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2006-20072006-2007Year in ReviewYear in Review

Fall 2006 Professional Fall 2006 Professional Development WorkshopsDevelopment Workshops

Scholars heard from leaders in the Education field who spoke about trends in Orange and Osceola counties.

Scholar TestimonialScholar Testimonial

Regarding the October 25th Professional Development Workshop on Interview Skills for Teachers:

“I just wanted to let you all know how much I enjoyed the workshop today!”

Giving BackGiving Back

Volunteers from theOffice of Student Affairs,

including MPIE scholars,

gave an informativepresentation to a secondgrade class at Ivey Lane

Elementary.

We involved the children in several

activities to get them thinking about going to

college.

We talked to the children about UCF.

Fall 2006 MPIE GraduatesFall 2006 MPIE Graduates

• Genevieve AgpaloGenevieve Agpalo(teaching elementary (teaching elementary school)school)

• Jamaar AshleyJamaar Ashley((teaching high school)teaching high school)

• Jani Cornejo-LathamJani Cornejo-Latham• Stephanie GarciaStephanie Garcia• Alexandra GregoryAlexandra Gregory

(teaching elementary (teaching elementary school)school)

• Wendy MagdalenoWendy Magdaleno(looking for teaching (looking for teaching positionpositionin Georgia)in Georgia)

• Elizabeth MirelesElizabeth Mireles(looking for teaching (looking for teaching position)position)

• Deon MyersDeon Myers• Zelma RolleZelma Rolle

(looking for teaching (looking for teaching position)position)

• Leah WilliamsLeah Williams(teaching high school)(teaching high school)

Words from Fall 2006 MPIE Words from Fall 2006 MPIE Alumni…Alumni…

Thank you for taking Thank you for taking the time to see how I the time to see how I am doing. Thank you am doing. Thank you for all the wonderful for all the wonderful help and for helping help and for helping me with the Subject me with the Subject Area Study Guide. I Area Study Guide. I hope we do stay in hope we do stay in touch and take care. touch and take care.

-Wendy Magdaleno-Wendy Magdaleno

Thank you for taking Thank you for taking the time to see how I the time to see how I am doing. Thank you am doing. Thank you for all the wonderful for all the wonderful help and for helping help and for helping me with the Subject me with the Subject Area Study Guide. I Area Study Guide. I hope we do stay in hope we do stay in touch and take care. touch and take care.

-Wendy Magdaleno-Wendy Magdaleno

Thanks for Thanks for remembering remembering about us. You about us. You were a great were a great help to me help to me during last during last semester and I semester and I appreciate your appreciate your support.support.

-Elizabeth -Elizabeth MirelesMireles

Thanks for Thanks for remembering remembering about us. You about us. You were a great were a great help to me help to me during last during last semester and I semester and I appreciate your appreciate your support.support.

-Elizabeth -Elizabeth MirelesMireles

GOT A JOB! It’s GOT A JOB! It’s really what I really what I wanted too! I’ll wanted too! I’ll be at Boone. be at Boone. Yeah!Yeah!

-Leah Williams-Leah Williams

GOT A JOB! It’s GOT A JOB! It’s really what I really what I wanted too! I’ll wanted too! I’ll be at Boone. be at Boone. Yeah!Yeah!

-Leah Williams-Leah Williams

MPIE Scholars Shine!MPIE Scholars Shine!

MPIE ScholarMPIE Scholar

Denesha Jenkins wasDenesha Jenkins was

selected as Miss UCF selected as Miss UCF 2007.2007.

MPIE Scholars Shine!MPIE Scholars Shine!

Scholars were recognized with several awards and honors this year:

Judith A. Johnson Memorial Scholarship

Tangela Griffin

Junior Achievement Scholarship, Founders’ Award, and Honors in the Major

Reshma Ramkellawan

Gene & Mary Longfellow Award

Angela King

22ndnd Annual MPIE Scholars Annual MPIE Scholars ConferenceConference

Florida Fund for Minority Florida Fund for Minority Teachers ConferenceTeachers Conference

The Office of Student Affairs recruited community college transfer students for MPIE and seniors for UCF graduate programs.

All seniors participated ina pinning ceremony, such as UCF MPIE scholar Angela King, shown on the left.

MPIE in the NewsMPIE in the News

Spring 2007 MPIE Spring 2007 MPIE GraduatesGraduates

• Amy CamachoAmy Camacho• Amanda CooperAmanda Cooper• Tangela GriffinTangela Griffin• Denesha JenkinsDenesha Jenkins• Angela KingAngela King• Janeane MaxwellJaneane Maxwell• Renesha MooreRenesha Moore• Reshma Reshma

RamkellawanRamkellawan• Percy RitchiePercy Ritchie

Thank you for helping to make Thank you for helping to make

2006-2007 another great year for 2006-2007 another great year for

Minority Programs in Education!Minority Programs in Education!