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May 2019

Mason Taylor

May 3, 2019

Mason Taylor ’19: Everything Starts with Education

Mason Taylor enrolled at NC State as an engineering major. He shares how one required course housed in the College of Education changed his career path from engineering to teaching. 

LaTeisha Jeannis in front of Wake County Public School System sign

May 2, 2019

An Educator Right Where She Needed to Be

When LaTeisha Jeannis graduates with her doctorate in educational administration and supervision this month, it won’t be her first degree from NC State. Innovative professors and support including the Augustus Witherspoon Graduate Fellowship ensured that the College of Education was the right place for her – four times over. 

Bob Brinson, board chair of the SECU Foundation, with NC State College of Education Dean Mary Ann Danowitz and UNC School of Education Dean Fouad Abd-El-Khalick.

May 2, 2019

NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill to Prepare More Teachers for Elementary and Special Education through Expansion of Online Teacher Licensure Program

Pathway to Practice NC, an online licensure joint program between the NC State College of Education and UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Education, will create new modules that enable residency licensed teachers to work towards specialized licensures in either elementary education or special education thanks to a $200,000 grant from the SECU Foundation. The grant will also provide scholarships for 10 North Carolina teachers to complete the online training. 

A photo of graduates

May 2, 2019

NC State Education to Celebrate Graduation of Nearly 330 Students May 10

The NC State College of Education will celebrate the graduation of nearly 330 students during its Spring 2019 Graduation Ceremony Friday, May 10, at 4:30 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. Graduating students Jemilia Davis and Mason Taylor will deliver the keynote addresses. 

Jason Cook, Michael Von Bargen and Richard Singer at the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) Annual Conference in New Orleans in April 2019. The group is set to graduate from the Master of Education in Training and Development program this May. The three are pictured in front of their presentation screen.

May 2, 2019

Three Colleagues Tackle Master’s Degree and Professional World

Michael Von Bargen, Jason Cook and Richard Singer will soon graduate from the NC State College of Education's training and development program. Learn how this group of friends took what they learned in the program and applied it to their careers at Duke Energy — saving the company $1.5 million in training costs. 

Instructional Designer Bethanne Tobey (center) facilitates a face-to-face working meeting of the Fall 2018 Online Course Improvement Program cohort. Bethanne is pictured at the back of the table with participants on the other side.

May 1, 2019

Angie Smith Earns University Quality Matters Certification for Online Course

Angie Smith, associate teaching professor in the NC State College of Education's Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development, is one of the latest faculty members to become Quality Matters (QM) certified. This university initiative ensures online and hybrid courses are designed to promote learning with innovation and steady improvement.