Dean's Welcome

Robert Manheimer

The C.W. Post School of Education is most interested in working with students who come into the field of education with a sense of personal mission. We are committed to working with students who care deeply about children and who feel that intellectual vigor is critically important but not the exclusive goal of education. Our broader focus is on healthy and whole human development — which we believe is the foundation for educational achievement. In this context, the School of Education at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University commits itself to being responsive to the social and cultural issues that play out in the daily lives of children, our schools and our local communities. It is our task, and the task of every educational leader, to focus first and foremost on what children need to grow and learn; to grapple with complex realities of individual development, family and social life; and to assume personal responsibility for the creation of educational environments worthy of growing human beings.

CHILD-CENTERED EMPOWERMENT

These ideals, undergirding our undergraduate and graduate programs, are clearly evident in projects we have undertaken with local schools, most notably a collaborative effort with the School Development Program of Yale University and the Westbury School District. This project is actively developing a child-centered model of educational renewal in what we have come to recognize as one of a growing number of urbanized suburbs. Funded in part by the Rockefeller Foundation and other philanthropic organizations, this initiative is the first of its kind in the nation. Our collaboration creates unprecedented opportunities for students of education and practicing educators. This program and others involving internships and professional development provides students with meaningful practical experience to compliment the theoretical aspect of our curricula.

ELECTRONIC LEARNING COMMUNITIES

We also recognize the vast opportunities to enhance the educational experience by integrating advances in technology. Information and communication technologies are continuously transforming not only our abilities to communicate but to form learning communities. The School of Education integrates state-of-the-art technology into nearly all of its courses and programs. Of particular note is the Electronic Educational Village (EEV), a creation of the Department of Educational Technology and local museums, schools and businesses. The EEV was recently honored as a Smithsonian Laureate and one of the nation's most innovative applications of educational technology. We are working on a wide range of technology-based possibilities to enhance our preparation of educators and increase the professional knowledge of our graduates.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

If you share our commitment and if you wish to explore innovative possibilities for the future, there is no better place than the C.W. Post School of Education to prepare for a profession in education, counseling or speech pathology.

"We commit ourselves to preparing educational leaders who will focus on what children need to grow and learn. We are dedicated to leading the way in the development of wholesome learning environments in our schools."

- Robert Manheimer, Ed.D., Dean, School of Education