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Award-winning singer, plane crash survivor to speak on resilience at WMU
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… from Great Lakes Burn Camp will also be in attendance, honored as special guests for the night. Resilience Factor … challenges and are excelling," says Delorey. Along with the Foundation Scholars program, the event is being … of the President , Division of Student Affairs , Lee Honors College , College of Arts and Sciences , Office of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55402
Fall 2019 SPLS News Round-Up
Special Education and Literacy Studies
… The title of the presentation was "“Ombretto. I don’t know in English how to say”: Using Conversation Analysis to … and Teacher Education (ELATE) at the 31st Annual Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference (EQRC) in Las … presentation sessions allowed WMU researchers to interact with educators, administrators and other faculty from across …
https://wmich.edu/specialed/fall-2019-spls-news
Military friendly programs again put Western in the national spotlight
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… journey.” WMU’s MILITARY AND VETERAN AFFAIRS PROGRAMS OF NOTE Launched on Veterans Day 2022, Western’s Military Ally Program now has 76 faculty and staff members who have completed the … have been extremely successful into consideration, it helps with our recruitment, enrollment and retention.” For more …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72479
Noted scholar's talk to focus on black identity
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… Noted scholar's talk to focus on black identity Submitted by … identity. His presentation should be of broad interest within the University and Kalamazoo communities." About … or enacted in everyday life. Cross was heavily involved with the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s. He earned …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22866
School of Music to present a memorial tribute to C. Curtis-Smith
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… present a memorial tribute to C. Curtis-Smith Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on C. Curtis-Smith KALAMAZOO, … of over 100 grants, awards and commissions, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Koussevitzky Prize at Tanglewood … D.C. Orchestral appearances included performances with the Indianapolis, Seattle, Spokane and Kalamazoo …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21878
Leaves and Absences from Work: University Convenience Leave of Absence
Human Resources
… constraints. In an effort to facilitate staff reduction with the least negative impact on the University and its … leave of absence" for employees when the University does not require their particular services. One common example is … places him/her on a University convenience leave of absence without pay. The employee's regular position must be left …
https://wmich.edu/hr/manual-leaves-convenience
About WeVote
WeVote
… About WeVote WeVote is a non-partisan, campus-wide effort to institutionalize voting … students overcome barriers such as well-being, access and knowledge can serve as the foundation for a lifetime of civic … voter turnout increased from 18.5% (2014) to 31.5% (2018) with the vast majority of students (78.5%) voting in-person …
https://wmich.edu/vote/about
Heather Petcovic
Geological and Environmental Sciences
… 1995 Teaching and learning geosciences in the field Novice to expert cognition in geologic problem solving … in geologic mapping in order to determine how geological knowledge, spatial ability, mental models and patterns of … of K-12 earth science teachers. She has been involved with several teacher development projects, most recently as …
https://wmich.edu/geology/directory/petcovic
Trustees approve retirements of 7 faculty, 12 staff members
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… retirements of 7 faculty, 12 staff members Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's board approved the … All of the faculty members who are retiring are doing so with emeritus status. Their names, positions, years of … Staff retirements The staff members retiring are: Diane Briggs , first cook in Burnham Dining Service, 15 years, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16681
Product design student a featured artist at Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
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… University student has come a long way from sketching on notebook paper, finding his artwork now on display at the largest science center in the Western Hemisphere. Not one but two of Collins' original pieces were selected …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64077