Departmental News Katherine Perone, Social Work, presented, Fraternity in Field Education: The Use of an In-Service Project and Poster Presentation in the Agency Setting in San Diego, CA. Josh Butcher, IDS, recently received the Student Supervisor of the Year award. He was nominated by Amanda Richards who works in the IMM Lab. The Social Work Student Association held...

Drs Amanda Divin and Mark Kelley and Allison Gilbert, Health Sciences, traveled to Boston, Mass, to attend the American Allience for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) March 13-17. Dr. Divin had three research posters accepted to the conference: The assocation of nonmedical prescription drug use and suicidality in college students...

Mindy E., an Early Childhood Resource Specialist at the Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood/Starnet Regions I & III, was presented the annual Illinois Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (IAER) Distinguished Service Award for her work in promoting, developing, and improving education and rehabilitation...

Jill Joline Myers, Law Enforcement and Justice Administration Department, and Leaunda Hemphill, Instructional Design and Technology Department, were invited presenters at the Professional Development Conference, “Focus on Excellence: Classroom Best Practices”  sponsored by the Regional Office of Education Peoria County.   The WIU faculty members...

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Dr. Christopher Koch, Illinois State Superintendent, was the featured speaker at the November 4th, 2011, meeting of the Administrators’ Round Table of Western Illinois. COEHS Dean Sterling Saddler introduced Dr. Koch. A large crowd of superintendents and principals participated in the meeting held in the Capitol Room of the University Union. Also in attendance...