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Winthrop UniversityDigital Commons @ WinthropUniversityLeading Edge Richard W. Riley College of Education2-23-2018Leading Edge February 2017Richard W. Riley College of Education, Winthrop UniversityJennifer A. FrickeWinthrop University, frickej@winthrop.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/leadingedgePart of the Education CommonsThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Richard W. Riley College of Education at Digital Commons @ Winthrop University. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Leading Edge by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Winthrop University. For more information, pleasecontact bramed@winthrop.edu.Recommended CitationRichard W. Riley College of Education, Winthrop University and Fricke, Jennifer A., "Leading Edge February 2017" (2018). LeadingEdge. 13.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/leadingedge/13Winthrop UniversityRichard W. Riley College of EducationHuman Development and Family Studies Program ReceivesCFLE Academic Program ApprovalWinthrop University’s B.S. in human development and family studies received nationalrecognition at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference for achievingCerti ed Family Life Educator (CFLE) Academic Program Approval – making Winthrop’s programthe  rst program in S.C. to receive this national credential and recognition. To achieve CFLE__________________________________________________NEW Modified Sport Management ProgramAcademic Program Approval, the program has to meet NCFR’s Ten Family Life Education ContentAreas and Standards. This national recognition quali es each program completer to receive theCerti ed Family Life Educator (CFLE) credential, making our HDFS graduates even moremarketable and competitive in this career space! This fall, Pamela Wash, department chair ofCounseling, Leadership and Educational Studies, attended the NCFR annual conferencereception to accept this recognition on behalf of the program and Winthrop University. She ispictured (far right) with Deb Gentry (center), NCFR Academic Program Liaison, and threeadditional programs in attendance receiving this honor. To read more about this credential,please visit the NCFR press release. For more information about Winthrop’s B.S. in humandevelopment and family studies, please visit our website or contact Adrienne Edwards, HDFSprogram director, or Pamela Wash, department chair.In fall 2018, the B.S. in sport management will introduce a newly designed curriculum. Thepurpose of the change is to meet current trends in the sport industry and to provide studentswith an up-to-date curriculum. We expect our students to be highly competitive and marketableafter graduation. According to Forbes (2015), the sport industry in North America was estimated to be worth $60.5billion and is expected to reach $73.5 billion by 2019. While the sport industry is growing at arapid pace, data driven analytical techniques are becoming the core of sport business entities. Inaddition to data driven management, security management and sales have been heavilyemphasized among sport industry leaders. With this trend, new courses will be added such asSport Analytics (SPMA 530), Sales and Promotion in Sport (SPMA 490), Research and DataAnalysis in Sport Management (SPMA 390), and make modi cations to existing courses such asSport Security and Risk Management (SPMA 525). With this major program modi cation, webelieve that our students will be better prepared to succeed in the sport industry aftergraduation.____________________________________________________________________________________________________Palmetto State Teachers Association Conference at WinthropUniversityMore than 100 teachers and teacher candidates came together in December 2017 for a free "un-conference" at the Richard W. Riley College of Education, co-hosted by the Palmetto StateTeachers Association (PSTA) and Winthrop's student chapter of PSTA. What is an un-conference?It is a conference where there are very few outside speakers and the topics are not determinedin advance. The participants share topics that are important to them and then rooms areassigned to these topics. Those who want to know more or can contribute to the topic jointogether to teach each other. Topics included classroom management for new teachers, how touse the classroom application program FlipGrid and how to use art in your classroom. Eachparticipant was given a swag bag with teacher and classroom items that included a blue-toothspeaker. The PSTA also helped sponsor the Clothes Closet where teacher candidates could shopfor professional clothes they will need in their internships—a free service. A number of studentswere seen leaving with multiple bags of clothes and smiles on their faces. The Clothes Closet willbe maintained in the Withers/W.T.S. Building as an on-going opportunity to support our teachercandidates. The day  nished with a review of the events, a technology demonstration, and lotsof door prizes. The door prizes included classroom supplies, a rolling computer stand-up deskplatform and a 3-D printer. __________________________________________________New Leadership for Winthrop Think CollegeWe are excited to announce that Chauncey Metzelaars (pictured above) is our new full-timecoordinator for the Winthrop Think College (WTC) program. Chauncey is a Winthrop alumna andcomes to us with more than six years of teaching experience working with students withdevelopmental disabilities. She is excited to pursue her passion for the inclusion of studentswith disabilities in her new role as the WTC coordinator. Dr. Deb Leach, WTC project director,and Chauncey are working together on various initiatives to enhance the experiences of WTCstudents, Winthrop students who engage with WTC students, and the faculty and sta  who haveopportunities to teach and employ WTC students. One of the essential aspects of the WTCprogram is preparing students for gainful employment through a variety of internshipexperiences. WTC students currently have internships at Dacus Library, Macfeat LaboratorySchool, DiGiorgio Campus Center, and the West Center. With 15 WTC students requiring a varietyof internship placements aligned with their unique strengths and interests, we need many moreinternship settings on and o  campus. Please contact Deb Leach at leachd@winthrop.edu if youhave any personal or professional contacts who may be interested in setting up internshipexperiences for our WTC students. Visit www.winthrop.edu/thinkcollege/ to learn more aboutWTC and the positive impact this program has on all involved.  Homecoming 2017!(l-r) Dr. Kristi Schoepfer and COE alumnus Jarvais Jackson(l-r) Associate Dean Beth Costner and Dr. Alice McLaine__________________________________________________(l-r) Alexis Fallon, Dr. Scot Rademaker, Brie StillwagonFacebook @RWRCOERichard W. 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