Student Organizations, Awards and Honors
Joining with fellow students brings a powerful sense of community to your learning experience. You'll find common cause with your peers within our student organizations. In addition, the School of Education sponsors events focused on issues relevant to you through regular programming on student and faculty research, community building, and invited lecturers.
Awards and Honors
University-Wide Honors
The School of Education participates in the Alpha Sigma Nu (ASN) Honor Society. Each Spring, new candidates are invited to participate in ASN, the national society of Jesuit College and University throughout the world. Candidates are students from across the University who excel in scholarship, loyalty and service, and promote Ignatian values for life. The Induction ceremony takes place the following October in Madonna Della Strada Chapel on the Lake Shore campus.
Each year one SOE Student is nominated for the President’s Medallion. The representative for the SOE embodies Leadership, scholarship, and service, bringing the spirit of the Jesuit mission to life. The medallion is presented at a formal event each Fall which is followed by the President’s Ball.
Click to learn more about our SOE student receiving this prestigious honor in 2022:
- Erica Whitmore (Administration and Supervision)
School of Education Honors & Awards
All SOE students are eligible to apply for Student Excellence awards. This annual event is sponsored by the SOE’s Student Development Committee. Awards are made each Spring term for excellence in research, teaching, and service. Click here to read about the 2022 recipients.
Undergraduates also are eligible for the Dean’s list (each term), laudatory status (awarded to eligible students upon completion of the program), and program area awards which are determined by T&L faculty and awarded during the Undergraduate Honor’s Celebration in the days before commencement. The Honor’s Celebration includes all graduating Honor’s program students as well as those who have earned laudatory status.
Deans List
The School of Education Dean's List will be awarded each term based on following the criteria:
- Students must earn a combined GPA for the term of 3.5 or above.
- Students must have earned 12 or more credits for the term, graded on a letter scale; grades of "P" (Pass) are not included.
- Students with an unresolved "Incomplete" grade for the term are not eligible until the Incomplete is resolved. At that time their GPA for the term will be recalculated. If they earn a 3.5 or higher for the term, the list will be updated to reflect their inclusion.
Fall 2022 Dean's List
| Katarina Alvarado | Secondary Education |
| Jessica Artisuk | Special Education |
| Skylar Baker | Early Childhood Special Education |
| Jacquelyn Barnes | Special Education |
| Jake Bartilad | Elementary Education |
| Nicole Bedrejo | Elementary Education |
| Karoline Blancha | Elementary Education |
| Margaret Blaes | Elementary Education |
| Emma Bogdanov | Elementary Education |
| Paul Bolender | Secondary Education |
| Breelyn Borum | Elementary Education |
| Benjamin Brania | Secondary Education |
| Elizabeth Breman | Early Childhood Special Education |
| Alexandra Brist | Bilingual Education |
| Sofia Brown | Elementary Education |
| Elizabeth Brunet | Secondary Education |
| Allie Brztowski | Secondary Education |
| Abigail Burrows | Elementary Education |
| Emmaline Byars | Secondary Education |
| Kadin Camburn | Special Education |
| Kayla Carizey | Elementary Education |
| Angelina Caruso | Secondary Education |
| Katherine Casas | Early Childhood Special Education |
| Emily Choi | Elementary Education |
| Grace Cvengros | Secondary Education |
| Jenna Daube | Secondary Education |
| Travis Davenport | Secondary Education |
| Jose De Leon | Secondary Education |
| Ellie DeBock | Elementary Education |
| Grace Dechant | Elementary Education |
| Daniel Dolan | Secondary Education |
| Maeve Donlin | Middle Grades Education |
| Megan Dunn | Elementary Education |
| Abigail Dyson | Special Education |
| Michelle Eloisa | Elementary Education |
| Megan Evans | Elementary Education |
| Ashlea Fendyke | Secondary Education |
| Ella Fernandez | Elementary Education |
| Steven Flanagan | Special Education |
| Logan Flores | Early Childhood Special Education |
