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For Release: February 04, 2004
Fast-track
leadership at SHU
The Catholic Advocate
Seton Hall University’s Catholic School Leadership program,
in which students can get a Master of Arts degree in Education Leadership,
Management and Policy, as well as New Jersey Principal Certification,
is celebrating its five-year anniversary.
The accelerated program was founded in September 1998 and is designed
for educators and administrators with leadership potential in New
Jersey Catholic schools.
It consists of six weekends during the regular academic year and
an intensive one-week summer session.
The program was the first of its kind in the state and is jointly
sponsored by the College of Education and Human Services (CEHS) and
the Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology.Some 100 students
have graduated from the program to date, and many graduates have
been promoted or assumed positions as superintendents.
“
The program’s cohort model develops a community of faith-filled
Catholic school professionals,” says Reverend Kevin M. Hanbury,
Ed.D, founder and director of the program, and associate dean for
graduate administrative services at the College of Education and
Human Services.
The cohort format also allows many opportunities for professional
networking and support.
Another unique offering of interest to Catholic educators is Seton
Hall’s Educational Partners in Catholic Schools program (or
EPICS).
Supported in part by generous grants from the Simon Foundation, University
of Notre Dame and Our Sunday Visitor Publications, the EPICS program
recruits student volunteers to teach for two years in urban Catholic
schools.
While EPICS students are serving some of the country’s most
underserved elementary and secondary students, they can earn a master’s
degree at Seton Hall and/or complete a program of study leading to
teacher certification.
Charles P. Mitchel, Ed.D., Chair of the Department of Education Leadership,
Management and Policy at CEHS, is the academic adviser for EPICS.
Mitchel says, “Successful graduates of this program are well-equipped
to lead the Catholic schools of the 21st century.”
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