ACES scholarship influences first generation student
Name: Tomas Tebarek
Major: Finance in Agribusiness
Scholarship: Jonathan M. and Judith D. Groesbeck Scholarship in Honor of Harold E. Dustin
Hometown: Wheaton, Ill.
How did you make the decision to attend the College of ACES and major in your chosen field?
ACE fund inspires student success
The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics Student Advising and Enrichment Center (SAEC) distinguishes ACE as a leader in student service. The center emphasizes four core principles: experiential learning, personalized advising, professional development, and career exploration.
Private gifts, including the Tom Frey Fund, have provided funding essential to making student services and programs available and financially accessible.
The following are a sampling of the opportunities made possible by the ACE Student Advising and Enrichment Center.
U. of I. study: Teachers may need training to respond to children's emotions
Teachers learn a lot about how to teach curriculum in college, but they don't get much training in helping very young children learn to handle frustration, anger, and excitement, skills that kids need for kindergarten readiness, said Nancy McElwain, a University of Illinois professor of human development and family studies who conducted a study on the topic.