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| Public Information Office 310 Owen Hall, Campus PO 1820 Asheville, NC 28804-8507 828/251/6526 FAX: 828/251-6777 web: http://www.unca.edu/news e-mail: pubinfo@unca.edu |
| For Immediate Release July 26, 2001 North Carolina Junior Teaching Fellows Hold Annual Conference at UNCA Four hundred future teachers will attend the annual North Carolina Junior Teaching Fellows Conference at UNC Asheville July 27-29. Fifteen UNCA Teaching Fellows will be among the group. Rising college juniors will participate in seminars, meet with educators and hear talks based on the theme of "Exploring the Power of Diversity Through Conversation." Former UNC Public Television educator Mary Cay Corr will speak Friday evening. Motivational speakers Glen Walter and Captain Jake Greene will address the group Sunday morning. A highlight of the program will be a screening and panel discussion of "Community Voices: Something Common," a film that addresses diversity issues pertaining to race, class, religion, sexual orientation and language in nine North Carolina schools. Students awarded membership to the competitive North Carolina Teaching Fellows program have met high academic standards in high school. North Carolina high school seniors are eligible to apply for this $26,000 scholarship in the fall of their senior year. At UNCA, the scholarship funds nearly all of the college expenses, a trip to a large American city each winter and a special summer course in Cambridge, England. In return, recipients of the scholarship agree to teach in North Carolina schools for four years after graduation. More than 5,600 students have completed the program statewide; 68 Teaching Fellows are currently enrolled at UNCA.For more information about the Teaching Fellows Program at UNCA, contact Brenda Hopper, Teaching Fellows Program director, at 828/251-6901 or visit the Web site. Media Contacts:
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