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and to provide students the education and training needed to work in the modern, diverse, global economy. • Re-organization and branding of student professional development curricular and co-curricular activities. Build and leverage a system of badges and certificates to progress students through the program. • Additional investment in virtual student support through the COVID-19 pandemic, including tutoring, academic coaching, advising, and career services.
• To stay in better touch with our alumni, we also rebranded our annual print magazine. Voyage, the new title voted on by almost 400 alumni, offers 32 high-quality pages of faculty profiles, student spotlights, and alumni interviews. • Heading into the 2020-21 academic year, the CB has several investment priorities to leverage donor support: • Scholarship and emergency funding to support students through the COVID-19 pandemic. • Equity, diversity, and inclusivity initiatives to increase our support of our diverse students, faculty, and staff,
College of Education and Professional Studies - Additional Accomplishments
• All three of the majors in SAMS (Sport Management, Physical Education and School Health, and Dance) experienced growth in student numbers this past year. Additionally, both master’s programs (SAA and HPE) have record high enrollment numbers for 2020-21. • The Information Technology and Administrative Management (ITAM) department in conjunction with CWU Extended Learning expanded the high demand MS- ITAM graduate program to the newest CWU location in Sammamish. • The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) CWU student club successfully raised funds to send 10 members to the IEEE regional Rising Stars Conference in Las Vegas, NV • The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) student section was placed third nationally in the outstanding student section of the year • MS in Integrative Human Physiology and MS in Nutrition developing one year options starting Fall 2020 for individuals to earn MS degrees in one year. • Paramedicine program goes on the road to Spokane and Edmonds to offer training for emergency medicine in places needing expertise for individuals who are place bound.
• 18 students and 2 professors went to the largest US apparel tradeshow, MAGIC in February. MAGIC is the most comprehensive fashion marketplace in the U.S., showcasing Women’s and Men’s Apparel, Footwear, Accessories, and Sourcing resources from around the world. • The Wine Studies BS degree has a new specialization option in Wine Industry Management as well as two new certificate offerings in Tasting Room Management and Winery Event Design. • 14 students earned the industry certification titled CCC Certification (Certified Cruise Counsellor Certification) awarded by CLIA (Cruise Line Industry Association). CLIA is the largest and most powerful global organization in the cruising world. • 10 students earned Cvent certification. Cvent is the industry standard software for hotels and convention centers. • The faculty in the Department of Physical Education and Movement Studies worked tirelessly to reach an agreement on a new name for the department: Sport and Movement Studies (SAMS). This new name reflects the evolution of the department and its constitution of programs.
College of the Sciences - Additional Accomplishments
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Division Atmospheric Chemistry Program beginning fall 2019. • Dr. Anne Egger, geological sciences, was named Executive Director of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. • Dr. Dominic Klyve, mathematics, began serving as the Editor of The College Mathematics Journal in fall 2019.
• Mariah Hogan, law & justice, mentored by Dr. Robert Claridge, received the James and Katie Gaudino Scholar of the Year Award 2020 for Scholarly Research at the Symposium On University Research and Creative Expression for “The Law and Social Distancing.” • Dr. Anne Johansen, chemistry, was selected to serve a two-year term as a rotating program director for the NSF
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