Whitworth University School of Education

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10/27/2023

Fall Break already? That's nuts! 🐿

10/25/2023

The first snowfall of the season. What a joyous reminder of God’s grace and promise of new beginnings.

Building pictured: Dixon Hall - home for the School of Education. Whitworth University.

10/22/2023

Our Continuing Studies and Graduate Studies in Education Programs are representative of the mind and heart of Whitworth University

PESB staff were joined by Megan Helton, from Whitworth University School of Education, for the discussion on educator pathways with the Paraeducator Board.

Our state is full of great educator preparation programs like this one.

Staff also hope to bring other prep program partners to future Board meetings, to engage with the Board(s) directly.

10/06/2023

UPCOMING | Support Marriage & Family Therapy with your One Pine Day donation starting October 19th.

With your support, the Marriage & Family Therapy Program can provide new cameras to better prepare future therapists and improve community mental health. Licensed clinicians supervise graduate students conducting therapy through live recordings to provide feedback. Unfortunately, the current cameras are outdated and malfunctioning, and provide low-quality images and playback sound. Students miss out on valuable learning opportunities intended to meet the demands of rising mental health concerns.
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09/27/2023

FACULTY ANNOUNCEMENT | Dr. Bornell Nicholson, Ph.D., LMFT | Clinical Director & Assistant Professor of Marriage & Family Therapy (MFT)

The Graduate School of Education is pleased to announce Dr. Bornell Nicholson, Ph.D., LMFT as the Clinical Director & Assistant Professor of MFT. Dr. Bornell Nicholson is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and AAMFT Approved Supervisor. Dr. Nicholson works with individuals, couples, adults, and families; with a clinical specialty of working with Black males and couples. He earned his PhD in Couple and Family Therapy from a COAMFTE accredited program at Kansas State University and graduated from Wheaton College with a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Bachelor’s in Psychology. He is a Clinical Fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and a trained Prepare/Enrich Facilitator. He is certified in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Level I and DV prevention. Dr. Nicholson has taught both at the undergraduate and graduate level. His areas of research include fatherhood, couples, and faith integration. Dr. Nicholson has also written blogs on couples in conflict and men’s emotional health. Whitworth University

09/25/2023

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT | Rich Caldwell MIT '95 | Associate Technical Fellow, Chief Curriculum Developer for Boeing | Seattle

Check out the current issue of Whitworth Today Magazine. One of our esteemed alum, Rich Caldwell, talks about crossover careers and how he applied the skills from the MIT program to work as a curriculum developer for Boeing. He says, "I encourage teachers to consider curriculum development for corporations, medical fields, aviation companies or the military. Whitworth students' learning is tied to all kinds of opportunities. The opportunities are endless, and they're everywhere."

New students often arrive at college bearing a weight far greater than the gear they've hauled to campus. They shoulder the assumptions that they must quickly choose a major, leading to a related career, and that this daunting decision will set the course for their life. They worry they'll make a mi...

09/07/2023

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT | Dr. Goldy Brown, III | Educational Administration, M.Ed., and Principal Certification | Graduate Studies in Education (GSE)

Dr. Goldy Brown, III recently co-authored with Christos A. Makridis and published A Missing Link for Improving Education: School achievement data should account for students’ home environment in Manhattan Institutes City Journal, August 29, 2023. https://bit.ly/48840FM Whitworth University

School achievement data should account for students’ home environment.

09/07/2023

ALUMNI GRADUATE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT | Stephanie Oaks '10 | Master In Teaching (MIT)

Stephanie Oaks was recently highlighted in the Spokesman Review in anticipation of the release of her third novel! This new book, “The Meadows,” from Dial Books will be released on September 12 and will be featured in the Northwest Passages Book Club that same evening. Stephanie’s previous two books were “The Secret Lies of Minnow Bly” and “The Arsonist.” Stephanie Oakes continues to work in Spokane Schools District 81 as a Library Information Specialist at Mullan Road Elementary School. /bit.ly/45IYKH8 Whitworth University https://www.whitworth.edu/cms/academics/master-in-teaching/

It’s remarkable when children who struggled to read in elementary school become avid book lovers – and even more so when they grow up to be critically acclaimed, award-winning authors. But that’s what Stephanie Oakes did.

08/30/2023

Strengthen your teaching and leadership skills as you earn your master's at Whitworth University
https://www.whitworth.edu/cms/academics/graduate-studies-in-education/

08/30/2023

Counseling & Therapy | Graduate Studies in Education | Whitworth University https://bit.ly/3R1Dx6N

05/27/2023

Motivating stories of how the Marriage & Family Therapy and Masters in Teaching graduate programs at Whitworth University have changed lives ❤️🖤

Whitworth University’s alumni magazine is published twice a year.