Johann Neem / en Trump Is the Enemy of the American Revolution /inthemedia/trump-is-the-enemy-of-the-american-revolution <span>Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympics, retirement</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> Ralph Vernacchia, a professor in Western Washington University's department of physical education, health and recreation, discusses the sport of track and field, the Olympic Games and his coming retirement from the university.</p> <p> Vernacchia, director of Western's Center for Performance Excellence, is the namesake of the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational team track and field meet, which takes place every year at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.</p> <p> He has been a professor at Western for 38 years.</p> <p> Video by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern</p> </div> <span><span>admin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2011-04-29T11:26:31-07:00" title="Friday, April 29, 2011">Fri, 04/29/2011 - 11:26am</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-video field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field-items"> <div class="field-item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-visually_hidden"> <h2 class="field-label visually-hidden">Video URL</h2> <div class="field-item"><iframe src="/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DActOMCOb3p8&amp;max_width=0&amp;max_height=0&amp;hash=h-G5oTCIReoQsngWGz5pxYFb5VT1S5JB8OHwvjyIzAA" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympic games, retirement"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:54:05 +0000 thomps94 123577 at Historians alarmed as Trump seeks to rewrite US story for 250th anniversary /inthemedia/historians-alarmed-as-trump-seeks-to-rewrite-us-story-for-250th-anniversary <span>Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympics, retirement</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> Ralph Vernacchia, a professor in Western Washington University's department of physical education, health and recreation, discusses the sport of track and field, the Olympic Games and his coming retirement from the university.</p> <p> Vernacchia, director of Western's Center for Performance Excellence, is the namesake of the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational team track and field meet, which takes place every year at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.</p> <p> He has been a professor at Western for 38 years.</p> <p> Video by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern</p> </div> <span><span>admin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2011-04-29T11:26:31-07:00" title="Friday, April 29, 2011">Fri, 04/29/2011 - 11:26am</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-video field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field-items"> <div class="field-item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-visually_hidden"> <h2 class="field-label visually-hidden">Video URL</h2> <div class="field-item"><iframe src="/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DActOMCOb3p8&amp;max_width=0&amp;max_height=0&amp;hash=h-G5oTCIReoQsngWGz5pxYFb5VT1S5JB8OHwvjyIzAA" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympic games, retirement"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 05 May 2025 16:26:24 +0000 thomps94 123428 at History's Johann Neem to present at the upcoming AHA conference in NYC /historys-johann-neem-to-present-at-the-upcoming-aha-conference-in-nyc <span>Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympics, retirement</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> Ralph Vernacchia, a professor in Western Washington University's department of physical education, health and recreation, discusses the sport of track and field, the Olympic Games and his coming retirement from the university.</p> <p> Vernacchia, director of Western's Center for Performance Excellence, is the namesake of the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational team track and field meet, which takes place every year at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.</p> <p> He has been a professor at Western for 38 years.</p> <p> Video by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern</p> </div> <span><span>admin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2011-04-29T11:26:31-07:00" title="Friday, April 29, 2011">Fri, 04/29/2011 - 11:26am</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-video field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field-items"> <div class="field-item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-visually_hidden"> <h2 class="field-label visually-hidden">Video URL</h2> <div class="field-item"><iframe src="/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DActOMCOb3p8&amp;max_width=0&amp;max_height=0&amp;hash=h-G5oTCIReoQsngWGz5pxYFb5VT1S5JB8OHwvjyIzAA" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympic games, retirement"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 thomps94 123146 at The Beloved, Besieged Humanities Classroom: Education reformers have killed the joy of learning. Let’s recapture it /inthemedia/the-beloved-besieged-humanities-classroom-education-reformers-have-killed-the-joy-of <span>Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympics, retirement</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> Ralph Vernacchia, a professor in Western Washington University's department of physical education, health and recreation, discusses the sport of track and field, the Olympic Games and his coming retirement from the university.</p> <p> Vernacchia, director of Western's Center for Performance Excellence, is the namesake of the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational team track and field meet, which takes place every year at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.</p> <p> He has been a professor at Western for 38 years.</p> <p> Video by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern</p> </div> <span><span>admin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2011-04-29T11:26:31-07:00" title="Friday, April 29, 2011">Fri, 04/29/2011 - 11:26am</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-video field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field-items"> <div class="field-item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-visually_hidden"> <h2 class="field-label visually-hidden">Video URL</h2> <div class="field-item"><iframe src="/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DActOMCOb3p8&amp;max_width=0&amp;max_height=0&amp;hash=h-G5oTCIReoQsngWGz5pxYFb5VT1S5JB8OHwvjyIzAA" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympic games, retirement"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:20:50 +0000 thomps94 122219 at What Good Is a College Education? /inthemedia/what-good-is-a-college-education <span>Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympics, retirement</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> Ralph Vernacchia, a professor in Western Washington University's department of physical education, health and recreation, discusses the sport of track and field, the Olympic Games and his coming retirement from the university.</p> <p> Vernacchia, director of Western's Center for Performance Excellence, is the namesake of the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational team track and field meet, which takes place every year at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.</p> <p> He has been a professor at Western for 38 years.</p> <p> Video by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern</p> </div> <span><span>admin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2011-04-29T11:26:31-07:00" title="Friday, April 29, 2011">Fri, 04/29/2011 - 11:26am</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-video field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field-items"> <div class="field-item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-visually_hidden"> <h2 class="field-label visually-hidden">Video URL</h2> <div class="field-item"><iframe src="/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DActOMCOb3p8&amp;max_width=0&amp;max_height=0&amp;hash=h-G5oTCIReoQsngWGz5pxYFb5VT1S5JB8OHwvjyIzAA" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympic games, retirement"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:36:53 +0000 gallagm7 122093 at Professors Turn to ChatGPT to Teach Students a Lesson /inthemedia/professors-turn-to-chatgpt-to-teach-students-a-lesson <span>Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympics, retirement</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> Ralph Vernacchia, a professor in Western Washington University's department of physical education, health and recreation, discusses the sport of track and field, the Olympic Games and his coming retirement from the university.