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Fotoula 'Tulla Kaz' Kazanowski obituary

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… Michigan University, died Jan. 7 . She was 89. Kazanowski, of Findlay, Ohio, joined the staff in 1959 and retired in 1990 after 31 years of service to the University. She spent her first decade at WMU working in the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30233

Center for Disability Services awarded accreditation

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… Center for Disability Services received the highest level of accreditation from a national organization that promotes quality, value and optimal outcomes of services for people with disabilities. The center has … for more than 30 years, in addition to providing valuable learning experiences for students and interns at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22299

Compensation project moves closer to rollout with Aon Hewitt visits

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… Michigan University moved closer to the rollout of a new compensation structure for nonbargaining staff … reviewing with managers and supervisors the first drafts of job classifications based on extensive input from employees. As of Jan. 20, more than 1,050 of the 1,270 individuals in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22188

Business pitch competition open to WMU student entrepreneurs

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… pitch about an innovative business idea for an audience of potential investors. Students will be evaluated in progressive rounds by panels of judges comprised of faculty, entrepreneurs and members of the business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21767

State group elects WMU executive to vice presidential post

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… Alliance . Lynn Kelly-Albertson, WMU executive director of professional and career development, was elected to the … a constituent liaison for the organization, assumed her new office June 20. The Michigan Career Educator and Employer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17565

WMU faculty invited to submit South Asia Grant proposals

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… material with a South Asia focus. The awards are part of the Southwest Michigan Education Initiative on the East Indian Ocean being funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant. They will allow four faculty recipients … the awards Dr. Nathan L.M. Tabor , a visiting assistant professor in the departments of History and Comparative …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39741

Help session scheduled on new Library Search engine

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University is assisting members of the campus community in learning about the new Library … May, the tool may be accessed via a search bar near the top of the University Libraries home page. Library Search combines the library catalog with hundreds of databases to provide expanded results for books, articles …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26772

Town hall meetings set to update employees on compensation issues

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… on its Staff Compensation Project, including the review of the exemption status of certain jobs under the Fair Labor Standards Act, during … expected to last about one hour, depending on the number of questions received from the audience. For employees who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32019

WMU salaried employees to move from 26 to 24 paychecks per year

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As the July 1 start of the 2015-16 fiscal year approaches, Western Michigan … will feature paychecks dispersed on the fifth and 20th day of each month. The new pay schedule will apply to all … as well. New pay periods The first through the 14th day of each month, with payment on the 20th day of each month. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23548

Nominations sought for Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award

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… University bestows on its faculty members. Any member of the University community, including retired faculty … Faculty Scholar Award is based on outstanding professional achievements. It recognizes those whose work constitutes a significant body of achievement, a substantial amount of which has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/19988