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Research has shown that people who have mentors have higher salaries, greater job satisfaction, lower burnout and generally outperform those who do not. In celebration of National Mentoring Month, Ruth Gotian (Ed.D. ’17) titled "Leveraging Mentoring: Creating your path to success," a workshop that will outline the benefits of having a mentor, what to look for in a mentor, how to develop your mentoring team and how to find a mentor. Come learn how a mentor can help you succeed.

Date: Wednesday, January 29
Time: 12-1:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual event. Register here.

Dr. Ruth Gotian is the inaugural Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine. In addition, she is the Chief Learning Officer in Anesthesiology and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology. 

Dr. Gotian started her career in finance and banking and transitioned to higher and medical education, a field she’s been immersed in for 28 out of the last 30 years. Dr. Gotian received her B.S. and M.S. in Business Management from the University at Stony Brook in New York as well as certificates in Executive Leadership and Managing for Execution from Cornell University. She earned her doctorate at TC where she studied Adult Learning and Leadership and focused her research on what makes physician-scientists successful. She has won numerous mentoring awards and most recently was awarded the Bert I Shapiro Award for having a national impact on physician-scientist training.

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Join Teachers College President Thomas Bailey for an alumni luncheon in Denver! He is eager to get better acquainted with the local TC community and hear your ideas for building an even stronger version of today's TC. This will also be a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with the local TC community.

Date: Sunday, December 8
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Appaloosa Grill
Wright Room (Second floor)
535 16th Street at Welton
Denver, CO

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Leaders - whether in schools or business - excel when they think and act like the best teachers do. In order to be heard by their audiences, and for meaningful action to occur as a result, they must explain themselves ways that foster deep and lasting relationships, as well as understanding. This webinar presented by Reshan Richards (Ed.D. ’14, pictured left) and Stephen J. Valentine (pictured right) will share both big ideas and practical steps to help you, and help you help others, to apply a teaching mindset to key areas of leadership

Date: Wednesday, December 11
Time: 5-6:00 p.m.
Location: Login here.

Reshan Richards is Director of Studies at New Canaan Country School and Co-Founder of Explain Everything Inc. He also teaches at TC and the Columbia University School of Professional Studies.

Stephen J. Valentine is an educator, school leader, writer, and serial collaborator. He serves as the Assistant Head, Upper School, and Director of Academic Leadership at Montclair Kimberley Academy. He is Coordinating Editor of Klingbrief and author of Everything but Teaching.

Together, Steve and Reshan have co-authored numerous print and online publications including 2016's Blending Leadership: Six Simple Beliefs for Leading Online and Off and 2019's Make Yourself Clear: How to Use a Teaching Mindset to Listen, Understand, Explain Everything, and Be Understood.

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Alumni Relations and Felicia Moore Mensah, Professor of Science Education and Vice Chair of the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology, invites alumni, students and staff to join her for a reception at the 2020 National Association for Research in Science Teaching Conference. On this occasion, we will celebrate Dr. Mensah’s appointment as Co-Editor in Chief of its flagship research publication, the Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST).

Date: Saturday, March 14
Time: 5-7:00 p.m.
Location: Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
Columbia Room
1401 S.W. Naito Parkway 
Portland, OR 97201

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Alumni are cordially invited to join Professor Sharon Lynn Kagan (Ed.D. '79) and her students for the annual Federal Policy Institute Reception. This year's special guest speaker is Mildred García (Ed.D. ’87), President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Stephanie J Rowley, Provost, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, will also attend this event, and she looks forward to meeting alumni from the D.C. area!

Date: Wednesday, January 15
Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: The National Press Club
Holeman Lounge
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045

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As AASCU's president, Dr. Mildred García is an advocate for public higher education at the national level, working to influence federal policy and regulations on behalf of member colleges and universities; serving as a resource to presidents and chancellors as they address state policy and emerging campus issues; developing collaborative partnerships and initiatives that advance public higher education; directing a strategic agenda that focuses on public college and university leadership for the 21st century; and providing professional development opportunities for presidents, chancellors, and their spouses. She is the first Latina to lead one of the six presidentially based higher education associations in Washington, D.C.

