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World Religions and Cultures

… News Archives News Archives Congratulations to our award-winning students . Zachary Smith is awarded the Graduate College Department Research and Creative … it. E-mail  Dr. Covell . Our current graduate students have set the bar high. In addition to winning the all-university …

https://wmich.edu/religion/about/news-archives

World Bank Databank

Economics

… in select South American countries. Specifically, you want to look at infant mortality rates and other infant … children in select South American countries. You decide you want the data for the last 10 years. Check the boxes for the … drop-down menu and choose specific options for your dataset. Since you want the data in a CSV file, click on CSV and …

https://wmich.edu/economics/world-bank-databank

The House That Will Not Stand

Theatre

… Scenic Designer: Dave Nofsinger Costume Designer: Kathryn Wagner Sound Designer: Landen Yocum Stage Manager: Alexander Matthews CAST Beartrice Albans: * Dwandra Nickole Lampkin Agnes Albans: Arise Rock Maude Lynn … of color surviving within a deeply restrictive society set in New Orleans in 1836. The play begins with both …

https://wmich.edu/theatre/house-will-not-stand-program

Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Reports

Assessment

… of assessment at WMU. As a result, the report format was re-evaluated by the UASC in 2015. Changes were … deans to streamline the process, and ensure the data was relevant and actionable, and a new template was created. … members of the University Assessment Steering Committee set up four sub-committees to review the reports, prepare …

https://wmich.edu/assessment/institutional-slo-reports

What you need to know about assessment

Assessment

… suggests areas in which improvement can be made. In this way, faculty and staff become engaged in the learning … impact faculty/staff evaluation? WMU has stated from the outset that assessment results will not be used to evaluate … faculty who are doing effective assessment should be rewarded no matter what the outcome of the data. It is …

https://wmich.edu/assessment/faqs

Free Speech

Free Speech

… as flag-burning, wearing armbands, using the symbol of the swastika or political cartoons, some types of speech are not … Yes. Hate speech is generally defined as insults towards a person or group of people based on their race, … such action" (Brandenburg v. Ohio 1969 ). The precedent set in that case became the basis to free Gregory Hess, a …

https://wmich.edu/freespeech

Guidelines for Stewarding our Institutional Voice

Office of the President

… Guidelines for Stewarding our Institutional Voice The Western Michigan … ingredients in our ability to accomplish that mission. Stewardship of free speech and academic freedom requires that … research and creative scholarship. The guidelines set forth in this document formalize and clarify our …

https://wmich.edu/president/leadership/institutional-voice

Attending and Presenting at Conferences

Graduate College

… of presenters.  How do I find a good conference to attend? Watch your department emails and bulletin boards for … presentation? Practices vary by field of study, but always begin by reading the CFP or “Call for Papers” closely. … your attention, look for someone to cover for you. Also, set up an out-of-office notice online so people won’t expect …

https://wmich.edu/grad/Compass/ProfessionalDevelopment/Conferences

History of Physics at WMU

Physics

… traces its history to 1904, when instruction began at what was then Western State Normal School. Physics was taught, along with chemistry, under the auspices of the … and other modern teaching tools. A small planetarium was set up in a basement storage room for astronomy classes. It …

https://wmich.edu/physics/about/history

Forever brown and gold: September Buys

College of Fine Arts

… your best work if you do a job that makes you happy." With awards and accolades including    National Art Education … ART ROOM CULTURE By September Buys It can happen.  If you set up the culture of your classroom just right, you CAN … are thinking! I have never been let down by a student who wanted to take something in their own direction. It's about …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/blog/2016/09/forever-brown-gold-september-buys