Alliance for Catholic Education
#SeeWhereACETakesYou
📣 New Instagram Launch
Follow along the new ACE Teaching Fellows Instagram account! Experience the sights and sounds of ACE summer, meet our current ACE teachers, and #SeeWhereACETakesYou!
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#SeeWhereACETakesYou Program Events & Webinars
Upcoming Webinars
The ACE Teaching Fellows Recruitment & Admissions team invites you to join us for a series of events to learn more about the program from faculty, current leaders, and alumni of the program. You'll have the chance to learn and ask questions about the M.Ed., the application process, community life, and more. If you have questions about our events or the registration process please email ace.1@nd.edu or 574.631.7052.
Recorded Webinars
In addition to our Application & Program Overview Webinars, our #SeeWhereACETakesYou series features panels of current ACE teachers and graduates We focus on their paths to and from ACE, as well as highlight experiences that impacted their decision to pursue this path. We encourage you to look for topics that align with your personal interests and watch the recordings to learn more!
Application & Program Overview Webinars
Ambassador & Intern Program Overview (Feb. 2024)
Application Tips (Oct. 2022)
#SeeWhereACETakesYou Current Teacher & Alumni Panels
As a testament to the mission of ACE Teaching Fellows to sustain, strengthen, and transform Catholic education, 75% of ACE grads remain committed to education in their current careers and vocations. Our graduates go on to serve in organizations, schools, and school systems across the country including:
- (Arch)diocesan Teaching
- CollegeBoard
- Cristo Rey Network
- Nativity Miguel Schools
Teaching (Sept. 2021) Education Opportunities (Feb. 2021) Teaching (Sept. 2020)
In ACE Teaching Fellows, nearly all of our teachers coach a sport or lead an extracurricular club in their school community. As a result of their experience, some graduates choose to pursue fulfilling careers in coaching & athletics both at the K-12 and collegiate level. Notable alumni include:
- Christy Connoyer, Saint Louis University Softball Head Coach
- Eli Langson, Catholic University of America Men's Basketball Asst. Coach
- Dan Zepf, St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati, OH) Head Football Coach
- Dominic Amorosa, Strake Jesuit College Prep (Houston, TX) Head Basketball Coach
Athletics & Coaching Athletics & Coaching
(Mar. 2022) (Mar. 2021)
Currently 8 (arch)diocesan superintendents and 245 school leaders (e.g. principals, academic deans, etc.) are graduates of ACE Teaching Fellows. In addition, many graduates go on to fulfilling careers in education law & policy, leading some of the nation's most prestigious educational reform organizations including:
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Empower Illinois
- Georgetown Law School
- U.S. Department of Education
- Yale Law School
Ed. Leadership & Policy Leadership & Mentorship Ed. Leadership & Policy
(Oct. 2021) (Mar. 2021) (Sept. 2020)
Animated by the mission and charism of the Congregation of Holy Cross, the founding religious order of the University of Notre Dame, at the heart of ACE's mission is to make God known, loved, and served. Encouraged by the spiritual formation offered to ACE teachers, graduates remain committed to the mission of Catholic schools and live in service of others.
Service & Spirituality Faith & Ministry Service & Immersion
(Mar. 2022) (Mar. 2021) (Feb. 2021)
While remaining a consistent advocate for Catholic education, our graduates choose to go on to a variety of vocations after their two-years of service: consulting, healthcare, industry/tech, etc. With over 2,000 graduates of ACE Teaching Fellows, it's not a matter of if a graduate has gone on to a particular field, but rather who. Our graduates have gone on to prominent ventures in engineering, finance, and other organizations in the non-profit and for-profit sectors including:
- Boeing
- Deloitte & Touche
- Goldman Sachs
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- University of Chicago Medical School
Engineering, STEM, & Medicine Engineering, STEM, & Medicine Business & For-Profit Sectors
(Sept. 2022) (Oct. 2021) (Nov. 2020)
ACE Teaching Fellows' rigorous M.Ed. graduate program prepares ACE teachers for further graduate studies. In the last five years, 80% of ACE grads who applied to the Fulbright Scholarship program were accepted. Additionally, 280 graduates have gone on to some of the nation's most competitive Ph.D., JD, and MD programs including:
- Boston College School of Theology & Ministry
- Columbia University School of Engineering & Applied Science
- Harvard Kennedy School of Government
- Stanford Law School
- University of California, Berkeley College of Letters & Sciences
- Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education
Graduate Studies Medical School Graduate Studies
(Sept. 2021) (Oct. 2020) (Oct. 2020)
Programming Calendar
If you can't come to campus, we'll come to you! The ACE Teaching Fellows Recruitment and Admissions team, as well as ACE alumni, will meet with prospective applicants all across the country, attending career & post-graduate service fairs, hosting information nights, and visiting college campuses. You'll have the chance to learn and ask questions about the M.Ed., the application process, community life, and more. Check out our Instagram & events calendar to see where we'll be next!
Connect with ACE
The ACE Teaching Fellows Recruitment and Admissions team will meet with prospective applicants all across the country, attending career & post-graduate service fairs, hosting information nights, and visiting college campuses. You'll have the chance to learn and ask questions about the M.Ed., the application process, community life, and more. To connect with our team, request more information or schedule a time for us to chat. We look forward to meeting you!