Nominated by his students, Karl Krotke-Crandall, a WSU Global Campus lecturer in the Department of History, has been honored with the 2021-22 WSU Excellence in Online Teaching Award. “The flexibility of online learning opens the doors of life-changing higher education to a wide variety of people, diversifying our classrooms in
Two arts & sciences faculty members teaching in two of the most popular disciplines at WSU have been honored by the Washington State University Teaching Academy for their excellence in teaching and learning across the institution.
Students who speak Spanish fluently but who learned the language informally, perhaps at home, will soon have an opportunity to increase their competency and improve their writing skills in a course being developed by Sophia López-López, assistant professor of Spanish. Spanish for Heritage Speakers (SPAN 308) will help students gain a formal understanding of the […]
Blythe Duell, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, earned her PhD at WSU Pullman in 2008. After teaching at a small college in the south, she returned to her alma mater to teach and help train the next generation of community-engaged students.
Three CAS faculty with rich teaching experience are among the 2022 WSU Showcase awardees. Keri McCarthy, professor in the School of Music, will deliver this year’s Distinguished Faculty Address. McCarthy has built global awareness of music from Asia and the United States and earned international acclaim as a chamber musician, soloist,
“In the classroom, incredible things and conversations can happen around the making of art. The process opens your soul,” said Io Palmer, WSU associate professor of fine arts. “My background set the stage for me to pursue something that brings me a lot of fulfillment, and I want to facilitate that experience for others,” Palmer said. […]
Senior zoology major Cassandra McElroen became a Chemistry 105 teaching assistant because she enjoys helping people and wants to provide students with a better understanding of the material. Her role as a TA includes holding office hours once a week, where students can ask questions about anything chemistry-related. She also runs a lab section, where […]
Sixty faculty from across WSU are reading a shared book and engaging in group discussions surrounding equity and social justice that will impact their students and courses across the university. Hosted by the WSU Teaching Academy, a university-wide organization of teaching experts, the group’s first official book club is the current WSU Common Reading selection Tales […]
Starting early in their college program, WSU students will soon directly experience how college coursework prepares them to be career ready, thanks to a University Common Requirements (UCORE) general education pilot program. “In this way, classes across several disciplines will feature messaging about career-readiness, and these lessons will impact students even before they declare their […]
For the second time this year, Aaron Whelchel, associate professor of history, has been recognized as an outstanding instructor. “I was very surprised and pleased to learn about this second award,” said Whelchel. “I was thrilled to be recognized regionally.” He is the recipient of the