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All Life is Learning - July 2024
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU
… the green button that says “Save Changes” Now you are all set to receive texts from OLLI! We hope this new feature … to sit in on a course with you for free. This is a great way to introduce your friends and family to our lovely … deadline to register is July 15, which is just two weeks away, so act now to save your seat! Keep reading for all the …
https://wmich.edu/olli/newsletter/july-2024
Retirement Programs
Human Resources
… at orientation. Social Security The University pays a set percentage (in relation to your income) to the federal … to the plan are a defined percentage of the employee's base wages. For participating employees hired on or after Jan. 1, … the University belong to the employee without any delay or waiting period. Enrollment New employees must establish …
https://wmich.edu/hr/handbook-retirement
STEM outreach fosters science excitement, gives career direction
College of Arts and Sciences
… had connections in Gobles, which is a Project Lead The Way school currently offering three biomedical courses … in a state-of-the-art lab. STEM instructor Bob Lisowski wanted someone to speak to his classes; Beane was willing to … in those subjects. As a result, President Barack Obama has set a priority of increasing the number of students and …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/stem
History
Mathematics
… Normal School, a training school for grades one to eight was established to provide teaching experiences for college students. The school was established during the year 1911-12 to allow elementary … and destined to be on campus by the early 1960s. A goal was set to add one or two new Ph.D. mathematicians to the …
https://wmich.edu/math/about/history
Disability
Institutional Equity
… the act upholds and extends the standards for compliance set forth in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 … affected the outcome of the matter New information that was not reasonably available at the time of the … modification or identify how the denial and/or modification was based on factors proscribed by state or federal law. I t …
https://wmich.edu/equity/disability
Hustle matters: Q&A with Aaron Coney
Marketing
… of the most interesting experiences I’ve had in my career was landing a presentation design contract with Disney … as accomplishments I’m most proud of, on March 9, 2018, I set a career goal to book 15 guests at a Comic-Con and gave … Understanding the buying patterns and behaviors of customers, and diving into why they shop the way they do …
https://wmich.edu/marketing/coney2020
Scholarships
Theatre
… Michigan University Department of Theatre makes annual awards of scholarships in several categories and for varying … the prerogative to weigh criteria for selection in whatever way they deem appropriate or to withhold awarding the … until 1953. With the aid of a few faculty members designing sets and costumes, Miss Shaw built the program into a vital …
https://wmich.edu/theatre/scholarships
Policies
International Student and Scholar Services
… at WMU may do so by submitting an online application . Pathway Programs The WMU (Dual Enrollment) Pathway Program enables international students to take English … University policy to permit students to fulfill obligations set aside by their faith. Students must let their …
https://wmich.edu/international/english/policies
Supporting libraries through collaboration
University Libraries
… that propel state and national library initiatives forward, collaborating with colleagues across Michigan and … the transformative potential of integrating structured datasets into educational curricula. Daria Orlowska, data … appropriate collections and creating the datasets was an extensive process, but it resulted in a dataset for …
https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2024/02/impact-report-supporting-libraries
Compensation Project: Questions and Answers
Human Resources
… . Compensation structure and job evaluation process How was the new salary structure developed? The structure is … to benchmark jobs for market value? What service or survey was used to benchmark my position? Aon Hewitt, the firm … many titles will change since job evaluations revealed new sets of skills and responsibilities involved with many …
https://wmich.edu/hr/compensationproject-answers