Welcome to the Department of Education

On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students of the Department of Education within the School of Arts and Sciences, I invite you to explore this website about our community of reflective practitioners.

Since its founding in 1908, the School of Education, and currently the Department of Education, sees it mission to contribute to the local, regional and national educational environment. Our reflective practitioner model, rooted in Catholic social justice teaching and contemporary cognitive science, prepares each student for their role as leader-practitioner. A tradition of service to urban and Catholic education provides students with numerous experiences to further their development as an educational professional.

Our reflective model challenges students in whatever career they choose------teachers, school and diocesan administrators, educational psychologists, policy makers, and researchers. Please view the videos that introduce our reflective model as described by our outstanding faculty and students. This video overview will quickly provide some sense of how this complex theoretical framework informs practice in ways that benefit our students as well as their future students and practice.

Our Educational Psychology program targets current practitioners providing them with up-to-date brain research and its application to classroom practice. Our signature Catholic Educational Leadership and Policy Studies doctoral program is designed to meet the growing national shortage of superintendents and diocesan leaders. The Professional Development Workshops and Institutes provide opportunities for continuing education units and graduate coursework for educators in a variety of specialties.

Thank you for your interest in our excellent department of reflective practitioners preparing future reflective practitioners. Our on-going goal is to impact the future of American education for all students. Please feel free to contact us for more information about specific programs.

Merylann J. Schuttloffel, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Education