. Martha Ann Kirk, ThD, professor emeritus of Religious Studies, co-presented 鈥淲hat Makes for a Compassionate City鈥 at the 8th Parliament of the World鈥檚 Religions Conference with Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Rev. Ann Helmke of the City Faith-Based Office, and Andrew Hill, JD, associate professor of Philosophy at St. Philip's College. This year鈥檚 theme was 鈥淥pening our Hearts to the World: Compassion in Action.鈥

Staudt Named The Joyce Hardin Service Award Recipient by TACTE

10/15/2021 Sourced from 蜜桃视频 News

Dr. Denise Staudt, dean of the Dreeben School of Education, was named the Joyce Hardin Service Award recipient by the Texas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (TACTE) at the鈥疌onsortium of State Organizations for Teacher Education鈥檚 annual Fall Teacher Education Conference. The Joyce Hardin Service Award is presented annually for outstanding service to TACTE and the education profession.


September

蜜桃视频 Alum Receives Teaching Honor

09/23/2021 Sourced from 蜜桃视频 News

It was smiles and tears that came much more easily than words to Yesenia Covarrubias. The first-year teacher at Walzem Elementary in the Northeast Independent School District was greeted with a surprise celebration on the morning of Wednesday, September 22, 2021 after being named the 2020-21 Texas Clinical Teacher of the Year. Covarrubias, who graduated from the 蜜桃视频 (蜜桃视频) in May of 2021, was celebrated in her classroom for the achievement.