Initiatives to Support Student Success

The College of Education is committed to providing students with a welcoming, inclusive environment where students of all backgrounds feel respected, supported and encouraged.

To that end, the College of Education seeks to provide our students with opportunities to explore their heritage, celebrate their cultural differences and similarities, and engage in open discussion about how they can become better educators in a diverse world.

The College of Education is proud of its diverse community and seeks to find opportunities for students, faculty, and administrators to collaborate in order to create a welcoming environment. The College sponsors and supports a variety of student clubs, academic committees, events, and programs that celebrate our diverse population and the contribution of each group to our campus and our community.

Some of our programs and resources that support student success include:  

Multicultural Young Educators Network (MYEN)

The purpose of MYEN is to promote unity among diverse groups of students in the college and in the university, to prepare future educators to be competent in diverse environments, and to perform service projects related to education with a focus on cultural awareness.  MYEN is open to students of any major on campus. The club hosts a variety of community service projects and cultural workshops to help diverse students connect within the College of Education.

Workshops

The College of Education hosts a variety of workshops and lectures on diverse topics relevant for future educators. Past workshops have included panel discussions, film viewings and guests speakers on a variety of topics.  The overall goal is to ensure that our future educators are culturally competent and aware of how they can best form strong relationships with the diverse students and families in our school and community environments.  Many of these sessions count for the Professional Growth Unit (PGU) requirement for all teacher education majors.

For more information, contact: ced_engagement@ncsu.edu