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ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
MISSION (WHO WE ARE)
The School of Education is committed to creating life-changing opportunities through education by providing transformative learning, leading innovation and discovery, engaging communities, and promoting equal opportunity for students of all backgrounds.
CORE VALUES (WHAT GUIDES AND INSPIRES US)
Our core purpose is to create life-changing opportunities through education. Everything we do is in support of this core purpose. Four Areas of Distinction guide our progress towards fulfilling our core purpose. We believe they represent critical principles for the future success of our graduates, and we are proud of our regional and national recognition as leaders across these areas.
These four Areas of Distinction are:
We provide a transformative educational experience rich in real-world learning opportunities. Our students gain valuable practical experience with local organizations and school districts through internships, field placements, practicums, and related community engaged scholarship.
We lead innovation and research and bridge discovery with teaching and practice to address our most pressing social needs. Our students not only learn from faculty who are at the forefront of advances in research, but also have the opportunity to be directly involved in research and community-engaged activities that are at the cutting edge of teaching and practice.
We promote a just society through taking actions that ensure equal opportunity for all persons, valuing individual and collective diversity and fostering educational and social access. Our students are engaged in activities tied to every step of this process as we strive to leverage the collective expertise of our faculty and staff to generate a measurable impact on our region.
We actively sustain an engaged and collaborative community of students, staff, faculty, alumni, and partners to act as agents of real-world change. Our students benefit from being a part of this community through enhanced opportunities for learning and building important professional networks aligned with their career interests.
Meet Our Dean
“At the foundation of all that we do is an unwavering commitment to promoting a just society through valuing diversity and fostering social and educational equity.”
Inclusion Initiatives
As a School of Education, we value and promote a diverse and inclusive community that fosters equitable, just, and flourishing environments where all can find a sense of belonging.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
UNCG is located on the traditional lands of the Catawba, Keyauwee, and Saura Nations. UNCG and the City of Greensboro are home to a vibrant Native community connected by the Native American Student Association (NASA) at UNCG and the Guilford Native American Association.
The state of North Carolina is home to many Native Nations, including the Coharie, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Haliwa-Saponi, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the Meherrin, the Sappony, the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, the Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina, and the Waccamaw Siouan. Let us venture to honor them with our work together.