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Historical Testing Policy

Admissions

… All first-year students as well as transfer students with fewer than 24 transferable credit hours, will be … prior to new student orientation.  Students who do not provide official test scores before beginning classes … scores from the same test type will be used—subscores cannot be mixed between the ACT and SAT.  Superscoring will be …

https://wmich.edu/admissions/testinghistorical

College of Arts and Sciences appoints new chairs

College of Arts and Sciences

… two faculty members to chair positions, according to an announcement from Dean Carla Koretsky. Mercedes Tasende will … and Dr. Wanner fulfill these important leadership roles within the college,” Koretsky said. “Their talent, drive and … Capitals of Cognition and Recognition.” His book Snorri Sturluson and the “Edda”: The Conversion of Cultural Capital …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/new-chairs-2017

Ross Gregory Memorial

History

… on “The Ambassadorship of Walter Page.” At IU, he worked with Robert H. Ferrell, one of the country’s preeminent … teaching position was at West Virginia Institute of Technology in Montgomery from 1963 to 1966. He then joined … of American Intervention in the First World War (W.W. Norton, 1971); America 1941: Nation at the Crossroads (Free …

https://wmich.edu/history/gregorymemorial

Pedagogy of Science Teaching Test

Mallinson Institute for Science Education

… of Science Teaching Test Assessing Pedagogical Content Knowledge of K-8 Science Teaching Teachers must be able to … in terms of generalities about pedagogy. Each item begins with a classroom teaching vignette, followed by a question … and it is hardly surprising that new teachers often struggle to manage it. Exercises or problems are an ongoing …

https://wmich.edu/science/inquiry-items

Research

Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change

… for the Study of Geographical Change is a research center within the Western Michigan University  College of Arts and Sciences . At the center we apply our base technologies to study areas in India, the Himalayas, Pakistan, … know how you like them. We appreciate your feedback and  suggestions for candidate projects. Lectures Arthur Geddes …

https://wmich.edu/geographicalchange/research

September 14, 2015

Registrar's Office

… been cancelled or made active. Waitlisting The waitlisting notification was turned off this morning and any student … being reassessed if they are moving to or from a college with differential tuition.  WMU mobile app    A record … Sept 16—$100 late add fee begins; begin recording withdraws as "W" on transcript Thursday, Sept. 17—Last day …

https://wmich.edu/registrar/notes-2015-09-14

August 24, 2015

Registrar's Office

… Summer II Grading   Summer II grades are due tomorrow at noon. The grading system will be turned off soon after the … students and families are helped at One Stop each fall with their back to school needs.  Offices represented at One … Sept 16—$100 late add fee begins; begin recording withdraws as "W" on transcript Thursday, Sept. 17—Last day …

https://wmich.edu/registrar/notes-2015-08-24

Registrar’s Notes – December 22, 2014

Registrar's Office

… Registrar’s Notes – December 22, 2014 Dean's List The Dean's List for … in the Reclaim the W program. I am pleased to share with you the preliminary results: 22 Reclaim the W students … January 22-Last day for 90% tuition refund for a complete withdraw Monday, January 26-- Last day for 50% tuition …

https://wmich.edu/registrar/notes-2014-12-22

In Memoriam: The Evaluation Center founder Dr. Daniel Stufflebeam

The Evaluation Center

… Dr. Daniel Stufflebeam (1936-2017), an internationally renowned figure in evaluation who founded the Western Michigan … in the grant-making world--names like the MacArthur, Kellogg and Alger foundations. Internationally, he traveled to … of three to a powerhouse home to some two dozen researchers with clients around the globe. Along the way, he was mugged …

https://wmich.edu/evaluation/stufflebeam

Sharon Gill Awarded Grant to Study Soundscape

College of Arts and Sciences

… the environment. Gill has been studying how anthropogenic noise affects animal communication and while conducting this … of soundscapes and how anthropogenic, or human-generated, noise from outside preserves might affect soundscape … SWMLC) will begin by studying 8. They selected reserves with both grasslands and forests, differing in sizes and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/soundscape-grant