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KAPPA DELTA PI
Kappa Delta Pi is an honor society in education. It strives to promote a closer fellowship among students who are dedicated to the teaching profession.  It promotes excellence in and the recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of education. KDP recognizes education majors who exhibit the ideals of scholarship, high personal standards, promise in teaching and who make contributions to education. Students who have been admitted to the Education Department and have successfully completed fieldwork, as well as two other courses in education with a B (3.0) or better, and who have attained a 3.0 GPA overall are invited to join Kappa Delta Pi.
Tau Psi Chapter at Lake Forest College is a very active KDP chapter that focuses on service projects to surrounding school districts and educational programs on campus, such as a series of outstanding speakers in the field of education. Membership in Tau Psi provides an excellent opportunity for education students to develop professional and social networks with the Lake Forest Community. For more information, refer to Kappa Delta Pi's web page: www.kdp.org.

Advisor: Professor Rachel Ragland
Officers: (2009-2010)
President: Ryan Glowacz
Vice President: Lisa Novine
Secretary - Samantha Eckerling
Treasurer - Patrick Hanley
Historian - Frank McCormick
Alumni Coordinator / PR - Claire Schmidt

BRIDGING THE GAP

Bridging the Gap is a group that is open to all students on campus. Its purpose is to support students on campus who have an interest in the career of teaching in high needs school environments. This group is also used to attract and support underrepresented groups of students of color and men into the field of teaching. The group consists of a mentorship program designed to give students the ability to discuss and ask questions to other students and alumni regarding the field of education, education department, or high-needs districts.

Advisor: Professor Shelley Sherman
Officers: (2009-2010)
Co-President: Charice Wilczynski and Samantha Eckerling

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SENIOR AWARDS
Senior Prize in Education is awarded to an outstanding student in education.
Senior Prize in Student Teaching is awarded to the student who has represented the values of Lake Forest College by demonstrating exceptional knowledge, skills and dispositions while teaching in local schools.