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Fall 2019 SPLS News Round-Up

Special Education and Literacy Studies

… for Applied Linguistics Conference at the University of British Columbia in early June. The title of the presentation was "“Ombretto. I don’t know in English … were created in class and then implemented in each of their schools. LS and TESOL faculty members, Susan Piazza , Selena …

https://wmich.edu/specialed/fall-2019-spls-news

Warren Publishes Book on Global Meat Eating

History

… new book, Meat Makes People Powerful: A Global History of the Modern Era (University of Iowa Press), explains the rise of global meat production and consumption since the …

https://wmich.edu/history/warrenpublishesbookonmeat

Food Diversion Initiative Video

Dining Services

… Judy Gipper (Narrating) :  Hello, I'm Judy Gipper, Director of Dining Services. Western Michigan University Dining Services is very proud of our Food Diversion Initiative, a process started in June … Dining Service kitchen. This process calls for collection of pre-consumer fresh vegetable and fruit trimmings and …

https://wmich.edu/dining/fooddiversion

WMU Researches Rare Disease

College of Arts and Sciences

… WMU Researches Rare Disease Olga Bonfiglio College of Arts and Sciences staff writer Valenti, Cervone and Dr. … Charles Ide, Western Michigan University’s Gwen Frostic Professor of Biological Sciences, happily accepted a check for $9,500 …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/rare-disease

Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital Occupational Therapy Clinic

Occupational Therapy

… illness and have been deemed either "not guilty by reason of insanity" or "incompetent to stand trial" in a legal court. The focus of the hospital's clinic is to provide patients the … to learn and practice functional skills to improve quality of life and prepare for transition to community living. The …

https://wmich.edu/ot/academics/fieldwork/psychiatric-hospital-clinic

Spanish Advancement Scholarship Application

Spanish

… form and your essay (described below) to the Department of Spanish by the deadline listed above. The application each spring is for an award at the start of the following fall semester, pending fall class … Student must be a sophomore level or above at time of award disbursement. First year students are invited to …

https://wmich.edu/spanish/spanishadvancementscholarshipapplication

Torres Wins National Literature Award

College of Arts and Sciences

… Award DJ DeLong Creative writing and history major College of Arts and Sciences, Marketing and Communication student … are also from all over the world. Dr. Benjamin Torres, a professor of Spanish, is a part of the faculty that comes from outside …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/torres-literature-award

Associate Director Accounts Receivable

Human Resources

… General summary Directs and manages the functions and staff of accounts receivable and collections. Major duties Manages staff and operations of accounts receivable and collection units. Administers … programs to ensure accurate and timely implementation of tuition and fees and application of financial aid to …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/009995

Research Development Administrator

Human Resources

… summary Coordinates and provides support for the growth of research across campus. Oversees research program … coordinate proposals for federal, state, industry and non-profit sponsors to support major interdisciplinary research … faculty. Provides assistance in development and preparation of documents in support of applications, ensuring compliance …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/010513