{"id":4068,"date":"2018-10-16T10:12:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T14:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/?p=4068"},"modified":"2021-06-16T10:25:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T14:25:42","slug":"letters-fall-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/letters-fall-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Re: Summer 2018<\/h2>\n
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\"Monmouth<\/p>\n

Monmouth University\u2019s Autism Program Improvement Project (\u201cImproving Autism Education\u201d<\/a>), directed by Drs. Lauderdale-Littin and Haspel in the School of Education, is a tremendous example of the level of scholarship and commitment to community that our faculty possess. Thanks to the pioneering vision and generous support of the Autism MVP Foundation, Monmouth University is at the forefront of providing evidence-based training for public school teachers of students with autism. The partnership with Autism MVP Foundation has been critical in identifying areas of need and improvement in special services across central New Jersey. As a result, participating teachers are demonstrating increased confidence and competencies in working with children on the autism spectrum, and their students are seeing improved academic, social, and behavioral outcomes. The Autism Program Improvement Project would not exist without the generous endorsement from the Autism MVP Foundation, and we are grateful for the opportunity to collaborate on this good work.<\/p>\n

John E. Henning, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Education<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I enjoyed my experience at Monmouth tremendously. The instructors were the best, the school was unbelievably beautiful, and all of the activities were fun and enriching. The students all got along, were best friends, and enjoyed each other. We didn\u2019t have political issues. I was not pleased when I read the Q&A with Dante Barry (\u201cThe Organizer\u201d<\/a>) in the summer issue. I don\u2019t care if people are sky-blue pink. I started an all-black school in Hayward, California, and sent my own daughter to it. I loved all my students, had them at my home, and they were part of my life. I just think there should be more positive articles in the magazine. I think we all need to focus more on the positive.<\/p>\n

Evie (Pizzulli) Dopart \u201961<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Remembering a pioneer<\/h2>\n
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