November 2012

By the time they begin student teaching in their senior year, pre-service teacher education majors at Eastern Kentucky University are already veterans of the classroom.

Health care professionals interested in advancing their careers can now choose from a variety of fully-online degree programs from Eastern Kentucky University, which has been educating leaders in the field for more than 40 years.

Eastern Kentucky University’s “JV” mock trial team placed fifth in an 18-team tournament at the University of Cincinnati Nov. 10-11.

The young squad finished ahead of teams from the University of Kentucky, Northern Kentucky University, the University of Dayton, Xavier University, University of Cincinnati, and Case Western Reserve University, among others.

Eastern Kentucky University placed seventh in the 24-team Great American Mock Trial Invitational Nov. 3-4 in Washington, D.C.

“Invitations to this tournament are highly coveted,” said Dr. Sara Zeigler, one of four coaches for the team, “and the conventional wisdom says that a top-ten finish (there) is similar to a top-ten finish at the National Championship.”