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WMU board approves honorary degree for French composer Legrand

News

… of Trustees approved awarding an honorary doctoral degree this spring to famed French composer, conductor and pianist … Legrand A prolific composer, Legrand has written more than 200 film and television scores. He won the first of his … Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Iggy Pop. More from the Feb. 11 Board of Trustees meeting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30243

Visiting Artists, Scholars and Designers

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… Visiting Artists, Scholars and Designers FALL 2025 LECTURE SCHEDULE All … place at 5:30pm in room 2008 of the Richmond Center for Visual Arts unless otherwise stated.   Thursday, September 11, 2025 Sean Caufield   …

https://wmich.edu/art/galleries/visiting-artists

Academics

World Religions and Cultures

… as specific religions from around the world and throughout history. Analyze religion as a part of culture and in … Religion The Master of Arts in Comparative Religion is designed to provide students with: A strong foundation of … works in the field of comparative religion The central issues of theory and method that underlie the study of …

https://wmich.edu/religion/academics

2012-13 Events and Colloquia

Psychology

… and offers other events each year. "BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN URBAN COMMUNITIES:  LESSONS LEARNED FROM A CHARTER SCHOOL IMPLEMENTATION" Denise Ross, Ph.D. DePaul University Associate Professor Jan. … M.A. Ron Van Houten, Ph.D. Move Over Pavlov, Dogs Do More Than Drool for Treats: The Trials, Tribulations, and …

https://wmich.edu/psychology/2012-13-events

History from 1970-79

College of Education and Human Development

… History from 1970-79 1970 Western Michigan University's … is renamed the College of Education, with James E. Griggs as its dean. The School of Applied Arts and Sciences is … Arts and Sciences, as dance is now a performance art rather than taught as a physical education activity. The Career …

https://wmich.edu/education/about/1970-79

Kalamazoo to be home to nation's first sustainable brewing degree

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… which addresses some of the industry's most pressing issues, has been developed with input from a growing external advisory board that already includes 10 of Michigan's top craft … At WMU, the interdisciplinary work will involve more than a dozen departments across three colleges. "The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21143

Backward Design

Teaching and Learning

… Overview Introduced in Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe (1998), "Backward Design" is a framework for taking a more intentional approach to … goals. Backward Design flips that, well, backward. In this approach, we look at the learning goals of the course …

https://wmich.edu/x/teaching-learning/teaching-resources/backward-design

Confined Space Entry Policy

Environmental Health and Safety

… Policy Confined Space Entry Policy Purpose The purpose of this confined space policy is to protect Western Michigan … that can be aspirated to cause death by filling or plugging the respiratory system or that can exert enough force … by volume.     b. Flammability characteristics are no more than 10% LEL.      c. Carbon Monoxide levels are < 35 ppm.   …

https://wmich.edu/ehs/policies/confined-space

U.S. News names three WMU grad programs best in Michigan

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… University with seven programs among the top 100 in their disciplines and three of those named the best in Michigan. In … program captured the highest rankings in Michigan in those disciplines. Top-100 programs WMU graduate programs ranked … highly ranked among graduate programs at the nation's more than 650 colleges and universities that confer master's and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22415

Apply and Audition

Dance

… overwhelming. Rest easy - we'll walk you through it all. Admission into the Department of Dance is a multi-step process: Submit a WMU application:  Seek admission to the university by applying through admissions. …

https://wmich.edu/dance/auditions