Teaching Fellows
UNC Wilmington
Watson School of Education
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 962-4001 Phone
tfellows@uncw.edu
Teaching Fellows Requirements
Requirements for maintaining the Teaching Fellows Scholarship at UNCW:
- Attend a Teaching Fellows seminar course each semester and complete all of the requirements listed within each course syllabus.
- Be an active participant in a Teaching Fellows approved committee.
- Be an active participant in the implementation of class projects.
- Maintain grade point average and credit hours required by the scholarship.
- Admitted to the Watson School of Education by the start of Junior Year; students must have a GPA of 2.7 or higher for admission.
- Teach in a North Carolina public school for every year loan accepted or repay the loans with the interest rate set by the state.
- State requires fulfillment of the teaching obligation within 7 years of graduation.
- Students are required to graduate from one of the 14 campuses with licensure.
Below are links to syllabi for the Seminar Courses, links to the summer activities from the Teaching Fellows Organization and descriptions of the Committees the students participate.
UNCW Teaching Fellows Seminars
Teaching Fellows Committees
- Social: The Social Committee is in charge of planning social activities for the Teaching Fellows Program (i.e. Family Weekend, Halloween Carnival, Homecoming and any social get-togethers). The committee must plan at least 2 events each semester in order give all Teaching Fellows the option of choosing which events to attend.
- Campus/Community Outreach: The Outreach Committee is designed to set up volunteering opportunities on campus and throughout the community. It helps to establish a relationship between the UNCW Teaching Fellows and the surrounding schools and local communities. The goal of the committee is to offer at least 4 different opportunities throughout the academic year in order give all Teaching Fellows the option of choosing which events to attend.
- Travel/ Conferences: TheTravel/ Conferences Committee are responsible for planning 2 social trips for the Fellows, one for each semester. Travel and Conferenceswill also identify conferences that will contribute to the growth of Teaching Fellows’ academic and professional knowledge. Members plan all aspects of the travel and related requirements. The committee must have a total of 2 conferences, one each semester (not including the Council Retreat) in order give all Teaching Fellows the option of choosing which events to attend.
- Video/Publicity: The Video/Publicity Committee will organize “Scrapbook Sundays” as well as create a video that will inform others about our Teaching Fellows Program. The video should display seminars, interviews, and other activities our program participates in. The committee will be required to capture footage of various Teaching Fellows events in order to promote our program to the public.
- Recruitment: The Recruitment committee has an extremely important job through-out the year. In the fall semester, they collect campus information used for packets sent to prospective students. They also visit schools during Fall Break and distribute packets to school representatives prior to the application deadline in October. During spring semester, the recruitment committee works closely with the Open House chairs. The Recruitment Committee is also responsible for attending the recruitment fairs sponsored by the university. The committee sponsors the Teaching Fellows Future Teacher Open House in the spring for New Hanover County, Brunswick County, and Pender County underclassmen interested in becoming teachers.
- Fundraising Committee: The Fundraising Committee will organize and facilitate at least one fundraising event each semester. In the spring, the reps will organize the Teaching Fellows Relay for Life participation.
- Mentor Committee: The Mentor Committee will design and facilitated a mentor program between the incoming freshmen and upperclassmen. The committee must have a total of 6 events that strengthen and maintain contact between mentors and freshmen (3 events in fall/3 events in spring). The committee will also co-host the Welcome Program along with the Sophomore Reps.
