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Congratulations to Kervins Clement and Hannah Ward 2022 Smiley Award Recipients and SOE Global Education Ambassadors!

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The Smiley Award supports global educational opportunities for current undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Education (SOE) at UNC Greensboro. SOE students who serve as outstanding Global Education Ambassadors through international or local engagement are encouraged to apply each Spring, particularly students who demonstrate leadership, innovation, and impact … Continued

Kayla Baker (ELC) Wins UNCG’s Webinars Worth Watching Competition

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Each year, the UNC Greensboro Graduate School and University Libraries have a competition, Webinars Worth Watching (W^3) for face-to-face and online graduate students to determine who can give the most effective webinar or virtual presentation in 10 minutes. “Graduate students need to be able to present their work and research … Continued

SAAHE Graduate Students to present at the University of South Florida’s 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Conference

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Sadandre’ (Dre’) Jackson (’22) and Destiny Talley (’22), current 2nd-year graduate students in the Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education (SAAHE) program, who have been Selected to present at this year’s Diversity & Inclusion Conference at the University of South Florida’s.  Their presentation, entitled “Leave The Door Open: Analyzing leadership … Continued

CED and NCA-STAR led suicide prevention training for K-12 educators

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K-12 teachers and staff are faced with so many mental health concerns and trauma experienced among their students on a daily basis. The pandemic has only exacerbated the prevalence of challenges faced by students, the presence of mental health in the classroom for teachers, and the prevalence of suicidal behaviors … Continued

Brittany Gerringer, CED Doctoral Student, receives research grant

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Brittany Gerringer, 3rd year doctoral student in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development, received the Chi Sigma Iota Excellence in Counseling Research Grant for her proposal entitled: “Training Competent Counselors for EveryBODY: The Impact of a Health at Every Size Training on Weight Bias and Its Relationship to Multicultural Competence.” This … Continued

Kervins Clement, CED Doctoral Student, receives Empowerment Scholarship

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Kervins Clement, a 3rd year doctoral student in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development, received the 2021-2022 Empowerment Scholarship from the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals. Kervins’ goal is to provide training, outreach, and effective services to individuals who struggle with sexual compulsive behavior. With a goal to … Continued

ELC alum, Whitney Killian (MSA) shares insight from her position as an Assistant Principal on quality education, professional community accomplishments, and lessons learned

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Our state has a deep history of working to ensure that students have access to a sound basic education. This effort is a collaboration between many different stakeholders and one of our ELC alum, Whitney Killian (MSA) has shared insight in Perspective | What do a student, an assistant principal, … Continued