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Summer study abroad opportunity for WMU employees set

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… intensive language and cultural study abroad program is open to all WMU faculty and benefits-eligible employees. … Spain. To be eligible, applicants must complete Spanish 1010 or the equivalent language skills test by the end … I session 2013. Evening and lunch-hour sections of Spanish 1010 are offered during spring semester and first summer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3034

Open enrollment period underway for WMU employees

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… care benefits Open enrollment for health care benefits is available for WMU retirees, benefits-eligible … the 2012 open enrollment period are effective Jan. 1. Visit wmich.edu/hr/openenrollment to review the detailed … and retirees. Flexible Spending Accounts Employees who wish to participate in an FSA in 2013 must enroll or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2812

Community celebrates medical school renovation milestone

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… off ceremony marks the completion of the addition to the existing 320,000-square-foot building at 300 Portage St. It is held when the last piece of steel is raised into place, adorned with an evergreen tree for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10408

Open enrollment period underway for health benefits, FSAs

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… . Health care Open enrollment for health care benefits is available for WMU retirees, benefits-eligible … Elections made during 2013 are effective Jan. 1, 2014. Visit wmich.edu/hr/openenrollment to review the detailed … and retirees. Flexible spending accounts Employees who wish to participate in an FSA in 2014 must enroll or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11363

WMU confers nearly 1,300 degrees during summer commencement

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… Auditorium. WMU President Edward Montgomery officiated, distributing 1,296 diplomas on behalf of the University: … students from 31 countries. June's graduation exercises featured music by the Western Brass Ensemble , … Stuive . coverage and photos A webcast of the ceremonies is available online. Instructions on viewing the live …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47770

WMU recognized among top schools for online master's in education program

College of Education and Human Development

… Michigan University's online master's in education program is among the top in the country, according to U.S. News and … technologies combined with the subject matter expertise of faculty to provide students with an effective and … so students can access information on their own time. In this 10th edition of the online rankings, U.S. News and World …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63030

Making AI more accessible for people with speech differences

W Magazine

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Hope Gerlach-Houck is on a team working to create voice-activated technology that is accessible for people who stutter. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Siri … order groceries, turn on lights and appliances and even discover obscure facts to entertain our children. But there's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71793

Student experience meets community impact in groundbreaking new Evaluation Lab

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… Mich.— The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University is excited to announce the opening of the Evaluation Lab, an … able to leverage The Evaluation Center's extensive expertise and experience in evaluation to benefit both students … and demonstrate their value through systematic analysis of both numbers and stories.  "Working with the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75006

Evaluation Center executive director honored with statewide evaluation award

The Evaluation Center

… to “an organization or individual that has made a consistent and continuing leadership contribution to the field … In announcing the award, MAE highlighted Wingate’s consistent leadership and significant contributions to the field … As executive director of The Evaluation Center, Wingate is passionate about the center’s mission to advance the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75648

Board to consider new AFSCME contract Friday

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… approval of a new employee contract. The session, which is a formal public session, will originate from the Connable … second floor of the Bernhard Center. The sole agenda item is consideration of the terms of a new three-year contract …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1192