Education / Secondary – �鶹ԭ��

Community On & Off the Court

Lexi Schroeder — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:07:30 +0000

Isaac Sturm (’17) Mathematics & Secondary Education Bellevue, Iowa Isaac Sturm (’17) comes from a long line of Duhawks. From his parents and two siblings, to his high school sweetheart now wife Haley (Lampe) Sturm (’18), Sturm family get-togethers are filled with Duhawks. His mother, and long-time �鶹ԭ�� accounting professor Karen (Gonner) Sturm (’80), wanted to make sure Isaac found the…

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Duhawk Difference Maker

Lexi Schroeder — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:09:52 +0000

Breanna Oxley (’13) History and Secondary Education Cedar Rapids, Iowa Breanna Oxley (’13) is dedicated to making a positive impact wherever life takes her. Diving right into life as a Duhawk during her first year on campus, she made her presence known in and out of the classroom. Continuously exploring avenues to empower those around her—be it her students, family, friends…

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Leading by Faith

Demeri Mullikin — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 01:40:11 +0000

Daniel Thole (’13) Secondary Education & Mathematics Dubuque, Iowa 2013 graduate, Daniel Thole, sought a Catholic education, a strong community, and a robust math program when choosing his college. His search led him to �鶹ԭ�� and those three factors continue to shape his life as an education leader a decade after graduating from �鶹ԭ��, earning him the title of our October Duhawk Dozen.

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Education Students Benefit from PDS Initiative

room34 — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:42:16 +0000

The 2022-2023 school year marked the fifteenth anniversary of the Professional Development School (PDS) initiative between the �鶹ԭ�� Teacher Education Program and the Holy Family Catholic School system in Dubuque. The PDS model continues to grow in the United States because there are mutual benefits to teacher preparation programs and K-12 schools. Prior to the student teaching…

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IPTC Grant to Benefit Community College Transfers to Iowa Private Colleges, Universities

Demeri Mullikin — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 21:24:42 +0000

DUBUQUE, Iowa—Students looking to transfer from community college to �鶹ԭ�� and other select private colleges or universities in Iowa will find a more transparent, cost-effective, and coordinated process thanks to a three-year grant awarded by the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and Teagle Foundation to the Iowa Private Transfer Collaborative (IPTC), a consortium of 17 Iowa nonprofit…

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Servant Leadership

Demeri Mullikin — Fri, 12 May 2023 23:23:00 +0000

Nick Satterlee (’12) Secondary Education & History Cary, IL Entering �鶹ԭ��, Nick Satterlee (’12) had a different idea of what his life would look like. A general business degree with the hopes of going to law school was always on his mind and during his first year he quickly learned he did not quite have the passion he desired for this particular career path. “It was a ‘look in the…

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�鶹ԭ�� Students Chosen for National Leadership Development Program

room34 — Tue, 09 May 2023 18:26:00 +0000

Patrick McGreevey (’25) and August Witt (’26) have recently participated in a one-of-a-kind leadership development program through their fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon. The program, called the Ruck Leadership Institute, is a five-day interactive immersion experience with fellow undergraduate members of Sigma Phi Epsilon and alumni facilitators. Appleton, Wisconsin native McGreevey and…

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A Worldwide Educator

Lexi Schroeder — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:53:00 +0000

Brian Honerbaum (’16) History and Secondary Education Major Bien Hoa, Vietnam 2016 graduate, Brian Honerbaum, in his five years since graduating, has become a worldly and accomplished teacher. Though he started his teaching career in Dubuque at Hempstead High School, he’s taught in Ukraine, Dubai, Vietnam, and virtually in China. With a great passion for history, Brian has been able to…

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U.S. News Ranks �鶹ԭ�� as Tenth Best Regional College

room34 — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:50:26 +0000

�鶹ԭ�� has been named the tenth Best Regional College in the Midwest — a 12-state region — according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings released Monday. �鶹ԭ�� also ranked sixth in Best Value and was the top college or university in Iowa to make the Best Undergraduate Teaching designation, ranking third. The 2023 U.S. News ranking includes data on nearly 1,452…

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Landerholm, Seng Earn English Program Senior Awards

room34 — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 22:00:00 +0000

Congratulations to our �鶹ԭ�� English Program senior award winners: Sarah, from Rockton, Ill., wrote a creative nonfiction thesis titled “On Recursion,” which looks at the concept of cyclical time through personal narrative and cultural studies. Her Literature Capstone was titled, “Resistance, Resilience, & Retreat: Reading Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony in Light of Strategic…

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