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LaChauna Sumpter
Development and Public Relations
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lsumpter@shawu.edu

 
For Immediate Release

Shaw University's Department of Education Invites Comments for Fall Review

Raleigh, NC -- (May 15, 2004) -- Shaw University's Department of Education will host a visit from a delegate of representatives from the National Council Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), in November of 2004. NCATE is the accreditation body for the department. If you would like to comment on the quality of Shaw's teacher education program, please submit a written comment by e-mail or by U.S. mail to: ncate@ncate.org  or The Board of Examiners, c/o NCATE 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20036-1032. For more information, please contact Dr. Joan Barrax, Chair of the Department of Education at 919.546.8535 or 919.546.8530.

Shaw University, founded in 1865, is the oldest historically Black institution in the South. Since 2003, the University has been under the leadership of Dr. Clarence G. Newsome. President Newsome’s leadership pursues the theme: “Strides to Excellence: Only the Best!”