Department of Educational Leadership
and Cultural Foundations
UCEA Institutional Membership
UNCG has been awarded full institutional membership in the University Council
for Educational Administration (UCEA), having met UCEA's standard for excellence
in educational leadership preparation, scholarship, and practice, as well as
the requirements for institutional commitment and the capacity to provide leadership
for
supporting the goals of educational leadership preparation, scholarship, and
practice (see http://www.ucea.org).
This good news was shared with us at the UCEA convention held in Orlando, Florida, in October 2008.
A new member reception was held for us (and the other two new institutional
members) where we were congratulated and UNCG was given a plaque. Those of us
present at the reception were Rick Reitzug, Carl Lashley, Debbie West (Ed.D.
candidate), and myself.
You can learn more about UCEA, a leading national organization in the areas
of education leadership and social justice, by going to http://www.ucea.org
where it is stated:
"The University Council for Educational Administration is a consortium
of major research universities with doctoral programs in educational leadership
and policy. The dual mission of UCEA is to improve the preparation of educational
leaders and promote the development of professional knowledge in school improvement
and administration. UCEA headquarters is currently hosted by the University
of Texas at Austin."
Thanks again for any help you may have provided with this important process.
Dr. Rick Reitzug is to be recognized for making this successful outcome possible and in a number of ways that involved intensive efforts throughout the summer and fall semesters.
I'd also like to express gratitude to Dale Schunk, SOE Dean, for his encouragement and support throughout, and for meeting with the UCEA visitors at UNCG.
Dr. Dave Perrin, UNCG Provost, also met with the UCEA visitors who shared with me how rewarding they had found their visit with him.
Dr. Julia Jackson-Newsom, SOE Director for Research, contributed her time and energy too; she shared invaluable information with the visitors.
Now that we've been given full membership in UCEA, I'm hoping that more faculty
and students will make it to the conventions, will contribute to the annual
conference proceedings and other publications, will assume leadership roles
in this organization, etc. :)
Bravo! Carol Mullen, Professor and Chair
Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations