The University of North Carolina Asheville is known for its personal approach and unique opportunities, from the summer at Cambridge to special academic and social activities, and visits to schools in cities and rural areas across the country.  Teaching Fellows earn a 4-year undergraduate degree in a subject area while earning teacher licensure.  The liberal arts emphasis at UNCA means we focus all of our resources on undergrads.

Each January on the winter adventure trip, UNCA Teaching Fellows travel to cities such as New York, Atlanta, New Orleans, and San Francisco to visit schools and attend cultural events.  By visiting these inner-city, rural, and suburban schools, our Teaching Fellows get an inside look at education today.

Early hands-on interaction in local schools has our Teaching Fellows participating in award-winning tutoring programs.  This gives them an advantage from the start of their college careers.  Some programs include Asheville to Asheville Mentoring, AVID, North Carolina Serve and Learn, Partners In Learning, and the Young Scholars Program.
 

Teaching Fellows enjoy a variety of food on their annual January Trip

Teaching Fellows participate in many service project such as the Red Cross Blood Drive

The University of North Carolina Asheville Teaching Fellows travel the globe for programs including Ghana and the United Kingdom.  Studying for the summer at Cambridge University in England gives our students an outstanding three week European cultural and academic experience.

As can be seen on our calendar of events, in addition to unique classroom and travel experiences, UNCA offers its Teaching Fellows a wide assortment of informative seminars and varied cultural, social, and service opportunities.  Fellows are expected to help plan and attend social and networking events, including the Winter Celebration and Spring Picnic.

But the most important aspect of our UNCA Teaching Fellows Program is our Fellows themselves.  From Freshmen to Seniors, our students help make the program a quality experience for all future educators with whom they come into contact.  Communication is important to our Fellows as well, and therefore our Teaching Fellows Student Directory is updated each semester to keep us connected.
 

Tutoring in the schools	High School students visit campus for "Road Trip 2 Teach"
Teaching Fellows Brenda Hopper Teaching Fellows Program Director Teaching Fellows Program 108 Zageir Hall, CPO# 1950 One University Heights Asheville, NC 28804-8508 828 251-6901 bhopper@unca.edu