PROGRAM ALUMNI

2006 marked the 15th Anniversary of the Master of Arts in Teaching program at Trinity University. To help commemorate this milestone, the Department of Education planned an afternoon of events to celebrate and reflect on the M.A.T. program as well as to reconnect with Trinity colleagues.

The half-day event began with a luncheon, celebrating the Alumni of the M.A.T. program. Included in that luncheon was a video retrospective, including interviews with former and current faculty, photos of Alumni, and quotes from the Alumni survey. To view the video...

Immediately following the luncheon, guest participated in an "Excellence in Teacher Education" Symposium. A panel of Trinity graduates including Dory Lopez Lightfoot (MAT 1992), Tim Miller (MAT 1994), Amada Rudolph (MAT 1996), Kristin Garot (MAT 1997), Terra Tiller (MAT 2004) shared with the audience their experiences and opinions about teacher education and teaching.

To respond to our panel and bring corporate, civic, legislative, and educational perspectives, we were honored that the following distinguished guests served as respondents:

• Mr. Charles Butt - Chairman and CEO of HEB
• Ms. Vanessa Hurd - Partner, The New Teacher Project
• Dr. Adrain Johnson - Associate Commissioner for School District Services, Texas Education Agency
• Dr. Richard Middleton - Superintendent, North East Independent School District
• Representative Michael Villarreal - State Representative, District 123

In an effort to reconnect Alumni and establish a network of colleagues, we have created a listserv that is available to all MAT graduates. To join the listserv, send an e-mail to Lisa Jasinski. Feel free to write in questions or suggestions - just know that everyone on the listserv will see it! To talk to the whole group, send an e-mail to matgrads@lyris.its.trinity.edu.