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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