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Western Oregon University one of 10 institutions selected for national program focused on learner success

Posted on August 3, 2020 317 views
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Western Oregon University (WOU) is one of 10 institutions selected to participate in the American Council on Education’s (ACE) inaugural Learner Success Laboratory (LSL). LSL is part of a suite of Transformation Labs offered by ACE to guide colleges and universities through a structured strategic planning process to advance critical institutional priorities. Participants will work [more…]
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WOU Selected as One of 10 Institutions for National Program Focused on Learner Success

Posted on August 3, 2020 48 views 2 comments
WOU sign at the front of campus, glossy black with gold lettering, greenery behind it. Campus appears wet from rain.
The American Council on Education (ACE) has selected Western Oregon University as one of 10 higher education institutions to participate in the inaugural Learner Success Laboratory (LSL), which is a program that will support WOU in its strategic planning. LSL is part of a suite of Transformation Labs offered by ACE to guide colleges and [more…]
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Live Q&A Summary: July 16

Posted on July 23, 2020 241 views
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This is a summary of our July 16, 2020 live Q&A session. We host these live Q&A’s for current students, incoming students and family members on WOU’s Instagram and Facebook accounts every other Thursday at 10 a.m. The next session is Thursday, July 30. When will the next announcement be regarding whether or not WOU is continuing [more…]
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WOU Women’s Soccer Adds Assistant Coach

Posted on July 15, 2020 140 views
Graphic with a woman smiling on the left and the eyes of a wolf on the right with the text "Welcome to WOU Maryn Beutler"
By the Polk County Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — Western Oregon University’s women’s soccer team will import an assistant coach from the University of Oregon for the new season this fall. Maryn Beutler, most recently a University of Oregon graduate assistant coach, will join the Wolves. Head coach Kacey Bingham said she’s eager to have Beutler to [more…]
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Hailey Verhaalen: ‘Someday When This Is Over’

Posted on July 13, 2020 127 views
Hailey Verhaalen in a white coat, smiling at the camera
By Bren Swogger at Vortex Oregon native Hailey Verhaalen has seen a lot change in the past year. A singer-songwriter from Oregon City and graduate of Western Oregon University, Verhaalen made her way to Nashville in 2016 to pursue her dreams in country music. Since then, she’s spent the years avidly pursuing her passions, writing three songs [more…]
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Isle Royale National Park Has New Superintendent

Posted on July 13, 2020 125 views
By the Keweenaw Report Isle Royale National Park has a new superintendent. This from a press release from Bert Frost, Regional Director of the National Park Service. Denice Swanke, will take over, effective August 16th. Frost said this about Swanke. “Her honesty and integrity will help continue and develop strong relationships that will position her [more…]
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Mike Krantz is Next Bend Chief of Police

Posted on July 9, 2020 116 views
Man in a police uniform is smiling
By MyCentralOregon.com The City of Bend has selected Portland Police Bureau Assistant Chief Michael Krantz as Bend’s next Police Chief. Krantz will serve the 115-year-old Bend Police Department in the position previously held by Chief Jim Porter, who retires today. He will begin his service in Bend on August 10, 2020. “Mike has a reputation for being [more…]
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Local Driver-Ed Teacher Honored

Posted on July 9, 2020 118 views
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By Kristen Wohlers at the Molalla Pioneer Molalla resident and driver-education teacher Timothy Beckham was selected by his peers as a national winner of the Teacher of Excellence award. Beckham, vice president of the Oregon Driver Education Center and a driving instructor at Western Oregon University, is one of five driver-education teachers from throughout the [more…]
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Live Q&A Summary: July 2

Posted on July 9, 2020 103 views
A group of five students gathered around and looking at a computer
WOU has been hosting weekly live Q&A sessions for current and incoming students on our Instagram and Facebook accounts every Thursday at 10 a.m. since March. For summer, we’ve shifting to every other week and will be posting summaries of common questions during our off weeks. These questions are from the Q&A session on July 2, 2020. Are students [more…]
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Rick Bartow Artwork in Online Show

Posted on July 2, 2020 119 views
Lithograph by artist Rick Bartow of a four-legged white animal with other colors around it
By the Newport News Times The creative work of Rick Bartow (1946-2016) — one of Oregon’s most well-known artists — is now included in the Oregon Coast Online Art Show, presented by the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts and the Newport Visual Arts Center.  Bartow’s limited-edition lithograph, “Segyp, Kos Ket Saw Temp,” can be [more…]