WATSON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Van Dempsey, Dean of UNCW’s Watson College, shares a personal message of hope and inspiration – and a renewed commitment to students, campus and community partners, and the broader community – in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. more...
On October 8, faculty and staff welcomed students back to the Watson College for the first day of classes in nearly a month following Hurricane Florence. A new website has been created to share important information about the UNCW calendar, recovery support and assistance, volunteer opportunities and general information. more...
The Watson College is pleased to announce new members of the leadership team: Associate Dean Angela Housand and Department Chairs Heidi Higgins, Candace Thompson and Marsha Carr. Please also join us in welcoming new faculty and staff including Sharon Richter, associate professor of special education and Carmen Sidbury, director of CESTEM. more...
UNCW has officially opened the first K-8 lab school in North Carolina. Classes began July 18 and a grand opening celebration was held July 24. UNCW has received a $5,000 donation from Family Fare Convenience Stores to aid in the startup, and the team at Bevello in Mayfaire collected school supplies for students and teachers in August. more...
Van Dempsey, dean of UNCW’s Watson College of Education, has received the 2018 Distinguished Leadership Award from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education. The award was presented at the 17th annual Alumni Awards Dinner held Oct. 6 at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center in Chapel Hill. more...
UNCW has received a grant through the U.S. Department of State for a program titled “Innovating and Designing Engaged Applications in STEM Education.” Funds totaling $188,064 will support a one-year collaborative effort to build STEM educational capacity in Pakistani middle schools. Bill Sterrett is lead PI on the grant, awarded in September. more...
UNCW’s Youth Programs has received an $118,471 grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to launch I-40 E.A.S.T. (Engineering, Agriculture, Science and Technology). The two-year project is designed to engage students from rural communities in lab-based scientific investigations, career exploration, community planning and entrepreneurship. more...
WCE’s Master of Education in Teaching English as a Second Language has been ranked 16th in the nation among affordable online TESOL master’s programs by Top Education Degrees. more...
WCE’s Junior Seahawk Academy is the recipient of the 2018 "Inspiring Programs in STEM" award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. more...
Allen Lynn and Daisy Barreto traveled to Brazil this summer to explore possibilities for collaboration between faculty at UNCW and the Federal University of Ceará. A UNCW travel grant, UNC Global Scholarship grant and Watson College mini-grant funded the exploratory project. more...
WCE associate professor and science educator Amy Taylor earned her Environmental Education Certification in May. She was featured in an Educator Spotlight on the NC Environmental Education home page in September. more...
WCE Professor Michele Parker will spend the 2018-19 academic year as a full-time member of the teaching faculty at the University of Gondar in Ethiopia. Her work, as an Ambassador Distinguished Scholar, will focus on adult education. The one-year assignment begins in October. more...
The Watson College is pleased to announce that two $5,000 Hattie M. Strong scholarships have been awarded to WCE interns for the fall 2018 semester. Please join us in congratulating Angelica Colvin and Vanessa Ibarra. more...
Cathy Barlow was recently honored for her donation and sponsorship of the newly named Cathy Cross Barlow faculty office in the Education Building, Sabrina Hill-Black was honored by the NHC NAACP and Eric Irizarry ’02, ’09 M, ’14 Ed.D. was featured in We are UNCW. WCE is also pleased to announce faculty promotions and share student and alumni news and recognitions. more...
The Watson College will host two preview events this fall for high school and transfer students interested in becoming a teacher. Parents are welcome too! Learn about our programs and meet faculty and current students. Registration is open. more...
James DeVita, Bill Sterrett and Sue Combs, along with three UNCW undergraduate students, recently completed a two-year study on student-athlete success. Results from the project, funded with an ETEAL SURCA award, were published in the Online Journal of New Horizons in Education in August. The faculty team is also participating in a three-year study of student-athlete success at 9 CAA institutions, funded by the Colonial Academic Alliance. more...
Elizabeth Crawford and Laura Montague ’11, ‘15M are co-authors of “Conscientious Consumerism: A curriculum pilot to support the Sustainable Development Goals.” The article, published in ACEI’s journal Childhood Education in November 2017, was named ACEI 2017 Distinguished Education Article in June. more...
The Watson College welcomed 24 freshmen to the Education Learning Community on campus this fall. The residential community is designed for first-year students interested in pursuing a teaching career. more...
Over the summer students enrolled in WCE’s M.Ed. in Higher Education completed internships at universities across the country. Travis Wright, Shannon Verlotte, Patrick Gosier, Darion Bayles and Erin Carter recently shared their experiences at Emory University, Texas Tech University, UNCW and the University of Arizona. more...
WCE faculty have introduced a seminar series for students enrolled in Higher Education graduate programs. The seminars, which focus on topics including academic writing, engaging with professional associations and job searches, will be held throughout the 2018-19 academic year. more...
The Watson College would like to thank the Red Cross and Grace United Methodist Church for donating food and supplies to D.C. Virgo families after Hurricane Florence. View photos and share your “Hurricane Hero” stories with us! more...
Leaders from across campus joined faculty and staff at a reception in WCE’s Ed Lab on August 15. The event was held to celebrate retired associate provost and former WCE Dean Cathy Barlow’s donation and sponsorship of the newly named Cathy Cross Barlow faculty office in the Education Building. more...
