1. College of Education Minority Programs in Education 2006-2007 Year in Review

2. Fall 2006 Professional Development Workshops Scholars heard from leaders in the Education field who spoke about trends in Orange and Osceola counties.

3. Scholar Testimonial Scholar Testimonial Regarding the October 25 th Professional Development Workshop on Interview Skills for Teachers: “I just wanted to let you all know how much I enjoyed the workshop today!”

4. Giving Back Volunteers from the Office of Student Affairs, including MPIE scholars, gave an informative presentation to a second grade class at Ivey Lane Elementary. We involved the children in several activities to get them thinking about going to college. We talked to the children about UCF.

5. Fall 2006 MPIE Graduates Genevieve AgpaloGenevieve Agpalo (teaching elementary school) Jamaar AshleyJamaar Ashley ( teaching high school) Jani Cornejo-LathamJani Cornejo-Latham Stephanie GarciaStephanie Garcia Alexandra GregoryAlexandra Gregory (teaching elementary school) Wendy Magdaleno Wendy Magdaleno (looking for teaching position in Georgia) Elizabeth Mireles Elizabeth Mireles (looking for teaching position) Deon Myers Deon Myers Zelma Rolle Zelma Rolle (looking for teaching position) Leah Williams Leah Williams (teaching high school)

6. Words from Fall 2006 MPIE Alumni… Thank you for taking the time to see how I am doing. Thank you for all the wonderful help and for helping me with the Subject Area Study Guide. I hope we do stay in touch and take care. -Wendy Magdaleno Thank you for taking the time to see how I am doing. Thank you for all the wonderful help and for helping me with the Subject Area Study Guide. I hope we do stay in touch and take care. -Wendy Magdaleno Thanks for remembering about us. You were a great help to me during last semester and I appreciate your support. -Elizabeth Mireles Thanks for remembering about us. You were a great help to me during last semester and I appreciate your support. -Elizabeth Mireles GOT A JOB! It’s really what I wanted too! I’ll be at Boone. Yeah! -Leah Williams GOT A JOB! It’s really what I wanted too! I’ll be at Boone. Yeah! -Leah Williams

7. MPIE Scholars Shine! MPIE Scholar Denesha Jenkins was selected as Miss UCF 2007.

8. MPIE Scholars Shine! Scholars were recognized with several awards and honors this year: Judith A. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Tangela Griffin Junior Achievement Scholarship, Founders’ Award, and Honors in the Major Reshma Ramkellawan Gene & Mary Longfellow Award Angela King

9. 2 nd Annual MPIE Scholars Conference

10. Florida Fund for Minority Teachers Conference The Office of Student Affairs recruited community college transfer students for MPIE and seniors for UCF graduate programs. All seniors participated in a pinning ceremony, such as UCF MPIE scholar Angela King, shown on the left.

11. MPIE in the News

12. Spring 2007 MPIE Graduates Amy CamachoAmy Camacho Amanda CooperAmanda Cooper Tangela GriffinTangela Griffin Denesha JenkinsDenesha Jenkins Angela KingAngela King Janeane MaxwellJaneane Maxwell Renesha MooreRenesha Moore Reshma RamkellawanReshma Ramkellawan Percy RitchiePercy Ritchie

13. Thank you for helping to make 2006-2007 another great year for Minority Programs in Education!