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WMU Libraries awards 12 grants for open textbook adoptions

University Libraries

… higher-cost traditional textbooks and adopt open textbooks with support from the grant. Spring 2022 grant recipients … This permits them to be freely used, changed and shared with others. OER includes everything from images and videos … by Florida Virtual Campus in 2018, 64% of students did not purchase a required textbook. In addition, 42% of …

https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2022/01/grants

Faculty Research

Mathematics

… Usually, the goal is to prove the existence of some object with interesting properties (e.g. extremal properties) by … Andrzej Dudek's  broad research area is combinatorics, with emphasis on extremal combinatorics and random graphs. … methods courses, and the cultivation of productive norms in teacher education. Her work on how teachers can …

https://wmich.edu/math/research/facultyresearch

Gold Company returns to Miller Auditorium

News

… Gold Company returns to Miller Auditorium Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The Gold Company will give two … Feb. 14. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"Gold Company: From Brazil With Love," featuring the Western Michigan University vocal … director for the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s Voasis. He sang with Adele on the 85th annual Oscars on her hit song …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21657

Southwest Michigan slates 2018 Chávez awards dinner

News

… Michigan slates 2018 Chávez awards dinner Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Southwest … that WMU's Division of Multicultural Affairs has joined with the Southwest Michigan César E. Chávez Committee and … held in the Fetzer Center on WMU's Main Campus and begins with a reception at 5 p.m. followed by the dinner and awards …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45757

Assistant Director Medieval Institute (Part-Time)

Human Resources

… Institute (Part-Time) Job code 010633 Pay grade E Pay type Nonexempt/hourly General summary Assists in the development and … Physical requirements Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/010633

Professor elected vice chair of state board

Haworth College of Business

… and ethical financial activities. The efforts I engage in with the board also inform my teaching, research and interactions with students who will become the next generation of … performance measurement, and accounting for government and nonprofit organizations. Smith was named the department of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49643

Grant support to keep talking

We Talk

… and campus and community leaders.  Heterodox Academy is a nonpartisan collaborative of 5,000+ professors, educators, … people learn how to effectively communicate when dealing with difficult or sensitive topics and to build a more … people gain skills to have more meaningful conversations with others who have diverse backgrounds, interests, and …

https://wmich.edu/wetalk/hxagrantnews

Director Institutional Research

Human Resources

… interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of related state and federal regulations. Knowledge … Physical requirements Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting … in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/009494

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Ph.D. program granted exceptional merit status

College of Health and Human Services

… country to obtain this distinction. The reviewing committee noted the program’s commitment to quality faculty engagement … 20 years, the Ph.D. program has thrived in the college. With biennial cohorts of 12 to 15 students, the program is … for preparing interdisciplinary scholar-practitioners with the skills and vision to become thought leaders, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70087

Department chair selected for Fulbright Specialist Roster

College of Health and Human Services

… blindness and low vision. However, he has also experience with NGO program development, higher education teaching, … any of those areas. His selection marks the beginning of another phase in Dr. Leja's relationship with the Fulbright organization. He was a Fulbright Scholar …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/leja-fullbright