茱莉亚•贝茨

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茱莉亚•贝茨 graduated from Pennsbury High School in 2021. She originally heard about GMercyU through her great aunt, who received her master’s degree at the University.

大四那年，在一次女童子军会议上，茱莉亚和她的朋友们讨论了她们的大学计划. 她提到申请了两所当地的私立学校，但不确定还能申请哪所学校. After the meeting, Julia and her mom researched private institutions and found GMercyU.

“我找到了格温内斯仁慈大学, but had never really heard anything about the institution, 所以我很想了解更多. I applied to three schools and in a manner of two weeks, GMercyU was the first that reached out to me, 向我展示了这所大学的风度，并给我这个未来的学生留下了良好的第一印象,茱莉亚分享道。. “My selling point was threefold: scholarship pack年龄s, 校园本身, and the 教师学徒计划(TAP).”

Julia earned a Presidential Scholarship, 其中包括完成一个项目和与教师和奖学金委员会的面试. 不幸的是，就在她面试之前，茱莉亚的地下室被水淹了，她一个人在家. 在面试过程中, 水管工来了, leaving Julia to explain the situation to the committee.

“我从来没有想过我会遇到这样一个强调和风度翩翩的团队，他们对我的情况非常灵活和理解. I felt like I had blown the interview, but when I came back on, Dr. 美国说, “我只想说, from a special education standpoint, the way you handled that entire situation was perfect,’”茱莉亚说。. “I then continued with the interview process. 尽管非常伤脑筋的, 这个过程最终是我冒过的最好的风险，因为它把我带到了这个校园.”

While the scholarship played a role in Julia’s decision, she ultimately chose GMercyU because she fell in love with campus. Her first exposure to GMercyU’s campus was in March 2021.

As I stepped onto campus, I immediately fell in love with it. The staff was so welcoming and friendly, and I felt like I was seen as a student, which is rare on big college campuses, 等我巡演结束的时候, I could comfortably navigate my way around campus, 这能让我安心吗.

After officially becoming a Griffin, Julia received a detailed letter about her major, Early Childhood Education and Special Education, and the 教师学徒计划(TAP). The letter highlighted the benefits of TAP, 特别提到职前教师从第一年第一学期开始获得课堂经验的能力.

“这是我作为教育专业学生的一个主要卖点，因为只有很少的学院和大学为他们的教育专业开设这样的课程, making this an invaluable experience,茱莉亚说.

为什么教育?

“我之所以选择这个专业，是因为从我记事起我就想成为一名教师. 我记得小时候在地下室玩学校游戏，觉得扮演老师很有趣,茱莉亚分享道。. “然而, 我要感谢我过去的老师们，他们在不知不觉中引导我走上了追求教育学位和成为一名教师的道路.”

在她的教育历程中, Julia’s teachers have had both a positive and negative affect on her. 然而，有一位老师却“点燃了我成为一名教师的热情”.”

“Though very knowledgeable and personable, my 第四-grade teacher could not recognize my needs as a student. 我的同龄人在教室里几乎一动也不动，一天的大部分时间都坐在课桌前. This caused me to have some academic and personal issues during the school year, only to find out that I needed more movement and stimulation throughout my day,”茱莉亚说。. “I remember being very bored in school and refusing to do my homework. However, nothing was done for me after discovering the source of my issues. When reflecting on this experience, 就在那一刻，我知道我想成为我学生时代所需要的老师.”

Experience in the School of Education

Julia has loved every minute of her time in the program so far. Even though she isn’t working directly in the field yet, 与其他院校的学生相比，她觉得自己受到了非常全面的教育.

我也喜欢小班教学, 因为我可以从倾听和指导的教授那里获得更真实的学习体验，而不是像许多其他大学教授在教学时只是传递信息.

While Julia loves all of her professors at GMercyU, Professor Marianne Boyd is one that sticks out the most.

