North Carolina Central University’s School of Education will make it convenient for prospective teachers to learn more about the teaching profession and related fields in education at the One-Stop Teacher Education Shop on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the H. M. Michaux Jr. School of Education Building. Freddie McNeil, human resources administrator for Durham Public Schools, will deliver the keynote address.

Participants who already hold a bachelor’s degree can bring an official copy of their transcripts, enroll at NCCU, sign up for classes, declare an education major and apply for financial assistance — and do it within an hour. Undergraduates undecided on their major are also welcome to attend and gain insight into the education process.

The event is open to anyone interested in teaching, but the School of Education is specifically targeting these groups:

• Second-degree candidates
• Transfer and community college students
• Add-on licensure candidates
• Licensure-only candidates, undergraduate

The One-Stop Teacher Education Shop is an annual outreach effort of the School of Education designed to recruit, register and enroll individuals looking to earn an education degree from NCCU. The first one-stop was held in 2005.

Also on Dec. 1, the School of Education will host the second annual Cecelia Steppe-Jones endowed scholarship benefit and art auction at 7 p.m. in the School of Education. Fifteen of NCCU’s education stars will be recognized along with former school of education deans Dr. Walter Brown and Dr. Sammie Campbell-Parrish. The fifteen honorees include:

Janita Allen
Regional/District Teacher of the Year, 2011-12

Teresa Cook
Regional/District Teacher of the Year, 2011-12
Haywood County Schools

Tyronna Hooker
N. C. State Teacher of the Year, 2011-12
Alamance-Burlington Schools

Diariece Jones
Regional/District Teacher of the Year, 2005-06
Warren County Schools

Jason Jowers
Regional/District Teacher of the Year, 2011-12
Durham Public Schools

Lillian Lowery
Maryland State Superintendent of Schools, 2012

Jane Morton
Regional/District Teacher of the Year, 2011-12
Lincoln County Schools

Teicher Patterson
Regional/District Teacher of the Year, 2009-10
Halifax County Schools

Annie Pegram
N. C. State Teacher of the Year, 1991-92
Durham Public Schools

Dakisha Perry
Regional/District Teacher of the Year, 2010-11
Warren County Schools

James Rogers Jr.
National Teacher of the Year & N. C. State
Teacher of the Year, 1972-73
Durham City Schools

Sarah Eakins (Spivey) Ragan
N. C. State Teacher of the Year, 1973-74

Vernestine Taylor
N. C. State Teacher of the Year, 1995-96
Wilson County Schools

Takesha Trapp
Regional/District Teacher of the Year, 2010-11
Durham Public Schools

Ruth Watkins
N. C. State Teacher of the Year, 1978-79
Richmond County Schools

WTVD weekend anchor and reporter Anthony Wilson will serve as the master of ceremonies and music will be provided by Freeman Ledbetter and Friends.

Named for the recently retired dean of the School of Education, the Cecelia Steppe-Jones endowed scholarship raises money for deserving education majors to assist with tuition, room and board and books.

For more information, visit www.nccu.edu/soe