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Protective Factors

Suicide Prevention Program

… of attempting or completing suicide. Protective factors are skills, strengths, or resources that help people deal … Good health and access to mental and physical health care Strong connections to friends and family as well as … skills Resiliency Reasons for living Being married or a parent External or environmental protective factors Strong …

https://wmich.edu/suicideprevention/basics/protective

Partners and Sponsors

CoreKids

… Energy Foundation has supported scholarships, training and career development initiatives and has formed partnerships to … opportunities for talented minority students in the areas of business, political science, economics, … by the U.S. Department of Energy. Give to CoreKids We are currently seeking additional funding to support current …

https://wmich.edu/corekids/about/partners-sponsors

Administrator elected to national engineering board

News

… curriculum and transitioning veterans into engineering careers, among others; managing a large portfolio of … journal articles and conference proceedings in the areas of materials science, physical property measurement … efforts in engineering and service-learning education are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39981

Construction set to begin on WMU campus wayfinding effort

News

… pedestrian signage as well as new building identification. Areas covered include the Main Campus, East Campus and the Parkview Campus. A number of campus street names are being changed for improved wayfinding. For additional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39599

Corporate Pilot Dan Homolek - Giving Back by Going Back

College of Aviation

… sure” how his interest in aviation began.  “If you ask my parents, they’ll tell you I loved airplanes from the age of … Dan remembers knowing by 7th grade he wanted to fly as a career.  Not that the career was always his first choice.  He initially went …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2013/06/corporate-pilot-dan-homolek-giving-back-going-back

Assistant Professor publishes journal article in Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy

Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology

… Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy. Counselors are frequently asked to describe their vocation in order to … professional identity to the public and other health-care vocations in order to maximize their career potential. light left …

https://wmich.edu/cecp/burns-cla-article

Inheriting Aviation: The Targosz Family DNA

College of Aviation

… their DNA. Annie, a freshman at WMU, and Suzie, a junior, are first cousins. Their fathers, Steve and Andrew Targosz, are identical twins who began flying before they could … were even less prevalent in the profession than they are now. With the cards stacked against her, Steve and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2018/04/inheriting-aviation-targosz-family-dna

Sensory Friendly Performance

Theatre

… Social story is available here for guests who need to prepare for the experience. Download Social Story Come play with … imagination.  The story follows Jeremy Thatcher, who is struggling to survive bullies, crushes, and sixth grade art … of love.  getting tickets Tickets for this performance are $10. Visit us at the box office at the Gilmore Theatre …

https://wmich.edu/theatre/sensoryfriendly

Chinese female historians topic of lecture by visiting scholar

International Student and Scholar Services

… which offers a total of 2,643 entries, just six entries are dedicated to women and only two of them lived entirely …

https://wmich.edu/international/chinese-female-historians-topic-lecture-visiting-scholar

About the Collaboratory

STEM Workforce Collaboratory

… with one another. Specifically, the goals of the STEM-WC are to: Establish an entity for students, industry, and the … toward, a two-year or a four-year degree, or to document career-relevant training; Establish an entity to enhance …

https://wmich.edu/stem/about