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Protective Factors

Suicide Prevention Program

… a characteristic or attribute that reduces the likelihood of attempting or completing suicide. Protective factors are … suicide, e.g., strong beliefs about the meaning and value of life Social skills, e.g., decision-making, … or spiritual beliefs that discourage suicide A healthy fear of risky behaviors and pain Hope for the future—optimism …

https://wmich.edu/suicideprevention/basics/protective

Geographic Information

Engineering Division

… patterns and trends. This system integrates hardware, software and data for capturing all forms of geographically reference information. Geographic … The system stores information relating to the distribution of all these systems and provides effective management and …

https://wmich.edu/facilities/engineering/geographic-information

Upjohn Center Open Houses

Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change

… Center Open Houses The W.E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change at Western Michigan University: Provides support for GIScience aplications in esearch and administrative … digital collections. Conducts research in the development of high definition maps and their use in promotion of

https://wmich.edu/geographicalchange/open-house

TRCLC 16-10

Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities

… that is flexible and can be adjusted to different levels of data availability and quality. Bicycle data that are … source in bicycle modeling and planning. The combination of traditional bicycle count data and emerging crowdsourcing … improves environmental sustainability and the livability of urban communities. Promoting cycling also has significant …

https://wmich.edu/transportationcenter/trclc-16-10

WMU Regional Locations

Teaching and Learning

… WMU Regional Locations WMUx extends the reach of Western Michigan University beyond Kalamazoo through our … innovation through community engagement and the delivery of responsive contemporary programming, WMU-Grand Rapids …

https://wmich.edu/x/locations

Two Educational Leadership Grants Held One-Week Summer Conference for About 200 School Leaders

Education Leadership, Research and Technology

… about two hundred attendees.  These participants--made up of principals, aspiring principals, and teacher … their school renewal plans and provided examples of best practices going on in their schools.  The time spent … included experts in the field from the Michigan Department of Education.  Most importantly, the conference provided …

https://wmich.edu/leadership/conference

Assistant Director Mental Health Outreach (Part-Time)

Human Resources

… mental health education, early intervention, and prevention of escalating concerns. Major duties Directs and implements … listening Desired qualifications Physical requirements Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands … with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements. Revised 2024-02-12 UTC12:00 …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/010676

Saturday Music Lab

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… for Fall 2019 Due to recent changes in the policies of Western Michigan University regarding interactions with … had to cancel Saturday Music Lab for Fall 2019. We hope to offer the lab in Spring 2020, once we are able to implement training for all of our college students and master teachers. We apologize …

https://wmich.edu/music/saturday

Incorporating Therapy Dogs into CTAC Assessments: A Pilot Study

Unified Clinics

… CTAC staff meeting Sunny at a staff meeting. Sociology professor, Dr. Angie Moe , has begun to bring her therapy dogs … Relying on a qualitative field methodology, the use of therapy dogs within CTAC assessments will be evaluated based on ongoing observations of child-dog interactions and field interviews with CTAC …

https://wmich.edu/unifiedclinics/pettherapy

Associate Professor to be on Team that Evaluates National Program

Education Leadership, Research and Technology

… Associate Professor to be on Team that Evaluates National Program Jan. … 2015 Dr. Jessaca Spybrook Dr. Jessaca Spybrook, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology, will be …

https://wmich.edu/leadership/eval-national-program