Category Archives: News

Kathy Gaines, Spring 2013 MLS graduate was the student speaker for the College of Education’s Graduation Ceremony on May 11.  Thanks and congratulations to Kathy!

Kelley Loftis, current MLS student, was involved in the Panel Discussion for the Campaign for Grade Level Reading at the NCPLDA (NC Public Library Director Association) meeting on April 18, 2013.

Congratulations to Mary Tobin, who has been awarded the Linda Haddock McRae Scholarship for this year!

Congratulations to Michele (Mikie) Broadhurst, who has been awarded the 2013-14 Emily S. Boyce Scholarship.

Dr. Kaye Dotson submitted an article based on the results from a survey on student perceptions of diversity. The article has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Continuing Higher Education.

Congratulations to Tabitha Dickerson! Based on the survey she completed for the YALSA/Best Buy Mobile donation program, her school has been selected to receive the $2000 donation from Best Buy to purchase digital resources for teen services.

Sedley Abercrombie (Summer 2011) presented at the NCTIES (North Carolina Technology in Education Society) conference in Raleigh in March, 2013.  She had over 40 elementary media coordinators drop in to hear her present “Utilizing Digital Resources in the Elementary Media … Continue reading →

Dr. Kaye Dotson and Rita Anderson from Martin County Schools (MLS 2011) presented Leadership, Vision, and Partnerships: The Foundation for Expanded Formats of Education at the NCSLMA (N.C. School Library Media Association) conference in October 2012.

Dr. Kaye Dotson from our department, Dr. Kylie Dotson-Blake from the ECU Dept. of Higher Adult and Counselor Education, and Rita Anderson (ECU MLS 2011) published a recent article on partnering and online education: Dotson, K. B., Dotson-Blake, K. P. … Continue reading →

Kevin Vickers (MLS 2011) reports that his school, Sun Valley Elementary in Monroe, NC, came in 1st place in NC and 2nd place worldwide in the Read for the World Record.   The students spent their summer vacation reading for 2,567,912 … Continue reading →