• Nutrition alums use their CWU training to improve the lives of others. Elaina Moon, Jason Patel (chef ), Kathaleen Briggs Early, Ineke Ojanen (CWU alum and dietitian/food for life instructor), and Professor David Gee are working on a culinary medicine program aimed at educating future medical professionals about the importance of nutrition for overall health. • The Central Washington University Retirement Association has selected Carolyn Schactler as the 2021 Distinguished Retiree. Before retiring in 2004, Schactler was an apparel design professor at CWU for 28 years. Currently, Schactler has an exhibit at the Yakima Valley Museum titled, “Couture,” which features 20 of her award-winning designs.
• CWU is ranked #1 in the nation for best online master’s degree in higher education program by Intelligent. com, a Seattle-based online publication that focuses on higher education. The publication also ranked CWU’s online master’s in education administration program as #2 in the nation and CWU’s online information technology degree as #18 nationally. • In 2021, CWU was ranked 4th of the
nation’s Best Bachelor’s Degrees in Network Administration in the Department of ITAM.
• Jodi Musser, a career and technical education professor at CWU is the 2020 Washington State Family & Consumer Science Teacher Educator of the Year. Musser, a CWU alumna, has taught at Central for more than six years. She was recognized for her passion for teaching and commitment to preparing future CTE teachers.
College of the Sciences
opportunity for students and teachers in the Northwest. It joins our science and mathematics dducation department which focuses on the content, knowledge, and skills teachers need to be successful. The Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education (CESME) will, pending approval, round out our efforts by focusing on science outreach and educator networking. These initiatives are all united in their goal to dramatically increase the number and diversity of young people who choose STEM as their career path and to create a more informed public using a more science-based decision-making process. • CWU-Des Moines Center Offers New Computer Science Degree • A new Bachelor of Science in Computer Science is being launched, in 2022, at the CWU-Des Moines University Center at Highline College. This affordable, accessible program will provide CWU students with the resources and experience they need to prepare for a successful, well-paid, high demand career in the Northwest’s growing technology industry. This CWU Center is strategically located in one of the most ethnically diverse communities. Central Washington University’s long- term cooperative partnership with Highline College continues to bear fruit by meeting student’s needs for high quality training in relevant career opportunities. • This educational opportunity is made possible because of the strong support and advocacy of Senators Karen Keiser and Christine Rolfes. Together, they secured $1.5 million in funding from the 2021-2023 Washington State Operating Budget to help aspiring students.
• Actuarial Science - The most renowned actuarial sciences program in the Northwest has taken a quantum leap forward. Professor Sahadeb Upretee has joined the mathematics department and some of the most outstanding actuarial faculty in the country, Professors Chueh, Temple, and Loke. Uniting stellar academic talent with the Associates of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) credentialed faculty, Professor Upretee is joining an actuarial science department that is fast becoming one of a very small handful of departments in the world boasting so many PhD/ASA faculty members. • Actuarial science students are financially supported through the Bill Owen Endowed Actuarial Scholarship to help both with college expenses and defray the high cost of actuarial exams. • STEM Leadership - CWU’s highly acclaimed and innovative STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education program is now the first in Washington State to be approved to offer a Master of Education in STEM Leadership Specialization. The program is specifically designed for current math and science teachers who are seeking a leadership role or want to advance the strategies and techniques their schools are using in the classroom. The goal is to help educators integrate multiple STEM disciplines into their courses via project-based, culturally responsive teaching practices. Specialized leadership courses will foster skills needed to become effective STEM leaders in their communities. The first cohort of students will begin this September. • This master’s program is just the latest addition to our multi- faceted approach increasing STEM literacy, training, and
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