“Professor Marianne Boyd has not only been a professor, 也是我的学术顾问, the club advisor for Education Outreach, 倾听的耳朵, and a mentor whom I look up to as my guide for how I want to be as a teacher. 从大一开始，她就一直是我的路标, 哪一个碰巧教了我的她. 从大一开始, 博伊德教授每学期都教我很多教学方法, 她也把我塑造成了一名著名的教师，准备毕业后进入这个领域,茱莉亚分享道。. “我永远感激她为我所做的一切，我只希望我的学生能像她为我所做的那样产生巨大的影响.”

教师学徒计划(TAP)

作为一名大三学生, Julia has not completed her pre-student teaching or student teaching, 但她参加了TAP. She’s worked and gain experience with different 年龄s, 能力, and educational locations through this program.

从她的第一年开始, 整个秋季学期，茱莉亚都在蒙哥马利县中级学校观察，春季学期则在玛斯特三世特许学校的四年级教室观察. During the fall of her sophomore year, 今年春天，她观察了戈达德学校的一间幼儿园教室和诺里斯敦地区学区的一间三年级教室. 目前, 她被安排在彭斯伯里学区的一所小学进行秋季和春季学期的学习.

"My biggest takeaway is that through these experiences, 我知道了我最能与哪个年龄段的学生产生共鸣——高年级学生(大约三年级到六年级). After my first day observing at MaST III, 我喜欢学生的年龄, how they were both independent and dependent at the same time. 在接下来的一个学期，当我进入幼儿园的教室时，我知道这里的环境并不适合我,茱莉亚分享道。. “到目前为止，没有任何其他经历能像我在四年级课堂上那样积极投入, which made me fall in love with that 年龄 group.”

参与校园活动

I made it my goal on campus to become highly involved on campus because I am a commuter, and I don’t have the ‘typical’ college experience that many others my 年龄 have.

Julia is President of Education Outreach, 一个致力于帮助职前教师在实践慈悲姐妹的关键关注的同时获得教育领域的另一种观点的俱乐部. 每学期, 俱乐部旨在为职前教师举办服务和专业发展活动，以获得额外的教育经验.

在过去几年里, Education Outreach has done several service projects, including the adoption of families from the Breathing Room Foundation for the holidays, running a book drive for a Philadelphia school without access to a library, 并为生活在贫困保留地的土著居民收集学习用品.

另外, 该组织举办专业发展活动，主题包括心理健康/健康教学, 大流行期间的教学, and a discussion on race and diversity in education. Education Outreach also hosted a GMercyU teaching panel, 以前的教育专业的学生回来和现在的学生演讲，并围绕他们作为教师的经历进行讨论.

教育外展, Julia is the Vice President for Best Buddies, 她在哪里通过卡拉ok等各种活动帮助小组专注于社交, 玩游戏, 制作手工艺品, 从事服务项目.

这个俱乐部培养友谊, 包容, 通过我们的月度会议，促进残疾和非残疾会员的融合，促进会员之间的社交.

Julia is also a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, an honor society recognizing student success within the first year of college. She served as Board Secretary during her sophomore year, but ultimately stepped down to continue her involvement in other clubs.

In addition, Julia is a student within the 荣誉项目 run by Dr. 帕特里克·墨西拿, and is a tutor in the 学生 Success Center where she helps her peers in match, 心理学, 和历史.

“我计划在2024年申请成为Sigma Phi Sigma和Kappa Delta Pi荣誉社团的一员，以继续践行仁慈并参与校园活动,”茱莉亚说。.

毕业后的计划

Julia’s dream job after graduating is to work as an elementary school teacher in third, 第四, 第五, 或者六年级. 回到彭斯伯里学区一直是茱莉亚的目标，而且将继续是. She’s also considering surrounding districts, 比如内沙米尼, 委员会的岩石, 上层都柏林, Hatboro-Horsham, 布里斯托尔学区, 和更多的.

“I found my love for teaching mathematics by being a tutor at GMercyU. 从我大二开始, I have thought that when I return to get my master’s degree, 它将在中学教育, 专注于数学,茱莉亚分享道。. “My tutees can attest that I like teaching mathematics, which is ironic because I detested it in elementary school. But ever since I became a tutor and helped my friends in their math courses, I knew that I wanted to become a secondary education teacher, which is my next goal after graduation.”