Focuses on teacher preparation Houses both Masters and Doctoral programs Began as the Department of Physical Culture in 1906.

Founded in 1957, the Institute of Educational Research and Service is dedicated to the design, evaluation, and dissemination of programs that support the well-being of students and communities.

The Center focuses on Early Childhood Education, Math and Science Instruction and Distance Learning.

The center also houses the largest omni globe - a large sphere that projects everything from the world to the planets - at any university in the nation.

Attendance included industrialist Dennis Washington and his wife Phyllis for whom the center is named as well as U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan.