Surabhi Joglekar ’20 High School Math Teacher, Portland Public Schools Majors: Secondary Education, Mathematics “When I looked into UP’s School of Education, it
Magdalena Salazar ’21 Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care, CommonSpirit Health Major: Nursing Minor: Medical Spanish “I chose UP for the opportunities it provides to first-generation students and the programs it has to set students up for success. UP helped me become more confident in my abilities as a leader and as a registered nurse. I especially enjoyed being able to connect with my peers in both a professional and personal manner during simulations in the sim lab. Being placed in such unique scenarios together provides a chance to connect. You also become more comfortable providing feedback and advocating for your patients. In my career, I feel that I can connect with my patients, families, and coworkers on a deeper level thanks to sim. I think every experience I had at UP provided a lesson for the future. During one of my last clinical rotations, I was very lucky to have been placed in a NICU, which inspired my career today. I love being able to build longer-term relationships with families and watch babies progress.”
automatically became my first choice for college. The ability to work in local schools starting my first year and the scaffolded path to the student-teaching year gave me ample time to become comfortable working in a classroom with students before starting my career. The classes I took in classroom management, adolescent psychology, assessment, and language acquisition were invaluable, and I still reflect on them in my work today. I’m able to strategize interventions for students in need of behavioral support and employ trauma-informed instruction and social-emotional learning strategies to address students’ needs. Math has always been one of my favorite subjects, but I know many students have negative experiences with math. I strive to give my students differentiated instruction and positive learning experiences so that they can enjoy math too. I have been very lucky to have several influential teachers in my educational career who believed in me and supported me, and I want to be able to do that for my students as well.”
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We’ve partnered with University of Portland for decades, and we continue to be impressed by the quality of educators coming from the School of Education. UP teaching candidates and graduates are professional, hard-working, innovative, and, most importantly, deeply committed to caring for and supporting kids.” —Principal, Astor K-8
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UP students are equipped not only to succeed as skilled health professionals, but also to lead with empathy, advocate for patients and communities, and contribute to a more inclusive and sustainable health care system.” —Program Manager-Academic Affiliations, Providence Health & Services
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