Bryan Waite

Faculty Member

Bryan Waite

Biography

Dr. Waite is a Professor of Secondary Education and currently serving as Department Chair of the Department of Secondary and Special Education. He is also the Director of Global/Intercultural Academic Programming. With a PhD in Multicultural and Bilingual Education, Dr. Waite is passionate about issues of inclusion, diversity, equity, and cultural awareness. He lives in Orem with his wife and three children.

Education

Ph D, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2006

Major: Multicultural and Bilingual Education

Teaching

EDSC 445G

Multicultural Instruction ESL GI, Summer 2024

SLSS 402G

Global Professionalization GI, Spring 2024

Presentations

Waite, Bryan , ALAS-U 4 corners summit, "Multicultural Education_ The importance of Inclusion, equity and culturally relevant practices", Utah Latino/a Administrators, Salt Lake City, UT. (March, 2024)
Waite, Bryan , Healing Conversations Conference, "Keynote / workshop", UVU Center for the study of Ethics and the Center for Constitutional Studies, Orem, UT. (March, 2024)
Waite, Bryan , Utah NAME - National Association for Multicultural Education , "Empowering Educators in Realizing DEI Work in Their Teaching Practice", NAME, Salt Lake City, UT. (February, 2024)
Waite, Bryan (Co-Presenter), Ethics Awareness Week, "Ethical Issues in Global and Intercultural Education", Utah Valley University, Orem UT. (September 28, 2023)
Waite, Bryan (Moderator), Ethics Awareness Week, "Education in Global Settings", Utah Valley University, Orem UT. (September 27, 2023)
Waite, Bryan , UVLS Mentor Leadership Conference, "Understanding Culture and Learning to Value Difference in Leadership", UVU, Orem, UT. (February 25, 2023)