Major: Art Education »
Grad program: Master’s in Art Education »
“I picked Naz because I wanted to be able to pursue education and also be an athlete. The academics and the athletics were both at a high standard, and that was super important to me.”
At Naz, Tripp earned Empire 8 Diver of the Year in 2022-23.
“What was really exciting about Naz is they get you in the classroom almost immediately. I got 30 hours of classroom observation, the first class I ever took.”
“One thing that concerned me when I was coming into the art ed program was, ‘Am I going to have time to do my own art?’ Naz does a fabulous job in making sure all of the art ed students are artists and educators. One special thing about the art faculty is they’re all working artists.”
“I feel like right now (as a senior in college) I could walk into my own classroom and be prepared to teach it all on my own.”
She graduated in December 2023 and entered Nazareth’s art education graduate program in January 2024. She works full-time as an elementary art teacher at Walt Disney Elementary School in Gates, New York, and says, ”I love it!”