EIU Facilitators for the Jane Addams Team

Melissa Kennedy

    Hello, I am a senior Elementary Education Major at Eastern Illinois University with a concentration in Psychology. I will be student teaching in the fall of 2001 and I will graduate at the end of the fall semester. My future plans are to receive a teaching position in my home town of Ottawa Illinois. I have two brothers; Jason, who is two years older than me and Joe, who is thirteen years younger than me.
    I really enjoyed the experience I had working with Project Wow, the students were great and really enthused to learn about Jane Addams. I was also very interested in learning about Jane Addams and all of her life's accomplishments. Jane Addams devoted her life to helping people in need, and I think this is what makes Jane so astonishing to me.


Julie Anderson
    Hi!  I am a senior at Eastern Illinois University.  I am majoring in elementary education with a concentration of Spanish.  I have gained a lot of experience with children during my time at EIU.  But having the opportunity to be involved in this Illinois Hero project with the students at Carl Sandburg has been one of the best.  I am very proud of the effort put forth by these children to complete this website.
     I really enjoyed working with my team and learning about an amazing woman.  Jane Addams accomplished a lot during her lifetime and is still remembered today.  I benefited greatly from this experience and I hope this will inspire many young people to follow their dreams despite the obstacles life throws at us.

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