Undergraduate Honors program exposes students to research in education

Annual Children's Museum Explores Lives of Children Around the World

Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Students Join to Celebrate Education

Clearing a Path to a Safer World

Education grad student drafted to KC Chiefs

Two education advisors recognized

Adventure Club explores active learning

Three College of Education Faculty Receive Excellence In Education Awards

English Education Professor selected for Distinguished Scholar Lecture

Grant Amount Proposed
$6,079,530

Grant Amount Awarded
$308,366

Now in its third year, the Undergraduate Honors program in the MU College of Education pairs undergraduate education students with education faculty members who are conducting research. The program gives students first-hand experience conducting educational research and prepares them for their future work in classrooms or in graduate school.

For Stephen Whitney, assistant professor, it’s about preparing future teachers to make decisions for their classrooms and careers. Whitney teaches the course section of the program during the fall semester prior to the spring semester when students work directly with faculty researchers.

For the fourth consecutive year, fifth-grade students from West Boulevard Elementary School looked a little deeper into history. This year, students put together a project called "Hope and Heartbreak: The Many Faces of Childhood," exploring children's roles in poverty and war, the rights of a child and the humanitarian efforts currently in place to aid them.

To better understand the life of a child in poverty, visitors to West Boulevard Elementary School on April 1 simply listened to other children—fifth graders at the school, to be exact.

“Hope and Heartbreak: The Many Faces of Childhood” was West Boulevard’s fourth annual Children’s Museum, an event designed to teach both children and the community about an area of the world or a piece of history not previously understood.

On Saturday, April 18, 2009, the MU College of Education honored 18 outstanding alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends during the 41^st annual Recognition Awards Banquet.

Four groups - the College of Education Alumni Association, Undergraduate Student Council, Graduate Student Advisory Council, and University Council for Educational Administration - recognized the 18 honored individuals who traveled from across the state and nation to Mizzou's Reynolds Alumni Center for the annual celebration.

Growing up in South Korea, Kangmo Lim, president of the United Nations Association (UNA), Mid-Missouri Chapter, remembers stories of landmine explosions in his home country.  "Nearly a third of the world's nations still contain landmines that injure and kill between 15 and 20 thousand civilians each year," he said.  "A single landmine that costs $3 to make can take $1,000 to detect and clear."

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Comprehensive Mine Ban Treaty where signing countries outlined efforts to clear the world of minefields.  To support this work, the United Nations (UN) launched a worldwide effort called a Night of a Thousand Dinners.  Since the program's inception in 2001, participants in over 50 countries have held dinners to raise money to clear minefields, provide assistance to landmine survivors and raise awareness about the global landmine crisis.

Brown graduated from Mizzou in May 2008 and enrolled in ESCP graduate courses this past summer. A tackle, he was drafted by the Chiefs in the 5th round as the 139th overall pick (3rd pick of the round). Brown played right tackle for the Tigers in 2008 and was received an honorable mention for the 2007 coaches' All-Big 12 team.