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13 SUSTAINABLE DINING The food we eat and where we get it aren't just questions that concern consumers—in fact, our dining choices can dramatically impact environments around the world. Working with Sodexo Campus Services, the School of Education presented "Saving the Planet– One Bite at a Time" in the Atrium at Eickhoff Hall. The event featured a special menu of local and sustainable foods. Information placards on each tabled served to educate the campus community on how better eating habits and a fresh food focus can create healthier and more sustainable lifestyles. FROM WOODSTOWN TO THE WHITE HOUSE In October, the New Jersey Education Association declared Chelsea (Koerner) Collins the 2015–16 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year, prompting a meeting with President Obama at the White House. Collins, who earned her Master of Arts in Teaching degree from the college in 2011, has now served four years at Woodstown Middle School teaching sixth-grade English. She also coaches the field hockey team, is a co-advisor for the Pawprints Yearbook, advises the STAND program, and is the sixth grade team leader. DEPARTMENTS Counselor Education Educational Administration and Secondary Education Elementary and Early Childhood Education Special Education, Language, and Literacy MAJORS Early Childhood Education Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing/Elementary or Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Secondary Education* Special Education Urban Education * Biology, Chemistry, English, History, Mathematics, Physics, and Spanish STUDENT ENROLLMENT 1,222 CLASS OF 2015 AVERAGE STARTING SALARY $ 43,409 TOP SCHOOL DISTRICTS Bayonne Cherry Hill Franklin Township Hamilton Hopewell Long Branch Morris North Brunswick Ramsey Toms River MAKING A CASE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES The development of informed citizens is crucial in sustaining our democracy, but ironically, despite constant calls for engaged citizens, economic literacy, and global competitiveness, we have failed to prioritize the very subject area that addresses those goals. Dean Jeff Passe and University of Missouri doctoral student Shakealia Y. Finley in a guest column published by the Star-Ledger in January. It was shared online more than 2,100 times. " " CELEBRATING FACULTY-STUDENT ENGAGEMENT March marked the first-annual Barbara Meyers Pelson '59 Chair in Faculty-Student Engagement Lecture. A panel of three teams, each comprised of a School of Education student and their faculty mentor, presented their research. e students also shared their perspectives on how the work enhanced the quality of their education. Topics included expanding course-integrated research options and growing green initiatives in the classroom. Professor of Biology Janet Morrison, the inaugural Barbara Meyers Pelson '59 Chair, hosted the program. Janet Morrison (L) and Barbara Meyers Pelson '59

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