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Science and Mathematics Program Improvement

… a strong science and engineering learning partnership between Central Michigan University (CMU) and other … participate in an engineering research project. CMU-RET began in 2016 and continues through 2018. PALS: PRACTICAL … Specifically, open-source and flexible software is being developed that can run on lightweight, commodity …

https://wmich.edu/sampi/completed-projects-highered

WMU alumni create educational opportunities for Kalamazoo refugees

News

… levels of enthusiasm, but all of them share a need to better understand English as refugees starting a new life in … refugees to help them gain the tools they need to be successful in the American school system.  Kalamazoo … schooling.” On average, Marion says, refugee children have been out of school for four years. Many kids aged 8 or 9 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54617

Persistence pays dividends for business student with accounting job waiting after graduation

News

… Anthony has endured a great deal of loss in her young life, beginning with losing her biological father in 1999 when her … just a year apart. Her stepfather's funeral was the day before her senior homecoming. The compounding heartbreak … didn't want to finish school. I didn't want to do anything, because I didn't know what I was doing it for anymore. It …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66508

Desks and Tables

Planning, Design and Construction

https://wmich.edu/facilities/pdc/design/furniture/desks-tables

National leader, respected public servant and longtime advocate for Western to receive honorary degree

News

… and opening of the Aviation Education Center in September 2021. Congressman Fred Upton participated in a Civility … to publicly demonstrate how to disagree in politics without being disagreeable and the importance of finding common … District, which includes the areas of Kalamazoo, Portage, Benton Harbor and St. Joseph. A campuswide committee made …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70189

Seniors take the runway in student-designed accessible outfits

College of Education and Human Development

… in student-designed accessible outfits Submitted by Chris Hybels on Charlene Harkness Riley Groves, SOTA president, and  Mary Johnson Kenny Daniels Ms. Belue Sam Baril, OT doctoral student, and  Barbara Jones … to more than double their programming. The expansion would be two stories and provide more accessible space for senior …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73776

WMU to expand offerings in youth and community development

Family and Consumer Sciences

… The M.A. degree and graduate certificate in YCD are being added to the current programs available at WMU: the … to enter the field, further their knowledge and skills, become leaders and pursue scholarly efforts in this area. … our options in youth and community development at Western, because Kalamazoo has a strong tradition in promoting work …

https://wmich.edu/familyconsumer/youth-community-development-program-expanding

TRCLC 17-1

Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities

… descriptions of the intersections and crosswalks before crossing. The database descriptions had significant … of APS did not have a significant effect on pushbutton behavior (odds ratio = 2.37, p = 0.145).   Crossing … = 7.7%, p = 0.189). Discussion: In general, the results suggest that the database information was more helpful for …

https://wmich.edu/transportationcenter/trclc17-1

Strategic Plan

Information Technology

… that funds growth and advancement. Objective 1.3: Provide best practice-based enterprise architecture and … change. Strategy 1.3.2: Implement and employ standards and best practices for the management of enterprise technology … infrastructure.   Objective 1.4: Create a proactive cybersecurity culture and a fortified enterprise. Strategy …

https://wmich.edu/it/strategic-plan

New Sangren designed for instructional change and sustainability

News

… LEED gold certification, was designed by SHW Group of Berkley, Mich. and constructed by Kalamazoo's Miller-Davis … Sangren Hall—already partially demolished and set to be completely razed—the new building stands to inherit its … says that "the real reward is not the building itself. My biggest joy is seeing the students interact in this remarkable …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1840