The School of Education sponsors several student and professional organizations to support both undergraduate and graduate students in their professional preparation.
Curriculum and Instruction
International Literacy Association Monmouth University Council (ILA)
Web Site: www.literacyworldwide.org
The purpose of the International Literacy Association (ILA) MU Council is to provide an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to become part of the leading advocacy group for worldwide literacy, to facilitate literacy connections with Monmouth University’s greater community, to foster lifelong reading, and to reach out and support literacy development initiatives for children of any age.
Contact: Dr. Kerry Carley-Rizzuto
Email: krizzuto@monmouth.edu
ISEE Educators Club
ISEE Educators Club a club comprised of future educators, spanning various grade levels and majors, with the goal of providing support and resources through workshops, professional development, and community building meetings. They are always looking for new ideas and ways to help future teachers to be successful in the field. Lesson planning advice, Praxis/Praxis Core support, or even content specific activities to use in your placement are all examples of topics we can cover. All students are welcome, no matter their major or discipline.
Contact: Dr. Serbay Zambak
Email: vzambak@monmouth.edu
Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) Honor Society
Nu Tau Chapter
Web Site: www.kdp.org
Kappa Delta Pi is an international honor society in education that provides leadership experience, service projects, professional growth, and fellowship. Kappa Delta Pi pledges itself to the four ideals: Fidelity to Humanity, Science, Service, and Toil. KDP invites into its membership undergraduates who exhibit the ideals of scholarship, high personal standards, and promise in the field of teaching. All initiates must have completed 70 credits, with at least 6 semester hours of professional education courses completed or in progress. Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.2 or better.
Contact: Dr. Ai Kamei
Email: akamei@monmouth.edu
Officers:
President- Michael Rue
Vice President- Emma Cooper
Membership and Recruitment Co-Chairs- Brianna Brown and Aja Perez
Secretary- Sofia D’Alessandro
Social Media Chair- Jillian Bodiford
Special Education
Best Buddies
Best Buddies is an international organization dedicated to creating opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The IDD community that Best Buddies serves includes, but is not limited to, people with Down syndrome, autism, Fragile X, Williams syndrome, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury and other undiagnosed disabilities.
The Best Buddies chapter at Monmouth University strives for inclusion in building friendships between students with and without disabilities in creating lasting friendships on campus and around the Monmouth University community. Please contact Professor Danielle M. Frith (dfrith@monmouth.edu), faculty club advisor, for more information on how you can get involved!
Contact: Professor Danielle M. Frith
Email: dfrith@monmouth.edu
