JANUARY 2024

Nominations are now open for the 2024 College of Education and Professional Studies Alumni Hall of Fame. Nominees must be a graduate of a Jacksonville State University College of Education and Professional Studies program area. Those include:

Elementary Education/Early Childhood Education

Secondary Education

Physical Education

Special Education

Reading Education

Family & Consumer Sciences

Dietetics

Fashion Merchandising

Hospitality & Culinary

Music Education

Business Education

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

School Counseling

Instructional Technology

Library Media

Instructional Leadership

Child Development

Merchandising

Human Sciences

Community Nutrition

Nominees must have at least five years experience in the program area in which they are nominated. Nominees should exhibit excellence in the field and contributions to the field through community service, innovative applications, and dedication to those they serve. Examples of those activities should be included in the nomination. Inductees will be announced later this spring and honored at the CEPS Alumni Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Pictured are the 2023 Hall of Fame inductees.

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We are thrilled to welcome these two ladies to our CEPS team. They bring to JSU many years of administrative experience between them. Their friendly personalities and willingness to help have already impacted our day to day activities.

Shenikia Truss, Director of the Childcare Development Center, joined other business leaders, industry experts, and elected officials in Birmingham on January 25th to focus on policy solutions that will ensure Alabama remains competitive in industry recruitment and job creation in today’s 21st-century world. Hosted by the Women’s Foundation of Alabama, the luncheon event, “Clearing the Path: The Business Case for Childcare,” highlighted quality childcare as the leading barrier to women entering the workforce.

In her position as Director of the CDC, Mrs. Truss pledges to continue doing her part to address this statewide concern. "Through family engagement, community partnerships, and professional development for our staff and administration, we will continue to ensure that the programs and services we offer our students, faculty/staff, and community members are safe and of high quality."

It was a great day in Career Technical Education and Professional Studies!!! We’re cooking!!!

Our Fundamentals of Food Preparation class baked for the first time in our brand new lab kitchen. We are thrilled to have state of the art appliances and facilities and look forward to all the delicious food that will be prepared in these five kitchens. For more information on our Hospitality and Culinary program contact Dr. Diane Best. dbest@jsu.edu

Content Block had a great first day of Block sessions!

CTEPS student, Briar Fowler, conducted a sewing demonstration for clients of the Child Development Center. The children learned about sewing machines and threading! Thanks, Briar!

63 students stepped into the Early Childhood Block at JSU! They are thrilled to begin their journey in the teacher education program, and we are delighted to have them here!

Dr. Calhoun’s Collaborative Reading class learned about gradable antonyms. Gradable antonyms are two opposite words such as ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ placed on a continuum of similar words. A short example:

hot—->warm—->cool—->cold

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Sixty-two smiling faces attended LIT Block orientation this week! They discovered some interesting facts about their instructors and also worked cooperatively to learn and explain the JSU teacher dispositions!

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Dr. Alhammouri and CEPS future elementary teachers engaging Second Grade students at Kitty Stone Elementary school in STEAM activities that involve coding!

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*Permission to use student photos granted.

It was a wonderful day of collaboration at the second Governing Board meeting of FY2024 held recently at the JSU Regional Inservice Center.

Congratulations to Drs. Linda Mitchell and Russell Hammack. They had an article published in the Kentucky Council of Social Studies journal!

CEPS faculty at Exploring Todays Classroom Summit. CEPS faculty pictured - Dr. Wendy Stephens, Mrs. Candace Byers, Mrs. Aimee Weathers, Mrs. Barbie Norvell, Dr. Ahmad Alhammouri, Dr. Russell Hammack, Dr. Roy Bliss

Congratulations to Grace Ann Lundy! Miss Lundy is an education major who was recently crowned Miss JSU 2024!

My name is Grace Ann Lundy and I go by Grace Ann.

I am from Cedartown, Ga. and I went to Darlington School where I graduated with high honors.

Some of my hobbies would include dancing, reading, and spending time with my friends and family. I am also involved in many organizations on campus: I am a Marching Ballerina, I am a member of Zeta Tau Alpha where I hold a position on our executive committee, I am a member of the honors programs and a member of Lambda Sigma Sophomore Honors Society.

After receiving an undergraduate degree from JSU in early childhood/elementary education, I plan to pursue a master's degree in administration. I then hope to teach at an elementary school and coach a cheer or dance team.

I chose JSU because it was always my dream as a little girl to be a Marching Ballerina with the Marching Southerners. A lot of my family members have attended JSU, so I always came to football games as a child, and I adored and looked up to the Marching Ballerinas so much. I am so honored that I now get to be a part of that wonderful organization.

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