Happenings

After 18 months of primarily remote work and study, the SOE community reconvened in person last fall

Seated adults, wearing masks, in conversation.

Fall Convocation
After 18 months of primarily remote work and study, the SOE community came together at Fall Convocation. Faculty, staff, and students discussed the newly-created Community Care Compact, a code of mutual respect and support to guide the community as it moves forward together.

Roberto Rodriguez gestures while talking with Elizabeth Moje in front of an audience.

Final Centennial Conversation: U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education Roberto Rodríguez
The Centennial Conversation series culminated with a visit from Roberto Rodríguez (AB ’97), U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education, who joined Dean Moje and members of the SOE community to discuss his and the nation’s priorities for education.

Student presents in front of a classroom as a classmate records.

UX@UM
Planned by graduate students, this two-day conference connected design innovators with industry experts through user experience papers, posters, tutorial sessions, and roundtables. The conference served as a platform for graduate students to create and share their products, designs, and research in the area of UX.

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The EdHub Town Hall
The EdHub’s inaugural event in its Community Engagement series called together practitioners, administrators, and researchers to discuss the teacher shortage in Michigan.

Students accept pamphlet from an SOE recruiter.

SOE at the Major/Minor Expo
The SOE recruitment team introduced current undergrads to the SOE at the 2022 Major/Minor Expo. Each year, students flock to the event at the Michigan Union to explore 70+ majors and 100+ minors. We’re not picking favorites, but there were plenty of future teachers in the crowd.

Several masked students, faculty, and staff, wearing Marygrove shirts and throwing peace signs, pose for a photo in a classroom.

Marygrove School Spirit
Students, faculty, and staff from The School at Marygrove showed off their school pride after returning to their beautiful campus in fall 2021.

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AERA
Alumni, students, and faculty attending the 2022 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in San Diego, California, enjoyed meeting up with colleagues at the U-M party, which was held at the San Diego Wine & Culinary Center.