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UNCW Names New Watson College Dean

Dr. Tracy Linderholm will assume her new role as the college’s chief academic and administrative officer on June 24, 2024.

UNCW Names New Watson College Dean
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UNCW Introduces EdD with Community College Specialization

UNCW’s Watson College of Education has introduced a new specialization in the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in Community College Leadership. Applications are open. Classes begin in fall 2024.

UNCW Introduces EdD with Community College Specialization

Upcoming Events

Information sessions for Workforce Learning & Development program will be held in May and June, and WCE will host a Regional Eggs & Issues Breakfast in partnership with The Public School Forum of North Carolina on June 15. Join us!

Upcoming Events
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UNCW PDS Receives National Award for School Partnerships

UNCW’s Watson College of Education and two partnership high schools in New Hanover County have received the 2024 Exemplary PDS Award from the National Association of School-University Partnerships. The award was presented March 25.

UNCW PDS Receives National Award for School Partnerships
${newsImageAlt} WCE Partnership with Isaac Bear The NASUP PDS Award recognized WCE’s unique partnership with Isaac Bear Early College High School which includes on-campus opportunities for IBEC students, extensive field placements and internships for WCE secondary education students and the creation of a Future Teachers Career Academy. WCE Partnership with Isaac Bear
${newsImageAlt} WCE Partnership with SEA-Tech The NASUP PDS Award also recognized WCE’s close collaboration with SEA-Tech High School which includes a unique tutoring-mentoring experience for secondary education students, participation in WCE’s PDS Master Teacher program, and leadership support for WCE’s National Board Certification Support and edTPA Support Networks. WCE Partnership with SEA-Tech
${newsImageAlt} Jenn Hatch Knight Receives NASUP Boundary Spanner Award Jenn Hatch Knight has received NASUP’s PK20 Boundary Spanner Award for her outstanding work with UNCW’s partnership schools and school districts. Jenn Hatch Knight Receives NASUP Boundary Spanner Award
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Waccamaw Siouan Elders Participate in CTP Conference

In a historic first, UNCW’s Watson College of Education welcomed 11 Elders from the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe to campus in February, where they participated in the 2024 UNCW/3C Challenging the Paradigm conference.

Waccamaw Siouan Elders Participate in CTP Conference

WCE Hosts Workforce Development Breakfast

WCE was pleased to welcome regional leaders to campus for a Workforce Learning & Development Breakfast on March 5. Bill Kawczynski, Brigadier General Scott O’Meara (U.S. Marine Corps, Retired) and John Downing were featured speakers at the event.

WCE Hosts Workforce Development Breakfast
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Spring 2024 Future Teacher Conference

More than 125 students from 15 area schools participated in the Spring 2024 Future Teacher Conference, held March 15 at UNCW’s Watson College of Education.

Spring 2024 Future Teacher Conference
${newsImageAlt} Southeast Regional Science and Engineering Fair CESTEM hosted the Southeast Regional Science and Engineering Fair on February 10. The event provides an opportunity for third-to 12th-grade students to showcase STEM-related work, with winners advancing to state competition. Southeast Regional Science and Engineering Fair
${newsImageAlt} Wilmington Regional Science Olympiad More than 800 middle school and high school students participated in the 2024 Wilmington Regional Science Olympiad hosted by WCE’s CESTEM on March 9. Wilmington Regional Science Olympiad
${newsImageAlt} Wilmington Regional SeaPerch Competition Middle and high school students from New Hanover, Onslow and Pender counties participated in the 2024 Regional SeaPerch Competition hosted by WCE’s CESTEM on March 16. Wilmington Regional SeaPerch Competition

STEM SENC Supports STEM Youth Congress

With support from STEM SENC, eight students from Southeastern North Carolina participated in the 2024 Changemakers in STEM Youth Congress, held virtually this spring.

STEM SENC Supports STEM Youth Congress

Hattie Strong Scholarships are Announced 

The Watson College joined a select group of institutions as a Hattie M. Strong Foundation partner in 2013. The HMSF has helped aspiring students achieve a college degree since 1928. Today, HMSF’s primary activity is to provide scholarships for students enrolled in teacher training programs at partnering institutions to help reduce financial pressure during the student internship semester, when a student’s ability to offset expenses with outside employment is curtailed by the rigor of full-time work in the classroom.

The Watson College of Education is pleased to announce that Megan Brown, Savannah Everhart, Madison Reid, Rilee Seering and Taylor Stanley have received spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong scholarship awards.

Megan Brown, Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Megan Brown, Elementary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Megan Brown, Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Savannah Everhart, Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Savannah Everhart , MAT in Elementary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Savannah Everhart, Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Madison Reid, Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Madison Reid, Elementary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Madison Reid, Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Rilee Seering, Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Rilee Seering, MAT in Elementary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Rilee Seering, Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Taylor Stanley, Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Taylor Stanley, MAT in Secondary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Taylor Stanley, Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

IBEC Wins NHCS Battle of the Books

Congratulations to the Battle of the Books team at Isaac Bear Early College High School! The IBEC team won the high school division of the New Hanover County Schools competition in March.

IBEC Wins NHCS Battle of the Books

Dissertation Award

Jennifer Park, WCE Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology, was a finalist for the 2024 AHRD Esworthy Malcolm S. Knowles Dissertation of the Year Award. Dr. Park’s dissertation is titled, "The relationships among sustainable work environment, human agency, openness to change, and innovative work behavior."

Jennifer Park

Science for All Summit

Amy Moody, Angie Reid-Griffin and Heddy Clark presented at the Science for All Summit in February. Morehead Planetarium and Science Center hosted the event, designed to advance inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) in STEM.

Amy Moody, Angie Reid-Griffin and Heddy Clark

NCTIES

Daisy Barreto, Sheri Conklin and Amber Colon presented at the North Carolina Technology in Education Society conference in March. NCTIES promotes excellence in learning and teaching through the effective use of technology.

Daisy Barreto, Sheri Conklin and Amber Colon

Kimberly Walrod Receives STEM Educator Award

Kimberly Walrod ’23 has received the STEM/STEAM Educator of the Year Award from Bell Fork Elementary School in Jacksonville, NC.

Kimberly Walrod Receives STEM Educator Award
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