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Join us for an alumni panel discussion of Equity Visits: A New Approach to Supporting Equity-Focused School and District Leadership, a new book co-written by Rachel Roegman (Ed.D. ’14), David Allen (Ed.D. ’09), and Larry Leverett (Ed.D. ’92), and TC faculty member Thomas Hatch.

Roegman, Allen and Leverett with be joined in conversation by Marcia V. Lyles (Ed.D. ‘92) and Jorden Schiff (see below for more information about each panelist). The panel, moderated by Professor Mark Gooden, will discuss equity visits, the importance of instruction and equity together, and real life examples of superintendents utilizing equity visits (types of situations, challenges faced, etc.).

Date: Wednesday, February 5
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Teachers College
Grace Dodge room 179/179
525 West 120th St
New York, NY 10027

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Panelists:
1. Marcia V. Lyles, Ed. D., Member, New Jersey Network of Superintendents
2. Jorden Schiff, Ed.D., Member, New Jersey Network of Superintendents
3. Larry Leverett, Ed.D., Senior Manager, Leverett Education Consulting, and Co-Founder of the New Jersey Network of Superintendents
4. Rachel Roegman, Ed. D., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
5. David Allen, Ed. D., Associate Professor, College of Staten Island, The City University of New York

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Alumni Relations presents the
Provost on the Road Series

Join us in Napa Valley where Faculty Emeritus Frank Smith (Ed.D. ’65) and Gayle Smith (M.A. ’77) will host a lunch to introduce Stephanie J Rowley, TC's new Provost, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, to the local alumni community. Dr. Rowley will be sharing her vision for positioning students – and the College – to achieve great things.

Date: Saturday, January 18
Time: 12-2:00 p.m.
Location: TBA, Napa Valley, CA

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Alumni Relations presents the
Provost on the Road Series

Join us in Chicago to meet Stephanie J Rowley, TC's new Provost, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Rowley will be sharing her vision for positioning students – and the College – to achieve great things.

Date: Saturday, February 1
Time: 12-2:00 p.m.
Location: TBA,Chicago, IL

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Alumni Relations presents the
Provost on the Road Series

Join us in Atlanta to meet Stephanie J Rowley, TC's new Provost, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Rowley will be sharing her vision for positioning students – and the College – to achieve great things.

Date: Saturday, February 8
Time: 12-2:00 p.m.
Location: TBA, Atlanta, GA

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Alumni Relations presents the
Provost on the Road Series

Join Myah Moore Irick (M.A. '06) for an event in Pittsburgh where she will introduce Stephanie J Rowley, TC's new Provost, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, to the local alumni community. Dr. Rowley will be sharing her vision for positioning students – and the College – to achieve great things.

Date: Saturday, February 22
Time: TBA
Location: TBA, Pittsburgh, PA

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Alumni Relations presents the
Provost on the Road Series

Join us in Rochester to meet Stephanie J Rowley, TC's new Provost, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Rowley will be sharing her vision for positioning students – and the College – to achieve great things.

Date: Sunday, March 1
Time: TBA
Location: TBA, Rochester, NY

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Alumni Relations presents the
Provost on the Road Series

Join Maureen Topper (M.S. '79) for a reception in Bethlehem where she will introduce Stephanie J Rowley, TC's new Provost, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, to the local alumni community. Dr. Rowley will be sharing her vision for positioning students – and the College – to achieve great things.

Date: Thursday, March 26
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: TBA, Bethlehem, PA

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Alumni Relations presents the
Provost on the Road Series

Join us in the Bay Area to meet Stephanie J Rowley, TC's new Provost, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Rowley will be sharing her vision for positioning students – and the College – to achieve great things.

Date: Saturday, April 18
Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Location: TBA, San Francisco, CA

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