Counseling
‘I Wanted to Do More’: Seth Gillis ’25 M.A. shifts from teacher to counselor to fill need in his Charlotte community
Beyond the classroom, teachers carry invisible titles — counselor, social worker, therapist — because no one spends more time with students than they do. Seth Gillis experienced this for ten years as a classroom teacher and decided that if that was going to be asked of him, he’d better get the training for it. “I […]
Sejal Foxx ’08 Ph.D. Receives 2025 Alumni Campus Employee Milestone Award
Sejal Foxx ’08 Ph.D. has been honored with the 2025 Milestone Award by the 49er Alumni Campus Employees (ACE) Network for her outstanding service to UNC Charlotte as an alumna and a faculty member. The ACE Milestone Award is an accolade reserved for alumni campus employees who have dedicated 10 or more years of service […]
Six new faculty join Cato College
Cato College welcomes six new faculty for the new semester from all across the country. Their experience and accolades add to the prestige and practical knowledge students gain from being an EduNiner, whether undergraduate or graduate and across all disciplines. We are proud to add these six bright lights to our team! Autumn Griffin Assistant […]
Cato College’s Sejal Foxx honored with de Silva Graduate Mentor Award
Sejal Parikh Foxx ’08 Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Counseling in the Cato College of Education, is one of this year’s recipients of the Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award. Considered a cornerstone of mentorship in the Ph.D. Program in Counselor Education and Supervision, Foxx was honored for supporting students both […]
Ricciutti awarded by IAAOC
Each year, the International Association of Addiction and Offender Counselors, a division of the American Counseling Association, acknowledges a counselor educator who demonstrates excellence in teaching in the fields of addictions or justice-involved counseling. Assistant Professor of Counseling Natalie Ricciutti was selected for the Educator Excellence Award for her commitment to rigorous pedagogy and the […]
Counseling Program Earns National Honor for Excellence and Innovation
The Association of Counseling Education and Supervision has recognized the UNC Charlotte counseling master’s program with the Robert Frank Outstanding Counselor Education Program Award for its excellence in standards and innovation. The national award is given to one master’s and one doctoral program annually. The UNC Charlotte counseling doctoral program received the award in 2021. “We […]