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ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alumna named Chapel Hill-Carrboro Teacher of the Year
September 17, 2012
For Kim Mellor G’05, teaching is a delicate balance between science and artistry.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ holds M.Ed. Commencement ceremony
August 19, 2012
Former N.C. Teacher of the Year Tyronna Hooker G'09 used wit & wisdom in a keynote address to graduates of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's education master's program.
M.Ed. alumna named local Teacher of the Year
November 21, 2011
The honor represents the second time in two years that the Alamance-Burlington School System has given an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ grad its top award.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ debuts Commencement gowns made from recycled plastic bottles
August 20, 2011
They look and feel the same as the caps and gowns used in previous ceremonies, but when candidates for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s Master of Education participate in their Aug. 20, 2011, Commencement exercises, as part of the university’s sustainability commitment, their regalia contained fabric made from 100 percent recycled plastic bottles.
M.Ed. candidates receive degrees in summer Commencement
August 20, 2011
Thirty-nine students in the Master of Education program received their ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ degrees Saturday morning in a Commencement ceremony featuring a keynote address from professor Judith Howard, the longtime director of the education graduate program who retires this month after serving the university since 1993 as a teacher, researcher and mentor.
Enrichment program connects DPT students with area children
August 9, 2011
Forty first-year Doctor of Physical Therapy students joined 26 elementary children on July 14 for a morning of fun and physical activity as part of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s Summer Learning and Enrichment Academy, a partnership between ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ and the Alamance-Burlington School System that focuses on helping exceptional children in grades K-8 develop and maintain academic and behavioral skills they need to be successful in their learning.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alumna named North Carolina Teacher of the Year
May 6, 2011
Tyronna Hooker G'09, an exceptional children’s teacher at Graham Middle School in Graham, N.C., and a 2009 graduate of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Master of Education program, has been named the 2011-12 North Carolina Teacher of the Year.
Special Education Majors, Faculty presented at NC-CEC Conference
February 8, 2011
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty members Carolyn Stuart and Mary Knight-McKenna, along with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ special education majors Jordan McNeill and Kristen Marcickiewicz, made a presentation on Feb. 3 at the North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children (NC-CEC) conference.