BFA in Art Education students selected to participate in “Grow Your Own"
“Grow Your Own Teachers Illinois,” a local non-profit, works to diversify the teaching profession in the state. The organization recently selected five students from UIC’s new BFA in Art Education program to participate in the initiative where they will receive financial, academic, and social support in exchange for a 5-year commitment to teach in a high-needs public school after they graduate. GYO students can receive up to $25,000 in tuition assistance in their lifetime.
Ken Snyder, Outreach Coordinator for GYO, said that while the group can’t guarantee that the students will be hired, GYO graduates are highly sought after by school leaders. The BFA in Art Education program at UIC will serve to bring more high-quality teachers of color into the profession, said Snyder, adding that officials were impressed with the UIC students.
“Their passion for becoming teachers, and the understanding they showed about how, as teachers of color, they can positively impact the lives of their future students was impressive,” said Snyder.
Read more about UIC’s BFA in Art Education program:
https://today.uic.edu/uic-offers-bfa-in-art-education
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