Back to School Events for Teachers: King Tut

Calling educators, administrators and their guests:

Come preview the Tut Exhibit and behold the treasures of the world's most famous Pharaoh on Tuesday, September 21. The exhibit will be open from 4:00 pm to 9:30 pm at the Discovery Times Square Exposition, located at 226 West 44th Street between 7th and 8th Ave.

For complimentary admission, please RSVP by September 20th. You may fill out your form by clicking here.

Orientation 2010

A big thank you to all new students, current students, faculty and staff who attended New Student Orientation last week at the Lincoln Center campus! We appreciate your participation and are pleased to report that the event was a great success, with nearly 150 students in attendance.

Information tables with representatives from Financial Aid & Scholarships, Student Technology Services, Counseling Services, and International Student Services were available, and speakers at the event included Dr. Bill Baker (President Emeritas of Channel 13, and Professor of Education and Journalist-in-Residency at Fordham), Barbara Wakie (Campus Director of Student Financial Services), and Linda Horisk (GSE Assistant Dean of Admissions). The Orientation included a luncheon and opportunitites for new students to get to know their fellow classmates in group activities, as well as to interact with current students and have their questions about student life answered.

We welcome all of our new and returning GSE students, and look forward to the start of the Fall 2010 semester!

More event photos:

Dean James Hennessy welcomes our new students










Dr. Bill Baker addresses the group








Assistant Dean Linda Horisk provides important information about course registration, financial aid, and life at Fordham to new students









New GSE students get to know each other







A panel of current GSE students were available to answer questions about academic and social life as a graduate student at Fordham

Komen Greater NYC Race for the Cure- Volunteers Needed!

The Race for the Cure will take place on Sunday, September 12th, 2010 in Central Park, and volunteers are needed to make this year's event a success!

Volunteers should arrive at 6:00 am to check in, and must be available to help out until 1:00 pm. Assistance is needed in the following areas:

• Information and Directions
  
• Teams Table- Checking Teams In
  
• T-Shirt and Bib Pickup
  
• Race Marshall
  
• Boutique/Merchandise
  
• Water Station
  
• Kids Zone
  
• Baggage Claim
  
• Sponsor Expo
• Start Line
  
• Finish Line
  

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Lindsay Wilson at lwilson@komennyc.org.

For more information about the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Race for the Cure, click here.

GSE In the News

Yonkers Public Schools Partner with GSE For STEM Learning Lab

Few children would agree that failing a class and then attending school in July qualifies as a fun summer. But that's exactly what happened over 17 days last month, thanks to a program co-developed and implemented by the Fordham Graduate School of Education Center for Educational Partnerships.

To read more, click here.

GSE Professor Leads "Public Speaking For Non-Instructional Supervisors" Course at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES

Dr. Toby Tetenbaum (Professor of Education, GSE), led the course designed to enhance public speaking skills for participants.

To read more, click here.

Westchester Open House- August 26th

Please join us for an Open House for prospective GSE students on Thursday, August 26th, 2010, at the Fordham Westchester campus. At the session, you will have the opportunity to learn more about GSE's tradition of excellence, and have your questions about your program of interest, admissions, financial aid, and student life answered.

The session will be held at the Westchester campus, located at 400 Westchester Avenue in West Harrison, NY, and will begin at 5:00 pm (when registration opens). The program will begin at 5:15 with an admissions presentation, followed by financial aid information. A question and answer session and and break out groups will conclude the Open House.

For driving directions and public transportation information, click here.

To RSVP, click here.

New Student Orientation 2010

Join us this summer at our orientation day to learn about student services, get important information for new students, and view the campus. Come meet your new classmates and enjoy a day at Fordham!

Tuesday, 24 August 2010 10 a.m - 3 p.m.
12th floor Lounge l Lowenstein Center
Lincoln Center Campus Fordham University
113 West 60th Street, New York, NY

If you are an admitted student, you may login and RSVP via your VIP Page.
A detailed agenda will be emailed to you prior to the event.

Please email gse_admiss@fordham.edu or call (212) 636-6400 with any questions.

Alumni in the News

Mercy College of Education Names New Dean
Mercy College has appointed Albert S. Posamentier, Ph.D., as Dean of the School of Education. Dr. Posamentier received his Ph.D. from Fordham University in Mathematics Education in 1973.

To read more, click here.

Sacred Heart Dean takes Middlesex Assistant Principal Job
The Board of Education welcomed a new addition to the staff of Middlesex Middle School Tuesday night. Andrew Byrne, former dean of faculty at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, will take on the assistant principal position at Middlesex Middle School this summer.

Byrne earned his second master's degree in educational administration and supervision from Fordham University, where he also did his doctoral work.

To read more, click here.