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EdNC: What is the Strategic Role of Community Colleges in North Carolina’s Economic Future?

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Apr 28, 2020

EdNC: Supporting Community College Presidential Leadership

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Audrey Jaeger, Ph.D., executive director of the NC State College of Education's Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, Jemilia Davis, Ph.D. director of strategic initiatives at the Belk Center, and Kim Sepich, Ed.D., director of executive leadership programs at the Belk Center, share how postsecondary completion will change as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to evolve.  
Belk Center Executive Director and NC State College of Education Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Audrey Jaeger

Apr 16, 2020

Belk Center Executive Director Audrey Jaeger Awarded Alumni Association Outstanding Research Award, Inducted into Research Leadership Academy

elk Center Executive Director Audrey Jaeger, Ph.D., has received the 2020 Alumni Association Outstanding Research Award and will be inducted into NC State’s Research Leadership Academy, where she will promote research enterprise across campus. 
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Apr 7, 2020

Belk Center Offers Webinars, One-on-One Support for Community College Educators During COVID-19 Outbreak

With community college campuses across North Carolina temporarily closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), community college educators must rapidly adapt to move their courses online. The Belk Center is providing support during this time of change through webinars, one-on-one support and a curated list of online resources. 
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Mar 11, 2020

How the NC State College of Education is Addressing Workforce Development Goals

More than half of all North Carolina employers say they are unable to hire the workers they need because of a lack of employability and technical skills. The NC State College of Education is helping to address this problem through programs and research centered on helping adult learners gain the skills they need. 
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Feb 13, 2020

Ask the Expert: What is Workforce Development? A Way to Ensure Graduates Earn Degrees with Labor Market Value, Says Associate Professor James Bartlett and Belk Center Executive Director Audrey Jaeger

Associate Professor James Bartlett, Ph.D., and Belk Center Executive Director and Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Audrey Jaeger, Ph.D., explain the importance of workforce development in helping ensure North Carolina has enough employees to meet labor market needs. 
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Dec 4, 2019

NC State College of Education Celebrates Grand Opening of Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research

The NC State College of Education held an opening reception for its Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, at the center’s new location at 706 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. Nearly 100 guests, including many statewide and community college leaders, attended the grand opening that marked the physical establishment of the Belk Center. 
Sanford “Sandy” Shugart, Ph.D. will deliver this year's Dallas Herring Lecture

Nov 4, 2019

Dallas Herring Lecture, Belk Center Report to Address Community College Transfer Students in North Carolina

The need to improve success rates for community college students who transfer to four-year institutions has been a national topic of conversation, which is why a nationally recognized expert on the subject has been chosen to deliver this year’s Dallas Herring Lecture hosted by the NC State College of Education’s Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research. 
Belk Center Executive Director Audrey Jaeger at the Belk Center's first Presidents' Academy.

Jul 24, 2019

Inside Higher Ed: Needed: Allies for Equitable Faculty Workloads

Audrey J. Jaeger, alumni distinguished graduate professor and executive director for the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, joins others in sharing advice on how individual faculty members and academic leaders can become allies and advocates to help ensure more equitable faculty workloads.  
Belk Center Executive Director Audrey Jaeger at the Belk Center's first Presidents' Academy.

Jul 11, 2019

First in Future: Head of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at NC State Audrey Jaeger

Audrey J. Jaeger, alumni distinguished graduate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development at the NC State College of Education and executive director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, discusses ways community college presidents can listen to the needs of their communities and form meaningful partnerships.  

May 22, 2019

EdNC: What is the Strategic Role of Community Colleges in North Carolina’s Economic Future?

On Thursday, the NC State College of Education's Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research is hosting the first statewide conference on North Carolina’s economic competitiveness and economic mobility in partnership with the NC Community College System, Achieving the Dream, and The Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program. The key issue attendees will explore through the gathering is the role community colleges might play in increasing the economic competitiveness of the state.