FAU Department of Curriculum and Instruction

📣 Leadership Update | Department of Curriculum & Instruction

The College of Education is proud to announce Drs. Michelle Vaughan-McGovern and Sabrina Sembiante as the new interim co-chairs for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Both leaders bring a shared vision of innovation, collaboration, and academic excellence to one of FAU's most dynamic departments.

👏 Join us in congratulating Drs. Vaughan-McGovern and Sembiante!

🔗 Learn more about the department: https://www.fau.edu/education/academicdepartments/curriculum-instruction/

Congrats to all three award recipients! A special congratulations to our very own Dr. Yash Bhagwanji, Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, who won the Excellence & Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching award.

Congrats 2025 Florida Atlantic Honors Convocation awardees! Pride! Pictured left to right: Dr. Criss Salinas, Jr., professor in Educational Leadership & Research Methodology, won Scholar of the Year; Dr. Ayse Torres, associate professor in Counselor Education, won Researcher of the Year; and Dr. Yash Bhagwanji, associate professor in Curriculum & Instruction, won the Excellence & Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching award.

For more information on this upcoming conference, please email [email protected]. We hope you can attend!

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Come grab your pie! College of Education 🥧

On November 14, 2024, six new Kappa Delta Pi Rho Omega Chapter members were recognized for their academic excellence at an Honor Cord and Certificate Ceremony. Dr. Susannah Brown and Dr. Ann Musgrove as co-counselors along with Danielle Brown (President), Samantha Lopez (Vice President), and Christine Njeru (Treasurer) presented certificates and graduation honor cords to delight of new members and their families/friends. A special thank you to Dr. Charles Dukes (Professor and Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction) for his attendance and support.

New members in attendance: Christine Njeru, Samantha Lopez, Aismaray Haro, Sophia Alessandri, Gabrielle Szulc, and Christina Bishop.