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180 Days: CUE Graduate Teaches Through Poetry
For poet Stanley Kusunoki, the path to the classroom began with poetry. "Poetry literally got me into the classrooms," said the author. "I was teaching kids poetry in schools through places like The Loft and S.A.S.E., The Write Place, and I was really enjoying what I was doing.” A friend suggested that he take it to the next level…
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Coaching, Therapy and Their Unique Intersections
The University of St. Thomas College of Education, Leadership and Counseling (CELC) offers graduate degrees in counseling and therapy, as well as an executive coaching certificate – a twelve-month program now entering its second year. The program is a collaboration between CELC's Graduate School of Professional Psychology and Organization Learning and Development Department. Here Stacey… -
Alumnus James Wells on Making an Impact
University NewsThrough his career, Captain James Wells B.A. ’98, M.A. ’12 has worked to advance the common good by giving back to his community. -
CELC Welcomed Three New Faculty and Staff in 2014-15
Bryana French, Ph.D., joined CELC as a faculty member in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the beginning of the 2014-15 academic year. French began her academic career at the University of Missouri, Columbia where she was joint-appointed in the Black Studies department and Counseling Psychology program. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of… -
Step-Up Boys Summer Summit Returns to Campus
The University of St. Thomas College of Education, Leadership and Counseling is partnering for the fifth year with Northwest Suburban Integration School District (NWSISD) for the Step-Up Boys Mentorship Program Summer Summit. Approximately 50-75 young men from various schools within the NWSISD member collaborative will participate in the week long program beginning June 15 on… -
Organization Learning and Development Has Presence at Recent Multicultural Forum
The Forum on Workplace Inclusion, held March 17-19 at the Minneapolis Convention Center and the University of St. Thomas Minneapolis campus, had a new presence this year from the College of Education, Leadership and Counseling. The forum is an annual conference focused on creating diversity in the workplace, hosted in partnership with the Opus College… -
Teacher Education Program Pilots Mentorship Experience
This spring, assistant professor Debbie Monson, Ph.D., made an innovative change to the way her students engaged in one of their required field experiences. Teacher education students at the University of St. Thomas are required to complete 30 hours of in-classroom field experience prior to student teaching. Monson, a teacher education faculty member, saw an…