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Before the pandemic hit, senior elementary and early childhood education student Deja Lewis often could be found in the OESE office. “To me, the Office of Education and Social Equity is a place that is a home away from home, a fun place where I can exist loudly and be myself. It s a place where I can get support and guidance on who I want to be, how to get support and how to be a better mentor, friend … and even a better educator,” she said.
Rachel Shriver s first involvement with the College of Education was as a high school student in the Summer College Opportunity Program in Education (S.C.O.P.E.), a four-week, academic intensive program for high school sophomores from multicultural backgrounds interested in careers in teaching, counseling, special education, rehabilitation or educational administration. Shortly before her graduation from the college in 2019 with a degree in secondary English education, she was awarded a Fulbright award to Colombia.