Beth Kania-Gosche, PhD

Letter from the chair

Dear future teachers,

I hope you take some time to relax this summer, but I know for our faculty and staff, we still have a lot going on! STEM camps are in full swing, and the Child Development Center has a large group of school-aged students in their summer program. The STEM Mobile has been out visiting summer school and other community events. If you’re interested in working at either of these centers or being a camp counselor next year, let us know. These are work experiences that will directly benefit you as a future teacher.

Our new, online graduate certificate in teacher leadership launched this summer with the first class. If you’re a junior or a senior with a 3.0 GPA, you are eligible to take up to 9 hours of graduate credit as dual enrollment. With the new flat rate tuition, this is a great opportunity to take a graduate class at no additional cost. For more information, contact Phyllis Blackwell.

We also have a new partnership with biology for the non-thesis masters degree specifically for teachers. This means graduate biology courses are also available using the dual enrollment opportunity, or if you’d like to stay an extra year and leave with a graduate degree, that option is now available.

We have some great professional development opportunities happening here in Rolla this month.  

We are hopeful to return to our renovated offices in Centennial Hall soon, but we do not yet have a confirmed date. We are excited about the renovated 214-15 suite and the STEM Center on the first floor. We will have an open house when we’ve moved back in! Watch your email for more information.

If the cost of your education is a concern, one option is the federal TEACH grant. This is now open to early childhood and elementary educators, as well as STEM teachers, who commit to teaching in a high need school. We have a list of external scholarships on our website: Scholarships – Education | Missouri S&T (mst.edu). If you are concerned about continuing because of cost or any other reason, please reach out, so we can find resources to support you.

We can’t wait to see you in August! We even have new t-shirts for all of you!

Sincerely,

Dr. Beth Kania-Gosche