Queens University of Charlotte

Queens University of Charlotte is a coed, private university that challenges students with an exciting, individualized educational experience involving multiple opportunities for leadership development, professional development and international study. Students are part of a close-knit community while living in one of the fastest growing and most dynamic cities in the United States – Charlotte, North Carolina.

Teaching Fellows Mission Statement and Values

The university’s Teaching Fellows Program prepares students for noble lives, productive careers and responsible citizenship by ensuring they are educated in the liberal arts tradition. Students pursue their teaching specialties in depth through classroom and experiential learning, thus acquiring the necessary professional knowledge and the interpersonal skills needed to be exceptional teachers and leaders who will make North Carolina’s public schools better for future generations of students and educators.

We value:

• Transforming lives through education
• Integrity of the mind and soul
• Equity in thought and action
• Exploring diversity and cultural differences as elements for positive change
• Learning through study and experience
• Commitment to excellence and competence

All Teaching Fellows at Queens University of Charlotte will enjoy a unique college experience that will prepare them for an exciting career in education and inspire a thirst for life-long learning. A brief description of the Queens experience is listed below.

Student Body

• Approximately 900 students are enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and nearly 2200 students are enrolled through all undergraduate and graduate programs
• Minority student enrollment was approximately 29% for the 2006 freshman class
• 45% of all students are from North Carolina

Academics

• Four North Carolina Professors of the Year since 1994
• No graduate assistants
• Honor Code
• Honors Program
• Career Center: Internships and career planning
• 22 undergraduate majors and six masters programs
• 100% of students participate in professional internships (domestic and international)
• Close to 90% of all students travel abroad as part of the academic experience
• Academic Resource Center: Tutoring/Mentoring, Writing Center, and special needs

Teaching Fellows Program at Queens

• Summer orientation for Teaching Fellows
• Approximately 25 Teaching Fellows in each cohort
• Guaranteed housing for four years
• Teaching Fellows Honors section of CORE, the general education program
• Field experiences focused on classroom leadership and diversity
• Bi-weekly seminars
• Specific Teaching Fellows curriculum over four years
• Collaboration with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system – mentor program
• Educational field trips
• Academic advising through the Education division
• Summer abroad in Australia – Educational Leadership Program

Teacher Licensure

• Elementary (K-6)
• Secondary Education (9-12)

Leadership Development

• Emerging Leaders Program
• Student Government (SGA)
• Honor Council and Judicial Board
• Campus Union Board (CUB): plan student activities
• Community service projects (Guatemala Mission Trip, Room in the Inn, Heart Walk, etc.)
• Peer Resource for Orientation (PRO)
• Admissions Ambassadors

Residence Life

• Over 30 student organizations
• Multi-cultural Opportunities
• Greek Life
• NCAA Division II Athletics and intramurals
• Outdoor Adventure Program

Housing

• Dedicated living communities (leadership, community service, teaching fellows, honors)
• Five coed residence halls
• All rooms equipped with air conditioning, cable T.V., high speed internet, telephone/voicemail and microwave/refrigerator units
• Residence halls are traditional and suite style

To learn more about Queens University of Charlotte and the Teaching Fellows Program visit www.queens.edu/admissions. If you have specific questions please contact Dr. Jennifer Collins, Director of the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program at Queens University of Charlotte at 704.688.2759or by email at collinsj@queens.edu