| Elisa Flores | Secondary Education |
| Mayra Garcia Sainz | Bilingual Education |
| Mia Gianfrancesco | Special Education |
| Sabrina Godinho dos Santos | Special Education |
| Dakota Hagen | Secondary Education |
| Lucy Hamilton | Elementary Education |
| Annelise Hannon | Secondary Education |
| Delaney Harris | Secondary Education |
| Morgan Hinkle | Special Education |
| Anelise Huang | Elementary Education |
| Karolina Irla | Secondary Education |
| Grace Jaroszewski | Elementary Education |
| Sydney Jobs | Elementary Education |
| Mia Johnson | Secondary Education |
| Kirsten Elyse Jose | Elementary Education |
| Katherine Karel | Secondary Education |
| Sara Kazemi | Secondary Education |
| Madeline Keuten | Elementary Education |
| Oliver Kingery | Middle Grades Education |
| Holden Kodish | Secondary Education |
| Anna Kougias | Elementary Education |
| Daphne Kraushaar | Elementary Education |
| Anna Kuhnert | Elementary Education |
| Katharine Kulevich | Special Education |
| Logan Levine | Secondary Education |
| Sean Lifka | Secondary Education |
| Andrea Limperatos | Secondary Education |
| Konstantina Limperatos | Elementary Education |
| Grace Lloyd | Elementary Education |
| Kailyn Loch | Special Education |
| Finnegan Louis | Secondary Education |
| Mark Lozovnoy | Early Childhood Special Education |
| Grace Lueken | Secondary Education |
| Claire Mannion | Elementary Education |
| Amanda McGreal | Secondary Education |
| Amira Mahmeti | Elementary Education |
| Rubi Mendez | Secondary Education |
| Sara Merlos | Early Childhood Special Education |
| Sarah Mikos | Early Childhood Special Education |
| Ashtyn Mitchell | Elementary Education |
| Lucy Myerscough | Secondary Education |
| Sydnee O'Donnell | Secondary Education |
| John Ogle | Elementary Education |
| Sarah Omiatek | Elementary Education |
| Samantha Pecsar | Elementary Education |
| Rebecca Phillips | Elementary Education |
| Claire Piccirilli | Elementary Education |
| Karah Preston | Early Childhood Special Education |
| Mia Pyle | Middle Grades Education |
| Zara Quraishi | Elementary Education |
| Audrey Rajski | Elementary Education |
| Diya Ramhtullah | Early Childhood Special Education |
| Morgan Reeb | Elementary Education |
| Alyssa Romero | Secondary Education |
| Ella Rorabaugh | Elementary Education |
| Audrey Selander | Elementary Education |
| Olivia Shah | Elementary Education |
| Madison Shenefield | Elementary Education |
| Julia Skarzynska | Elementary Education |
| Rebecca Smith | Early Childhood Special Education |
| Emily Spielbauer | Elementary Education |
| Naja Sulejman | Special Education |
| Shreya Talukder | Elementary Education |
| Kyra Tatge | Secondary Education |
| Indigo TenEyck | Middle Grades Education |
| Cassidy Tennyson | Elementary Education |
| Lynn Tran | Elementary Education |
| Serena Troshynski | Secondary Education |
| Jasmine Turrubiartes | Secondary Education |
| Elizabeth Usher | Secondary Education |
| Sophia Vanneste | Elementary Education |
| Angeline Ventula | Elementary Education |
| Andre Vu | Secondary Education |
| Alison Wahlberg | Middle Grades Education |
| Christopher Warren | Secondary Education |
| Alea Wenig | Elementary Education |
| Matthew Westmeyer | Secondary Education |
| Gabriella Wingard | Secondary Education |
| Magdalena Wojtulewicz | Elementary Education |
| Stephen Woo | Secondary Education |
School-Wide Organizations
The Student Development Committee is comprised of representatives from all SOE program areas. This group helps shape school-level town halls, celebrations of excellence, and other events related to professional development. Members meet monthly. Each representative serves a minimum of one academic year. In early fall, any open seats are made known to the program chair and a request for volunteers is extended.
Golden Apple Scholars are comprised of students in the teaching & learning undergraduate program who have received tuition scholarship awards from the Illinois-based organization. The Golden Apple program focuses on supporting Illinois high-school students through scholarship funding, mentoring,, and professional development.
The Scholars meet periodically throughout the academic year with the Assistant Dean of Student Academic Affairs and Golden Apple representatives. For information on Golden Apple Scholarships, visit their website.
