A unique program between the College of Education and Human Development and the U.S. Army Cadet Command is educating college instructors and leaders for ROTC programs across the nation. Captain Nathan Hanners completed the Master Educator Course (MEC) in the fall, and expressed enthusiasm for returning to his position at John Carroll University in Cleveland, now better equipped to engage with students. "I was unleashed to work with freshmen students, and although I knew all the material to teach classes, I am excited to get all these great, new ideas to take back to our programs this year," he said. MEC is designed to educate the Army ROTC instructors about higher education policies and practices, including teaching and instructional strategies, facilitation of learning, curriculum development, and organizational analysis. UofL's Jeffrey Sun, project director and professor of higher education, worked collaboratively with the U.S. Army to conceive and design the project,