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Three ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ faculty members and two recent graduates presented research papers June 11 to the 5th Annual Symposium on Service Learning and Civic Engagement at Western Carolina University. Their focus was the use of academic service-learning to challenge the stereotypical views often held by teacher candidates about students and families living in poverty.

In the tradition of preparing world class teachers for the 21st century classroom, the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ School of Education this month will host the North Carolina Teacher Academy for the 14th consecutive year.

Terry Tomasek, assistant professor of education, presented at two national meetings this spring.

Four ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ employees were recognized for superior scholarship, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ, mentoring and service at the annual faculty-staff awards luncheon on May 13, 2009. Laura Roselle, Connie Book, Glenda Crawford and Keith Dimont were each selected for one of the highest accolades bestowed each year on faculty and staff.

Sara Gould, an elementary education major and Honors Fellow; Sandra Flores, a sophomore at Graham High School; and Lorenzo Davis, a sophomore at Cummings High School, presented April 17 at the Johns Hopkins Summer Learning Conference: Summer Changes Everything.

The School of Education presented its annual awards May 1, with Paul Miller, professor of exercise science, receiving top honors for Excellence in Teaching and Bill Andrews, assistant professor of physical therapy education, receiving the Excellence in Service award.

A repeat 9th grader at “Southwestern High,” Jamal Harris is what the American educational system would describe as an “at risk” student. But the lead character in a play written by Jean Rohr in the School of Education shows that many factors influence student performance – and the first staged reading of her work, “Valued Voices,” met with praise Wednesday night in Whitley Auditorium.