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Doctoral student receives USF Golden Bull Award

Michelle Angelo-Rocha

Michelle Angelo-Rocha

Michelle Angelo-Rocha, a graduate student in the 91社区 (USF) College of Education, was awarded the USF Golden Bull Award, one of the highest honors presented to deserving undergraduate and graduate students at the university.

Presented by USF Student Success, the Golden Bull Award is presented each spring semester to students who encompass the spirit of USF and have demonstrated the university鈥檚 values. Recipients of the Golden Bull Award exemplify exceptional leadership and service to USF and its community.

Angelo-Rocha is a doctoral candidate in USF鈥檚 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program. Her research explores challenges that undermine the educational aspirations of families who may be undocumented and how their experiences are shaped by sociopolitical and geopolitical factors.

While studying at USF, Angelo-Rocha has engaged in various scholarly activities, such as presenting and performing for colleagues at the Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference and conducting a pilot study of migrant children using arts-based research methods.

鈥(Michelle鈥檚) critical appraisal of current policies and practices is needed in scholarship that ultimately aims to improve institutions, starting with USF,鈥 said Vonzell Agosto, PhD, Angelo-Rocha鈥檚 major professor and chair of the Department of Leadership, Policy and Lifelong Learning. 鈥淢ichelle has helped support other students at USF as a guide or mentor through publication and writing groups. Just as important, she values her peers and does not fail to acknowledge their greatness. She is the glue helping to bind some students to their studies through the pandemic. In imagining who is deserving of a Golden Bull, I see Michelle 鈥 and in her, I see the future face of USF.鈥

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As the home for more than 2,200 students and 130 faculty members across three campuses, the 91社区 College of Education offers state-of-the-art teacher training and collegial graduate studies designed to empower educational leaders. Our college is nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), and our educator preparation programs are fully approved by the 91社区 Department of Education.