Alliance for Catholic Education
Any teacher will tell you that no two classes are ever the same. The adage is equally true for more than three decades of ACE Teaching Fellows.
ACE 33 arrives on campus May 29, the new cohort similar to its predecessors in its difference: The latest Teaching Fellows cohort draws from 46 different colleges and universities, distinct from those that have gone before, and brings a unique mix of gifts and talents to their shared call to serve as educators in Catholic schools.
Fellows moving into Siegfried Hall for the first of two ACE summers later this month served in a wide variety of leadership roles as undergraduates. The incoming class of 93 graduate students includes resident assistants and teaching assistants, as well as youth ministers and counselors. Varsity athletes in ACE 33 participated in sports from hockey, rowing, and tennis to softball and Irish dance. A few even managed to combine their willingness to lead with a love of the game—pick one—to serve as athletic coaches.
More than 30 discrete majors are represented in ACE 33, including Mechanical Engineering, Global Studies, and Spanish. The undergraduate majors that appear most frequently among the incoming cohort are:
* English (nine)
* Psychology (eight)
* History (seven)
And with six incoming graduates, a tie for fourth:
* Neuroscience and Behavior
* Political Science
Over the next two years, ACE 33 will serve over 10,000 students and their families in Catholic school classrooms. Fellows will be placed in 91 schools, many with students that reflect diverse cultural backgrounds in both rural and urban settings. Schools supporting communities with growing numbers of students from recently immigrated families will also benefit from the service and formation of an ACE Teaching Fellow.
Read more about members of ACE 33 and their decisions to pursue service after graduation here.