Program Level Student Organizations
Several SOE program areas have active student organizations that serve the students within that area. These groups are listed below, along with their related program area and a brief description. If you are interested in pursuing membership in these groups, enrolled students should contact the program area or refer to the contact information listed.
Counseling Psychology
Doctoral Advisory Committee (DAC) provides doctoral students a safe space (no faculty except when invited) to bond, to generate questions, and to engage in peer mentoring.
Higher Education
Higher Education Student Association (HESA) is the student-led programming, outreach and advocacy organization for students, alumni, and friends of the Higher Education program. We support the holistic development and serve as the collective voice representing the needs of higher education students at Loyola.
Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs
School Psychology
Loyola Association of School Psychology (LASP) is a student-run organization focused on creating community. Our mission is to increase visibility of school psychology as a career choice. The students work together to identify ways they can serve Chicago area children in facilitating access and equity.
Student Affiliates of School Psychology (SASP) is a student organization with a similar mission as LASP for our doctoral students.
School Psychology Journal Club is a student-initiated and led group that holds regularly scheduled gatherings ( 2 x per month] open to students and faculty to read and discuss current journal articles on issues important to the development of the science practitioner.
Teaching, Learning, and Leading with Schools and Communities
LUC Future Teachers Club/Illinois Education Association engages teacher preparation students in professional development, social networking, and service projects with local schools. Service projects have included building playgrounds at local schools and K-12 student engagement. Loyola’s future teachers are always a strong presence at the annual IEA conference and have won several grants to help support family literacy programs in the Lake Shore Campus community.
Awards and Honors
University-Wide Honors
The School of Education participates in the Alpha Sigma Nu (ASN) Honor Society. Each Spring, new candidates are invited to participate in ASN, the national society of Jesuit College and University throughout the world. Candidates are students from across the University who excel in scholarship, loyalty and service, and promote Ignatian values for life. The Induction ceremony takes place the following October in Madonna Della Strada Chapel on the Lake Shore campus.
Each year one SOE Student is nominated for the President’s Medallion. The representative for the SOE embodies Leadership, scholarship, and service, bringing the spirit of the Jesuit mission to life. The medallion is presented at a formal event each Fall which is followed by the President’s Ball.
Click to learn more about our SOE student receiving this prestigious honor in 2022:
- Erica Whitmore (Administration and Supervision)
School of Education Honors & Awards
All SOE students are eligible to apply for Student Excellence awards. This annual event is sponsored by the SOE’s Student Development Committee. Awards are made each Spring term for excellence in research, teaching, and service. Click here to read about the 2022 recipients.
Undergraduates also are eligible for the Dean’s list (each term), laudatory status (awarded to eligible students upon completion of the program), and program area awards which are determined by T&L faculty and awarded during the Undergraduate Honor’s Celebration in the days before commencement. The Honor’s Celebration includes all graduating Honor’s program students as well as those who have earned laudatory status.
Deans List
The School of Education Dean's List will be awarded each term based on following the criteria:
- Students must earn a combined GPA for the term of 3.5 or above.
- Students must have earned 12 or more credits for the term, graded on a letter scale; grades of "P" (Pass) are not included.
- Students with an unresolved "Incomplete" grade for the term are not eligible until the Incomplete is resolved. At that time their GPA for the term will be recalculated. If they earn a 3.5 or higher for the term, the list will be updated to reflect their inclusion.
School-Wide Organizations
The Student Development Committee is comprised of representatives from all SOE program areas. This group helps shape school-level town halls, celebrations of excellence, and other events related to professional development. Members meet monthly. Each representative serves a minimum of one academic year. In early fall, any open seats are made known to the program chair and a request for volunteers is extended.
Golden Apple Scholars are comprised of students in the teaching & learning undergraduate program who have received tuition scholarship awards from the Illinois-based organization. The Golden Apple program focuses on supporting Illinois high-school students through scholarship funding, mentoring,, and professional development.
The Scholars meet periodically throughout the academic year with the Assistant Dean of Student Academic Affairs and Golden Apple representatives. For information on Golden Apple Scholarships, visit their website.
Program Level Student Organizations
Several SOE program areas have active student organizations that serve the students within that area. These groups are listed below, along with their related program area and a brief description. If you are interested in pursuing membership in these groups, enrolled students should contact the program area or refer to the contact information listed.