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The Evaluation Center announces launch of innovative e-learning courses on program evaluation
The Evaluation Center
… to create a way for people to develop the evaluation know-how they need, when they need it.” Valeo (pronounced … (CEUs). The courses are non-academic, which means they don’t issue WMU credits or require enrollment in the … experience so much better! The training didn't feel like ‘work’ due to the activities throughout the course that kept …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75490
Winter recess 2023-24 hours announced for campus offices, facilities
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… represented employees have contractually scheduled regular work days Dec. 22 to Jan. 2 since the University continues … through Jan. 2 and reopen for regular hours on Jan. 3 . Waldo Library is closed Dec. 17 with limited hours until the … of 55 to 85 degrees. Portions of a particular building that do not regularly go into night setback mode will not go into …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73707
WMU’s century plant reaches new heights
College of Arts and Sciences
… Jackson had to come up with a creative solution. Jackson worked with WMU Facilities Management to remove a glass pane … by Michael Lanka). KALAMAZOO, Mich.—What's a plant to do when it’s about to grow through the greenhouse roof? If … extends another 6 feet above the roof. Until Alice starts showing panicles, or flower branches, it’s hard to predict …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70881
WMU Sky Broncos again claim top spot at regionals, advance to national competition
News
… student earned that honor. “I am very proud of the hard work the team put in this season. We had 14 members return … from the alumni helping me out at practices as well as showing the current team how valuable the connections from the team are down the road.” Below are the 2024-25 Sky Broncos team …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/10/sky-broncos-again-claim-top-spot-regionals
WMU researcher's grant renewed for investigation of employment barriers among marginalized populations
College of Education and Human Development
… to serve individuals from those populations. As a postdoctoral researcher in the Rehabilitation Research and … from traditionally underserved communities. "Our work continues to recognize that people with disabilities … we've started doing is conducting preliminary analyses on how individuals with disabilities across marginalization …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73205
Jazz student takes composing experience to new level, livestreaming process online
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… during the) pandemic has had a rather positive effect on my work," Codrington says. "I have been incredibly fortunate … been fairly positive so far. Students seem to enjoy seeing how the two of us approach composition, especially in a … and hopefully this time it helps people realize how important art is to this society." For more WMU news, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58733
NYT gives first study abroad innovation award to WMU faculty
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… Dr. Jennifer Harrison , assistant professor of social work, and Dr. Timothy Palmer , professor of management, received the award for how they are incorporating the Times into the Social Justice … economy by 2020. But at the same time, she notes, India struggles with such challenges as poverty, hunger, toxic air …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50449
WMU begins STARS sustainability initiative with 'gold' rating
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… It expands and transforms the way campuses collect data to document sustainability achievements and allows colleges to … at our campus culture, the elements of our mission and how sustainability plays into every aspect of University … Education AASHE, the organization that manages the STARS network, is an association of colleges and universities that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17657
Design, future consumer landscapes focus of upcoming talk
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… at 3 p.m. in 105-106 Bernhard Center , Ibrahim will explore how innovation can be ignited through placemaking that … is the managing director of Portland Design. Based in London, Portland is part of the global Perkins + Will architecture and design network. He is currently working with WMU on the master …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38421
Panel to address climate change as a moral issue
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… The panel will discuss climate change within the framework of morality, as it causes death, destroys livelihoods … future generations will inherit. Panelists will examine how climate change creates a significant risk of widespread … forced population movements. Panelists also will discuss how, despite very strong evidence that humans are causing …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1837