Alumni

Dec 1, 2017

Why I Chose Education

Alumni, students, faculty and staff share why those the education profession. View their stories, and share your own. 

Nov 22, 2017

ECSU Chancellor Thomas Conway ’94 PHD Named Distinguished Alumnus

Before becoming Elizabeth City State University’s chancellor, Thomas Conway ’94 worked at NC State for 32 years, including serving as dean of Undergraduate Academic Programs and a visiting lecturer in the NC State College of Education’s counselor education program, where he earned his doctorate in 1994. 

Nov 20, 2017

7 Superintendents of Rural School Districts in North Carolina Receive 2017 Friday Medal

Seven superintendents of rural school districts in North Carolina received the 2017 Friday Medals in recognition their strong, innovative leadership that includes documented results in improving students' learning and implementing digital-age approaches to teaching and learning. Among the recipients are two alumni and a teaching assistant professor at the NC State College of Education. 

Nov 20, 2017

People of Poe | Sarah Baker ’09 on Why She Teaches and is Back to Pursue a Master’s

Meet Sarah Baker: former North Carolina Teaching Fellow, eighth grade language arts teacher at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh and master’s student in the NC State College of Education. 

Nov 17, 2017

Alumna Wins NCSTA Best Student Teacher in Science Education Award

The North Carolina Science Teachers Association recognizes Jana LaBrose ’17 for excellence in science education. 

Nov 3, 2017

Higher Education Alumnus, NC State Employee Stars in Play About Lavender Scare

Benoit Sabourin '16 MED, a development associate with the Graduate School and a graduate of the higher education administration program, has appeared in Raleigh Little Theatre productions since he was 7, including most recently "Perfect Arrangement." 

Nov 1, 2017

Super Bowl Champion Bill Cowher ’79: Why I Chose Education

Bill Cowher '79 shares why he chose to major in education and how the degree helped him coach the Pittsburgh Steelers to the 2006 Super Bowl. Watch his story, and share your own. 

Oct 24, 2017

The Guardian: Want Your Child to be an Engineer? Give Them a Falcon or Go Stargazing

Hobbies such as beekeeping or model building are the key to a technical career, a study co-authored by Elysa Corin '12 MED, '15 PHD, Professor Gail Jones and Gina Childers '14 PHD finds. 

Sep 12, 2017

Scott Reintgen ’12 MAT: I Wrote My YA Novel “Nyxia” for My Students

Why did Sott Reintgen '12 MAT, author of the YA novel "Nyxia," transition from a high school teacher to a young adult novelist? 

Jul 24, 2017

Alumna Wins Fulbright Award, Headed to Netherlands for Research Study Inspired by Students

Adrienne Berg ’15 MED will use her Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching to research the Dutch approach to sex education in schools.