Maria Timmons Flores
Maria Timmons Flores will be leading Western’s Compass 2 Campus (C2C) program on an interim basis.
Anselmo Villanueva, the former C2C executive director, is pursuing other professional opportunities. Timmons Flores, associate professor of TESOL-Elementary Education at Woodring College…
Berenice Rodriguez always dreamed of being a teacher.
When her family came to the United States on a tourist visa from her native Mexico when she was eight years old so they could work in the berry fields of Skagit County, the dream never wavered. Long hours in the fields…
The Western Washington University community will convene to celebrate the start of the 2014-15 academic year by sharing breakfast and each other’s company, recognizing faculty and staff excellence award winners and listening to President Bruce Shepard's annual address at Opening…
The annual migrant youth leadership conference pairs youth with WWU student leaders for a day of touring the campus, workshops and activities. The idea of the conference is to give migrant youth a chance to explore Western and discover what higher education looks, feels, tastes, sounds and even…
Hundreds of middle schoolers and high schoolers from Skagit and Whatcom counties gathered Tuesday at Western Washington University both to celebrate their roots and to see how high they can reach.
The winter Migrant Youth Leadership Conference, called “From Strong Roots Come Strong Leaders…
Maria Timmons Flores (TESOL) presented “Supporting Undocumented American Youth in Uncertain Times” at the Teaching for Social Justice Regional Conference held in Portland, Ore., Oct. 20, 2012.
Assistant Professor Maria Timmons Flores exudes passion for embracing migrant youth and confirming in them their bilingual advantage as they grow into collegiate young adults. Currently in her third year at Western Washington University, Timmons Flores teaches six classes within the Woodring…
Western Washington University’s Woodring College of Education will host sponsor the Migrant Youth Leadership Conference on Friday, Nov. 19 for middle- and high-school students whose families work in Whatcom and Skagit county agricultural jobs.
The purpose of this conference is…
Maria Timmons Flores (Elementary Education/TESOL) presented "Building the Pathway Together: Bilingual Youth Partnerships that Inform and Promote Access to High Education" at the National Association for Bilingual Education Conference held from Feb. 3 to 6 in Denver.