{"id":101820,"date":"2025-04-25T15:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T15:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=101820"},"modified":"2025-04-25T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T15:20:11","slug":"uri-college-of-educations-medallion-ceremony-honors-students-entering-teaching-education-related-professions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/uri-college-of-educations-medallion-ceremony-honors-students-entering-teaching-education-related-professions\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 College of Education\u2019s medallion ceremony honors students entering teaching, education-related professions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 April 22, 2025 \u2014 \u201cEvery year, 溏心vlog免费B站 graduates the most new teachers in Rhode Island,\u201d 溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange told an audience of about 300 people as he welcomed the Feinstein College of Education\u2019s graduating seniors preparing to become educators at the second annual Medallion Induction Ceremony on April 21 in Edwards Auditorium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Chapman, recipient of the 2024 Milken Educator Award and a social studies teacher at Norwich Free Academy in Connecticut, was the keynote speaker for the event that celebrated 120 elementary and secondary teacher candidates, along with students in other education-related majors.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapman is also a participant in this year\u2019s Feinstein College\u2019s Multilingual Learners (MLL) Endorsement for School Leaders cohort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are about to step into one of the most meaningful, impactful and important careers that there is,\u201d she said. \u201cWith so many opinions these days of how education should be run, your commitment matters now more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Alumna Jessica Chapman, recipient of a 2024 Milken Educator Award, addresses students at the induction ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve all heard the saying; it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it also takes a village to raise a teacher,\u201d she told the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapman urged the students to find a mentor who can provide guidance, a colleague with a different role to offer varying perspectives, and \u201cto admit this work is incredibly hard,\u201d but to do it anyway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWelcome to our small but mighty village,\u201d Chapman said, ending her address, just before the students approached the stage to receive their medallions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Danielle Dennis, dean of the Feinstein College of Education, presented the students with the medallions, a disc bearing the state\u2019s anchor seal and displaying the word HOPE surrounded by the words 溏心vlog免费B站 and College of Education, hanging on a navy blue ribbon. The anchor, she noted, symbolizes the \u201cunwavering dedication to our profession.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also in attendance were about 25 clinical educators from schools around the state who have supported 溏心vlog免费B站 teacher candidates in practicums and student teaching experiences throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Feinstein College of Education will hold its commencement ceremony on May 17 at 2 p.m. in the Ryan Center on the Kingston Campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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