ECU Graduate goes Rural
As a newcomer to NC, Elizabeth Japczyk Shuler did not have extensive experience in rural settings until she started working as a graduate assistant in REI. Though her major was in […]
3.8.2021
Interdisciplinary Professions
March 2021
December 2020
MLS program celebrates Fall 2020 faculty, alumni accomplishments
Faculty Assistant Professors Kawanna Bright & Mónica Colón-Aguirre presented an invited paper entitled “Encouraging interdisciplinarity: The impact of assignment requirements on students’ use of interdisciplinary sources in an LIS research […]
12.21.2020
November 2020
Schmidt receives 2020 AAACE Presidential Award
Dr. Steve Schmidt was presented with the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)’s 2020 Presidential Award for Exceptional and Innovative Leadership at the 2020 AAACE Virtual Conference that […]
11.17.2020
September 2020
Soulen featured as SLC monthly researcher
Dr. Rita Soulen, assistant professor of library science, was highlighted in the September 2020 issue of School Library Connection. Dr. Soulen was the monthly researcher spotlight. The interview focused on […]
9.25.2020
Dotson publishes book on “The Value of Games”
College of Education associate professor of library science Dr. Kaye Dotson has published a new book called “The Value of Games: Putting Play Back into Practice for Children.” The book’s […]
9.18.2020
IDP Faculty Highlight: Dr. Xi Lin
The Department of Interdisciplinary Professions began a series this fall called “IDP Faculty Highlights.” The series fulfills IDP’s goal of “harnessing the power of IDP’s faculty teaching, research and creative […]
9.14.2020
August 2020
Hands’ research into first-generation students and COVID-19 published
During the COVID-19 pandemic, college students across the world had to transition from daily in-person classes to digital learning. While this transition was difficult for many students, the leap was […]
8.14.2020
Propst awarded $10,000 NBCC scholarship
Counselor Education graduate student Chanale Propst has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship Program (NBCC MFP) for Mental Health Counselors (MHC-M). Propst […]
8.14.2020
Counselor Education faculty highlighted in Counseling Today cover story
Two Counselor Education faculty were highlighted in the August 2020 Counseling Today cover story, “Black mental health matters.” Drs. Janeé Avent Harris and Loni Crumb, assistant professors of counselor education […]
8.13.2020
July 2020
REI completes final CLE at Pines Elementary
The Rural Education Institute faculty members conducted their final Community Learning Exchange (CLE) at Pines Elementary School in Washington, N.C., in conjunction with the school’s 5th-grade Graduation Drive-by Celebration on […]
7.1.2020