In recognition of the outstanding contributions of MCE students, COESA is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the following 2020-2021 COESA Awards: 

Changemaker Award: In recognition of a student’s implementation of breakthrough solutions to complex challenges using an intersystem approach within their field of study or our MCE community.  

• Community Partnership Award: In recognition of a student who has built partnerships within the community that promote an intersecting professional world.  
• Inclusive Excellence Award: In recognition of a student's commitment to and enactment of the values of Inclusive Excellence in their field of study or our MCE community.
• Leadership Award: In recognition of a student’s efforts to promote college-wide thinking & action through collegiality, leadership, and collaboration.
• Practitioner Award: In recognition of a student’s application of research to their professional practice.
• Research Impact Award: In recognition of a student's research contributions to their field of study.
• Service Impact Award: In recognition of a student’s collaborative impact in service to others within their field of study or our MCE community.

Nominations are due Monday, May 10th, 2021 at 11:59pm. You can submit nominations here: https://udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ekyp1HGG20Bbe1o

All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to submit nominations. Award recipients will be notified by May 14th, 2021. The COESA Executive Board members are not eligible to be nominated for or receive COESA Awards. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to the COESA Executive Board at COESA@du.edu.

Thank you,

2020-2021 COESA Executive Board

President

Steve Jenks

PhD Student, Higher Education

Vice President

Joi Lin

PhD student, Curriculum and Instruction

Treasurer

Rachel Lim

EdD Student, Curriculum and Instruction

Secretary

Helen Chao

PhD Student, Counseling Psychology

Communications Chair

Rachel Kamnkhwani-Kaulembe

PhD Student, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Strategic Planning and Implementation Student Representative

Klaudia Neufeld

EdD Student, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

Strategic Planning and Implementation Student Representative

Katie Golieb

PhD Student, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Inclusive Excellence Representative

Chandler Golden

M.A. Candidate, Counseling Psychology

To contact any of our board members, feel free to

e-mail to their attention at COESA@du.edu

COESA serves the following roles:

• Represent students in all policy-making activities affecting student interests.
• Provide students studying in the Morgridge College of Education (MCE) an opportunity to engage in collegial and social relationships with faculty, peers, and experts in the field.
• Encourage and promote professional, intellectual, and social interaction between students, faculty, and staff.
• Support student research.
• Represent the Morgridge College of Education on the Graduate Student Government
• Manage and distribute monies received through the Graduate Student Government.
• Promote community within the Morgridge College of Education.
• Augment the graduate experience for students in the Morgridge College of Education.

The Graduate Student Government (GSG) is the umbrella council that represents all the Graduate Student Associations (GSAs) at the University of Denver. COESA is the GSA for the Morgridge College of Education, and the direct link between MCE students and GSG.

GSG has two goals at the University:

1) Foster a sense of community among the graduate students
2) To represent that community and its interests at DU

GSG serves as the representative student government body to the University Community. Visit GSG's website to learn more: https://www.du.edu/gsg/

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