Education Briefs
Published 12:00 am Thursday, October 8, 2015
RCCC to host seventh annual benefit golf tournament
The Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Foundation will hold its seventh annual Golf Classic on Monday, Oct. 12, at Rocky River Golf Club in Concord.
Registration opens at 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, and tee off begins at 1 p.m. Lunch and dinner will be emceed by WSOC-TV 9 sports director Phil Orban and weekend sports anchor Lawrence Gilligan.
Throughout the day, golfers will have the opportunity to win prizes by competing in contests for the longest drive and closest to the pin. After registering, players can hone their skills in a golf clinic or tour Charlotte Motor Speedway. There will be a silent auction featuring a Kiawah Island getaway, a five course dinner for eight, a weekend escape at Wild Dunes and a five night stay in Columbus, Ohio, during the 2016 Memorial Tournament.
Spots are still available, but space is limited. To learn more, including how to register, visit www.rccc.edu/foundation or call 704-216-3876.
Catawba cheerleaders to host kid’s clinic Oct. 24
Catawba College cheerleaders will host the first Catawba College Cheerleading Kids’ Clinic on Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 24.
The Cheer Camp for Kids will begin at 10 a.m. and run until 10:45 a.m. on the Belk Track inside Shuford Stadium. Kids of all ages are welcome to join the fun and learn some cheers as well as jumps under the tutelage of the Catawba Cheerleading Team.
All attendees will have their photograph taken with the squad. Early registration is encouraged to ensure that pre-registered participants receive a game day gift, but last minute walk-ups will be welcomed to take part.
“The goal of this Kids’ Clinic is to show our littlest Catawba Indian fans that it’s never too early to learn how to get the crowd fired up and cheer our team on to a victory. The Catawba cheerleaders are so very excited to be hosting this clinic during homecoming so we can start teaching proper technique and have some more fans in the stands,” Coach Andie Overbeck said.
Not only will the Kids’ Clinic include learning some cheers and some jumps, but participants are welcomed to come back on the track at 11:30 a.m. until noon to warm up with the squad and watch them get ready for kick-off at 1:30 p.m.
Cost to participate in the Kids’ Clinic is $20 per child with a $5 sibling discount for each child after the first.
Sign up now by going online to www.catawba.edu/homecoming.
Barber-Scotia College holding auditions for play “MisUnderstood”
Polish up your acting skills, pull out your dancing shoes, and warm up your vocal chords. Can’t dance or sing? Still OK. Barber-Scotia College is holding auditions for the award-winning choreoplay, “MisUnderstood” by New York playwright Lawrence Floyd. He will arrive on location to direct the final Nov. 7 production.
This fundraiser will benefit students and the rebuilding of Barber-Scotia. Auditions will be held Thursday, Oct. 8, 5-7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 10, 1-3 p.m. in the Student Union at 145 Cabarrus Ave. W., Concord. Ages 16 to adult, call 704-713-9016 for more information.
Catawba taking applications for new STEM masters in education program
If you’re a practicing teacher, licensed in middle grades mathematics, middle grades science, secondary mathematics or secondary comprehensive science, and would like to pursue a master’s degree, a new masters in education offered at Catawba College may be right for you. Catawba’s Department of Teacher Education is now accepting applications for its new Master of Education Program in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) that will launch during the spring semester of 2016.
This 33-semester-hour curriculum is a two-year cohort program that involves two-courses per semester, including summer. Taught by a faculty committed to the professional development of middle and high school science and math teachers, the program offers opportunities for individualized study and practical applications in the teacher’s classroom.
Some Rowan-Salisbury School System teachers will be selected as full-tuition scholarship recipients, thanks to a gift made by local philanthropist Fred Stanback. Teachers in other districts are also welcomed into the program without the full-tuition scholarship component. The tuition for non-Rowan-Salisbury teachers is currently $180 per semester hour, plus a $25 per semester parking fee.
Applicants for the program must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education with a grade point average of 3.0 or greater. Applicants must have passing PRAXIS/NTE scores and/or North Carolina licensure in math or science, but have no need to produce GRE or Miller Analogies scores.
When the collaborative program was announced in January of 2015, Rowan-Salisbury Superintendent Dr. Lynn Moody noted she anticipated it helping to build a strong leadership base within her district. Catawba President Brien Lewis called it “a carrot” that the local system could offer in its efforts to recruit new teachers, especially in light of North Carolina’s elimination of a salary incentive for teachers holding master’s degrees.
The graduate catalog and application is available online at www.catawba.edu/stem-med. For more information contact Dr. Rhonda Truitt, chair of the Department of Teacher Education at Catawba, at 704-637-4468 or at rltruitt@catawba.edu or Jane Snider, assistant to the Department of Teacher Education at Catawba at 704-637-4461 or at jvsnider@catawba.edu. Rowan-Salisbury teachers may contact Dr. Julie Morrow at Julie.Morrow@rss.k12.nc.us.
