Campbell University

Campbell University’s Teaching Fellows Program

Campbell University’s Teaching Fellows Program creates teacher leaders of academic excellence as problem solvers with compassion who possess a sense of dedication to the profession and service to others. Campbell (founded in 1887), where the individual counts, is a university of liberal arts, sciences, and professions, and is committed to assisting students to develop as an integrated person characterized by a wholeness of mind, body, and spirit.

The University is proud to be described as one of the most affordable private universities in the state. Campbell has an excellent scholarship Program that far exceeds the state Teaching Fellow scholarship of $6500, which makes it an affordable option for you. Fellows applying to the University who are eligible for a Presidential, University, or other scholarships in excess of the required $6,500 matching scholarship (which includes the NC Legislative Tuition Grant) will receive the larger scholarship package. Total scholarship awards may be equal to but not exceed the total cost of tuition. The current scholarship awards at the university may be viewed at http://www.campbell.edu/adm/finaid/search.html.

Campbell Fellows will experience smaller class size and interact with dedicated faculty members who excel in teaching and truly care about their students as they become part of a dynamic learning community. The campus is ideally located between the RTP and the Fayetteville areas affording easy access to a variety of cultural activities, museums, and historic sites. The University also hosts a wide array of student activities including multiple choices of athletic events such as football and basketball, numerous clubs, and various student activities. Campbell has a variety of housing options including traditional rooms, suites, and apartments including a 300-bed facility with suite and apartment-style accommodations completed in 2005. These campus options guarantee all Teaching Fellows comfortable and suitable housing. Fellows will have the option of rooming with another Fellow if they prefer by indicating their preference on their housing request. The School of Education also has two technology labs and wireless internet connections that are reserved for education students. To learn more about Campbell University please visit our website at http://www.campbell.edu/.

We offer academic excellence and have an intellectually challenging program that has a history of producing highly qualified teachers, counselors, and school administrators. Education students who graduate from our Program show a higher than usual teacher retention rate. The Professional Education Program has 15 different national and state accredited undergraduate licensure areas: Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary Education, Middle Grade Language Arts, Middle Grade Mathematics, Middle Grade Science, Middle Grade Social Studies, Secondary English, Secondary Mathematics, Secondary Biology, Secondary Comprehensive Social Studies, Music, Physical Education, French, Spanish, and Family and Consumer Sciences. In addition, there are programs that provide Master’s degrees in most of these majors as well as School Administration and School Counseling.

Academic and programmatic support is provided to the Fellows through eight overall components:

The Experiential Education Series – activities that are both fun and educationally focused on developing cultural and multicultural understandings through:

• University funded experiences:
  • Field trips
  • Study Abroad
    • First cohort will travel to Costa Rica
    • Future trips may be made to other countries such as Malaysia (where we have a university campus in Kuala Lumpur) and Guatemala
• Events on campus and in the wider community

The Leadership Series

• A credit-bearing series of leadership seminars from the freshman through the junior year
• Exposure to teacher leaders, community leaders, political officials, and faculty members within the various schools on campus
• Leadership participation will be encouraged through membership or leadership roles in:
  • Teaching Fellows Council
  • Various Teaching Fellows committees
  • Campus government or student organizations

The Cohort Seminars and Cohort Classes

• A credit-bearing series of seminars per semesters
• Uses a developmental thematic approachs
• Designed to transition the cohorts of Fellows through their Professional Education Program at the Universitys
• Cohort classes such as Introduction to Educations

Various Mini courses – both required and optional

• Example of a required course – field trip focused on the unique phenomena and historical events of eastern/rural NC (e.g., boat building, locks of the Cape Fear, Washington’s clock, revolutionary battle sites and cemeteries, sites with endangered flora and fauna, unique historical architecture, and local artisans)

Professional Enhancement

• Early and continuous immersion into the professio
• Paid internship
• Attendance at one or more professional conferences
• Mock interview
• Assistance from numerous mentors
  • Students (upper class Fellows and Kappa Delta Pi members)
  • Teachers
  • Faculty

Service Work

• Throughout the Fellows tenure at the University
• First two years – options for service planned by the Fellows
• Junior year – provide academic support to students who do not have English as their primary language

Social Events – numerous fun social events will be planned for and by the Fellows

• Picnics
• Dinners
• Receptions

Develop of sense of family, fellowship, and commitment to each other

• Freshman Retreat
• Involvement of the Fellows in all of the above-mentioned activities

Further details of the Campbell University Teaching Fellows Program please visit our website at http://www.campbell.edu/teachingfellows.