The moment Ottawa University teachereducation students set foot in a school, they will be interviewing for jobs. At least that’s what faculty members in Ottawa University’s School of Education tell their students. “Whether they are doing practicum work or student teaching, they are actually informally interviewing for potential positions,” says Instructor of Education Luis Hinojosa. “If they do a great job, administrators talk to each other and tell them of the quality students they

For senior Kiera Wilson, college has been a series of firsts. A first-generation college student, Wilson had never been a member of a team before coming to Ottawa University. She had never boarded an airplane. She had never traveled abroad. But all of that has changed for Wilson, who is from St. Louis. When Wilson graduates, she will be able to say that she was the first member of her family to attend and graduate college; that she was a scholarship-receiving member of the Ottawa University

Ottawa University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Amy Browne Hogan as the new Dean of the School of Education. She has served as the Interim Dean of the School since last spring, following the departure of Dr. David Barnes. Hogan has extensive experience as a K-12 trained teacher, college professor and academic administrator. She originally came to Ottawa University in 2003 as an adjunct instructor while she was teaching in the Shawnee Mission Public School system. She worked in

In February, Ottawa University announced a groundbreaking contractual arrangement with the largest provider of educational technology and software in the world – Blackboard. A $650 million company, Blackboard built its reputation by providing software and related services in support of the burgeoning online education industry. This partnership has the potential to be by far the most important and far reaching arrangement with an outside party that Ottawa University has ever considered. As p