2018| Impact Report

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2018| Impact Report

Today's Dreams
Tomorrow's Reality

Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University

SOE BY
THE NUMBERS

2017-2018
STUDENT
ETHNICITY

A Message from the Interim Dean

The leadership scholar Warren Bennis wrote, “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” This is the work of the LMU School of Education as we strive to do more in promoting academic excellence, educating the whole person, and ensuring justice for all. The future of our children and our society depends on leaders who act, advocate and transform so that all students and their families are engaged in learning and realizing their full potential.

The LMU School of Education community collaborates to prepare leaders and change agents who partner with all stakeholders to turn dreams into realities. As this year’s Impact Report attests, these efforts are changing the equation for public, charter and Catholic education in Los Angeles, with reverberations felt throughout California, nationally and around the world. Our collective work is uniquely positioned to impact today’s educational landscape given our commitment to social justice, our integration of theory and practice, our work in diverse school and community settings, our emphasis on leadership, and our call to action. We are part of a university firmly rooted at the nexus of imagination and innovation, dedicated to both dreaming and doing. Our creativity and drive are evidenced in our redesigned and new program offerings, our focus on engaging students in STEM, our expanding global initiatives and our determination to educate our candidates as transformative leaders.

Our School of Education continues to draw national attention and accolades. In U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 “Best Graduate Schools” rankings, we moved up four spots to place 58th in the country, within the top 5 percent of the nation’s 1,500 schools, colleges and departments of education. While gratified by this recognition, we remain resolute in our goals and actions to translate our vision into reality,

— Mary K. McCullough, PhD

A Message from the Interim Dean

The leadership scholar Warren Bennis wrote, “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” This is the work of the LMU School of Education as we strive to do more in promoting academic excellence, educating the whole person, and ensuring justice for all. The future of our children and our society depends on leaders who act, advocate and transform so that all students and their families are engaged in learning and realizing their full potential.

The LMU School of Education community collaborates to prepare leaders and change agents who partner with all stakeholders to turn dreams into realities. As this year’s Impact Report attests, these efforts are changing the equation for public, charter and Catholic education in Los Angeles, with reverberations felt throughout California, nationally and around the world. Our collective work is uniquely positioned to impact today’s educational landscape given our commitment to social justice, our integration of theory and practice, our work in diverse school and community settings, our emphasis on leadership, and our call to action. We are part of a university firmly rooted at the nexus of imagination and innovation, dedicated to both dreaming and doing. Our creativity and drive are evidenced in our redesigned and new program offerings, our focus on engaging students in STEM, our expanding global initiatives and our determination to educate our candidates as transformative leaders.

Our School of Education continues to draw national attention and accolades. In U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 “Best Graduate Schools” rankings, we moved up four spots to place 58th in the country, within the top 5 percent of the nation’s 1,500 schools, colleges and departments of education. While gratified by this recognition, we remain resolute in our goals and actions to translate our vision into reality,

— Mary K. McCullough, PhD

Our Values

Community. Partnerships. Social Justice.

Leading
for Inclusivity

2018 EDUCATOR
OF THE YEAR

Advancing
Bilingual Education

SOE ALUM SUES
OVER DACA
PHASE-OUT

Fighting for
Social Justice

CENTER FOR
EQUITY FOR ENGLISH
LEARNERS

Strengthening
Catholic Education

CENTER FOR
CATHOLIC
EDUCATION

Leading
for Inclusivity

2018 EDUCATOR
OF THE YEAR

Advancing
Bilingual Education

SOE ALUM SUES
OVER DACA
PHASE-OUT

Fighting for
Social Justice

CENTER FOR
EQUITY FOR ENGLISH
LEARNERS

Strengthening
Catholic Education

CENTER FOR
CATHOLIC
EDUCATION

Our Impact

Ensuring a Diverse and Skilled Education Workforce Through Outstanding Programs

Supporting
K-12 Students

SCHOOL
PSYCHOLOGY
FULLY
ACCREDITED

Promoting
Diversity

SOE LAUDED
IN NATIONAL
REPORT

Preparing
Professionals

NEW AND
EXPANDED
PROGRAMS

Supporting
K-12 Students

SCHOOL
PSYCHOLOGY
FULLY
ACCREDITED

Promoting
Diversity

IN NATIONAL
REPORT

Preparing
Professionals

NEW AND
EXPANDED
PROGRAMS

Our Innovation

Engaging the Next Generation in STEM

For their capstone project, the teacher candidates in SOE’s “Learning and Teaching with Technology” course were given an unusual charge: create and implement a three-week learning module for their K-12 students using Minecraft: Education Edition, the classroom version of the hugely popular Microsoft-owned game in which users can collaborate in immersive environments, learning about subjects such as chemistry and aquatics — the most recent Minecraft EDU modules — on their way to creating virtual worlds.

Our Innovation

Engaging the Next Generation in STEM

For their capstone project, the teacher candidates in SOE’s “Learning and Teaching with Technology” course were given an unusual charge: create and implement a three-week learning module for their K-12 students using Minecraft: Education Edition, the classroom version of the hugely popular Microsoft-owned game in which users can collaborate in immersive environments, learning about subjects such as chemistry and aquatics — the most recent Minecraft EDU modules — on their way to creating virtual worlds.

Our Reach

Advancing Education Around the Globe

Building Capacity
in Indonesia

FULL BRIGHT
SPECIALIST

Leading Teacher
Prep in California
and Beyond

RAINS AWARD FOR
EXCELLENCE IN
SERVICE

Learning
in Guatemala

ALTERNATIVE
BREAK

Alumni
Abroad

FULBRIGHT
SCHOLARS

Building Capacity
in Indonesia

FULL BRIGHT
SPECIALIST

Leading Teacher
Prep in California
and Beyond

RAINS AWARD FOR
EXCELLENCE IN
SERVICE

Learning
in Guatemala

ALTERNATIVE
BREAK

Alumni
Abroad

FULBRIGHT
SCHOLARS

Leadership

BOARD OF VISITORS

SEO ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION BOARD

LEADERSHIP
COUNCIL

What we imagine for the future
of education for all children:

Leadership

What we imagine for the future of education for all children:

BOARD OF VISITORS

SEO ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION BOARD

LEADERSHIP
COUNCIL

Development

Fundraising

Grants

Sponsored
Research and
Contracts