The University of Wyoming has been recognized by the national organization, EduMed, as having the best online Master’s in physical education teacher education (PETE) program in the United States. EduMed is a national organization that is dedicated to helping students find the “best and most affordable online degree programs.” They work with hundreds of health…
Josh Barta jbarta@uwyo.edu College is the stepping-stone from childhood to adulthood for the American youth. We choose our majors and study our fields with the hopes of eventually landing a job in that field. But for most of us, college might not quite feel like real life yet. The University of Wyoming will be holding…
Lucas Robertson lrober22@uwyo.edu The Wyoming State Legislature is beginning its 2016 session this week, and with that comes new bills aspiring to become law. With anticipation and anxiety thriving throughout both the House of Representatives and the Senate, legislators are preparing for a session of high stakes and compromise. The main issues that will be…
Brooke Schmill bschmill@uwyo.edu “It is just an amazing joy to help someone learn and see it happen,” said Leslie Rush, associate dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Education. Prior to this position, Rush was a Professor in the in the Department of Secondary Education. Not only is Rush’s professional career impressive, but also…
Point: Common Core Increases Efficiency Paige Backman pbackman@uwyo.edu When someone says “Common Core” out loud, the reaction of a Wyoming audience is fairly predictable. People suddenly become like Pap from Big River ranting and raving about the “dag gum guv’ment” saying that the education standards don’t take individuals into account or don’t let the teachers…
Michael Rotellini Mrotell1@uwyo.edu Plans have been brought to the Wyoming legislature’s Joint Appropriations Interim committee and Joint Education Interim committee for new residences halls. These plans will not be acted upon in the near future but will look to replace the existing dormitories. Five plans have been put in place with one looking to…
The University of Wyoming is one of the few universities nationwide that offers a class on the history and various philosophical movements of non-belief. This growing field of study within religious studies programs is an under utilized and misunderstood field. Many people demonize this class and see it as a threat to traditional Christian views….
A recently deceased Laramie resident and retired educator, Raymond Kennedy, left $1.8 million in scholarship money for the College of Education in his will; the largest donation ever received by the college. . In a UW press release, Ray Reutzel, College of Education dean, said the scholarships Kennedy’s donation will create would help a multitude…
All incoming UW freshman are required to complete an alcohol education program that spans several hours, however transfer students are exempt from the program. While many Wyoming community colleges offer similar alcohol educations programs, students are not required to take them. Northwest College in Powell does not require any alcohol education program for incoming freshman….
Remember sitting in 10th grade health class and listening to the “sex ed” unit that was mostly just scary stories about all the STDs we could get? Before they told us about condoms and pills, the teacher, guided by an outdated textbook and restricted by the concerned parents on the school board, told us all that…
Through collaboration with numerous educational associations in the state, the University of Wyoming College of Education is moving forward with the creation of a center dedicated to educating Wyoming educational leaders. Mark Stock, an assistant lecturer for the College of Education, leads the campaign behind the Wyoming Center for Educational Leadership, or, WyCEL. “The mission…
In the words of the Almighty Louis C.K., “It’s really easy to have the body you want; you just have to want a shitty body.” Now that may sound like I struggled for a way to start this piece, but trust me, it has a point. Depending on where you’re from you may have had…
