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Educational Leadership

NEWS ISSUE 5 | SPRING 2016

NEW! RACIAL EQUITY SCHOLARSHIPS The Department of Educational Leadership established the Leading Courageously for Racial Equity Conference in 2013. Due to the success of the conference, and in support of our mission, the Department of Educational Leadership has initiated an annual series of $1000 scholarships to award outstanding graduate students of color who demonstrate great promise for being leaders in racial equity work. Students must be enrolled in a master’s, specialist or doctorate degree program. The first five scholarships were awarded at the third annual Leading Courageously for Racial Equity Conference, April 21, 2016, to the following students:

Arslan Aziz, Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership Principal License Instructional Coach at Brooklyn Center Area Schools

Shonita Harper, Masters in Educational Leadership 2nd grade teaching fellow at Franklin Elementary Mankato Public Schools

Lawrence Coleman, Specialist in Educational Leadership Cooper High School Robbinsdale Area Schools

Quennel Cooper, Doctorate in Educational Leadership Program Assistant Principal, Hilltop Elementary Inver Grove Heights Area Schools

“I am honored to have received the award and appreciate the support and guidance from my professors and advisors at Minnesota State Mankato. After I complete the program, I look forward to using my education and experience in a leadership position.” ~Arslan Aziz

Tom Luu, Specialist in Educational Leadership School of Engineering and Arts, Robbinsdale Area Schools


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