Top-ranked Counseling and Educational Development program adds online training

by Andrea Crossley Spencer

Emily Campbell, Ph.D. candidate, prepares to supervise a live counseling session conducted by a master's counseling student in the Vacc Counseling and Consulting Clinic.

Last May, a dozen school counseling students from the Department of Counseling and Educational Development (CED) earned their master’s degrees. By July, all were employed by schools around the region.

ERM researchers recognized worldwide as leaders in educational measurement

by Andrea Crossley Spencer

  





Associate Professor Robert Henson chats with an ERM student.

Education professionals from around the globe rely on the expertise of faculty right here at UNCG in the Department of Educational Research Methodology (ERM). Testing methods developed by researchers in the School of Education are utilized worldwide and featured in the field’s most prestigious journals.

SELF Design Studio: A Tribute to Curiosity

by Terri Jackson 

 

Smith Self working with daughter, Bekah, on a school assignment about birds.

  
Luther Self loved to learn.  As a child growing up in a working class home in Greensboro, Luther was the kid who took things apart and put them back together, making the finished product better than the original.  As an adult, he served his country in the Army, founded a successful company and pursued education with a determined passion that lasted a lifetime.  And after his passing in 1997, Luther’s legacy lives on through the philanthropic work of his son, Smith Winborne Self, and their family foundation.

New faces in the School of Education

We would like to welcome our new School of Education faculty members joining us for the 2014-2015 school year:

Welcome from Dean Wixson

We are delighted to share with you the Spring 2014 edition of Educate Magazine, showcasing the work conducted by our School of Education faculty, staff and students in collaboration with our community partners. Our theme for this edition is ‘Working at the Intersection of Teaching, Research, and Community Service’. As a School, we take pride in working with our community partners to provide real-world research and learning opportunities for everyone involved in these activities. Our activities provide much-needed resources and support for local organizations, while also developing new knowledge, and preparing our students for their future careers. The articles in this edition of Educate provide examples of how work that combines teaching and research serves as the basis of service to the community, the state, and the nation.



Karen K. Wixson, Dean

UNCG School of Education

School of Education Research Supports Community Partners, Provides Learning Opportunities for Students

By Bruce Buchanan


Dr. Holly Downs leads a team of Educational Research Methodology students through a program evaluation in the Dominican Republic last year. 
 
Doing well while doing good.

The School of Education’s Educational Research Methodology (ERM) Department is bringing together teaching and research to better prepare graduates for the workplace and to serve worthwhile organizations, both on campus and in the community.

UNCG Institute for Athlete Health and Wellness Working to Address Binge Drinking Among Student-Athletes

By Bruce Buchanan



Binge drinking among student-athletes is a problem that impacts virtually every college and university in the nation, UNCG included. However, Counseling and Education Development Department (CED) Associate Professor Todd Lewis and the new Institute for Athlete Health and Wellness are in the vanguard of researchers and counselors working to combine teaching and research to make college a healthier, safer place for students who are playing intercollegiate sports.