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Indiana GEAR UP: Creating doors and opportunities for students

“Education beyond high school transcends people’s lives,” says the director of an innovative seven-year program that supports and prepares Indiana students from lower income communities to graduate from high school and go on to start college successfully. Virginia Bolshakova directs the Indiana Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), funded by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) in 2016 for $24.5M.

College welcomes new senior director of development

The College will welcome Tammy Maynard as the new Senior Director of Development, effective April 3, 2023.

Gentry posthumously awarded 2022 LuAnn Aday Award

Marcia Gentry has been selected as a 2022 LuAnn Aday Award recipient upon the recommendation of humanities and social sciences faculty representatives and is approved by the Purdue University Office of Research and the President.

Second year in a row: all 5 Golden Apple Award winners are Purdue Education alumni

The Greater Lafayette Commerce recognized five outstanding teachers in the Greater Lafayette area with the annual Golden Apple award – and all five are Purdue College of Education alumni, for the second year in a row.

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A Message From the Dean

Phillip J. VanFossen
Interim Dean, and Ackerman Distinguished Professor

I am honored and humbled to be asked to serve as the Interim Dean of the College of Education. I have been blessed to have a variety of experiences over my 25 years at Purdue, and I will draw on all of these in continuing to move the College forward as we leverage the momentum we have built with our Innovation Initiative (I² )–a cutting-edge educator-preparation program that has transformed our teacher education programs—as well as our other highly successful, nationally-ranked programs across both departments.

Indeed, I look forward to working with faculty, staff, and students across the entire College to support the outstanding work being done across all of our program areas, and to ensure our I²effort is successful.

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