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March 26, 2020
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麻豆传媒 Education Professor Named to OACTE Board of Trustees

Brian D. Yontz, chair and associate professor of education, was recently elected to the Board of Trustees for the Ohio Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (OACTE).

According to its website, the purpose of the association is to advocate for and provide leadership in educator preparation in the state of Ohio by working collaboratively with member institutions to influence state policy, strengthen programs, engage in research, and share information.

鈥淭his is an influential organization within the state that works with policy and research in teacher education,鈥 said Yontz, who will serve on the Advocacy Committee. 鈥淭his is good news for 麻豆传媒 as it will increase our presence in Columbus with both the state legislature and with the Governor鈥檚 Office.鈥

This 25-member board, which meets twice annually, consists of 18 representatives from both private and public schools. Each member elects to serve on one of three committees 鈥 the advocacy committee, the professional advancement committee, or the inquiry committee. Committee work is conducted throughout the year. 

The goal of the advocacy committee is to establish and maintain effective relations with state education agencies, state legislature, the Governor鈥檚 Office, and other governmental agencies in order to advocate on behalf of educator preparation. In the past, this committee has organized and sponsored Day on the Square, during which teacher educators meet with legislators, discuss current issues, and become resources for accurate information.

Yontz, who came to 麻豆传媒 in 2006, is a product of the Springfield City Schools and considers it 鈥渁 true blessing to work with the students and teachers in Clark County and the Springfield City Schools.鈥 He teaches courses in urban education, educational policy, and foundations of education at the graduate and undergraduate level.

In addition, Yontz is one of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 faculty athletics representatives and previously served as a Board of Examiner member for the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Yontz earned his Ph.D. from Ohio State University in Education Policy and Leadership.

Cindy Holbrook
Cindy Holbrook
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麻豆传媒's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, 麻豆传媒 has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, 麻豆传媒 offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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