{"id":61047,"date":"2024-09-24T15:41:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/?p=61047"},"modified":"2024-09-26T12:27:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T16:27:41","slug":"jose-espinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/jose-espinal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jos\u00e9 Espinal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assistant Principal at South Garner High School in Raleigh<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-1x1-md\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/09\/Jose-Espinal-600x600.png\" alt=\"Jos\u00e9 Espinal \" class=\"wp-image-61049 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/09\/Jose-Espinal-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/09\/Jose-Espinal-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/09\/Jose-Espinal-300x300.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Education:<\/strong><br>Bachelor of Fine Arts, UNC Charlotte (2004)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Master&#8217;s in School Administration, UNC Chapel Hill (2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hometown: <\/strong>Shelby, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Jos\u00e9 Espinal was an art student at UNC Charlotte, he took Frances Hawthorne&#8217;s Art and Activism course and later joined her for a time teaching in the Mecklenburg County Jail system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI volunteered to teach inmates how to draw. It really opened up a door for me to fall in love with teaching,\u201d he told Association Professor of Art History Jim Frakes in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After graduating, Jos\u00e9 began his teaching career at West Charlotte High School, where his leadership earned him a 2005 New Teacher of the Year nomination. He is now the Assistant Principal at South Garner High School in Raleigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The son of immigrants from Nicaragua, Jos\u00e9 was taught to value education and to work hard for a better future &#8212; not just for himself, but for the communities he serves. He studied at UNC Charlotte on a full scholarship and told Frakes he &#8220;was constantly challenged to expand my horizons and explore new avenues of artistic expression.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs an educator now, I carry with me the lessons and values instilled in me by UNC Charlotte&#8217;s art programs. I strive to impart not only technical expertise but also a passion for creativity, a commitment to excellence, and a belief in the transformative power of art.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the <em>Generations<\/em> exhibition in celebration of the Department of Art &amp; Art History, Jos\u00e9 revisited his time at UNC Charlotte with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cltarts\/53983804354\/in\/album-72177720320206953\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cltarts\/53983804354\/in\/album-72177720320206953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a comic book-style drawing of an alien,<\/a> a subject that often appeared in his student work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistant Principal at South Garner High School in Raleigh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":453,"featured_media":61049,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"no-sidebars.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_clt_a11y_last_scan":"1778695560","_clt_a11y_has_violations":"0","_clt_a11y_violations":"[]","_clt_a11y_suppressions":"","_clt_a11y_needs_validation":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-61047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni-spotlights","tag-art-art-history"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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