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On May 1 the School of Education honored the academic excellence of 39 undergraduate and graduate students as they were inducted into the Sigma Gamma Chapter of , International Honor Society in Education.

“Time Un-plugged: An Â鶹ÊÓƵ Arts & Science Celebration” will feature outdoor music & dance performances, natural science educational exhibits, interactive art displays, arts & crafts, poetry readings, photography exhibits and more.

Cummings High School senior Jessica Canar-Quito will attend Guilford College in North Carolina with assistance from a program initially funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The School of Education hosted Edcamp Â鶹ÊÓƵ, a participant-driven professional development event, on April 19.

The associate professor of education and longtime Â鶹ÊÓƵ Academy instructor formally takes over this summer for founding director Deborah Long, who is now serving as interim dean of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s School of Education.

Jenni Johnson, Darris Means and Kimberly Pyne presented at the annual conference of the American College Personnel Association held in Indianapolis.

Three Â鶹ÊÓƵ education students were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and often considered the nation’s most prestigious honor society, during an April 7 dinner and ceremony where Jill McCorkle, an award-winning Southern novelist, served as the keynote speaker.

Expert panelists will share diverse views on school funding in a McKinnon Hall “Community Connections” program designed to foster conversation on current events in a respectful environment.