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Department of Education and Leadership

Carter A. Winkle, Ph.D., Associate Dean

Javier Gonzalez, Ph.D., Certification Ombudsman and Program Director

Faculty: Buckreis, Gonzalez, McAtavey, McCrink, Mertler, Peterson, Quamina, Whitford, Winkle

Education Faculty Emeritus: Ruth Ban, Ph.D., John Dezek, Ed.D., Lilia C. DiBello, Ed.D., Eileen McDonough, Ed.D., Ann Murphy, Ed.D

Mission Statement

The Department of Education and Leadership is committed to promoting the mission of the University through teaching, advising, scholarship, research, and supportive service to the University, its students, and the community-at-large. Respecting life in all its diversity, we are committed to continuous improvement through collaborative processes. Thus, we:

  • offer a comprehensive range of professional courses and programs to prepare leaders for the twenty-first century in teaching, curriculum and instruction, educational leadership, higher education, and organizational learning;
  • continuously update programs to reflect changing societal needs; and
  • strive to nurture a student body who will succeed as highly accomplished professionals, living with integrity and leading with a sense of service and stewardship.

Department-Wide Goals

The Department of Education and Leadership, through a competent and academically prepared faculty, offers contemporary programs designed to:

  • meet current professional standards, including licensure and certification requirements;
  • provide knowledge and develop skills which enable graduates to practice in their career choices; and
  • develop attitudes which encourage a life-long commitment to quality teaching and learning.

Student Fees

To help students attain the required fingerprint clearance for field experiences in classrooms and to enroll to take the program-required Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE), a student fee is added at the time of student enrollment in two required courses in the B.S. in Education Program.

The first course is EDU-160 (Foundations of Education). The student fee added to this course covers the cost of the fingerprinting fee and the cost of the first attempt at the FTCE General Knowledge (GK) Exam.

The second course is EDU-371 (Instructional Strategies). For transfer students, the student fee added to this course covers the cost of the fingerprinting fee and the first attempt at the FTCE Subject Area Exam (SAE). For juniors who entered the program as beginning freshmen, the student fee covers the first attempt at the SAE.

Based upon revisions in State Certification requirements, there may be changes in these requirements which are not in place at the time of the publication of this catalog. Students have the sole responsibility to comply with requirements for certification/endorsements and to keep current with the changes in certification/endorsement requirements in order to graduate in a timely manner.