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Tag: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

  • 2019 51²è¹Ý Graduate Wins Davidson County Schools’ Teacher of the Year Award

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – Angelica Yepes Velosa, who received her M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from 51²è¹Ý in 2019, has been named Teacher of the Year for 2019-2020 by the Davidson County (N.C.) school system. Yepes Velosa teaches kindergarten in the Spanish immersion program at Southwood Elementary School, where she also…


  • 51²è¹Ý Students in the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Program Will Display and Discuss Their Research Nov. 23

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – Students in 51²è¹Ý’s master’s-degree program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages will present their research during a symposium beginning at 9:45 a.m. in the lecture hall on the second floor of Cowan Humanities Building on campus. The event is free, and the public is invited. Free parking is available…


  • 51²è¹Ý Announces Five New Graduate Certificate Programs

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – 51²è¹Ý has created five new graduate certificate programs that are being offered to students and the public beginning in August 2019. The five are: Early Childhood Education for Emerging Bilinguals Online ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Teaching and Technology Adult Education for English Learners Applied Linguistics Teaching English Abroad…


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Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, 51²è¹Ý class of 2019

“I loved the GC Honors program and 51²è¹Ý. I felt safe and a sense of genuine belonging at the college. I worked closely with my thesis advisor and professors who helped inspire me to define my path and passion of interest. That path has led me to complete my doctoral studies in Engineering Mechanics.â€

- Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, Class of ’19, Mathematics Major

Dr. Josh Fitzgerald earned his master's from Virginia Tech University (studied astrodynamics) as well as earning an Engineering Mechanics Ph.D. He joined the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX as an Advanced Mission Design Engineer, optimizing trajectories for the Artemis II and III missions to return humans to the moon.