Education and Career Development Committee 2018-2019 Report   Active committee members: Emma Beckham, Karlina Matthews, Hoi Ning Ngai, Alan Moran, Laura Pratt (Chair)   This year’s committee members were all brand new to the Employee Forum and the ECD committee. … Read more

Any UNC staff member (or member of their immediate family) who is planning to enroll in a graduate degree program can receive test preparation support from The Princeton Review, courtesy of the UNC Learning Center. Available resources include free or … Read more

Applications are now being accepted for the UNC Staff Assembly’s Janet B. Royster Memorial Staff Scholarship. The deadline is May 1, 2016. The Janet B. Royster (JBR) Memorial Staff Scholarship Fund was created in August of 2011 by the UNC … Read more

With additional reporting by Gabrielle Jones and Nakenge Robertson. On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, the Employee Forum’s Education and Career Development Committee (ECDC) hosted a half day conference exploring paths into careers in higher education and across the university (see … Read more

How to develop critical habits of mind and practice: Raising consciousness around implicit social cognition’s influence on our work Krista L. Prince, M.Ed. Clare Counihan, Ph.D. Have you ever wondered how associations and factors beyond your awareness influence your good intentions … Read more

On October 14, 2015, senior leadership from UNC-Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), NC Central University (NCCU) and General Administration (GA) gathered for the University Leadership Education and Development (ULEAD)’s annual conference on leadership in higher education. The panels addressed “Academia and the Educational … Read more

By Samara Reynolds Education and Career Development Committee member As part of a new initiative by its Education and Career Development Committee (ECDC), the Employee Forum hosted its first-annual “Careers in Higher Education Administration Panel” on March 18, 2015. Current … Read more