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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500th Donor Challenge!

The 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!

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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!

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Breakfast of Champions!

From 8:00 am to 10:00 am 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.

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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.

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