The Research Institute at Western Oregon University

10/28/2024

Deputy Director Ikaika Alapa’i is in Chicago this week!

09/12/2024

The final day of The Research Institute at Western Oregon University Leadership Conference is in the books!🎉 The NeighborImpact Child Care Resources team has had a blast, just look at our Baby Promise Program Manager’s face, April clearly had a great conference! 🤪 Today was another day full of inspiring speakers and sessions on topics such as Supporting Professionals Serving Infants & Toddlers, Leadership & Reflective Practices, Supporting Developmentally Appropriate Program Practices, and so much more. It’s been an energizing few days here in Salem and we’re excited to get back to Central Oregon to get back to supporting our Early Childhood Educators.

‼️Today we were also able to gather some more information on the Market Price & Supply Study (MPSS) happening next month! Be on the lookout for that information soon! Don’t know what the MPSS is? Send us an email at [email protected] to learn more! ‼️

06/22/2022

04/05/2022

TRI’s Center on Early Learning and Youth Development is tasked with developing a subsidized substitute system for early educators across Oregon and awarding start up grants to programs providing new or expanded services. Congratulations to CELYD staff!!

Robyn Lopez Melton, Director of TRI's Center for Early Learning and Youth Development, has won an $8.4 million award from Oregon's Early Learning Division. WOU is delighted that this award will benefit Oregon's children, families, and childcare programs.

05/25/2018

"Depression is not a life sentence. You can get help, and you can get better."

A student member of the Su***de Prevention Task Force was featured on the Today Show last week: https://www.today.com/video/more-kids-are-hospitalized-for-su***de-attempts-or-thoughts-1235016259815 Thanks for sharing your story, Cody!

If you need support, know that there are resources to help you. Some national hotlines include:

National Su***de Prevention Lifeline:
• 1-800-273-8255
• TTY - 1-800-799-4889
• Ayuda En Español - 1-888-628-9454
• Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255 (press 1 for Veterans

LGBTQ+ Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386

Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860

Doctors at Vanderbilt University looked at trends in young people thinking about or attempting su***de in more than 115,000 cases over the past decade – and found a dramatic increase. NBC senior investigative and legal correspondent Cynthia McFadden reports for TODAY on the troubling trend.

05/10/2018

"The Oregon Deafblind Project (ORDB) is funded by the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education. This project works to provide resources for DeafBlind children and their families throughout the state of Oregon. I sat down with the Project Director, Jan Hearing, to get a feel for what they’ve been working on recently..."

By Madison ScottThe Oregon DeafBlind Project (ORDB) is funded by the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education. This project works to provide resources for DeafBlind children and their families throughout the state of Oregon. I sat down with the Project Director, Jan Hearing, to get a ...

04/27/2018

Next week, TRI's Lead Statistican, Patrick Aldrich will be on Oregon State University's Ecampus Research Unit podcast to talk about non-parametric statistics. You can tune in at: https://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/research/podcast/episodes/

Katie celebrates the two-year anniversary of the RIA podcast by sharing some show metrics and lessons learned.

01/30/2018

Happy to see graduates of our Traffic Safety Education course doing great things!

Duane Nault remembers when his son, Brian, needed to take driver’s education classes, it seemed like there was always a wait list at Shelton High...

10/31/2017

Registration is open for Collaborating with Interpreters in EI/ECSE, to be held Nov. 14 and facilitated by Patricia Blasco and Serra Acar: https://squareup.com/store/dec-sped/item/collaborating-with-interpreters-in-ei-ecse

Early intervention/early childhood special education (EI/ECSE) professionals need strategies for working with interpreters in order to provide effective services to children and their families who are linguistically and culturally diverse. In this session, we will share guidelines and ideas to improve communication in EI/ECSE service delivery when the EI/ECSE team includes an interpreter. This session will help you to improve your knowledge and skills when working with interpreters in order to deliver high-quality and cost-effective services.

Participants in the Learning Deck will:
(1) Increase awareness and understanding of the roles and responsibility of interpreters and the EI/ECSE team when working with families who are linguistically and culturally diverse; and
(2) Identify strategies that EI/ECSE professionals can implement in their programs to effectively collaborate with interpreters.

Tuesday, November 14th, 2017, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST Early intervention/early childhood special education (EI/ECSE) professionals need strategies for working with interpreters in order to provide effective services to children and their families who are linguistically and culturally diverse. In this...

09/29/2017

WOU students: Want a paid-internship for Winter-Spring 2018? Apply now for the Communications Internship, part of the WOU Community Internship Program (WOU CiP). Earn $1,000 per term! Deadline to apply is 10/18 by midnight.

Mission and Goal: To provide access to academically and career relevant paid internship opportunities for Western students. Applications for WOU CiP internship positions now open. Interns works 10 hours a week during winter and spring terms with finals week and spring break off. Interns earn $10.2...

08/17/2017

Making the http://wate.com/2017/08/17/unique-broadcast-of-solar-eclipse-will-allow-the-blind-to-see-the-sun/

The American Council of the Blind is focusing in on Middle Tennessee to make sure everyone can “see” this once in a lifetime event.

06/29/2017

Congratulations to Pattie Johnson, Sybille Guy, Pat Ketcham, and all the other faculty and staff members who were honored at Western Oregon University's annual recognition breakfast!