About

The programs in the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Multilingual Education Department are designed to prepare thoughtful, knowledgeable, and effective educators for a diverse society. We encourage our students to solve problems, make good decisions, and show respect.

The programs in the department include:
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Instructional Technology
Multilingual Education
MEd in Language and Literacy
Media and Digital Literacy Certificate
Reading Endorsement 

Impact

Your gift to the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Multilingual Education Department (ECEM) will help fund professional development for our students including travel to conferences, alumni career panels with teachers, and fees for professional training. It will also help fund student engagement projects and celebrations of student accomplishments.

We rely on donations to give our students a truly extraordinary educational experience full of invaluable opportunities and professional development outside the classroom.

All donations – no matter the size - make an impact.

Thank You for Your Gift!

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Lunchtime Crunchtime!

From 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm on WWU Give Day, the fund with the most unique donors will receive an additional cash reward towards their fund! First place will receive $1,000, second place will receive $500, and third place will receive $250. Gifts from fake donors to inflate donor count may disqualify a department or program.

Rank	Prize	Lunchtime Crunchtime Challenge!	Donors
1	$1,000	Women's Rugby Sport Club	78
2	$500	Western Symphony Orchestra	70
3	$250	Ice Hockey	36
4		WWU Racing (Formula SAE)	33
5		Men's Ultimate	23
6		Men's Rowing	22
7		Marketing Concentration	14
8		Women's Ultimate Disc Club	8
9		Geology Field Camp Scholarship Fund	8
10		Western Hub of Living Essentials (WHOLE) Food Pantry	7
11		Child Development Center	7
12		Sailing Team	6
13		AS Alpha Kappa Psi	6
14		WWU Mock Trial	6
15		Water Skiing Sport Club	5

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$500

1000th Donor Challenge!

The 1,000th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!

1,000 / 1,000 Donors

Completed

$500

2000th Donor Challenge!

The 2000th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!

2,000 / 2,000 Donors

Completed

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Breakfast of Champions!

Thank you to all participants! Congrats to Water Skiing Sport Club for winning 1st place! 2nd place winner is Ice Hockey, and 3rd place is Men's Ultimate!

Rank	Prize	Breakfast of Champions!	Donors
1	$1,000	Water Skiing Sport Club	35
2	$500	Ice Hockey	31
3	$250	Men's Ultimate	27
4		Men's Rowing	19
5		Western Hub of Living Essentials (WHOLE) Food Pantry	14
6		Women's Ultimate Disc Club	11
7		Accounting Fund for Excellence	8
8		Linguistics Department	8
9		Psychology Student Research and Travel Fund	8
10		Women's Rowing	7
11		Sailing Team	7
12		WWU Racing (Formula SAE)	7
13		Western Welcome Scholarship	6
14		Compass2Campus	6
15		Political Science Department	5

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Twilight Giving

From 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm on WWU Give Day, the fund with the most unique donors will receive an additional cash reward towards their fund! First place will receive $1,000, second place will receive $500, and third place will receive $250. Gifts from fake donors to inflate donor count may disqualify a department or program.

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$1,000	AS Alpha Kappa Psi	86
2	$500	Ice Hockey	43
3	$250	Sailing Team	36
4		Men's Rowing	27
5		WWU Racing (Formula SAE)	16
6		Women's Rowing	12
7		Compass2Campus	9
8		Men's Ultimate	9
9		Sociology Summer Internship Scholarship	9
10		International Business Study Abroad Scholarship	8
11		Western Hub of Living Essentials (WHOLE) Food Pantry	7
12		Marketing Concentration	7
13		Sociology Department	7
14		LGBTQ+ Western Advancement Fund	6
15		Men's Rugby	5

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$500

1500th Donor Challenge!

The 1,500th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!

1,500 / 1,500 Donors

Completed

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Woodring Winners Challenge!

The departments and programs housed in the Woodring College of Education that receive the highest number of unique donors will win a prize! First place will receive $500, second place will receive $250 and third place will receive $100! Final results available when we finish processing all the Give Day gifts. Gifts from fake donors to inflate donor count may disqualify a department or program.

Rank	Prize	Woodring Winners Challenge!	Donors
1	$500	Compass 2 Campus	47
2	$250	Early Childhood, Elementary, and Mulitilingual Ed	9
3	$100	Health and Community Studies	2
4		Education Leadership and Inclusive Teaching	0