{"id":7557,"date":"2023-10-02T12:09:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T17:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/?p=7557"},"modified":"2023-11-27T07:03:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T13:03:31","slug":"womens-giving-circle-2023-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/womens-giving-circle-2023-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Giving Circle 2023 Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Women\u2019s Giving Circle has made an ongoing investment in School of Education projects that support teaching and learning. At a Sept. 20 luncheon, members of the group got a chance to learn about how their investments are paying off in preparing teachers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The donor group was founded in 2006 to bring together women alumni and former and current teachers to pool their gifts for greater impact. During the 2023 year, the Women\u2019s Giving Circle funded five projects that are continuing to support aspiring teachers and those who work with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s co-chairs of the group are Emily Robertson and Diane Thieme. At the luncheon, they announced the establishment of a fund to help students who may need extra support as they prepare for teaching careers. With the ongoing teacher shortage and the challenges of attracting students to the profession, the School of Education needs to do all that it can to support the students are dedicated to becoming teachers.\u00a0 The fund would provide grants of approximately $500 to juniors and seniors majoring in education to help out with such unplanned expenses as breakdowns in transportation or childcare arrangements.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Presenters
Presenters and faculty members: (L to R) Krissy Lize, Candance Doerr-Stevens, Anna Bierce, Angel Hessel, Haley Tovar, Liz Daniel, Jenny Brownson, Tara Serebin. Not pictured presenters Jackie Nguyen and Jeremy Page are not in the photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 2023 projects included: <\/p>\n\n\n\n