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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

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

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

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

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

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

August 21, 2017

Registrar's Office

… 2017 summer II grades Summer II grades are due tomorrow at noon. The grading system will be turned off soon after the … take a moment to review the updated brochure and share it with any new employees in your department/unit; including … day Census 13 $100 late add fee begins Begin recording withdraws at "W" on the transcript 14 Last day to receive a …

https://wmich.edu/registrar/notes-2017-08-21

B.A. in Art History

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… 5250 - Topics in Asian Art Credits: 3 hours   Electives (with faculty approval) ART 5200 - Independent Study in Art … requirements.   Grading Requirement Art majors and minors receiving a grade below a “C” in a required course must …

https://wmich.edu/art/academics/arthistory

Facts About Suicide

Suicide Prevention Program

… either unaware of the significance of these warnings or do not know how to respond to them. Talking about suicide does … that a person is experiencing. Some risk factors vary with age, gender, or ethnic group and may occur in … Prevalence of Suicide in College Students: Available data suggests that suicide occurs at a rate between 6.5 and 7.5 per …

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