Reflections - Fall 2011

              Table of Contents
Kohli named teacher of the year...............1
Commencement 2011...............................2
Community Conversations........................3
Honors & Awards......................................4
South Africa initiative...............................4
New 5-Year B.A./M.A. program..................5
New programs available............................5
Koslow Center opens................................6
Faculty publications.................................6
Alumni ‘homecoming’ held........................7
Counselor Education reception.................7
Message from the Dean............................8
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Autumn 2011
Dr. Kohli named graduate teacher
of the year, Neumann Award winner
The votes are in and Alpha Sigma
Nu (ASN) selected Dr. Wendy
Kohli, professor of educational
studies and teacher preparation, as
Fairfield’s first ever graduate teacher of
the year. The award capped a busy year of
professional and volunteer work for this
beloved professor.
Dr. Kohli has
taught at Fairfield
for nine years and
her work extends
far beyond her class-room,
particularly
with her ongoing
outreach efforts
with St. Martin de
Porres Academy in
New Haven. She
received the 2010
St. John Neumann
Award through
the Hartford
Archdiocese for
her volunteer work
training and advis-ing
young teach-ers
through this Nativity/Miguel middle
school, which provides tuition-free,
extended-day education to underserved
children. The Neumann Award recog-nizes
individuals who have served as vol-unteers
to K-8 schools in the Hartford
Archdiocese and was given at
the Archdiocese’s annual awards dinner.
Dr. Kohli, who earned a Ph.D. at
Syracuse University, said she accepted the
teacher of the year honor on behalf of her
colleagues. “I accept this award for all of
us as the University continues to enlarge
and embody its strategic commitment to
graduate education.”
The Rev. Charles
Allen, S.J., execu-tive
assistant to the
president, said the
teacher of the year
must demonstrate
outstanding academic
achievements, con-cern
for students, and
loyalty to the Jesuit
ideals of education.
GSEAP faculty,
students, and staff
have developed a
close partnership
with the Nativity/
Miguel Network
middle school, which
serves low-income
families in the New
Haven area. The school’s teachers, many of
whom are part of the Americorps educa-tion
grants program, receive both a mod-est
income and housing for their work.
GSEAP is providing crucial professional
development both at the school and on
campus.
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