School of Education confers 23 graduate degrees

     The Campbell University School of Education conferred 23 masters’ degrees at a hooding service on Sunday, May 13, in the Rogers Fine Arts Center. A total of 19 candidates received the Master of Education degree, three received the Master of School Administration and one received the Master of Arts.

     “Teaching is a calling much like the ministry,” Dr. Karen Nery, dean of the School of Education remarked.

     “Dr. Kathy Sullivan, senior policy advisor to the State Board of Education, delivered the keynote address.

     “You are about to graduate to new professions, opportunities and roles,” Sullivan said. “I hope you use the knowledge and skills that you have learned to earn a master’s degree in your professional endeavors.”

     The state has adopted a new guiding mission, Sullivan added. “Every student will leave school prepared for life in the 21st century and global education,” she said, “because they are competing in a global economy.”

     Sullivan joined the Department of Public Instruction in 1998 as chief of the Teacher Education Section. She was later named director of the Division of Human Resource Management. She was named Senior Policy Advisor to the State Board of Education earlier this year.

     Campbell’s School of Education offers undergraduate degrees in elementary, middle grades, and secondary education; psychology; Family and Consumer Science; and Social Work. Included in the advanced degree program are a Master of Education in school counseling; a Master of School Administration; a Master of Education in elementary, middle grades, and secondary education; and a Master of Arts in community counseling.