Academic Spotlight

Middle Level Education

• Start class observations in a middle grade (5th-8th grade) classroom in your second year in the program.
• Start tutoring middle grade students in your third year in the program.
• Start partially teaching for 12 weeks and then full-time teaching for 16 weeks by your last year in the program.
• Receive mentorship provided by a professor at WIU from the Teacher Education Program and the classroom teacher in a school.
• Several opportunities to indulge in professional development from inside and outside education individuals (for example, assisting a professor in the Regional Olympiad event for mainly middle and high school students from about 7-10 schools in Illinois.)

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Kristi Mindrup Named 13th President of Western Illinois University

She has proven to be the bold, transparent, strategic and thoughtful leader that WIU needs today.

— Carin Stutz, WIU Board of Trustees Chair

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WIU Earns Spot on Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll

We are thrilled to be named to the Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll. WIU continues to be a great destination for transfer students and we will continue to focus on and provide excellent support to our transfer students.

— Doug Freed, Director of Undergraduate Admissions and Enrollment Services

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Center for Performing Arts Named in Honor of Former WIU President Alvin Goldfarb

Dr. Goldfarb left an indelible mark on Macomb and Western. Beyond his art, beyond his leadership, and beyond his courage and determination, it is his passion and dedication to his students, and the people around him, that makes him exceptional. Humanity, empathy and the will to get it done; that's what went into his vision for then the performing arts center and now the Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts.

—Billy Clow, Dean, College of Fine Arts and Communication

Catch up on the construction progress