Announcements
Information Sessions for Prospective Students 2008-2009
Information sessions feature an overview of
the department and the admissions process. The latter half of the meetings will
be spent with a faculty member from your program area of interest (Adult
Education and Community College, Higher Education Administration or Human
Resource Development) to discuss your questions and concerns. This meeting
will speak to academic opportunities in the Department, get your questions
answered, and give you the opportunity to personally meet with a faculty member
in the program.
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Dr. Susan Bracken honored with University award
Dr. Susan
Bracken was honored for her outstanding public service to the university, and
for her service as the Chair of the University Standing Committee on Extension,
Engagement, and Economic Development. Dr. Bracken was presented this award by
Dr. James
J. Zuiches, Vice
Chancellor for Extension, Engagement, and Economic Development.
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Dr. Audrey Jaeger is cited in the Chronicle of Higher Education
Dr. Audrey Jaeger is cited in the Chronicle of Higher Education and in the NC State Bulletin for her research on adjunct faculty in community colleges.
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Third Annual Graduate School Research Symposium, March 19, 2008
Second Place - Dr. Pooneh Lari, in the Education category, for her poster: Understanding Teaching Experiences: Faculty Transitions from Traditional to Online Classrooms.
Other participants in the Graduate School Research Symposium include:
- Frim Ampaw & Toni Cerbo - Community College faculty, academic freedom, student focus, and their overall satisfaction.
- Brad DeWeese – Coach Preferences and Satisfaction Levels of Elite Marthoners Participating in the 2008 Olympic Trials.
- Maura Murphy - How Sisters Do it for Themselves: The Impact of Professional Development Programs for Women.
Department of Adult and Higher Education 2008 Annual Research Poster Session, Adult Education and Training and Development Graduate Student Association (GSA), March 10, 2008
First Place - Dr. Jennifer Hill for her poster: The Ambiguous Effects of Undergaduate Debt: Extending the Human Capital Model of Graduate School Enrollment.
Second Place - Dr. Gwendolyn Wright for her poster: Examining the Interasection of Gender, Race, and Class: A study of African American Women Presidents at Four-Year Colleges and Universities.
Third Place - Dr. Terry Brasier for his poster: The Effects of Parental Involvement on Student’s Eighth and Tenth Grade College Aspirations: A Comparative Study.
Other participants in the GSA poster session include:- Tammy Bird - Cultural Jamming meets the margins: A postmodern look at silenced mothers.
- Barbara Heckman - Co-journeying Foster Student Faith Development in College.
- Meredith Henderson, Melissa Edwards, Thomas Easley, Jodi Hall, and Pamela Senegal - Dialogue Groups as Means for Enhancing Knowledge Construction and the Professional Conference Experience.
- Pooneh Lari - Understanding Teaching Experiences: Faculty Transitions from Traditional to Online Classrooms.
- Janet Morton - Posing And Interposing Interrelationships And Themes Linking The Social, Individual And Artistic Aspects Of The Photovoice Research Experience.
- Deke Majekodumni - Roles Of The Community Library In Adult Education In Rural Communities.
- Erin Robinson - How Do We Learn At Conferences?
- Tyler Townsend - Invitational Leadership In Organizational Change.
Dr. Audrey Jaeger Honored
Congratulations to Dr. Audrey Jaeger who will be receiving the 2007 North Carolina College Personnel Association's Distinguished Scholar Award this fall. This award represents recognition of significant contributions to the field of Student Development in Higher Education. This includes, but is not limited to, some scholarly contribution, research, teaching, or service to the field of student development and ideally NCCPA. Additionally, he/she must be involved with, or had some involvement with, a North Carolina college or university. As a recipient of this award, Dr. Jaeger will be speaking at the annual fall conference, often as the keynote speaker. This year, the conference will be a joint effort with the North Carolina Housing Officers group (NCHO) and will be held in Greenville, NC, November 14-16.
Visit by Fulbright Millennium Scholar – Dr. Pundy Pillay
This Fall from September 4 to October 3rd and again in mid March, the Department will be sponsoring Dr. Pundy Pillay of South Africa. Dr. Punday will be researching “Access and Equity In Higher Education: Assessing Financing Policies - A Comparative Study Of Seven African Countries”
During his Fall visit, he will be presenting:
September 20th – Thursday 6-8 pm Lecture and Reception: “Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa”Location: Poe 120
September 25th – Tuesday – evening “South Africa: 13 years after democracy.” Co-sponsored with the College of Education, The Office of International Affairs, and the Africana Studies Program
For more information: contact Ms. Barbara Copeland, Barbara_copeland@ncsu.edu
Award to the TDZ program
The North Carolina Distance Learning Association (NC DLA) has recognized the North Carolina State University, College of Education, Training and Development Online program as the 2007 NC DLA Program Award Winner. This award acknowledges outstanding accomplishments in the area of distance learning for the state of North Carolina. Click here to read the DELTA article highlighting information about the program's award.
Dr Aalsbug-Weissner was one of eight to be awarded at the April 23, 2007 "Celebrating the Engaged University" Banquet. Read the AOFEE - Announcement - Congratulations!
Deletion of Writing Sample Requirement- Effective with the fall 2007 semester, the writing sample is no longer required.
