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Julia's Learning is a living, learning, exploring, and working program which enables persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities to have a Wingate University college experience, leading to independence, autonomy, self-worth and meaningful lifelong employment. Julia's Learning students work toward earning a two-year certificate and will take part in inclusive classes, live on campus and participate in the full sweep of student life, in other words, they'll be Bulldogs.

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Living

On campus, building independence and autonomy with the support of staff and students.

A student with an IDD participates in a college class.

Learning

In inclusive classes, working toward a certificate of completion.

A student with an IDD participates in a football game.

Exploring

Experiencing college life and all the clubs, events and festivities that brings.

A student with an IDD serves coffee at a campus cafe.

Working

Meaningful, lifelong skills to be self-supporting and contributing.


Mission: Julia’s learning at Wingate University strives to achieve inclusion and integration, diversity and equity, and student created tools and strategies. Julia’s learning helps students with intellectual disabilities achieve a post secondary education and prepares them for the workforce


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Dr. Melanie Keel

Julia's Learning is an inclusive and immersive college experience that will prepare students to live self-determined and independent lives. Dr. Melanie Keel


Questions?

 

Dr. Melanie Keel
Founding Director of Julia's Learning
Email: m.keel@wingate.edu