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Campus Office:
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts and Education Complex,
Room 3202

Mailing address: 
Dean's Office - Education
1721 Campus Center Dr., Room 3202
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9253

Phone:  801-581-8221


Licensure Accreditation

The University of Utah’s Teacher Education program has full accreditation status through the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) for its initial licensure programs in Elementary, Secondary and Special Education and for its advanced level program in School Leadership. CAEP is nationally recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The University of Utah’s programs are among a select group of preparation programs in the nation with CAEP recognition.

Annual Report Program Data:

Please see https://uite.utah.edu/teacher-education-licensure-data/ for our Teacher Licensure in Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education (Initial Licensure) program data.

Please see https://elp.utah.edu/accreditation/index.php for our School Leadership (Advanced Program) program data.


COE Deans

 

Frankie Santos Laanan

Dean


frankie.laanan@utah.edu
801-581-8221

Robert Zheng

Associate Dean for Faculty Research


robert.zheng@utah.edu
801-587-1731

Mary Burbank

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Teacher Education, Professional Development, Engagement


mary.burbank@utah.edu

801-581-6074

Kirsten Butcher

Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Affairs


kirsten.butcher@utah.edu

801-587-1728

College Leadership

Veronica Valdez

Education, Culture & Society


veronica.valdez@utah.edu

Robert Zheng

Educational Psychology


robert.zheng@utah.edu

Laurence Parker

Educational Leadership & Policy


laurence.parker@utah.edu

Matt Jameson

Matt Jameson

Special Education


matt.jameson@utah.edu

Mary D. Burbank

Urban Institute for Teacher Education


mary.burbank@utah.edu

Development & Marketing and Communications 

Safia Keller

Development Director


safia.keller@utah.edu

801-587-8324

Jane Stringham

Marketing & Communications Specialist


jane.stringham@utah.edu

Misty Jade-Carlson

Marketing & Communications Specialist


misty.carlson@utah.edu

Christine Carr

Development Specialist


chrisitne.d.carr@utah.edu

Administrative Support & Accounting

Alayna Harris

Administration Manager


801-587-7827

alayna.harris@utah.edu

Wanda Penovich

Director, Accounting & Finance


wanda.penovich@utah.edu

Kayle Buckley

Administrative Assistant


kayle.buckley@utah.edu

Andrew Elliott

Executive Assistant


andrew.i.elliott@utah.edu

Grants and Contracts

Doug Ringle

Doug Ringle

Grants & Contracts Manager


801-585-5297

doug.ringle@utah.edu

Sally Moon Wadley

Sally Moon Wadley

Grants & Contracts Officer


801-587-1710

sally.wadley@utah.edu

Technology Support

Jim Logue

Jim Logue

IT Manager


General Responsibilities

Dustin Fehr

System Administrator


General Responsibilities

Last Updated: 1/25/24