Maggie Beeber

Bio

Maggie Beeber serves as the School of Education Undergraduate Advising Coordinator and Teacher Certification Officer. She began working here in 1989.

Experience and Interests

Awards

• Wisconsin Education Association – Friend of Education Award (2017)

Involvement

Campus

• Adviser/Co-Adviser UWSP Aspiring Educators (formerly UWSP Student Wisconsin Education Association)

Professional Memberships

• Wisconsin Academic Advising Association
• National Academic Advising Association

Fun Facts

Last book you read?

Sisters by Heather Graham

Best advice you ever received?

It is easy to find excuses not to do things in school/life/work/friends/family, but you are going to love your life if you find reasons to say yes! – Rodger Beeber (my dad)

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

Teacher or nurse.

Favorite Quote?

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

One thing about your school that you are most proud of?

The relationships and mentorship I see forming every day between faculty, staff and students. The resiliency of our students as they travel their path to earn their degrees and teaching licenses.

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

Helping students see the magic others see in them that they might not be recognizing in themselves.

A piece of advice for students in your school?

Going back to my dad’s advice – Find reasons to say yes!