Meet Our Distance Education Community
Video Statements
Click on any of the names below to see what faculty and former students are saying about their distance education experience at Carolina.
You can also view written statements from past members of our distance education community.
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 | Adrienne Coats, a Program Manager, American Society of Echocardiography from Wake County, participated in the Executive MPH program. "The coursework is extremely interesting and relevant to daily life." |
 | Andrea Hundredmark, a Public School Educator - 6th Grade Science Teacher from Durham County, participated in the Master of Education for Experienced Teachers program. "It's less about a hierarchy and more about a group of professionals coming together to figure out what is really ultimately going to work best for my kids." |
 | Anne Hastings, a Senior Lecturer from Durham County, teaches in the Carolina Courses Online program. "I particularly like teaching online courses because the majority of the students who take the online courses are non-traditional students." |
 | Beverly Glienke, an Education Instructor, teaches in the Carolina Online Lateral Entry program. "In person, you go through all these social conventions and there’s a certain distance I think in face to face classes where that kind of goes out the window when you’re in distance education." |
 | Boris Hartl, an Associate Manager in Global E-Communications from Durham County, participated in the Certificate in Technology and Communication program. "This program at UNC was perfect. It fit in with my schedule. It allowed me to complete the classes on my own time... and I think by taking those classes, that helped me advance further in my job." |
 | Catherine Barrett, an Education Professor and Literacy/Reading Online Program Coordinator, teaches in the Literacy Studies program. "I think the thing that comes to my mind is how important it is for non-traditional students to have the opportunity for online learning because many of the nontraditional students are working mothers." |
 | Chris Solomon, a Human services senior practitioner from Wake County, participated in the Masters in Social Work Degree program. "I encourage anyone to apply and take advantage of this program if they can." |
 | Crystal Yarborough, a Community Support Qualified Professional from Granville County, participated in the Masters in Social Work Degree program. "Our cohort of students stayed together for two years so we really got a chance to know each other and ... to support and encourage one another..." |
 | Deb Aikat, an Associate Professor and Media Futurist from Orange County, teaches in the Certificate in Technology and Communication program. "I was inspired to get into online learning because I really wanted to motivate the students to pursue life-long learning." |
 | Debbie Thompson, a Clinical Associate Professor from Orange County, teaches in the RN to BSN program. "When we made the decision to put the program totally online, I had some misgivings about it....I've been very pleasantly surprised, and that was from the beginning...I believe that we were able to maintain the same quality that we had with the face to face program." |
 | Diane Calleson, a Clinical Assistant Professor from Orange County, teaches in the MPH in the Public Health Leadership program. "There's multiple ways that students are using this class to transfer into their work settings." |
 | Drew Contreras, a Brigade Physical Therapist, 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division from Cumberland County, participated in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. "People are much more willing to put out ideas or concepts that they wouldn't normally share with a group and that ... adds a lot of value to the learning experience." |
 | Iris Carlton-LaNey, a Professor, teaches in the Masters in Social Work Degree program. "Teaching distance students really makes me a better classroom teacher not just for them but for the traditional students as well." |
 | Jane Monaco, a Clinical Assistant Professor from Wake County, teaches in the Certificate in Core Public Health Concepts program. "The content for the Biostatistics course residentially and the distance education program are exactly the same. The method of delivery is different. But the actual content of what the student learn is identical." |
 | Jenny Cook, a Research Analyst at Duke University Medical Center, from Durham County, participated in the Certificate in Core Public Health Concepts program. "There are a lot of people just like me... working in a diverse array of profession and you get to learn a lot not just from the instructor but from each other as well." |
 | Karen McCulloch, an Assistant Director for Distance and Continuing Education & Associate Professor from Orange County, teaches in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. "It tends to bring out the strengths of all the students because they demonstrate their expertise and what they're learning in a very visible way." |
 | Karen Still, a Claims Manager from Wake County, participated in the Carolina Courses Online program. "I wanted to complete my coursework and have the flexibility to do so when I travel for my job." |
 | Kate Rademacher, a Director of Development and Outreach from Orange County, participated in the Executive MHA program. "To be able to learn something in the classroom and then apply it right away to real world situations has been immensely rewarding for me." |
 | Lisa Oglesby, a 5th grade teacher from Orange County, participated in the Master of Education for Experienced Teachers program. "Through the classes I have taken so far, I have found different avenues to help my students become more engaged." |
 | Mary Winstead McKeithan, a Parish Nurse from Bladen County, participated in the RN to BSN program. "The things that I have gained from taking the program here at Chapel Hill have really given my work as a faith community nurse value." |
 | Ned Brooks, a Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Administration, UNC School of Public Health, from Orange County, teaches in the DrPH Public Health Leadership program. "Interaction just breeds itself in this program." |
 | Rachel Smith, a Nurse Child Care Health Consultant from Madison County, participated in the MPH in Public Health Leadership program. "I really liked that the school of public health and the degree that I was going to get was one of the best in the nation." |
 | Rohit Ramaswamy, an Adjunct Assistant Professor and PHLP Alumnus from Des Moines, Iowa, participated in the MPH in Public Health Leadership program. "The relationship with the faculty was something that I really treasured during this program..." |
 | Sandra Chapman, a Teaching Assistant and PhD Candidate from Durham County, participated in the TransAtlantic Masters program. ""Within the TransAtlantic Masters Program...all students...were fundamentally very passionate about European politics and about international issues...It was not necessarily people who were on an academic track but also people who were interested in State Department work or consulting or..being in the everyday business of doing politics and so they were really...interested in making a difference." |
 | Susan Friel, a Professor Mathematics Education from Orange County, teaches in the Master of Education for Experienced Teachers program. "They come with varying levels of skills and writing abilities. They leave being Carolina graduates. They leave with the quality you would expect and they come in prepared to have that kind of quality." |
 | Susan Helm-Murtagh, Vice President, IS Decision Support for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, from Orange County, participated in the DrPH Public Health Leadership program. "This has absolutely been one of the best investments I've ever made in my career ... in terms of the knowledge that I've gained, the relationships I've gained, and how it has rounded me out as a professional..." |
 | Kathy Dayvault, a RN, BSN, COHN-S/CM, Grad Student from Cabarrus County, participated in the Public Health Leadership program's Occupational Health MPH concentration. "I believe the program will have a great impact on my future career." |
 | Judy Ostendorf, a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Public Health Leadership program, Occupational Health Nursing concentration in the School of Public Health, teaches in the Occupational Health Nursing Program. "The quality of the distance program is certainly comparable to the residential program." |