Beverly Owens, a chemistry teacher at Cleveland Early College High School, has been named a 2021-22 Kenan Fellow. Her fellowship was made possible through a partnership between American Zinc Products and the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University.
Owens is part of the 2021-22 Kenan Fellows cohort and will receive leadership training to drive innovations in STEM education and help students build career-ready skills. Owens has been teaching for 16 years and has her National Board Certification. In addition, she is a 2019 recipient of the Burroughs Welcome Fund Career Award for Science and Mathematics Teachers.
“The Kenan Fellows Program is an incredible opportunity for teachers and will help me to be a more effective as an educator,” Owens said about her decision to apply for the program.
by Mindy Hamlin, NCBiotech Writer May 12, 2021 .
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – After his son underwent open heart surgery, Edward McGill decided to make a career change to prioritize his son’s care. He also needed to ensure his family’s financial stability. These priorities led him to Johnston Community College’s (JCC) BioWork Certificate program.
The 136-hour program provides students with the required foundational skills for a career as a process technician in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals or chemical manufacturing. Courses focus on topics including the biotechnology industry, work safety, current good manufacturing processes (cGMP) and chemistry for process manufacturing, among others.
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Appomattox-based Wolfbane Productions is opening its first live indoor show since the COVID-19 pandemic closed the theaterâs doors last March.
With many health guidelines and restrictions still in place, live theater still looks different from pre-pandemic days, with reduced capacity at indoor venues, social distancing and mask requirements.
But staff and artists at Wolfbane are seizing the opportunity of small crowd sizes to create an immersive audience experience they would not have been able to provide under normal circumstances for a long-anticipated production of Ken Ludwigâs adaptation of Agatha Christieâs âMurder on the Orient Express.â
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