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Education and human development alumni recognized as most influential people of West Michigan

College of Education and Human Development

… inclusion at University of Michigan Health-West and a two-time e valuation, measurement and research alumni was … Trey Conner, chief operating officer of the Grand Rapids Gold and a physical education graduate, was recognized as … West Michigan's most influential leaders. Leadriane Roby, superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools and a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73266

WMU teams identify potential for seven-figure Detroit city savings

News

… from Western Michigan University's celebrated integrated supply management program filed reports July 16 on work they … that will result in: Significant reduction of vehicle downtime. Achievement of a 95 percent rate of parts on hand for … best practices in lean systems to the projects, with the goals of eliminating waste, reducing expenditures, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17539

WMU and new medical school offer dual MD-MBA degree

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… "The degree gives students a great perspective for going into today's health care environment,” says Dr. Satish … interested in the dual-degree program may apply at the time of their initial application to WMU School of Medicine, … the school is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation supported by private gifts, clinical revenue, research …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13776

Three professors lauded as emerging scholars

News

… to achieve renown in their continuing work. The award goes to scholars nominated for consideration through a … events for a special Japan exhibit in 2008. "In his time at WMU he has amassed an amazing record of publication … the nominator. "Dr. Henderson has done just that." That sentiment was echoed by a colleague at the Virginia Tech …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1514

Author Resources

Medieval Institute Publications

… style. In general, MIP follows the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style , with some minor modifications. Some … images and more. Authors and editors are responsible for supplying all visual material and for securing any necessary … lists of entries and have the index well underway by the time page numbers are available. Some books benefit from …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/author-resources

Updates in Academic Affairs: November 3, 2015

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Updates in Academic Affairs: November 3, 2015 Inside … education institutions collaboratively develop common goals to achieve the ideals of the LEAP States Initiative. … The Michigan consortium begins its work with three primary goals: •  Institutions in the consortium will work together …

https://wmich.edu/provost/updates-academic-affairs-november-3-2015

Membership

Phi Beta Kappa

… scholarship, friendship, and cultural interests, and to support excellence and integrity in the pursuit of the arts … elected to membership commit themselves to advancing the goals of Phi Beta Kappa. Only those persons shall be elected … institution did not have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at the time of their graduation. In a given year, not more than 5 …

https://wmich.edu/pbk/about/membership

WMU secures NIH grant to use technology to battle opioid addiction

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… tracking technology in smartphones to ensure that they are going to counseling appointments and receiving the treatment … enroll in treatment and participate in the study. The group will also enlist the peer recovery team at Kalamazoo … for its technology platform, but this is the first time the company's system—or contingency management …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55634

Beloved WMU religion and society professor retires after a more than five-decade career

College of Arts and Sciences

… explains, “Dr. Siebert was one of the founders of WMU’s AAUP chapter, he founded and led two international conferences … and was interviewed for radio, tv and print media countless times about his work.” Siebert’s primary research focus has … and Jürgen Habermas to the study of religion. “During this time I developed with my friends in Germany, Europe and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/siebert

The Western Years

The Evaluation Center

… After Candoli left Ohio State to engage in a succession of superintendencies, he continued to collaborate with the … to recruit Horn. They succeeded in doing so and since that time Horn has become a well-known representative of the … system, a project to evaluate the National Assessment Governing Board's attempt to set achievement levels on the …

https://wmich.edu/evaluation/about-0/founders/wmu