December 17, 2014
Counselors Connect with the College of Education
On December 10, 2014, twenty-nine high school guidance counselors from eastern North Carolina were hosted at an event sponsored by East Carolina University’s College of Education. The event entitled, Counselor Connections: Each One-Reach One, served as an opportunity for these education professionals to gain up-to-date information about the university and its teacher education programs. These 29 educators represented the following school districts: Beaufort, Craven, Cumberland, Edenton-Chowan, Edgecombe, Elizabeth City-Pasquotank, Greene, Hertford, Johnston, Lenoir, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt, Roanoke Rapids, and Wayne.
Invitations were issued to each high school within the Latham Clinical Schools Network which comprises 39 counties within eastern North Carolina. At the event, the counselors received information from Admissions regarding the processes involved for applying to ECU. The Honors College provided details about this unique opportunity for academically talented students. The attendees were also given a crash course by the Financial Aid Office about updated applications processes.
In addition to the aforementioned presentations, the College of Education shared detailed information about the College of Education scholarship opportunities and teaching faculty from the areas of Mathematics, Science, and Instructional Technology Education, Special Education, and Middle Grades Education talked with counselors about these high-need area programs. The central focus of the Each One, Reach One event was to assist counselors with information about applying for college, but also to encourage them to prompt students to consider education as a career choice for the future. Recruitment packets, along with College of Education scholarship information, were given to each attendee for use back at their high schools.
The counselors in attendance were encouraged to recruit high school juniors and seniors to attend the upcoming College of Education Recruitment Day to be held on campus January 24, 2015. Information about our Education Living and Learning Community and 2+2 degree completion programs through State Employees’ Partnership East was also disseminated to participants in an effort to spotlight the many opportunities for interested students.
The College of Education was delighted to host this event to provide timely and beneficial information to guidance counselors from the eastern region of our state.
For more information about recruitment efforts for the College of Education at East Carolina University, please contact Dionna Manning, at manningd@ecu.edu or via phone 252-328-5453 or contact Laura Bilbro-Berry, at bilbroberryl@ecu.edu or via phone at 252-328-1123. For information about the variety of educational opportunities may be found at www.ecu.edu/becomeateacher .