Student Newsletter
January 12, 2026
Welcome Back to School! Spring Classes Begin Today!
Come Learn about the North Carolina Counseling Association - January 23
Our program’s Chi Sigma Iota chapter (Nu Chi Chi) is inviting you to come join us and hear from Dr. Dominque Hammonds, Chair of the Membership Committee with the North Carolina Counseling Association. Come learn about the benefits of joining the North Carolina Counseling Association and more about the upcoming conference in Asheville this February! Please use the following link on Friday January 23rd from 12-12:30pm.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://nccu-edu.zoom.us/j/82105191865?pwd=NMD7M6DvRRB0vaxAa75SaULU76lrie.1
Meeting ID: 821 0519 1865
Passcode: 902142
Hope to see you then!
Residencies - Spring Semester, 2026
CON 5351: Group Counseling
For those students taking CON 5351 in the spring semester, you will have a required residency on April 15-16.
CON 5371: Pre-Practicum Counseling Skills
For those students taking CON 5371 in the spring, you will have a required residency either March 24-25 or March 26-27. Specific dates are found below.
- Section 01 and OL2: March 24-25
- Sections OL1: March 26-27
Private Practice Panel Discussion - January 30th at 12pm
Register here: https://bit.ly/PrivatePracticePanel2026
Addressing Career Counseling and Employment Needs of People Living with HIV
Latest Announcements from nccuCounseling
- NCDHHS Launches Student Loan Repayment Program to Strengthen Mental Health, Substance Use, I/DD and TBI Workforce 2026-01-05
- Chi Sigma Iota Event - January 23 2025-12-30
Upcoming Dates to Remember for nccuCounseling:
- January 12: First day of classes, spring semester
- January 15: Doctoral program applications due
- January 19: MLK, Jr. Day Observance, no classes
- January 23: Chi Sigma Iota (Virtual) Event at 12pm
- January 23: Site Supervisor Orientation at 3pm
- January 26: Late registration and schedule adjustment (Drop/Add) concludes
- January 27: First day for a student to initiate a withdrawal from a class or the University; Counseling Program Faculty Meeting (10am)
- January 30: Private Practice Panel
- February 2-6: National School Counseling Week
- March 24-27: CON 5371 Residencies
- March 27: Addressing Career Counseling & Employment Needs of People Living with HIV
- April 15-16: CON 5351 Residency
