FSU College of Education Wins International Community Engagement Award

Florida State University College of Education won top honors in the Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU) Triple E Awards.

Project Elevated, a College of Education program that supports the pipeline of educators in Florida, won first place in the Community Engagement Initiative of the Year category. Damon Andrew, Dean of the College of Education, accepted the award at a ceremony Monday, June 26 in Barcelona, ​​Spain, attended by higher education institutions from around the world.

We are honored to receive this recognition from ACEEU, said Andrew. I truly believe that the work of the ElevatED Project is making a difference in education, both in Florida and beyond. I am very grateful for the tremendous support that FSU Presidents McCullough and Thrasher and FSU Provosts Clark and McRorie have provided to establish and grow the ElevatED project over time. With this award, I hope we can continue to expand the reach of initiatives and support our hard-working educators even more.

This is the second time in the space of a year that Project ElevatED has been recognized for its innovative approach to raising the profile of careers in education. The initiative also won the 2022 John L. Blackburn Award for Academic Innovation from the American Association of University Administrators.

The ElevatED project began in 2019 with the goal of recruiting, training, and retaining education professionals in Florida. Since its launch, the College of Education has awarded more than $2.61 million in scholarships to students, hosted 3,605 teachers through FSU-led professional development programs, graduated 1,635 students who started careers in K-12 education and provided nearly 3,000 care packages to FSU alumni. working in schools across Florida.

With the success of the initiative, seven more universities have joined as project affiliates Pupil. These universities use the model created by Project Pupil in their own efforts to support teachers and prepare the next generation of education professionals.

As part of ElevED Project and to increase visibility of educator impact, the College of Education and Florida State University are inviting Florida Teacher of the Year, Principal of the Year, Vice Principal of the Year, Superintendent of of the Year and School Employee of the Year to be recognized at an FSU football game each year. This year, the on-field recognition event will take place during FSU’s home game against Syracuse on Saturday, October 14.

For more information, visit education.fsu.edu.

About ACEEU and Triple E Awards

Based in Germany, ACEEU is a quality assurance body that emphasizes engagement and entrepreneurship in higher education. The Triple E Awards were created to further recognize entrepreneurship and commitment to higher education. The competition invites submissions from four different regions in a number of categories.

About Florida State University College of Education

As Florida State’s oldest college of education, FSU College of Education has prepared generations of individuals to succeed in the classroom and beyond. The college is home to more than 30 graduate programs, ranging from teacher preparation and counseling programs to sports management and instructional technology. Regardless of their field of study, students learn and work closely with renowned professors within a friendly, engaging and tight-knit community of scholars.