Paw Sward

When an academic advising position opened, Pam was hired to advise students majoring in programs housed in the Family and Consumer Sciences Department. As part of her role, she welcomed new students to the CEHD through the First Year Experience seminar that she taught. She also began to pursue her master's degree at that time. After working in advising, Pam took a position in the Office of Student Success and Retention as a Success Coach through a graduate assistantship. In that role, she championed the success of probationary students as instructor for our Academic Discovery student success course.

Before coming to WMU, Pam built approximately 15 years of profession experience working with children and their families through teaching and administration roles in public and private settings within the community. She brought that experience and passion to her roles at WMU. The students benefited from her knowledge and her perspectives gained through her experiences proved to be an asset to the FCS department. Pam was able to help teach courses for the department and apply her industry knowledge within her master's program. Pam has demonstrated stellar academic performance. She is on track to graduate with a 4.0 GPA. She has also shown passionate dedication to her various professional roles at WMU. Pam surely is a rising star!