Student Newsletter
January 6, 2025
Happy New Year - Welcome to the Spring Semester, 2025
Spring classes are set to start on January 13th. Make sure to take a look at your schedule to remind yourself when you should be in class :)
Your schedule in Banner will indicate what type of class in which you are enrolled. It will either be an:
- On campus class (meeting on a specific day and specific time at a location on campus),
- Online, synchronous class (meeting on a specific day and specific time online via Zoom or WebEX), or
- Online, asynchronous class (no day or time are listed in Banner).
If you are enrolled in an online, asynchronous class - then your class begins at 12:01am on Monday, January 13.
If you are enrolled in an online, synchronous class - then your instructor will post in Canvas (and/or send by email) the link you will use to attend class at your assigned day and time.
If you are looking to get a head start on the Spring semester, faculty are not expected to have syllabi for spring classes ready until the spring semester begins. If you'd like to take a look at syllabi from last spring, feel free to visit this page.
Welcome Dr. Kelsey Hargrove!
The Counselor Education Program at North Carolina Central University is pleased to announce the hiring of a new faculty member: Dr. Kelsey Hargrove.
Kelsey Hargrove is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHCS), 500-hour Certified Yoga Teacher (CYT), and the founder of Living for Synergy Wellness, an embodied wellness practice dedicated to holistic psychotherapy, yoga, and clinical supervision. Based in Durham, North Carolina, Kelsey’s work focuses on integrating storytelling, mental health, cultural consciousness, and embodiment, to create accessible learning environments and wellness spaces.
With over a decade of experience across inpatient, outpatient, and partial hospitalization settings, Kelsey has provided therapeutic care to individuals and families navigating body image dissatisfaction, disordered eating, and acute eating disorders. Her unique perspective—shaped by years of serving in fitness and wellness spaces—fuels her passion for addressing mental health disparities among BIPOC populations through the integration of mindful movement and embodiment practices.
Her groundbreaking dissertation, “When We (Re)member: A Multi-phased Unearthing of the Storied Experiences and Embodied Healing Journeys of Black Women (Re)covering the Wounds of Body Image Standards and Disordered Eating: An ODE to Sisters of the Yam,” challenges the predominantly White-centered body image and eating disorder research landscape. Drawing from Black feminist scholars, decolonial methodologies, and embodied practices like restorative yoga and Sista circles, Kelsey’s research uplifts the stories and healing journeys of Black women, paving the way for culturally affirming, social justice-informed therapeutic frameworks. Kelsey’s academic and research journey reflects her commitment to uplift those historically left in the margins.
As a counseling practitioner, supervisor, and educator, Kelsey incorporated a holistic, culturally conscious lens to her teaching at NC State University, where she assisted with courses like Multicultural Counseling, Crisis Intervention, and Theories of Counseling. She supervises post-graduate counselors, emphasizing the transformative power of integrating mindfulness and yoga into counseling praxis. Kelsey’s commitment to bridging the gap between academia and clinical practice extends to her involvement in professional organizations, including the North Carolina Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NCACES) and Chi Sigma Iota (CSI).
Kelsey is a double Eagle (#EaglePride), earning both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at North Carolina Central University. Kelsey served as the 68th Miss North Carolina Central University 2011-2012. It is with great honor and pleasure that she return to her alma mater as a faculty member!
When she’s not teaching or leading yoga and group fitness classes, Kelsey enjoys being outdoors/hiking, trying new restaurants, watching thriller movies, car karaoke, trying not to over or under water her houseplants, reading, and spending time with loved ones!
Final Surveys
- If you completed a Practicum or Internship last fall, please complete THIS SURVEY
Thank you!
6th Annual Career Institute
Registration is now open for the 6th Annual Career Institute happening on Friday, January 31, 2025, brought to you by the North Carolina Central University Counselor Education Program with guest speakers supported by the North Carolina Career Development Association.
The theme for the institute is,The Connection Between Career Development, Mental Health, and Wellness. We will explore the impact of mental health and wellness on individuals’ career development and share wellness and career development strategies that can inform the work of practitioners. Attendees will also engage with a panel of career and counseling practitioners within the fields of higher education, K-12 schools, private practice, and industry at various stages in their career journeys to discuss the impact of wellness on career development.
Registration Link: bit.ly/6thcareerinstitute
Registration Cost:
- $25 to receive a NBCC CEU certificate for up to 4 contact hours.
- Registration is free without a CEU certificate.
Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling Honor Society
Dear Students,
Our Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) membership team has been active, excited, and engaged. We are excited about the increased interest in joining CSI. Starting in January, Chi Sigma Iota members will visit classrooms. These visits will provide an opportunity to learn more about CSI, including how membership can enhance your academic and professional journey through networking, leadership opportunities, and resources to support your growth as a counselor.
In the meantime, if you have completed at least nine credit hours in the program while maintaining a GPA of at least 3.5, and are interested in being a member of our Chi Sigma Iota’s counseling honor society chapter (Chapter Nu Chi Chi), please email the following people and attach a letter that includes (a) your current GPA, (b) the number of hours you will have completed in the program, and (c) a brief statement explaining why you'd like to become a member of Nu Chi Chi. If this is your first year, feel free to email your interest as we will be taking applications of interest into January and February. The official induction of new members will be April - exact date to be determined.
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We look forward to seeing you in January and hope you'll consider becoming part of Chi Sigma Iota!
Criteria C Program at NCCU
2025 MOA and Special Request Timeline (Practicum and Internship)
Spring 2025
- Site Supervisor’s Orientation Spring 2025: Friday, January 24, 2025 @ 3 p.m. via Web-Ex
- Summer 2025 MOA deadline date: Friday, April 11, 2025
- Special request deadline date: Monday, March 10, 2025
- Field Service Committee will meet: Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Students notified by: Monday, March 17, 2025
Summer 2025
- Fall 2025 MOA deadline date: Friday, July 11, 2025
- Special request deadline date: Monday, June 9, 2025
- Field Service Committee will meet: Thursday, June 12, 2025
- Students will be notified by: Monday, June 16, 2025
Latest Announcements from nccuCounseling
- Welcome Dr. Kelsey Hargrove 2025-01-02
- Congratulations Kisha Norman 2024-12-11
- Center for Child & Family Health - Internship Program 2024-12-10
- NCCU Students Selected for NBCC's 2024 Minority Fellowship Program for Addictions Counselors 2024-12-10
Upcoming Dates to Remember for nccuCounseling:
- January 7 (9am-4pm): University Conference (faculty and staff only)
- January 12: Program Information Session for prospective students
- January 13: Spring semester begins
- January 14: SOE faculty meeting (tentative)
- January 15: Application deadline for Ed.D. program (Fall 2025 admission)
- January 24: Site supervisor orientation meeting (3pm)
- January 28: Counseling Program faculty meeting (tentative)
- January 31: 6th Annual Career Institute
Did you know that you can subscribe to the nccuCounseling calendar? If you use a digital calendar, you can subscribe and have all of the information from the "Key Dates" letter auto-populate in your calendar. Visit our website for more information.
