There is a great need for speech-language pathologists and audiologists to serve Native American communities, not just in the Northwest but around the country. In response, Washington State University’s Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences offers a program that encourages Native American students to pursue professional education in these fields. Speech, language and hearing disorders […]
Expanded teaching, learning and research opportunities are on the table for all at Washington State University — faculty, staff and students — in the form of PBJ. Not the type that sticks in your mouth, but PBJ, the portal-based journal, that opens wide WSU’s ability to communicate with the world.A journal is used to record […]
Enhancing learning and improving quality at Washington State University are the common goals of all who work here. That includes Michael J. Tate, the new interim vice president for equity and diversity, appointed this summer by President V. Lane Rawlins. He will start the job on Sept. 1. Although he hasn’t yet had time to […]
Summer is a time when many youth throw their books to the side, and stop all reading, math and science acitivites. The problem is, their academic skills often atrophe due to lack of use. Following are three brief articles offering insights from WSU professors on how to creatively challenge and keep your students engaged during […]
Provost Robert C. Bates has announced that 14 proposals have received grants amounting to $300,000 as part of the undergraduate teaching and learning quality improvement initiative begun in early February. The grants are part of efforts to implement the first goal of the university’s Strategic Plan “to offer the best undergraduate experience in a research […]
Within a special classroom in Cleveland Hall, Lynda Paznokas gives her students — tomorrow’s K – 8 teachers — the confidence they’ll need to reach their pupils, by putting them into the shoes of those youngsters.The walls of her classroom are filled with bulletin boards that could be found in any K – 8 class, […]