Established 2009 Administrative staff 9 Campus University of Montana Number of students 1,340 Type of business Public university | Dean Roberta "Bobbie" Evans Location Missoula, Montana, USA Founded 2009 Academic staff 40 | |
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Former names School of Education est. 1930 | ||
The Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences is home to five University of Montana departments: Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Counselor Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership, Health and Human Performance, as well as the Intercultural Youth and Family Development Program and the Institute of Educational Research and Service.
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History
Departments
The College of Education and Human Sciences comprises five further departments as well as an Intercultural Youth and Family Development Program.
Focuses on the training of future professionals in the areas of Speech and Language Pathology.
Focuses on the training of future school counselors.
Focuses on teacher preparation
Houses both Masters and Doctoral programs
Began as the Department of Physical Culture in 1906.
Institute of Educational Research and Service (IERS)
Founded in 1957, the Institute of Educational Research and Service is dedicated to the design, evaluation, and dissemination of programs that support the well-being of students and communities. The institution cooperates with numerous organizations to develop models for social and academic achievement
Montana Digital Academy
The Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Science is the host of the Montana Digital Academy, Montana's publicly supported K-12 online program. Montana Digital Academy's offices are in the Phyllis J. Washington Education Center.
New Building
In 2009 the university completed the Phyllis J. Washington Education Center, a 27,000 sq. ft. addition to what was then simply known as the Education Building. The Center focuses on Early Childhood Education, Math and Science Instruction and Distance Learning. The center also houses the largest omni globe - a large sphere that projects everything from the world to the planets - at any university in the nation.
The Center was officially unveiled on October 8, 2009 with 500 guests in attendance. Attendance included industrialist Dennis Washington and his wife Phyllis for whom the center is named as well as U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan.