Bryan Waite

Faculty Member

Bryan Waite

Biography

Dr. Waite is a Professor of Secondary Education in 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

PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2006

Major: Multicultural and Bilingual Education

Teaching

SLSS 402G

Global Professionalization GI, Spring 2025

EDSC 445G

Multicultural Instruction ESL GI, Spring 2025

EDSC 445G

Multicultural Instruction ESL GI, Spring 2025

Presentations

Waite, Bryan , Healing Conversations Conference , "Waite, B., (2025). Multicultural Education_ How to Implement Equity and Culturally Relevant Practices ", Utah Valley University, Orem UT. (March 26, 2025)
Waite, Bryan (Presenter Only), National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME), "Actualizing Global and Intercultural Awareness During a Time of DEI Push Back", Anaheim, CA . (November 14, 2024)
Waite, Bryan (Moderator), Ethics Awareness Week, "How Can AI Shape Student Learning? ", Center for the Study of Ethics - UVU, Utah Valley University. (September 25, 2024)
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)