Category: Student highlight

Erin Kowalevicz is REACHing students across the globe

Post author By Anna Ondieki
Post date June 10, 2025

Erin Kowalevicz, an elementary school teacher for Arlington Public Schools and a part-time George Mason student pursuing her master’s degree in the Education Leadership Program, spent her spring break collaborating with fellow educators through a study tour with REACH for Uganda.

During this experience, she worked directly with students and local teachers and led professional development workshops focused on collaborative learning, supporting students with special needs, and project-based instruction. Continue reading for insights into Erin’s experience.

Tags CEHD, Education, Education Leadership, George Mason University, Graduate, REACH for Uganda, Spring 2025

2025 CEHD Outstanding Student Award Winners

Post author By Anna Ondieki
Post date May 16, 2025

Each spring, faculty in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) come together to select an outstanding student in their program to receive the honor of being named as their program award winner at the CEHD Degree Celebration. Graduating students selected for this award embody the very best of their program: they excel in their studies; they demonstrate leadership in classes and internships; and they have a genuine and tenacious passion for their discipline.

Tags CEHD, GMU, Graduation, Mason, Program Award Winner, SOED, SOK, Spring 2025, SRTM

Full-circle moment: Yasmin Sahal’s journey to becoming an elementary educator

Post author By Anna Ondieki
Post date April 8, 2025

Tags CEHD, Education, Elementary Education, GMU, Teaching, Undergraduate

Empowering wellness: Shannon Smith brings health education to Zimbabwe community

Post author By Anna Ondieki
Post date March 21, 2025

Tags CEHD, Exercise is Medicine, George Mason University, GMU, Graduate, Kinesiology, research, Student highlight, Student Research Symposium

Tourism and Events Management student Natalie Strait reflects on her study abroad experiences

Post author By Anna Ondieki
Post date December 9, 2024

As Winter Graduation approaches, many graduating students enter a season of reflection. Natalie Strait, graduating this semester with a BS in Tourism and Events Management, looks back at her college experience with fondness. As a student in the Honors College, a member of the CEHD Student Advisory Board, a CEHD Student Ambassador, and president of the Tourism and Events Management Society, Natalie has made the most of her college experience. But her most memorable moments at George Mason were not on the Fairfax campus – or even in the United States.

Keep reading to learn more about Natalie’s experiences studying abroad in her own words.

Tags CEHD, graduating student, SRTM, Study Abroad, Tourism and Events Management, Undergraduate