Welcome to Professional Programs in Education

The Department of Counseling, Leadership, Adult & Higher Education recently underwent a minor reorganization with the additon of social foundations of education faculty and courses to the department and with that adopted a new, more inclusive (and shorter!) name - the Department of Professional Programs in Education.

The Department of Professional Programs in Education still offers graduate programs in counseling (school and mental health), educational leadership for school administrators, and adult and higher education, plus provides courses in the psychological and social foundations of education for a variety of programs across campus. The department is also the administrative home for the Adult Education Academy for Professional Development, the Adult Learning Center, and MSU's Clearinghouse for Child Abuse Prevention. For more information on any of these programs, see the information and links below.

We are always happy to talk with students or prospective students who wish to study in one of our disciplines. Although there is considerable information within the pages of this website, you may wish to
meet with the department chair, the program leaders, or a member of the faculty.

Dr. Wayne Willis, Chair

Adult and Higher Education

Faculty: Dr. James Canipe, Program Leader, j.canipe@moreheadstate.edu
Dr. Karen Parrish Baker, kp.baker@moreheadstate.edu

Adult and Higher Education offers a graduate degree to prepare students for careers in working with adult learners in the community and in higher education settings. Admission to each of these programs is handled separately and each has its own admission criteria. Application must be made for a particular program before an applicant is considered for that program. Admission information is provided on the website under the individual programs in the department.

We are currently developing a track in this program that focuses on community college leadership. We anticipate that this track will be available entirely on-line.

The Adult Education Academy for Professional Development and the Adult Learning Center are both affiliates of this program.

Counseling

Faculty: Dr. Rebecca Farrell, r.farrell@moreheadstate.edu Dr. Beverly Klecker, b.klecker@moreheadstate.edu Dr. Dean Owen, d.owen@moreheadstate.edu
Dr. Wanda Staley, w-staley@moreheadstate.edu

The Department's Counseling program prepares students to work in school and community mental health settings, and we have a strong commitment to service to the schools and the region. Coursework in counseling theory; family, group, and individual counseling; multi-cultural issues; human development; and research are combined with field-based practicum experiences to create the merging of theory and practice that is essential to effective professional development.

Foundations of Education

Faculty: Dr. Lola Aagaard, l.aagaard@moreheadstate.edu Timothy Conner, t.conner@moreheadstate.edu Dr. Roger Cleveland, r.cleveland@moreheadstate.edu Dr. Beverly Klecker,b.klecker@moreheadstate.edu
Dr. Dean Owen, d.owen@moreheadstate.edu Dr. Tim Simpson, tl.simpson@moreheadstate.edu
Dr. Lynn Spradlin, l.spradlin@moreheadstate.edu Dr. Ron Skidmore, r.skidmore@moreheadstate.edu
Dr. Wayne Willis, w.willis@moreheadstate.edu

Foundational courses in learning theory, human development, and research methods have been a core of the department's mission for many years. Recently faculty and courses in social foundations of education, which were housed in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, were moved to this department, creating a logical partnership among all foundations faculty.

Instructional Leadership

Faculty: Dr. Victor Ballestero, Program Leader, v.ballestero@moreheadstate.edu Dr. David Barnett, d.barnett@moreheadstate.edu Dr. Richard Hughes, r.hughes@moreheadstate.edu
Dr. Joseph (Rocky) Wallace, j.wallace@moreheadstate.edu Dr. Sam Wright, sj.wright@moreheadstate.edu

The Leadership programs offers a Masters in School Administration as well as certifications in Superintendency, Supervisor of Instuction, Director of Pupil Personnel, and Principalship.

Faculty are committed to the success of public school students, work closely with public school staff, and engage their own students in best leadership practices through their coursework and practicum experiences.

We are currently working to make our Masters in School Administration program available entirely on-line.

Affiliated Projects:

Adult Education Academy for Professional Development

Connie Spencer-Ackerman, Director

Adult Learning Center

Clearinghouse for Child Assault Prevention http://www.moreheadstate.edu/kycaps