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The mission of the Department of Educational and Community Programs (ECP) is to prepare practitioners for professional service and leadership in schools and community agencies in and around New York City.<\/p>\n
Our graduate programs provide a rigorous education and embody and reflect the Education Unit\u2019s conceptual framework and organizing themes as well as the standards established by their professions, Queens College and its Division of Education, the City University of New York, and the New York State Education Department. The department is committed to candidate excellence, as well as diversity in enrollments, faculty, curriculum, and field placements.<\/p>\n
Goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n All candidates must meet appropriate standards in scholarship, communication skills, character, ethics, interpersonal relations, and social judgment to continue in their chosen programs. Candidates are obliged to meet the college standards, as well as the academic standards established by their particular programs.<\/p>\n Responsible preparation for work in school and community settings requires that in addition to meeting the academic standards established by each program, candidates demonstrate appropriate personal characteristics, which would include professional judgment, ethical conduct, and integrity at all levels. In addition, candidates are expected to demonstrate compassion and sensitivity to client issues and effective management of personal stress or adjustment difficulties. All candidates are subject to review by their program faculty, and sanctions, such as dismissal, may result from deficiencies. Candidates have the right of appeal, and should familiarize themselves with guidelines set forth in program handbooks and the Queens College Catalog<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/ga\/graduate-programs\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Apply to Graduate Program” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#E71939″ button_border_width=”1px” button_border_color=”#FFFFFF” button_font=”|600|||||||” button_icon=”||fa||900″ button_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” background_layout=”dark” custom_css_main_element=”width: 100%;” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_toggle title=”Department of Educational & Community Programs\u2019 Social Justice Statement” open_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ open_toggle_background_color=”#EFEFEF” closed_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ closed_toggle_background_color=”#EFEFEF” icon_color=”#E71939″ toggle_icon=”||divi||400″ open_icon_color=”#E71939″ open_toggle_icon=”||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#000000″ title_font=”|600|||||||” closed_title_font=”|600|||||||” background_color=”#EFEFEF” background_image=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/ecp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/04\/Photo-4-e1727124234609.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Department of Educational and Community Programs seeks to foster a learning environment that welcomes, respects, and promotes the spectrum of lived experiences. We value all lived experiences and recognize that all our worldviews are shaped by multiple and intersecting personal social identities. In our commitment to inclusion and equity, we welcome people from all backgrounds and seek to provide students and faculty with opportunities to develop awareness, knowledge, and skills to effectively engage and serve a diverse array of communities. We stand against any action that discriminates against or mistreats marginalized people including, but not limited to, refugees, immigrants, women, indigenous peoples, people of color, LGBTQI+ people, people with disabilities, and low-income people because such acts demoralize the integrity of the nation and fail to reflect the ethical courage that is owed to all people.<\/p>\n Capacity Building: To demonstrate our commitment to capacity building our objective is to equip faculty, staff, and students with the skills, resources, and relationships to be effective advocates in the fight for social justice in education.<\/p>\n Action: The objective is to engage and stimulate institutional members and communities in authentic efforts to advance social justice. We look forward to implementing equitable practices for change via external partnerships organizing to innovate changes in schools and communities and internal practices encouraging self-reflection and social justice practices.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||20px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”20px|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” border_width_left=”1px” border_width_top_tablet=”1px” border_width_top_phone=”1px” border_width_top_last_edited=”on|desktop” border_width_left_tablet=”0px” border_width_left_phone=”0px” border_width_left_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Powdermaker Hall [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n We will be operating in a virtual format from Tuesday, December 23rd, through Friday, January 2nd. Our in person operations will resume on Monday, January 5th. For assistance, please contact the office staff at ECP@qc.cuny.edu.\u200b<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”Email” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#E71939″ icon_placement=”left” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600||||on|||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_align=”left” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”||||true|true” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ header_text_shadow_color=”#C0C0C0″ border_color_all=”#000000″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_color=”#EFEFEF” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n ecp@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][dsm_text_divider header=”Department Chair” text_alignment=”left” color=”#C0C0C0″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”18px” text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_color=”#EFEFEF” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation_tablet=”center” text_orientation_phone=”center” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n John Pellitteri<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/ecp\/facultystaff\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Faculty” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#E71939″ button_border_width=”1px” button_border_color=”#FFFFFF” button_font=”|600|||||||” button_icon=”||fa||900″ button_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” background_layout=”dark” custom_css_main_element=”width: 100%;” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][dsm_text_divider header=”Administrative Staff” text_alignment=”left” color=”#C0C0C0″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”18px” text_shadow_style=”preset2″ text_shadow_color=”#EFEFEF” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation_tablet=”center” text_orientation_phone=”center” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Jaclyn Arroyo Natasha Holmes\n
Room 033
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
Phone: 718-997-5250
Fax: 718-997-5248<\/p>\n
Powdermaker Hall 033
718-997-5250
john.pellitteri@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
718-997-5240
jaclyn.arroyo@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
718-997-5250
natasha.holmes@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n