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SCHOOL OF EDUCAT I ON AND MORR I SON FAM I LY COL LEGE OF HEALTH
MINNESOTA INSTITUTE FOR TRAUMA-INFORMED EDUCATION
Trauma affects many children every day in different ways. It could result from sexual and physical abuse, racism, school bullying, hunger and neglect, and even stress caused by returning to the classroom full time after a global pandemic. Educating teachers to understand and address trauma is vital when it comes to nurturing a child’s ability to learn. As a result, the School of Education and the Morrison Family College of Health teamed up to form the Minnesota Institute for Trauma-Informed Education (MITIE). The institute helps to develop, support and advance the field of trauma-informed and trauma- engaged education. Course offerings extend to school social workers, coaches, administration and, of course, classroom teachers.
With funding from the Carolyn Foundation and the Sauer Family Foundation, MITIE launched in May and offers the Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE) course Becoming Trauma-Informed: A Primer for Educators.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS ST. THOMAS TRUSTEE
Pope Francis appointed Board of Trustees member Sister Mary Haddad ’07 MBA, RSM, to membership in the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. This Vatican office focuses on health care, immigration, charitable works and climate change to promote the well-being and flourishing of the human family worldwide. Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson is prefect of the dicastery and has led since the creation of this new office in 2017.
Dicastery members are selected from the different regions of the world and represent various fields of expertise. As a dicastery member, Haddad, who is president and chief executive officer of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, will represent Catholic health care in the United States.
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