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NC State a Fulbright Leader — Again

February 2019

Feb 28, 2019

Professor Hollylynne Lee to Talk Data Science in Upcoming DataBytes Webinar

Dr. Hollylynne Lee, a professor of mathematics and statistics education at the NC State College of Education, will present “Bringing Data Science to Middle and High School Education” during a DataBytes webinar on Wednesday, March 6. 
New wolf statue on central campus.

Feb 28, 2019

Joy Gaston Gayles, Margareta Thomson Named University Faculty Scholars

NC State College of Education faculty members Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles and Dr. Margareta Thomson have been named 2018-19 University Faculty Scholars. This program recognizes outstanding faculty members for their significant academic achievements and contributions to NC State. 
New wolf statue on central campus.

Feb 28, 2019

Assistant Professor Teya Rutherford Earns NSF CAREER Grant to Study Mathematics Motivation

Dr. Teya Rutherford, an assistant professor of educational psychology at the NC State College of Education, will use the five-year, $1 million grant to study how motivation functions to support student’s in-the-moment choices during learning. She is the first faculty member to receive an NSF Early Faculty CAREER grant while on the college's faculty. 
A photo of Stephen McKinney

Feb 27, 2019

Encouraging More Men to Teach Elementary Education

Graduate student Stephen McKinney believes he will have the opportunity to change kids’ lives forever as an elementary educator. And he wants more men to feel that way, too. He was recently awarded funding from the NC State University Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity to develop the idea and framework for a program that will create avenues for men, especially those of color, to enter the field of elementary education. 
The spring 2019 OCIP team The spring 2019 OCIP team. Front row, left to right: Rebecca Sanchez, Bethany Smith, Arlene Mendoza-Moran, Christopher Beeson and Bethanne Tobey. Back row, left to right: Peter Hessling, Julianne Treme, Melissa Ramirez, Muntazar Monsur and Christine Cranford. Pictured in the lobby of CTI. The front row is sitting on a couch and the back row is standing behind them.

Feb 27, 2019

Confirming Commitment to Online Course Quality through Quality Matters

Assistant Teaching Professor Peter Hessling is finding new ways to reach his students through DELTA’s Online Course Improvement Program (OCIP). He says partnering with the OCIP for his ELP 344: School and Society course allows him to model good online teaching practices to his students and help them have the same quality experience taking the course online as they would in the classroom. 

Feb 27, 2019

New Volume on Undergraduate Women in STEM

Professor Joy Gaston Gayles serves as co-editor on New Directions in Institutional Research, a new volume that synthesizes and advances the field’s knowledge on undergraduate gender gaps in STEM. The volume responds to a need for rigorous research in equal gender representation in STEM fields with accessible implications for institutional, scholarly and policy stakeholders. 
Court of North Carolina

Feb 21, 2019

Report: NC State Largest Producer of Mathematics Education Doctorates in N.C., 5th Largest in U.S.

The NC State College of Education is the largest producer of doctoral graduates in mathematics education in North Carolina and the fifth largest producer in the nation, according to a new independent report published in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society. The same report also found that the program No. 12 in the nation among peer recommendations. 
New wolf statue on central campus.

Feb 19, 2019

Graduate Student Deidre Kelly Receives 2019 Warner Graduate Student Research Award

Deidre Kelly, a doctoral student in the NC State College of Education, has been selected to receive the 2019 Warner Graduate Student Research Award presented by international honor society Epsilon Pi Tau. 
A photo of NC State's Holladay Hal

Feb 18, 2019

Associate Dean Paola Sztajn Named University Provost Faculty Fellow

Associate Dean Paola Sztajn shares the practical applications of her Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship project, which is part of her research as one of the university's first Provost Faculty Fellows. Learn more about her project and meet all six fellows who seek "to become students of university administration in the hopes of better serving the entire campus community" in this inside look from the Provost's Office. 
The late afternoon sun cuts across the Belltower.

Feb 15, 2019

NC State a Fulbright Leader — Again

Dr. Margareta Thomson, an associate professor of educational psychology, is one of NC State University's seven U.S. Fulbright Scholars studying, teaching and conducting research around the world in 2018-19. Dr. Thomson is working alongside Babes-Bolyai University in Romania on her project "Fostering Academic Motivation and a STEM Growth Mindset in High Poverty Schools Through Authentic Research Experiences."