Announcements
Posted: Friday, June 3, 2022Appointments: School of Education
From the Head of the Teacher Education Unit
It is my pleasure to announce that in recognition of her outstanding work on the Urban Teacher Academy, the Buffalo Urban Teacher Pipeline Residency Program, the My Brother’s Keeper/Teacher Opportunity Corps II grant, and the 21st Century After-School Tutoring program, as well as her ongoing leadership of the Recruitment Committee of the Teacher Education Council, Kathy Wood will continue to develop and expand her critical work as the School of Education’s associate dean for recruitment and teacher diversity.
Diversifying the teacher workforce has been a high priority for many years, yet few have managed to accomplish all that Dr. Wood has demonstrated in moving the needle forward toward a more representative percentage of faculty from diverse backgrounds. More than $2 million of grant and legislative funding already supports these programs, allowing us to develop exemplary programming that will qualify the college for additional funding resources from local, state, and federal funds that are currently focused on diversifying the teacher workforce. The goal of focusing these efforts under Dr. Wood’s leadership is to continue the positive impact these programs have already shown on enrollment in teacher education, and to provide continuous and effective service to our Western New York school districts.
Jevon Hunter, Woods-Beals Endowed Chair in Urban Education, will return from his ACE Fellowship to assume the role of associate dean in the School of Education beginning in the fall 2022 semester. His duties will be commensurate with his colleague associate deans in the schools of Arts and Sciences and the Professions. Dr. Hunter will retain the office of endowed chair.
These critical changes to support enrollment and increase diversity in the teacher workforce are high priorities in SUNY and at Buffalo State. These structural changes involve no increase in salaries or expenditures. For additional information on these programs and those of the Woods-Beals Endowed Chair, please visit the SOE website.
Wendy A. Paterson, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean, School of Education
