Our mission drives much of what we do. It reads, in part: “Our school exemplifies excellence in education and human services through clinical practice, innovative, interdisciplinary and international curricula, individual and collaborative research.” Service to our professional community—whether in research, outreach, or student education—is the focus of our work.
Over the years, we have listened to members of our community-teachers, parents, students, counselors, human resource professionals and administrators to design and implement programs that we knew would have a lasting and substantive impact on their lives, and therefore on our own.
Giving Day Matching Funds:
Cayla Rose Carr Memorial Fund (MCRC1-OU)
Thanks to a donation from David Carr, gifts to this fund will be matched up to $1,000.
Cayla Rose Carr was a full time preschool teacher who loved all kinds of literature and reading. Teaching was her passion, especially reading every day to her young students. Upon Cayla's passing in September 2023, her family established the Cayla Rose Carr Memorial Fund to keep alight her passion for education, reading, and art.
Future Educators Scholarship NFES1-OU
Thanks to a donation from Cheryl McGinnis, gifts to this fund will be matched up to $1,000.
This fund will be used to uplift the profession of education by supporting and encouraging students pursuing a degree in teaching.
Josephine and Giuseppe Scibilia Language Scholarship Endowment Education (61654)
Thanks to a donation from Jo Scibilia, gifts will be matched up to $2,000.
The Josephine and Giuseppe Scibilia Language Education Award has been established to support the Scibilia family's valued belief that diversity of language is critically important for future generations to be successful because communication is the key to meaningful relationship building. The scholarship is aimed to support students who are pursuing a concentration in modern languages while earning a degree in secondary education at the School of Education and Human Services. Funds will go to the endowment for long-term growth of this fund.
Tapestry Scholarship for Organizational Leadership and Human Resource Development Students (61229)
Thanks to a donation from David Strubler, gifts will be matched up to $1,000.
The Tapestry Scholarship fund was established years ago initially to support Master of Training & Development students. It has since expanded to create three annual scholarships for students in the Master of Organizational Leadership program, Bachelors in Human Resource Development program, and/or Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership program.