</p> <p> Vernacchia, director of Western's Center for Performance Excellence, is the namesake of the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational team track and field meet, which takes place every year at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.</p> <p> He has been a professor at Western for 38 years.</p> <p> Video by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern</p> </div> <span><span>admin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2011-04-29T11:26:31-07:00" title="Friday, April 29, 2011">Fri, 04/29/2011 - 11:26am</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-video field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field-items"> <div class="field-item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-visually_hidden"> <h2 class="field-label visually-hidden">Video URL</h2> <div class="field-item"><iframe src="/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DActOMCOb3p8&amp;max_width=0&amp;max_height=0&amp;hash=h-G5oTCIReoQsngWGz5pxYFb5VT1S5JB8OHwvjyIzAA" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympic games, retirement"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:12:09 +0000 thomps94 122045 at ChatGPT Advice Academics Can Use Now /inthemedia/chatgpt-advice-academics-can-use-now <span>Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympics, retirement</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> Ralph Vernacchia, a professor in Western Washington University's department of physical education, health and recreation, discusses the sport of track and field, the Olympic Games and his coming retirement from the university.</p> <p> Vernacchia, director of Western's Center for Performance Excellence, is the namesake of the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational team track and field meet, which takes place every year at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.</p> <p> He has been a professor at Western for 38 years.</p> <p> Video by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern</p> </div> <span><span>admin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2011-04-29T11:26:31-07:00" title="Friday, April 29, 2011">Fri, 04/29/2011 - 11:26am</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-video field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field-items"> <div class="field-item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-visually_hidden"> <h2 class="field-label visually-hidden">Video URL</h2> <div class="field-item"><iframe src="/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DActOMCOb3p8&amp;max_width=0&amp;max_height=0&amp;hash=h-G5oTCIReoQsngWGz5pxYFb5VT1S5JB8OHwvjyIzAA" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympic games, retirement"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 12 Jan 2023 21:15:17 +0000 thomps94 122023 at A Usable Past for a Post-American Nation /inthemedia/a-usable-past-for-a-post-american-nation <span>Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympics, retirement</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> Ralph Vernacchia, a professor in Western Washington University's department of physical education, health and recreation, discusses the sport of track and field, the Olympic Games and his coming retirement from the university.</p> <p> Vernacchia, director of Western's Center for Performance Excellence, is the namesake of the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational team track and field meet, which takes place every year at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.</p> <p> He has been a professor at Western for 38 years.</p> <p> Video by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern</p> </div> <span><span>admin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2011-04-29T11:26:31-07:00" title="Friday, April 29, 2011">Fri, 04/29/2011 - 11:26am</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-video field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field-items"> <div class="field-item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-visually_hidden"> <h2 class="field-label visually-hidden">Video URL</h2> <div class="field-item"><iframe src="/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DActOMCOb3p8&amp;max_width=0&amp;max_height=0&amp;hash=h-G5oTCIReoQsngWGz5pxYFb5VT1S5JB8OHwvjyIzAA" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympic games, retirement"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:58:46 +0000 fraleyz 121712 at Report: Test-Optional Trends in Pandemic Year for College Admissions /inthemedia/report-test-optional-trends-in-pandemic-year-for-college-admissions <span>Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympics, retirement</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> Ralph Vernacchia, a professor in Western Washington University's department of physical education, health and recreation, discusses the sport of track and field, the Olympic Games and his coming retirement from the university.</p> <p> Vernacchia, director of Western's Center for Performance Excellence, is the namesake of the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational team track and field meet, which takes place every year at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.</p> <p> He has been a professor at Western for 38 years.</p> <p> Video by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern</p> </div> <span><span>admin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2011-04-29T11:26:31-07:00" title="Friday, April 29, 2011">Fri, 04/29/2011 - 11:26am</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-video field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field-items"> <div class="field-item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-visually_hidden"> <h2 class="field-label visually-hidden">Video URL</h2> <div class="field-item"><iframe src="/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DActOMCOb3p8&amp;max_width=0&amp;max_height=0&amp;hash=h-G5oTCIReoQsngWGz5pxYFb5VT1S5JB8OHwvjyIzAA" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympic games, retirement"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:51:28 +0000 thomps94 120196 at Public Education After the Pandemic: A Q&A with Professor of History Johann Neem   /public-education-after-the-pandemic-a-qa-with-professor-of-history-johann-neem <span>Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympics, retirement</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> Ralph Vernacchia, a professor in Western Washington University's department of physical education, health and recreation, discusses the sport of track and field, the Olympic Games and his coming retirement from the university.</p> <p> Vernacchia, director of Western's Center for Performance Excellence, is the namesake of the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational team track and field meet, which takes place every year at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.</p> <p> He has been a professor at Western for 38 years.</p> <p> Video by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern</p> </div> <span><span>admin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2011-04-29T11:26:31-07:00" title="Friday, April 29, 2011">Fri, 04/29/2011 - 11:26am</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-video field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field-items"> <div class="field-item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-visually_hidden"> <h2 class="field-label visually-hidden">Video URL</h2> <div class="field-item"><iframe src="/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DActOMCOb3p8&amp;max_width=0&amp;max_height=0&amp;hash=h-G5oTCIReoQsngWGz5pxYFb5VT1S5JB8OHwvjyIzAA" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Ralph Vernacchia talks track and field, Olympic games, retirement"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 13 Jul 2021 18:29:47 +0000 thomps94 120049 at