Mission Statement

The Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) supports and advances academic performance and scholarship throughout the TCS Education System through innovative, cutting-edge programs and learning experiences. Through its Academic Support Center, CAE brings writing consultations and academic development opportunities to all students. CAE’s program, Foundations for Scholarship and Practice, supports excellence in written communications. The IRB and Dissertation Processing Office assists faculty and students in conducting and publishing the highest quality research. CAE offers diverse co-curriculum programming, from the Socratic Roundtable, a forum for critical dialogue, to the acclaimed lecture series Starting from Scratch and Storytelling in Psychology.

For more information about Center for Academic Excellence and its programs, please contact:

Bill R. Epperly, Ph.D.
Director: Center for Academic Excellence
Room 333
TCS Education System
325 North Wells Street
Chicago, IL 60654
P: 312.329.6646
www.tcsedsystem.org
bepperly@thechicagoschool.edu

Katia Mitova, Ph.D.
Assistant Director: Center for Academic Excellence
Room 332
TCS Education System
325 North Wells Street
Chicago, IL 60654
P: 312.329.6646
www.tcsedsystem.org
kmitova@thechicagoschool.edu

Alicia Cook
Coordinator: IRB and Dissertation Processing
Room 330
TCS Education System
325 North Wells Street
Chicago, IL 60654
P: 312.329.6646
www.tcsedsystem.org
acook@thechicagoschool.edu