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We have a 100% placement rate of graduates seeking employment in the field of education.
5,311
NC State alumni work
in N.C. public schools
1,515
public schools in N.C.
where NC State alumni work
115
of 115 public school districts in N.C. where NC State alumni work
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Congratulations to three graduates who were selected to receive the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards during the college’s May 2023 Graduation Ceremony for their research efforts! 👏
🤩 Karen Marie Collier ’22PHD
🤩 Danielle Robin Scharen ’15, ’19MED, ’22PHD
🤩 Elizabeth Ashlyn Locklear ’22PHD
Karen won the award for the Department of Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education, Elizabeth won for the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development and Danielle won for the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences.
As part of We Teach for NC Spring Break, a group of students visited three eastern North Carolina counties – Edgecombe, Senior and Wayne – on a three-day cultural immersion trip.
“Our goal of the trip is to show that education is valued and there are fantastic things happening in those counties, even though the data may not reflect that,” NC State Teaching Fellows Director Crystal Espey said.
Over the three days, the students were able to talk to many school leaders including Valerie Bridges ’02MSA, ’10EDD, the 2022 A. Craig Phillips N.C. Superintendent of the Year and 2019 North Carolina Principal of the Year Matthew Bristol-Smith ’14MSA to learn about different experiences, innovative and cutting edge things that rural districts are doing to support their students.
#NCState23 Spotlight — Eduardo Herrera-Rodriguez 🎓
Eduardo graduated with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. He chose elementary education because of the positive impact that education has had on his own life and how he seen it change lives. He wants to offer that same experience for kids that may have a similar upbringing as he did in this country while being a role model who may also look like them.
After graduation, he plans to work in a K-5 classroom and work with kids in all subject areas.
“I want to offer a welcoming environment and culturally responsive classroom where every single one of my students will feel as though they can and will do their best learning.”
