You know spring has arrived when the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) holds its annual Elizabethan Education Association (EEA) Spring Conference.

Sponsored by CSE students and faculty members of the undergraduate education programs, the day’s symposium welcomed more than 150 people on Thursday, April 17, 2008 in the Dolan Performance Hall in Annunciation Center on campus.

(l – r) CSE Women’s College students and Elizabethan Education Association (EEA) Co-Presidents Laura Kufta, ’09 (left) and Kristin Berg, ’09 (right), greet CSE alumna and keynote speaker Phyllis Alpaugh, M.A., principal of Lincoln Elementary School in Rockaway, N.J., at this year’s annual CSE EEA Spring Conference, Thursday, April 17, 2008. (Photo by Courtney Smolen)

The Conference, which has been a tradition at CSE for almost three decades, welcomed CSE alumna and keynote speaker Phyllis Alpaugh, M.A.,’05, principal of Lincoln Elementary School in Rockaway, N.J., onto campus. Ms. Alpaugh spoke about the vision that is needed to be a successful teacher in today’s schools in working with students, families and communities.

In addition, the day also honored Dr. David Perkins, CSE associate professor of Psychology with this year’s Partner in Education Award. CSE bestows the award upon a person who exemplifies great leadership in education and who enriches the experience of pre-service teachers in the undergraduate education programs. According to Dr. Deborah Tulloch, associate professor of Education at the College, Dr. Perkins’ courses in Psychology, including Education Psychology, have been enjoyed by generations of CSE students in the undergraduate education programs for almost 20 years.

After the lecture, students attended interactive workshops that included a symposium on challenges in schools that go beyond the curriculum, how to engage and inspire elementary and middle level students, making sense of multi-sensory language arts instruction, preparation for PRAXIS exams, and the realities of teaching in high school.

To learn more about CSE Education and other academic Women’s College degrees, visit www.cse.edu/academics.