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Mentorship
Graduate College
… from Homer’s epic tale, The Odyssey. Before Odysseus sails off to fight the Trojan War, he asks his old comrade, … is unique and deserves a clear definition. In graduate school, an academic mentor is an experienced faculty member … more at conferences. That extra exposure is particularly valuable because it allows you to meet and establish …
https://wmich.edu/grad/Compass/Mentorship
Study Abroad
Gwen Frostic School of Art
… Study Abroad Western Michigan University's Frostic School of Art encourages study outside the classroom in order for … the Scuola di Grafica Internazionale , a printmaking school in Venice, Firenze Arti Visive , an art school in …
https://wmich.edu/art/immersion/study-abroad
Professional Development
English
… Professional Development Best practices brownbags Graduate … assistants who are 1050 instructors in the Department of English at Western Michigan University are required to attend at least three best practices in the teaching of writing brownbags per academic year or term of …
https://wmich.edu/english/professional-development
Resources
Student Rights and Responsibilities
… Academic Resource Center, Intellectual Skills Development, Office of Military and Veterans Affairs and Office of Transfer Student Services. Counseling Services …
https://wmich.edu/studentrights/students/resources
Undergraduate Programs
English
… Programs Our undergraduate programs focus on the study of language and literature, creative writing, English … faculty mentors to pursue your creative, scholarly, and professional writing interests. And you'll develop skills in … World Literature (interdisciplinary) Accelerated Masters of Arts For declared English majors with Senior status …
https://wmich.edu/english/academics/undergraduate-0
Why Study English?
English
… craft their own creative works. They study the structure of language and the history of rhetoric. And they learn how to teach. They also … a candidate’s resume, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 2024 job outlook report . …
https://wmich.edu/english/academics/exploring
Policy on Distinguished Scholar Award
Tate Grant and Innovation Center
… Scholar Award Deadline: June 15 Purpose The College of Education and Human Development Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes one individual with a body of outstanding scholarly accomplishments that has had an … board-appointed, tenured faculty member with a minimum of seven years of service in the College of Education and …
https://wmich.edu/grantinnovationcenter/distinguished-scholar
Policy on Establishing and Awarding Four Course Releases
Tate Grant and Innovation Center
… competitive grants and contracts by building a reserve of a total of four course releases each academic year and giving the … when writing a grant or contract with a total amount of $1 million or more from a funding agency or agencies. …
https://wmich.edu/grantinnovationcenter/course-releases
Policy on Emerging Scholar Award
Tate Grant and Innovation Center
… Scholar Award Deadline: June 15 Purpose The College of Education and Human Development Emerging Scholar Award … a full-time, board-appointed faculty member in the College of Education and Human Development at Western Michigan University. At time of nomination, faculty member must not be tenured. …
https://wmich.edu/grantinnovationcenter/emerging-scholar
Policy on Tate Center Advisory Committee
Tate Grant and Innovation Center
… and grants in Western Michigan University's College of Education and Human Development. The committee proposes … initiatives and policies are subject to the approval of the dean of the college. Composition The committee is composed of one …
https://wmich.edu/grantinnovationcenter/advisory-committee-policy