School of Education
FACULTY
SUZANN B. HARRIS, Dean, School of Education, Associate Professor of Education, 2006—
BA, Welch College; MEd, Trevecca Nazarene University; EdD, Trevecca Nazarene University.
ANDREW D. BURNHAM, Director, Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT); Director, Special Education: Visual Impairments; Associate Professor of Education, 2011—
BS, The University of Maine; MEd, Fitchburg State University; EdD, Tennessee State University.
AMY T. CONDITT, Director, Post Baccalaureate Studies; Accreditation and Assessment; Professor of Education, 2003—
BS, University of Tennessee; MS, University of Tennessee; EdS Tennessee State University; EdD, Tennessee State University.
ANDREA J. FOWLER, Director of Library Services; Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science, 2010—
BA, Trevecca Nazarene University; MA, Middle Tennessee State University; MSIS, University of Tennessee; MBA, Trevecca Nazarene University; EdD, Trevecca Nazarene University.
TAVIA MCLEOD, Director, Administrative Licensure Programs; Assistant Professor of Education, 2019—
BS, Tennessee State University; MEd, Tennessee State University; EdD, Trevecca Nazarene University.
ELIZABETH J. PURTEE, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science, 1992—
BS, Olivet Nazarene University; MLS, Florida State University.
PRISCILLA F. SPEER, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science, 1978—
BA, Trevecca Nazarene University; MLS, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; MS, Trevecca Nazarene University; EdD, Trevecca Nazarene University.
LANETTE STRICKLAND, Assistant Librarian, 2017 —
BA, Mid-America Nazarene University; MLIS, Wayne State University.
YOLANDA TAYLOR-STATOM, Director of Teacher Education; Associate Professor of Education; EdS Research Chair, 2022—
BS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; MLIS, Trevecca Nazarene University; EdD, Trevecca Nazarene University.
MARCIA WALKER, Director of Clinical Practices and Field Experience; Professor of Education, 2007—
BS, Alcorn State University; BS, Delta State University; MEd, Delta State University; EdD, Tennessee State University.
The School of Education General Information
The School of Education offers the following programs and degrees:
Baccalaureate Degrees
- Interdisciplinary Studies Early Childhood Education (PreK-3) & ESL Endorsement (this program of study will end August 2026)
- Interdisciplinary Studies Elementary Education (K-5) & ESL Endorsement
- Music Education (K-12)
- Physical Education (K-12)
- Secondary Education (6-12), multiple programs
- Special Education Interventionist K-8 & ESL Endorsement
- Studies in Education
- Theatre Education (K-12)
Post-Baccalaureate Program
- Any area of certification at the undergraduate level for which Trevecca Nazarene University has been approved by the state of Tennessee is available to post-baccalaureate candidates.
Graduate Degrees
- Master of Arts in Teaching K-5
- Master of Arts in Teaching 6-12
- Master of Education: Curriculum and Online Teaching
- Master of Education: Educational Leadership K-12
- Master of Education: English Second Language PreK-12
- Master of Education: Visual Impairments Special Education
- Education Specialist: Specialist in Accountability and Instruction Leadership
Graduate programs are described in the Graduate Catalog. The purpose of the programs is to produce educational practitioners who have foundational skills, knowledge, abilities, and professional dispositions based on established and current research and sound professional practice.
Trevecca Nazarene University has been awarded NCATE accreditation.
Mission and Conceptual Framework
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the School of Education to model competence, character, and compassion so that our students emulate and embrace these qualities in service and leadership.
Conceptual Framework
Being, Knowing, and Doing-Educators: Shaping the Future. The underlying structure of the conceptual framework for the School of Education informs and frames the entire unit.
Knowing
Understands Content
Understands Intellectual, Social, and Personal Development
Understands Diversity
Doing
Designs Instructional Strategies
Manages and Motivates
Communicates and Collaborates
Plans and Integrates
Evaluates
Being
Reflects on Practice
Participates in the Professional Community
Pursues Spiritual Development
Inherent in Trevecca's heritage, mission, and program is the assumption that because of who we are (Being), we seek to learn (Knowing) and to teach (Doing).