My name is Scott Sturgeon.
I am an Associate Professor of Practice in the
Educational Administration Department
on the P12 administrative side.
I joined
Educational Administration in 2020.
Prior to that,
I had been in the
Omaha Public Schools
for 20 years working as a
principal supervisor, principal,
assistant principal, teacher,
paraprofessional.
And even before that in
before and after school daycare.
In the time since I've joined the college,
I've developed a
podcast on educational leadership,
and I've also had an opportunity
to increase the experiences with
developing leadership programs
for districts and
organizations across the state
partnerships with organizations like the
Nebraska Council of School Administrators,
and continuing to look for
more opportunities to provide
support for district leaders, principals,
and aspiring leaders
across the state of Nebraska.
Successful students are those
that are passionate, that are engaged,
that are dedicated to the work.
They take ownership
of their own learning.
And they reach out and
engage with the professors.
An online environment is different than
what many of them had have experienced
or participate in, in their daily lives.
And it takes that ownership.
It takes that dedication
to get the most out of it.
And those that do
those that truly commit
find the program to be life-changing.
Not only in their own personal lives
as teachers and educators,
but in the trajectory, it takes
them on as professionals.
What I enjoy about working
in this department is the people.
My colleagues,
professors of practice,
and research professors
all have experience in schools
and in teaching.
They bring a truly diverse set of
experiences and perspectives to the work.
We all teach overlapping classes,
so we have an opportunity to learn from
one another to find best practices and
truly make the experience one that
prepares future leaders for the roles that
they hope to take.