Katherine Schlick Noe's Middle Grade Novel on Book Stands

Katherine Schlick Noe's much anticipated young adult novel Something to Hold found its place on book stands on Tuesday, December 6. Schlick Noe, Director of the Literacy for Special Needs Program, based the book on her experiences growing up on Indian reservations. The book explores universal issues of injustice, bullying, belonging and friendship. Schlick Noe will be presenting her middle grade novel at the following locations throughout the next few months. A book launch will take place at Seattle University on March 5, 2012. Click here to read an author Q&A and for more information about the novel, which is based on the author's life growing up on Indian reservations.

February 4: Search for Meaning: Pacific Northwest Spirituality Book Festival at SU
March 2: Stevenson Elementary School, Bellevue, Read Across America Month
March 15: Coe Elementary School, Seattle, Young Author Conference
April 14: White Salmon Library, White Salmon, WA, Reading/Book Signing

SDA Celebrates 20 years

The Student Development Administration program turns 20 in 2012. Be a part of a weekend-long celebration April 27-29 as alumni, faculty and students reminisce and reconnect with a professional development day, cohort events and a special brunch celebration. Check out the SDA anniversary website for more information.

MIT Alumna Guides Asa Mercer Middle School to New Heights

Once regarded as one of the worst performing schools in the city, Beacon Hill's Asa Mercer Middle School has been hailed for its dramatic turnaround. Its principal, 1997 MIT alumna, Susan Toth, says the turnaround is due to the administration's belief in the ability of all its students. Read more about how Mercer's aggressive-intervention model significantly boosted this low-achieving school's test scores and why other Seattle schools are interesting in modeling its policies.

Paul Allen Grant Makes COE Highest Funded at SU

The Paul G. Allen Foundation has awarded its first academic grant to Seattle University, and the College of Education is the recipient. The funds helped the College of Education surpass $1M from private foundations and federal and state grants. The College of Education receives the most grant dollars of any academic unit at SU. Read more