Dr. Charles Coble was the guest of the Kenan Fellows Program at a recent Fireside Chat. Dr. Coble is a Trustee of the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science and has an extensive background in education. He served thirteen years as Dean of the School of Education at East Carolina University and was Vice President for University-School Programs for the UNC System. He is a former teacher, with BS, Master’s and Doctorate degrees from the University of Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is currently a partner with The Third Mile Group, LLC.
Kenan Fellows and Dr. Coble discussed the importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education to the economic recovery of the United States and how teachers will be leaders in the recovery.