Honoring a Legacy
Over the past nine years, President Maureen O’Connor has led Palo Alto University (PAU) with vision, dedication, and a deep commitment to academic excellence. Under her leadership, PAU has strengthened its programs, expanded its reach, and deepened its impact in behavioral health. She has championed innovation in education, fostered a culture of equity and inclusion, and advanced faculty and student success through strategic initiatives and partnerships.
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Invest in the Maureen O'Connor Center for Educational Excellence - Help Us Reach Our $1M Goal!
Over her nine years of service to PAU, President Maureen O’Connor has provided transformational and steady leadership that has strengthened, expanded, and deepened PAU’s powerful position within the field. To honor President O’Connor and celebrate her exceptional legacy, PAU is soliciting contributions toward a $1 million endowment for the Center for Educational Excellence at PAU.
President O’Connor has a long-standing career interest in faculty and graduate student professional development and evidence-based pedagogy. Over the course of her leadership, she has championed the importance of providing faculty with the tools they need to excel in their teaching and mentoring, which fosters student success.
How Your Support Will Make a Difference:
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In honor of President O’Connor’s years of dedicated service, we hope that you will consider making a tax-deductible gift toward our $1 million endowment goal toward the soon-to-be- renamed Maureen O’Connor Center for Educational Excellence.
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About the Center for Educational Excellence
At Palo Alto University, we understand that exceptional teaching and mentoring are at the heart of student success. In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, our university is committed to pioneering innovative approaches that prepare the next generation of behavioral health leaders.
The Center’s work is wide-ranging and intensive, and includes:
- Providing inclusive and transformative educational development, resources, and mentoring
- Fostering the creation of inclusive learning environments
- Sharing innovative teaching and learning methods
- Providing ongoing educational development opportunities, workshops, and resources to support new faculty
- Community building through a collaborative network of educators
