Albany State University Professor Selected as Governor’s Teaching Fellow

Dr. Sonya R. Mosely, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at Albany State University (ASU), was selected as a Governor’s Teaching Fellow for the 2023-24 academic year fellowship. Dr. Mosely was one of 16 faculty members from institutions of higher education across the state to participate in the symposium following a highly competitive application and selection process. 

Dr. Mosely earned a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, a master’s degree in early childhood education, and a master's certification in school counseling, all from Albany State University. Additionally, she earned a reading endorsement from Kennesaw State University. Dr. Mosely furthered her education with two educational specialist degrees in Curriculum and Instruction, and Educational Leadership Tier II, culminating with a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Administration.

Dr. Mosely is a current International Literacy Association Administrators Task Force member. This task force focuses on raising literacy awareness worldwide through research, advocacy, and publications. Moreover, Dr. Mosely led the chartering of the Lambda Tau Alpha: Alpha Epsilon's International Reading Association Honor Society at Albany State University.  ASU is one of two HBCUs in Georgia to charter this distinguished International Literacy Honor Society. 

Mosely believes, "The pursuit of knowledge is infinite, and the essence of learning is everlasting; consequently, we can never surpass our capacity for learning."

Dr. Mosely is a service-orientated professional and a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the Albany State University National Alumni Association. During her spare time on a bi-weekly basis, to support literacy within communities, she joins other organizational members to read virtually to students in two local communities.

The Governor's Teaching Fellows Program was established in 1995 by Zell Miller, who served as governor of Georgia from 1991-1999, to provide Georgia's higher education faculty with expanded opportunities for developing important teaching skills.  Governor Miller envisioned that this program would address faculty members' pressing need to use emerging technologies and learn instructional approaches that are becoming increasingly important for teaching in today's society.

The Governor’s Teaching Fellows Program is an outreach program of the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia.  The Governor's Teaching Fellows Program assumes the complex challenge of moving faculty members to the leading edge of instructional practice to enhance instruction in Georgia's colleges and universities.  This effort to enhance public and private higher education instruction statewide aligns with the University of Georgia's traditional mission as a land-grant institution committed to outreach and public service.

More than 200 disciplines, professions, and fields have been represented by over 700 Fellows from more than 90 public and private institutions statewide.  To learn more about the McBee Institute of Higher Education and the Governor’s Teaching Fellows Program, please visit online.

For more information about Albany State University, please visit www.asurams.edu.