William McKee
Co - Coordinator of the Mentor/Coach Program Publication: Co-authored an article in the North Carolina Middle School Association Journal, a scholarly refereed journal that focuses on pedagogical research in the area of middle grades education. The article appears in the summer 2015 edition. “Preparing Pre-service Teachers with Effective Classroom Language Skills: Examining the Utility of Code-Switching for Enhancing Lesson Delivery by William Mckee M.S., Sharon Hunter Ed. D., Marcia Watson, Ph.D., Tempestt Adams, Derrick Robinson.
Dr. Jeff Kinard
Department Chair, History, Political Science, & Geography Publication: “Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac” in Confederate Generals in the Trans-Mississippi. Published by the University of Tennessee Press.
Marcus Timothy Mounce
Associate Professor, Health & Physical Education Recognition: Doctor of Philosophy in Community College Leadership. Mississippi State University. August 14, 2015. Publication: Published doctoral dissertation – A descriptive study of intercollegiate athletics in North Carolina’s public community and technical colleges. Published via ProQuest as of September 9, 2015.
C. Cole Osborne
Assistant Professor, English and Humanities Recognition: President, North Carolina Conference of English Instructors. Presentations: Presented at the North Carolina Symposium on Teaching Writing. “Moving Writing Students Toward Self-Direction: Scaffolding Source Use and Research in ENG 111”, NC Symposium on Teaching Writing, February, 28, 2015, Raleigh, NC.
Michael Powell
Electrician I, Physical Plant Education: Received BA Degree in Sociology from Winston Salem State University (May 15, 2015).
Timothy Perry
Cisco Networking Academy Advanced Level Instructor, Computer Technologies Certification: Re-certification, Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (July 31, 2015).
Betsy Renfrew
ESL Instructor, Adult Education Recognition: Received IRB approval from Elon University to be a co-Principal Investigator in a study called, “Medicinal and Food Plant Use of Montagnard Communities in Greensboro, North Carolina”. The study will take place in 2016 and will focus on food cultivated in Greensboro gardens. My co-Principal Investigator for the project is Catherine Bush, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology at Elon University. Exhibition: Creative Aging Network-NC and I received a grant from Arts Greensboro to deliver paper making and book writing classes for Montagnard women and senior citizen groups during the Spring of 2015. The “Memory Book” participants made paper from mulberry and fig trees and wrote stories about their farming experiences growing up. The books were displayed at The People’s Perk, a local coffee shop, in June 2015.
Dr. Carol Schmid
Professor of Sociology, Social Sciences Recognition: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar, “The Cross Border Connection.” University of California, Los Angeles, June 15-July 17. Book Review “No Undocumented Child Left Behind: Phyler v. Doe and the Education of Undocumented School Children by Michael Olivas. International Migration Review, Summer 2015, Volume 49, Issue 2.