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UNCW’s Watson College of Education prepares professionals to succeed in virtually any setting where teaching and learning occurs, from pre-school through higher ed, and in the workplace.
WCE’s Special Education program, UNCW’s Inclusive Futures Program, and NHCS’s Transition Program for Young Adults celebrated a successful semester with an early Friendsgiving at Wagoner Dining Hall! 🦃✨ Special education at UNCW is a vibrant community with dedicated partners!
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Huge props to the Watson Ability Garden for putting on the Gratitude Rocks Fest.
We had so much fun rocking and sharing gratitude!!

#ItBeginsWithTeachers #RockAndGratitude
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Come ROCK OUT and paint a gratitude rock for the Watson Gratitude Rock Garden! We'll have rock music, rock painting, your rock t-shirts & tons of GRATITUDE!! Friday, Nov. 21 - 10-11:30am. All are WELCOME!!!
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Want to leverage your leadership experiences for career readiness? Registration is open for LED 495 - Selected Topics in Leadership Studies for Spring 2026! Explore how hands-on experiences take your leadership to the next level! Register now! #leadership
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Come ROCK OUT and paint a gratitude rock for the Watson Gratitude Rock Garden! We'll have rock music, rock painting, your rock t-shirts & tons of GRATITUDE!! Friday, Nov. 21 - 10-11:30am. All are WELCOME!!!
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ray Pastore provides tech gift guidance to help keep kids safe this holiday in an article in Verizon’s series, Parenting in a Digital World. Check it out! www.verizon.com/about/parent...
Tech gift guidance: Safety for first phones, watches and consoles
Learn how to make tech gifts safer for families, with screen-time tools, parental controls and digital safety tips that help kids build healthy online habits.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
MarineQuest registration for Summer 2026 is OPEN! Visit their website to register or submit your application today! ☀🌊 uncw.edu/seahawk-life... #MarineQuest #uncw #uncwilmington
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The UNCW/3C Challenging the Paradigm conference is just around the corner - Feb 19-20! Make sure to register today! And the Call for Proposals is still open until Dec.15! bit.ly/47Ojm4w
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Want to leverage your leadership experiences for career readiness? Registration is open for LED 495 - Selected Topics in Leadership Studies for Spring 2026! Explore how hands-on experiences take your leadership to the next level! Register now! #leadership
November 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Future middle-grades mathematics teachers Eben Guenthner and Ellie Howerton joined Shelby Morge at the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCCTM) conference in Winston-Salem where they showcased their poster, E's Modeling Linear Functions.
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Loving this look! 😍 The Ed Lab Team is crushing it in their Watson gear for Wings Up, Wednesday Watson.
You all look awesome!
#WatsonWednesdays
#ItBeginsWithTeachers
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
IBEC 10th graders visited UNCW’s Coastal Engineering Department where they learned about the program and field, and got to see the wave plume in action!
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Our students are bringing the Watson spirit to life!
Keep an eye out for these awesome T-shirts around campus. 💙
#WatsonWednesdays #ItBegansWithTeachers
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Betty Holden Stike Ed Lab celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a birthday themed Author Showcase with student readers & their Watson tutors! Students logged over 5,000 minutes of reading in the last month & celebrated by silly stringing the Ed Lab staff! #edlab #ItBeginsWithReading #TutorsRock
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Study Abroad Fair TODAY!! 10am-2pm at Burney Center! Come here about all the cool opportunities for study abroad and international learning! #ItBeginsWithTeachers #UNCWinternational
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The pumpkins have arrived! 🎃✨
Our Watson College faculty and staff transformed ordinary pumpkins into extraordinary creations — inspired by book characters, fruits, iconic movie figures, and even pop stars! 🍎🎬🎤📚

Swipe through & vote for your favorite! forms.gle/joULb54bwLoS...
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What an inspiring event — WCE’s 2nd Annual Research Speaks Conference! 🎉 Over 30 faculty members shared their innovative research, and we honored Dr. Michele Parker with the Research Excellence Award. Thank you to all who participated—let’s keep the momentum going!
October 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
TPYA and Watson students are having their SPOOKtacular event right now at the Sayed Building courtyard until 1.30! Come by, have fun, and get a scary spider plant!!
October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Students at D.C. Virgo celebrated 60 years honoring their namesake, David Clarke Virgo, during the school’s first Legacy Day! uncw.edu/news/academi... and check out more photos - www.facebook.com/media/set #dcvpa #LearnThriveSoar #LearnThriveRoar
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Watson Wednesday means we're halfway there!
Treat yourself to a good cup of coffee and know that your hard work is paying off. ☕ 👏

#WatsonWednesdays #ItBeginsWithTeachers
October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Life Skills Rock! The IDD Lab at Watson College of Education is open for teaching and learning! SED 351, 352, 374 students are partners in teaching and learning with our Transition Program for Young Adults. #ItBeginsWithTeachers
October 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Brain food and future talk. 🧠 We were fully engaged at the Watson Professional Learning Day 2025 today! What was your biggest takeaway?
# ItBeginsWithTeachers
October 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Happy #WatsonWednesdays! The Ed Lab is hosting it's Math Fair today!! Swing by and learn to do fractions or division or multiplication... whatever you'd like! It all adds up to fun! (See what we did there?)
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Join a talk with staff from the Career Center for a discussion about preparing for graduate school. Starts at 3:30pm today! Learn more! uncw.campuslabs.com/engage/event...
October 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Gratitude Pumpki
What two words would you write? 👇 Stop by and share two words that capture what you're grateful for or what makes your world wonderful.

#ItBeginsWithTeachers #GratitudePumpkin
October 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM