User:Smth246/University of Kentucky College of Education

Summary
The University of Kentucky College of Education is an NCATE and Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board accredited, public school of education located on the campus of the University of Kentucky. The college currently offers programs in Curriculum & Instruction, Early Childhood Education, Educational Leadership Studies, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling and STEM Education. The college teaches about 3,000 students with approximately 90 faculty members.

Beginning of College
The University of Kentucky College of Education was founded in 1923. However, the University of Kentucky started as an "Agricultural and Mechanical College" in 1865, which produced a "Normal School" that taught the practice of teaching and general subjects. This later became the College of Education. The College of Education's first dean was William S. Taylor, who served from May 1923 to his death in 1949. In Taylor's honor, the College of Education Building was renamed to the Taylor Educational Building. This building continues to educate University of Kentucky students to this day. Another significant educational building on this campus is Dickey Hall. Dickey Hall was built in 1965 and dedicated to former College of Education President Frank G. Dickey. Dickey not only served as a College of Education president in 1953, he also was the fifth University of Kentucky president from 1956-1963. He passed away in August of 2009. The College of Education continues to positively grow today. It has had ten deans in total; the tenth, Julian Vasquez Heilig, being initiated in 2019.

Programs Offered
The University of Kentucky College of Education has a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs to offer.