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Melvin “Jai” Jackson Named Director for Graduate Student Recruitment, Mentoring, and Success

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Melvin Jackson

Sep 8, 2020

Director of Graduate Student Success Melvin “Jai” Jackson to Serve on NC State’s Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Champion Team, Earns Certification

NC State College of Education Director of Graduate Student Success Melvin “Jai” Jackson, Ph.D., has been selected to serve on NC State’s Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Champion Team after earning his IDI Qualified Administrator Certification in July.

A student sitting in METRC listening to an audiobook

Aug 19, 2020

METRC Holds Summer Audiobook Club for College of Education Undergraduate and Master of Arts in Teaching Students

Staff from the NC State College of Education’s Media and Education Technology Resource Center (METRC) hosted an audiobook club this summer for undergraduate students and graduate students in the Master of Arts in Teaching program.
Patty Fields

Aug 11, 2020

Why I Give: ‘I Give in Memory of My Dad. Establishing the Scholarship in His Name Contributed to Healing and Overcoming the Grief of Losing Him,’ Says Administrative Assistant and Scholarship Manager Patty Fields

Patty Fields, administrative assistant and scholarship manager, was able to earn a degree because she received a scholarship. That financial support and her inherited desire to help others is what inspired her to establish a scholarship in memory of her father for students from New Jersey in the NC State College of Education.
Kerri Brown Parker

Jul 30, 2020

#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘I Have Always Enjoyed Being Around Kids from Elementary Age Through High School and/or College. I Enjoy Their Spirit, Optimism, Passion and Humor,’ Says Director of METRC Kerri Brown Parker

For the past seven-and-a-half years, Kerri Brown Parker has served as director of the Media and Education Technology Resource Center (METRC). She shares why she chose education, how education has shaped her into the person she is today and what has inspired her during these unprecedented times.
Erin Horne

Jun 15, 2020

Erin Thomas Horne ’10PHD Named Assistant Dean for Assessment and Professional Education 

RALEIGH, N.C. — Erin Thomas Horne ’10PHD will be the NC State College of Education’s assistant dean for assessment and professional education, effective July 1, 2020. “Given Dr. Horne’s experience,…
Amber McGregory

Apr 10, 2020

NC State STEM Early College High School Liaison Amber McGregor Moves Tutoring, Advising Online to Connect with Students

As the liaison between Wake STEM Early College High School and the NC State College of Education, Amber McGregor works to support students through counseling, academic advising, course instruction and course placement. When Wake Stem Early College High School moved online, she did, too, transitioning her tutoring and academic advising to a virtual format.
Mark Williams and his family

Mar 19, 2020

Why I Give: ‘I Have Been Constantly Impressed by the Passion and Dedication Our Faculty Have for Preparing Future Educators as Well as the Caliber of the Teachers this College Produces,’ Says Director of Information Technology Mark Williams

Mark Williams, director of information technology for the NC State College of Education, gives to the college because he saw the impact scholarships had on the educational success of his wife, who is also an educator. He wants to be able to help provide that same financial support to other educators and future teachers through a gift.
Tremaine Brittian

Jan 30, 2020

Director of Advising and Recruitment Tremaine Brittian ’07MED Earns 2020 Advising Administrator Award

Tremaine Brittian '07MED, director of advising and recruitment in the NC State College of Education, was honored on Friday, Jan. 24, with the 2020 NC State Advising Administrator Award.
Tremaine Brittian

Jan 28, 2020

#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘The Amazing Teachers I Had Consistently Encouraged, Pushed and Supported Me,’ Says Director of Advising and Recruitment Tremaine Brittian ’07MED

NC State College of Education Director of Advising and Recruitment Tremaine Brittian ’07MED shares why she chose education, how education influenced her and what she enjoys most about her job in the college.

Jul 30, 2018

Melvin “Jai” Jackson Named Director for Graduate Student Recruitment, Mentoring, and Success

Melvin “Jai” Jackson, Ph.D., will begin as NC State College of Education’s director for graduate student recruitment, mentoring, and success Aug. 1. Jackson’s primary responsibility will be providing graduate student and program support to ensure graduate student success, recruiting prospective graduate students, and assessing graduate programs.