N.C. Museum of History Receives $500,000 From SECU Members for Education Center

The N.C. Museum of History has received $500,000 in funding from State Employees’ Credit Union members for its new Education Center. This state-of-the-art facility will be named the SECU Education Center in honor of the donation by Credit Union members. The center will provide educational programs and innovative learning experiences through cutting-edge technology to thousands of students across North Carolina and to museum patrons of all ages.

“We are extremely pleased to partner with SECU members to complete the new Education Center,” comments Ken Howard, Director of the N.C. Museum of History. “The grant from the SECU Foundation will enable the museum to install the technology necessary to record and broadcast educational programs, lectures, seminars and meetings for dissemination across the state. This technology will allow school groups that cannot visit the museum in person to participate in the quality programming the museum provides in the same way they would if they visited the museum.”

Through the museum’s live two-way videoconferencing, students can experience virtual field trips. These interactive programs allow students to explore a historical topic with a museum expert. All virtual field trips adhere to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.

Shirley Bell, SECU Foundation Board of Directors Chairman, remarks, “SECU members welcome the opportunity to partner with the state’s museums to further show our support of the educational benefits the museums provide to students all across North Carolina. A primary focus for our Foundation is education, and the N.C. Museum of History project certainly helps to provide a continued emphasis in this area.”

For more information about the Museum of History, call 919-807-7900.

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