ESCANABA — Bay College is building new support and opportunities for current and future K-12 education majors. Penney Parmet been hired as the K-12 education coordinator.

Parmet is a long-time K-12 educator in the U.P. and has completed her doctoral coursework and exams in education at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to these accomplishments, She has been an award-winning education and communication instructor at Bay College for many years.

In her role as K-12 education coordinator, Parmet will continue to teach education courses while also helping to create new curriculum, support students in transfer opportunities, and work to build professional development opportunities for education majors.

One exciting opportunity that she has already created is opening of a Bay College Aspiring Educators’ Club. In addition, students this semester will be helping honor area K-12 teachers at the Bay College Open House on Sept. 28, meeting with representatives from NMU, and connecting with The Aspiring Educators’ Leadership/MEA. If you have any interest in knowing more about being an education major at Bay College, contact Parmet at parmetp@baycollege.edu.