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Student Success Toolkit
College of Education and Human Development
… Meeting with an academic coach is one of the best ways to personalize your education and get on track … support designed to enhance learning and collaboration toward the goal of academic success. Drop-in tutoring is … Classroom Teach Like a Champion Cooperative Learning Model: Strategies & Examples Organization Strategies …
https://wmich.edu/education/toolkit
Civil and Construction Engineering Projects
Senior Engineering Design Conference
… Subaru dealership. A comprehensive redevelopment plan was developed to address site layout, vehicle circulation and stormwater management. The project scope included underground utility design, 2D and 3D site modeling, and evaluation of traffic impacts associated with …
https://wmich.edu/engineering-senior-design/cce-projects
Honorary Degree Policy
Policies
… accolades. Western Michigan University (WMU) intends to award honorary degrees on a selective basis to exemplary … better align intent with process. Development of dual pathways for vetting nominations through either a scholastic or … and whose career or lifetime accomplishments serve as models of University ideals and aspirations for its …
https://wmich.edu/policies/honorary-degree
WMU students create apiary, study the imperiled honeybee
News
… of meticulous work in unrelenting summer heat and well away from an apiary buzzing with thousands of honeybees, the … see if each colony had a healthy, egg-laying queen. And how was that "nuc" hive coming along? "Looks good," head … with luck, develop into another full-size colony. "We want to do as little tinkering as possible. I know the queen …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20781
College praises tenure of departing longtime dean
College of Education and Human Development
… the University. Beyond his work within the college, Dr. Li was a strong advocate for the University and our larger … CEHD’s cumulative research expenditure from 2017 to 2022 was $27.7 million, the largest among all colleges at WMU. … more than $9 million dollars in personnel preparation and model demonstration grants from the US Department of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68668
Top teacher award recognizes WMU alumna's passion for literacy
News
… Top teacher award recognizes WMU alumna's passion for literacy Submitted … who earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from WMU, was named 2019 Middle School English Teacher of the Year by … said in her acceptance speech. Second, she uses books as models for students to learn how to write. Every Monday, she …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56425
Broadway star, WMU alumna Marin Mazzie receives posthumous Tony Award
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… Broadway star, WMU alumna Marin Mazzie receives posthumous Tony Award Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Tony … at WMU. "You always want your students to have a role model in mind. She certainly has been it for generations of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53728
Technology creates new layer of safety for people with visual impairments
News
… impending obstacles, Ari-Gur thought there must be a way to use technology to improve the experience. Dr. Pnina … through WMU's Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award as well as a donation from Lawrence and Carrolyn Kopka … cane is still a work in progress. Ari-Gur says this basic model could serve a need in places like India where there is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55553
Four staffers bestowed WMU's top honor
News
… have been selected to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award. They will be recognized during WMU's Fall Convocation … at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20 , in the Bernhard Center. The award is the highest accolade bestowed upon non-faculty … annually. "Her excellent work has been used repeatedly as a model by her grant sponsor and other institutions," says a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55240
Exemplars of engaging education honored with Distinguished Teaching Award
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… of engaging education honored with Distinguished Teaching Award Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Whether … Western Michigan University's 2024 Distinguished Teaching Award honorees. The Distinguished Teaching Award is the … to the University, department and the students. He models excellence, efficiency and ethics in his role as …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/whitney-decamp-timothy-palmer-dee-sherwood-named-2024-distinguished-teaching