Fall 2018 Edition
Summer 2019 Edition
THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, BUSINESS & HUMAN SERVICES
Summer 2018 Edition
Table of Contents
1. Dean's Corner 2. Dept of Business & Gallaudet Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program (GIEI) 3. Dept of Counseling 4. Dept of Education 6. Dept of Hearing & Speech and Language Sciences 7. Dept of Government and Public Affairs 9. Dept of Interpretation & Translation 10. Dept of Physical Education & Recreation 11. Dept of Social Work 13. Commencement 2019
*option for subtitles is available on all videos
*various background pictures courtesy of gallaudet university archives
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Dean's corner with dr. Khadijat Rashid
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department of Business & Gallaudet Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program (GIEI)
How an Internship Experience led to an Insurance Career ● Jeffrey Willoughby, ’15, Underwriter, PHLY
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department of Counseling
department of education
Department of Education offers four plus one program
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Fowler Hall 304 VP: (202) 250-2468
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Department of Education students share their success stories
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department of Hearing & Speech and Language Sciences
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Doris Alcántara Doris Alcántara was awarded the Gilman Scholarship in the spring of 2018, presented at the American Education Research Association (AERA) in Toronto Canada April 2019 and became a Recipient of the Fulbright Student Scholarship in April 2019. Doris is a double major in International Studies and Government with a minor in Spanish. She will be graduating in May 2019. Gilman Scholarship The Gilman Scholarship allowed me to complete my internship for my degree in International Studies and create a pilot research project, which propelled me toward presenting a research paper at the AERA 2019 in Toronto Canada and led me toward a successful Fulbright application. Understanding my background will help you to understand my motivation and passion for conducting research in the Dominican Republic. My late father was born in the Dominican Republic. He told me stories of the hardships some people have to endure, and my deafness made me curious to learn about the lives and conditions of deaf children in the Dominican Republic. My curiosity turned into an inquiry, where I found a dearth of research. With the support of my faculty mentor, Dr. Catherine O’Brien, a professor at Gallaudet University, I developed a research project and was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), which lead me toward earning the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for the summer of 2018. The scholarship provided the opportunity to conduct limited research in the capital of the Dominican Republic. During my time there, I interned with ANSORDO, La Asociacion Nacional de los Sordos de la Republica Dominicana (National Association of the Deaf of the Dominican Republic). While working with ANSORDO, I had the opportunity to meet members of the deaf community, attend cultural events, visit schools, meet with institute directors, converse with the ministry of education, and meet with a senator in order to compile a list of needs to provide to the government to help initiate legislation leading to improvements for the deaf community. (continued on next page)
department of Government and Public Affairs
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Republic. During my time there, I interned with ANSORDO, La Asociacion Nacional de los Sordos de la Republica Dominicana (National Association of the Deaf of the Dominican Republic). While working with ANSORDO, I had the opportunity to meet members of the deaf community, attend cultural events, visit schools, meet with institute directors, converse with the ministry of education, and meet with a senator in order to compile a list of needs to provide to the government to help initiate legislation leading to improvements for the deaf community. A crucial part of my time in the Dominican Republic was to immerse myself into both the hearing and deaf cultures, which gave me a full understanding of the current social climate surrounding deafness. I am a member of a small group of people in the world who can communicate fluently in English, Spanish, ASL, and Dominican Sign Language (Lengua de Senas Dominicana -- LSD). While I was in the Dominican Republic, I was able to enhance my LSD skills, which is not recognized as an official language of the country, and is not formally taught or measured. My ability to read and write Spanish was useful, however, and my ability to speak and comprehend spoken language was crucial for communicating with those who lacked literacy skills. My language abilities in total allowed me to communicate with a wide range of people. AERA In April I presented my research at the AERA 2019 that was held in Toronto Canada. The title of my presentation was “Undergraduate Paper Presentation: The Current Status of Deaf Education in the Dominican Republic.” I was informed that I was the only Deaf Undergraduate paper presenter and the only undergraduate that presented my research, meaning with the support of my mentor, I submitted my conference proposal and was accepted to present my research. Fulbright In the spring of 2018 when I found out I received the Gilman scholarship, I began working with Dr. O’Brien, faculty mentor, to develop my Fulbright application. The Fulbright application was a process that took time, many drafts, and patience. My motivation in applying for Fulbright was based on four components: (1) intersectional identity, (2) family experiences impacting my recent Gallaudet University summer internship and research in the Dominican Republic, with the support of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship; (3) sense of Dominican cultural pride and the recognition of the needs of deaf children; and (4), desire to support marginalized communities. After presenting my research paper at AERA, I immediately found out that I was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to continue my work in the Dominican Republic for 10 months beginning in August of 2019. Dr. O’Brien and I were elated at the news.
Sara Lee Herzig, ’93, Edna Johnston, ’93 & G-’08, and Emily Shaw, Interpretation & Translation assistant professor, presented "American Sign Language and the Public Good: Representing the History of ASL with Heritage Learners in Grades 6-12" at Georgetown Roundtable (GURT), on March 31, 2019.
department of Interpretation & Translation
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department of Physical Education & Recreation
Students practicing their tennis game
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department of social work
Social Work BA students had a wonderful opportunity to collaborate with the Youth Summit on Education advocacy sponsored by NAD, Gallaudet departments of ASL and Deaf Studies, Education, Government and Social Work on Feb 26th. Our senior students worked with student representatives from HS across the nation to prepare for visits to capital hill, the next day leading a workshop "Meeting with you Legislators-true Biz!" We were pleased to see recent Social Work major and Alumni David (DT) Bruno, currently a Master of Social Work student at Columbia University, representing National Association of the Deaf (NAD) youth section and he helped open the event and lead the ice breaker activities. (continued on next page)
The following day on Feb, 27th 2019 our Master of Social Work students Juniors and some Seniors participated in the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and programs for the Deaf's Capital Hill day events beginning with a briefing in the Gold Room in the Raymond Building and visited representatives with the High school representatives and our faculty Drs: Lynda Myers, Connie Pucci, and Audrey Frank. The day was a success for the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf (CEASD) with over 100 participants and 60 legislative visits educating congress members and their staff about the need for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and seeking sponsors for the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan potential bill. Senator pix: Senator Thune was at the Cohen's hearing while his staff texted him to go over to the office to take a photo. He ran over and took a photo then ran back to the hearing just in ten minutes! Barbara Raimando from CEASD, Socail Work Senior. Ashley Wulf, Ms. Lamb parent, Senator John Thune SD student Anne Lamb? SD, and Socail Work Junior Sally Sauve.
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149th Commencement 2019
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