Mission

Ignite & Nurture a Spirit of Learning

The mission of the College of Education at Western New Mexico University is to ignite and nurture a spirit of learning in order to positively impact lives globally through transformative education.

Conceptual Framework

A vision for teaching

The College of Education and other academic departments at WNMU believe that good teachers, counselors, and/or administrators have very intense and personal reasons for their purpose as educators and can readily provide influential reasons for teaching. The COE Conceptual Framework is Western’s response to the question, “Why teach?”

Western New Mexico University is committed to preparing professional educators for PreK-12 utilizing a curriculum that supports each candidate, regardless of race, class, or age. The College of Education depicts this vision in the following ways:

“Ignite and nurture a spirit of learning for both educator and student”

“Encender y alimentar un espíritu de aprendizaje entre alumnos y maestros” (Spanish)

“Ba’ólta’í dóó ólta’í jilíígo ó’hoo’aah bii’iistiin jidil tli’go naasgóó halled bee baa ‘áhwijiilyáa dooleel.” (Navajo)

“Tsit nah wah she oh nah…yah nit kay ah
Tsit nah yah nit kay no nah…Tsit nah washe ah” (Zuni)