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Opportunities for Involvement

Learning often takes place outside of the classroom in the CEP Department. Melissa Sharp, Student Affairs graduate student visits with MSU President Dr. Mark Keenum and Dr. April Heiselt, during MSU’s Service DAWGS Day sponsored in part by the CEP Department.

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Stellar Graduates

Dr. Anastasia Elder, Associate Professor in the Educational Psychology program congratulates her students.

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Positive Learning Environment

Small group discussions provide opportunities for individual time with faculty like Dr. Kimberly Hall, faculty member in the School Counseling program.

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Nationally Accredited

Nationally accredited through the American Psychological Association (APA), our School Psychology program is one of the most competitive in the nation.

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Innovative Coursework

Courses like 'Emerging Issues: Working with Military Personnel and Their Families' build upon the salient issues impacting students today.

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Welcome to Counseling and Educational Psychology
  • Dr. Justice is pictured with ASGW P Justice presents at Association for Specialists in Group Work 2012 Biennial Conference
    Dr. Cheryl A. Justice, Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, recently presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) 2012 Biennial Conference.

    “Creating Cultures of Caring: Using Group Work to Heal Ourselves, Our Communities, and the World” was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (February 9 – 12, 2012)
  • Lane Wins SACSA's Inagural Graduate Student of the Year Award
    At the November conference of the Southern Student Affairs Association (SACSA) Student Affairs Masters Student, Reginald Lane was recently awarded the Graduate Student of the Year Award. This is the first year SACSA has given the award. As such, it is exciting to have the innagural award earned by an MSU Counseling graduate student. Reginald is a second-year Masters student and a Residence Director in McKee Hall.
  • MAHO Graduate Student of the Year
    Amelia Treptow, Student Affairs Masters student was recently awarded the Graduate Student of the Year Award from the Mississippi Association of Housing Officers (MAHO). Amelia is a second-year Masters student in Student Affairs and is also pursuing a Masters in Architecture. She works as a Resident Director in Herbert Hall.
  • NCE Deadline Approaching
    The material for the April NCE is here. The deadline for having in the NCE is January 4, 2012 to Dr. Dooley by 5 pm.
  • Fall Semester 2011 New Graduate Student Orientation
    Hello Everyone, The department's Graduate Student Orientation for this academic year was held August 12, 2011 from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. It was held at Fowlkes Auditorium located on the 3rd floor of the Colvert Student Union. Refreshments were served. This was a MANDATORY Orientation meeting for all graduate students. It was an opportunity for students to ask questions and obtain the initial guidance that they may need to have an effective and successful academic year. Graduate education is an important step towards self-improvement and your professional future, and it provides additional opportunities in terms of spiritual and intellectual growth as well as career development. I wish you the best in your pursuit of this important goal of your life journey, and I am looking forward to working with all of you in the coming semesters. Thank You, DW/CP Drs. Daniel Wong and Charles Palmer

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Welcome to Counseling and Educational Psychology

I want to thank you for visiting the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology (CEP)'s website at the College of Education, Mississippi State University.

The Department's faculty, staff and I appreciated your interest to know what our programs can offer you with respect to your educational plans and future career endeavors. At CEP, we are proud of our renowned faculty, dedicated staff, robust partnerships and successful alumni, and of our students, who emerge from our programs enriched in theory and practice and become agents of change in the education, counseling, school and educational psychology fields.

We are dedicated to our firm belief to lead innovation through teaching and learning. Our philosophy is to work closely with students and guide them to develop a deep commitment and respect for themselves and others, their chosen disciplines, and the people they will be working with in their future careers. Our programs contribute to human development, adjustment and change by encouraging our diverse faculty and student body to engage in effective practice, innovative inquiry and responsible social action.

CEP prides itself on its diversity of professional disciplines, including the diversity of cultures and ethnic backgrounds of faculty, staff, and students. The Department strongly encourages our faculty and students in pursuing cross inter-disciplinary collaboration in reference to teaching, research, and community service. Like our great university, our Department is continuously improving in order to teach others how to educate and serve their communities effectively. If you want to be deeply involved in shaping the future, this is the place to be to pursue your career goals.

After visiting the CEP's website, if you need further information, please contact us at your convenience.

Thank you.
Daniel W. Wong, Ph.D.