Seattle University College of Education

Today is the day! SU Gives is underway, and now is your chance to make a legendary impact in the lives of students at the College of Education.

Check out all the ways that you can support scholarships, programs, and initiatives at the College on our giving page (link in bio). There’s also a special matching challenge!

Every gift, no matter how large or small, makes a difference. Thank you for your support!
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We are thrilled to present the Class of 2025 from the Seattle University College of Education! Congratulations on this milestone achievement, Redhawks. You deserve all the accolades. Go forth and set the world on fire!

Sending a heartfelt welcome to Cornish College of the Arts! At the College of Education, we know how much the arts matter in helping people learn, grow, and thrive. We’re excited to imagine new possibilities together.

Today is Seattle U Gives! One day each year, the campus and community comes together to support students and programs for impactful change.

Show your support for the College of Education during Seattle U Gives: https://lnkd.in/g3-g6r8V

Challenges: 70 gifts to any College of Education Fund will unlock an additional $10,000, and 30 gifts to the College of Education Dean's Fund will unlock $5,000 for the BIPOC Educator Retreat Fund. Don't wait!

SU Gives is less than a week away! 🗓️ Help spread the word about our annual giving campaign by signing up to be a SU-pporter before March 4. 🫶

Visit seattleugives.seattleu.edu to sign up!

Thrilled to share this recognition for Professor Gardner!

Congratulations to Paige Gardner, a faculty member from Seattle University, for receiving the Ignatian Medal for Outstanding Commitment to Diversity & Social Justice! Professor Gardner says this award "inspired me to get to work and expand my research agenda and professional practice to engage the community in three distinct ways: 1. As of now, my research has expanded to center the spiritual formation of BIPOC students, educators and leaders. This passion led me to present on preliminary research at the AJCU Assembly 2024: "Women in Jesuit Mission: At the intersections of race, faith, and justice." 2. I am thrilled to join a select group of COE faculty who will serve as co-principal investigators in leading the Public Education in Beloved Community Initiative (PEBCI). This dynamic initiative will pursue and document an innovative approach to measuring school effectiveness, by highlighting the unique connection Washington's strongest schools have between their mission, the community they serve and the academic outcomes they deliver. 3. I along with four dynamic Black women scholars will prepare to launch a Fall 2025 Ghana Study Abroad. This fall, the instructor cohort will travel together to design curriculum and co-construct multi-generational research. As a Black women research team, we know that Black women educators have expertise and ancestral knowledge that can deepen the Jesuit ethos. We look forward to sharing what is unearthed from this labor of love." Congratulations Professor Gardner, and thank you! 💚 You can read more about this award, and others, in our monthly newsletter – or at the link in our bio!

We are thrilled to announce that the College of Education has been awarded a $2.67 million Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence grant from the US Department of Education to support Project STRIDE. The project will support 40-50 teacher candidates from historically underrepresented groups throughout their graduate program and teacher certification at Seattle University. Read more below!

A huge thanks to Dean Cynthia B. Dillard, VP for Diversity and Inclusion Natasha Martin, Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Justice Initiatives Charisse Cowan Pitre, and Assistant VP for Diversity and Inclusion Laura Heider for their work on this grant.

Increasing Diversity in Education SU’s College of Education receives grant for Project STRIDE, which aims to support underrepresented educators.

We're thrilled to partner with the Seattle University College of Science & Engineering to pilot this innovative and impactful program promoting equity in the field of Computer Science Education!

🎉Congratulations, Christine! We're proud of you. See you around campus!

Congratulations to Matt Christian, incoming Student Development Administration (SDA) student, on receiving the 2024 Inclusive Excellence Award for his work as an advocate for students and families as a Student Financial Services Operations Specialist.

The Inclusive Excellence Award recognizes an individual who spearheads work efforts to create environments, projects, processes, or initiatives that create or enhance inclusivity and belonging across identities, groups, and differences. Matt’s work on behalf of students applying for financial aid this year is a prime example of those qualities!

In early 2024, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) experienced technical glitches that hindered hundreds of Seattle U students, especially students with undocumented family members, from completing the application and receiving financial aid. Matt immediately went to work, going above and beyond his job responsibilities to research solutions, create training manuals for colleagues, as well as spend countless hours with students and families to help them complete the FAFSA.

“Our most vulnerable students, the ones who need the most financial support, were disproportionately affected,” Matt says. “So my question was, how do we help support these students?”

Faculty who work with Matt also recognized his effort. “Throughout this past year, Matt worked tirelessly to support current and incoming students, particularly of marginalized identities and first generation, to complete the FAFSA and make sure information received truly reflected individual and family situations,” says Professor Erin Swezey, Program Director for SDA.

Matt is looking forward to beginning the SDA program this Fall: “I’m always looking to connect with students in different ways across campus, and I think this is an opportunity to connect with students in new ways.”

We’re proud of you, Matt, and lucky to have you at the College of Education!