UNCP students present at NC Council for Social Studies Education Conference
UNC Pembroke was well represented at the 2023 North Carolina Council for Social Studies Education Conference in Greensboro, held March 2-3. Twenty-six social studies education students and three elementary education students were in attendance.
UNCP alumna earns national credential in play therapy
Denise Bostick-Fairley, a member of the inaugural class of the play therapy graduate certificate program in the Department of Counseling at UNC Pembroke, has earned the Registered Play Therapist (RPT) credential from the Association for Play Therapy.
UNC Pembroke hosts BranchEd Alliance Board of Directors
Through a three-year grant opportunity, the School of Education at UNC Pembroke partnered with a national professional services organization — Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED) — and local school districts to prepare highly effective and diverse future educators.
UNCP School of Education selected for inaugural NC Educator Pipeline Collaborative Cohort
The UNC Pembroke School of Education and the Old Main STREAM Academy (OMSA) will be participating in the inaugural North Carolina Educator Pipeline Collaborative cohort, along with six other teacher preparation partnerships, to continue to be as effective and innovative as possible in recruiting and preparing educators to enter the state’s workforce.
UNCP alumnus, FAEL participant appointed director of federal programs
Philip Oxendine, 2021 First Americans’ Educational Leadership (FAEL) cohort alumnus, was recently appointed as the director of federal programs with the Public Schools of Robeson County. In his role, Oxendine will be responsible for making recommendations for assisting schools within the district to develop federal programs and services for continuous improvement. Additionally, he will help to provide school leaders with developments in curriculum, research-based instructional strategies and professional development. Oxendine is a two-time graduate of UNCP.
Brock, Jones named Hattie M. Strong scholars at UNC Pembroke
Like most educators, Shelby Brock and India Jones, believe education is the key to success in life. This shared philosophy is the driving force behind their pursuit of careers in education as students in the teacher-training program at UNC Pembroke. To ease the path to their goal, Brock and Jones were named the 2022 Hattie M. Strong Scholars––a $5,000 scholarship awarded to students during their internship semester. “Being selected for this scholarship is life-changing,” Brock said. “It means the world to me. It has impacted my academic work greatly.”
UNCP School of Education advisory board outlines strategic plan
The UNC Pembroke School of Education advisory board discussed the school’s five-year strategic plan during its monthly meeting at James A. Thomas Hall. The strategic plan initiative, led by associate professor Dr. Beth Holder, will provide direction to the School of Education in six distinct areas. During the meeting, the board focused on three of those topics: diversity, equity and social justice, curriculum redesign and public-school partnerships.
UNCP School of Education awarded $2.9M to provide scholarships to 30 future educators
The School of Education at UNC Pembroke has received a record $2.9 million grant from the Anonymous Trust that will fund student scholarships for 30 future educators and transform the lives of generations of students in rural and underserved communities. The School of Education will use the gift—the largest in the school’s history for student scholarships—to launch the Brave Scholars program, an initiative designed to recruit new teachers from Robeson, Scotland and Columbus counties.
UNCP selected to participate in national teacher prep cohort for minority-serving institutions
UNC Pembroke is pleased to announce its selection to Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity third National Teacher Preparation Transformation Center cohort, to foster high-quality educators within minority serving institutions (MSIs) across the United States. "With a long history of preparing the next generation of educators for Southeastern North Carolina, UNC Pembroke is honored to be a part of the National Teacher Preparation Center," said Dr. Loury Floyd, dean of the School of Education.
UNCP’s Leslie Locklear appointed to Hunt-Lee Commission
UNC Pembroke’s Dr. Leslie Locklear has been appointed to the newly-created Hunt-Lee Commission. Locklear serves as program coordinator for the First Americans Teacher Education program at UNCP. Additionally, she serves as an adjunct professor in the Professional School Counseling Department and co-chair of the N.C. Native American Youth Organization Adult Advisory Committee. She previously served on the state’s DRIVE (Develop a Representative and Inclusive Vision for Education) Task Force.