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Trustees set strategic direction for WMU for next five years
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… the Gold Standard 2020, a five-year strategic plan designed to build on a three-year strategic planning period that has just concluded. The updated plan retains the core tenets of the earlier … and transcend that initial strategic plan and develop an updated plan in a way that was meaningful and provided an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31205
WMU education professors receive $29.5M grant to support Grand Rapids children, families
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… WMU education professors receive $29.5M grant to support Grand Rapids children, families Submitted by Megan … Education and Human Development . Western along with a group of partners, including Baxter Community Center, Early … for the children of Southeast Grand Rapids." The W.K. Kellogg Foundation , which has invested in Grand Rapids and built …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66620
Western joins new initiative to increase Michigan's child welfare workforce
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https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/western-joins-initiative
Western welcomes medieval scholars to ‘heart of campus’ for 2024 International Congress
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… on Friday, May 10, at 7 p.m. at Kanley Chapel in the Upper Chapel. Concert tickets cost $20, and patrons may …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75414
Trustees approve retirements of numerous faculty and staff members
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… retiring are doing so with emeritus status. Trustees also signed off on three faculty resignations as well as one faculty promotion. Faculty … Gwendolyn Holmes , custodian in building custodial and support services, 19 years, effective March 31, 2013 Janet G. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3400
Group presents its tobacco-free campus recommendation
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… Group presents its tobacco-free campus recommendation Submitted … of study and surveys of the campus population, the group that was convened last spring recommended the campus go … most participants do not use tobacco, most respondents support transition to a tobacco-free campus and campus …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8240
New education program awards credit for students' prior learning
College of Education and Human Development
… long been a leader in offering innovative programs to best support both traditional and non-traditional students. … who are awarded PLA credit for one academic course see a significant savings in cost and time in comparison to … complete a program quickly with less cost. They will see a significant savings in cost and time. For traditional …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66459
Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in December
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… online by WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education. Sign up for a weekly update December 2018 Saturday, December 1 … winter activity its worth to try! Free to students who sign up before Dec. 5. Sunday, December 9 "Noel: Christmas …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50379
Cybersecurity student is unlocking opportunities and finding success
Cybersecurity
… However, the field also has challenges, such as keeping up with rapid technological changes and staying ahead of … different weather, and being far from my family. The support from family, professors and staff made things easier. …
https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2025/07/aus-al-rasbi-cybersecurity