A Message from the Division of Education
It is hard to believe that it is already August 2025. Learning in the Education Division is a year-round experience. As the summer semester draws to a close, the Education faculty is diligently preparing for the start of the fall 2025 semester. Our incoming undergraduates have been visiting the campus, and some are already moving into their dorms ahead of the fall semester. This pre-fall semester time is exciting as we get to know our new students and see them preparing for the learning ahead with goals for their futures guiding course selections and activity choices.
Most of our residential students went home to enjoy summer with their families and friends. However, we still see them engaged in our undergraduate and graduate synchronous or asynchronous coursework offered through our summer Adult and Online Studies (AOS) programs. Additionally, several of our recent TU graduates from undergraduate programs are returning to us to begin work on their master’s degrees. We are thrilled to welcome them back as they continue their professional development in their respective fields of study.
Our programs with summer courses include the following:
- Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, K-5 Elementary (BAIS),
- Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Training and Professional Development (BAOT),
- Master of Arts in Organizational Training and Professional Development (MAOT),
- Master of Arts in eLearning Leadership (MAEL),
- Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT),
- Master of Arts in Education (MAED),
- Dual Endorsement Interventionist K-8 and Comprehensive K-12 Special Education (SPED) (Courses for this dual endorsement are offered through the MAED, MAT, and the BAIS programs)
TU offers many events throughout the summer months, and it has been wonderful to see our continuing Education students actively involved in these learning and fun activities. On June 28th and July 18th, the Education faculty had the pleasure of meeting incoming and prospective students and their parents during these two well-attended Pioneer Quests held on our gorgeous Greeneville campus. It is thrilling to meet our new TU Pioneers and their families while working alongside some of our continuing Pioneers during these important events. It is a pleasure to watch some of our Junior- and Senior-year students greet and guide our new first-year students and transferring-in students as they get acquainted and acclimated to TU and our programs. It was not so long ago that those well-adjusted Juniors and Seniors were the incoming first-year students on campus. We are so proud of our accomplished Pioneers and the leaders they have become.
The excitement is building for the fall 2025 semester! In the Education Division, we are proud of our TU Undergrad and Grad Students! They are the Paramount Pioneers ready for the 2025-2026 Academic Year!