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New graduate certificate will hone skills to navigate successful organizational transformation
College of Education and Human Development
… hybrid and online format beginning fall semester 2024. "We are excited to offer this pathway for leaders across all … working in any type of organization in any functional area. Students achieve new change leadership abilities to … think about our lives and the amount of change that we are exposed to, it's everywhere." For more information, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74493
Nine to be feted as top staffers for fall 2017
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… of the nonfaculty workforce of more than 1,800 people are eligible to receive the accolade. Fall award recipients … , Office of Development and Alumni Relations Ewa Urban , Career and Student Employment Services Connie Volenski , … Semiannual winners receive a before-tax prize of $300. They are selected by a committee comprised of their peers. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44058
Daniel Tiger brings Mister Rogers' legacy to the stage
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… follows a string of additional honors, including a 2015 Parents’ Choice Gold Award. To learn more, visit … and is welcomed by Meijer, Seat n Sleep and Pepsi. Tickets are on sale now and range from $35 to $55. They can be … is available to all WMU faculty and staff. Group discounts are available at (269) 387-2312. WMU students receive a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30648
New permaculture orchard demonstrates WMU devotion to sustainability
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… services team, known for its out-of-the-box campus land-care ideas, envisioned remaking this “unproductive” site … of campus lawn. Due to poor soil quality, grass has struggled to flourish here. “That was the challenge. Can we take … the season. Clover, peas and other nitrogen-fixing plants are arrayed in hummocks at the foot of fledgling trees. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46645
Wind and percussion musicians featured at 50th annual festival
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… focuses on a guest composer and conductor whose works are featured during the conference. This year's featured … Orchestra" won the Arizona Musicfest's young composer fanfare competition, and "You Are Cordially Invited" won a fanfare competition with the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46391
Reading, writing and balancing a budget: Financial literacy coming to Michigan school curriculum
W Magazine
… bills, saving money and learning how to stick to a budget are just a few of the skills that everyone needs to be … of this type of education is evident in those who struggle with it—which is more than half of Americans. The … Industry Regulatory Authority finds about 66% of Americans are financially illiterate. Michigan is looking to put the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69053
WMU's global engagement growth reflects national trends
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… with new partnerships in Iraq, Turkey and Brazil. Compared to the last academic year, WMU's international student … 60 percent to 254 full-time students in fall 2012, as compared to the fall 2011 enrollment of 159 students. … become degree-seeking students at WMU. The increases are all a reflection of national trends noted in an annual …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3017
Trustees OK 2013-14 tuition rates, student-initiated fees
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… research universities in Michigan, and we are determined to keep a research university education … editors giving its highest marks to "colleges that are both effective and inexpensive." By focusing on … said, "we are able to offer a true measure of where the biggest 'bang for the buck' is to be found in higher …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7608
Partnership between Western, Gun Lake Tribe promotes suicide prevention
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… is breaking down stigmas and increasing training and awareness about suicide among Native American youth. "Suicide … of social work and primary investigator on the grant. "We are focused on youth and young adults and having … discourse and data, and this notion that Native Americans are people of the past," says Sherwood. "All of the coping …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66452
New education program awards credit for students' prior learning
College of Education and Human Development
… educational leadership program. Most participating students are required to take a self-paced, PLA portfolio development … each additional portfolio costs $100. Students who are awarded PLA credit for one academic course see a … program is currently available in three graduate program areas: coaching sport performance, educational leadership …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66459