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The guest speaker for the evening will be Dr. Kaye Manson Jeter, director of the Institute of Urban Education at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Prior to her current appointment, she served as the dean of the College of Education. Jeter holds doctorate degrees in both law and education and has more than 40 years of professional experience. In her role as dean, she reformed the teacher education program so that more minorities could become certified by passing the required national test. She developed and implemented the “Know More Learning System,” using a holistic approach to passing standardized tests.

From 1996-2002, Jeter served as general counsel for the Tennessee Department of Education, providing statewide leadership to schools and districts in all matters of law, developing comprehensive programs in student discipline and sexual harassment, while making numerous education law presentations around the state. Her previous assignment was as the director of Teacher Certification for Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Earlier, she served as the director of elementary education for the Benton Harbor (Mich.) Public Schools for five years and as an administrator, counselor and teacher for Pontiac, Michigan, public schools for 10 years. She has released the first two books in her “Legacy to Life” series: “Teacher, Teacher, What Does Your Garden Grow?” and “A Master Teacher Is.”

For more information, contact Dr. Tim Barrett at (740) 397-9000, ext. 3409, or tbarrett@mvnu.edu.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students and working adults. U.S. News & World Report ranks MVNU in the top 50 Best in the Midwest (Baccalaureate) institutions for the seventh year in a row. With a 400-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and eight additional satellite Graduate and Professional Studies sites throughout the state, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education to more than 2,500 students from 26 states and seven countries/U.S. territories.