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Psychology: Behavior Analysis (Ph.D.)
Graduate College
Written statement Please prepare a statement which covers the following information, and attach it within the online application: Summarize your experiences in academic, professional, research, creative, or scholarly activities, and indicate how these experiences make you an ideal candidate for graduate study in your selected program. Also address how these activities align with the strengths of your chosen program and faculty, and with your professional goals, including future job positions. This statement (double-spaced and between 500 – 1500 words) should demonstrate your
https://wmich.edu/grad/program-doctoral-psychology-behavior
Psychology: Behavior Analysis (M.A.)
Graduate College
Written statement Please prepare a statement which covers the following information, and attach it within the online application: Summarize your experiences in academic, professional, research, creative, or scholarly activities, and indicate how these experiences make you an ideal candidate for graduate study in your selected program. Also address how these activities align with the strengths of your chosen program and faculty, and with your professional goals, including future job positions. This statement (double-spaced and between 500 – 1500 words) should demonstrate your
https://wmich.edu/grad/program-masters-psy-behavior
Forever brown and gold: September Buys
College of Fine Arts
Posted by Brandi Engel on September 28, 2016 In a mere email exchange with WMU Art Education alumna September Buys (1999), it becomes instantly clear that she's passionate about her work. September's email sign-off, a quote from Bob Ross, says it all: "You do your best work if you do a job that makes you happy." With awards and accolades including National Art Education Association (NAEA) National Middle Level Art Educator of the Year, Michigan Youth Arts Art Educator of the Year and Michigan Art Education Association Art Educator of the Year,
https://wmich.edu/finearts/blog/2016/09/forever-brown-gold-september-buys
Film Series
Study of Ethics in Society
Note: If you wish to watch Age of Consent before the November 9 event, you can watch it here: https://documentaryheaven.com/age-of-consent/ Discussion time: 8pm to 9pm EDT. Shown in 2017, this Vice documentary profiles Toronto resident Justin Payne, a self-appointed vigilante. His night job is pretending to be a 13-year-old boy online. His targets establish online relationships and set up in-person meetings with him. Documenting these encounters, with help from his cameraman Gerry, Justin publicly shames and confronts his online predators.
https://wmich.edu/ethics/film-series
College of Arts and Sciences adds new STEM, humanities programs
College of Arts and Sciences
As employment projections from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate an overall 6.2% increase, students will be well equipped to be successful in environmental-related jobs. 4+1 History program with Aquinas College The Department of History, in partnership with Aquinas College, is offering a new way for students to earn their degrees in history.
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/stem-humanities-programs
Western celebrates first-generation college students, alumni
WMU News
"Walking in the line (at commencement), I was in disbelief that I had made it through; I graduated. I had a degree, I had made something out of myself and I was about to start my dream job as a teacher." The daughter of immigrants from Mexico, Gutierrez is now opening the door for countless students just like her to blaze their own trails to success through higher education as a teacher to multilingual students in rural southwest Michigan.
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69691
Earth Science Education Major
Geological and Environmental Sciences
You want a career teaching earth and space science subjects in middle or high school. You want to add secondary integrated science education as a second major to enhance your portfolio on the job market. You have a first major in biology, chemistry, physics, or math education and are looking to complement this with another science. Program overview The earth science education major will introduce you to basic areas of earth science including geology, hydrology, oceanography, atmospheric science, climate science and astronomy.
https://wmich.edu/geology/earth-science-education
Olivia Bainbridge finds the balance in business law
Haworth College of Business
“As a business student at WMU, I’m not just taking business classes; I’m preparing for interviews, attending career fairs, meeting employers, getting internships, exploring jobs, joining clubs and creating connections. I personally feel that many business students will be entering the professional world incredibly prepared,” she says Preparing for law school is no easy task.
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69629
Redirecting the Aviation Dream: Jonathan Freye Leverages Himself as an Aviation Lobbyist
College of Aviation
His career, launched in 2008 when he received his degree in aviation flight science from the WMU College of Aviation , now stays basically on the ground except when he flies for his job to complete an assignment. And what a job that is for the 2005 graduate of Muskegon Catholic Central High School located in the Lake Michigan shoreline community about halfway up the state's Lower Peninsula.
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2022/10/freye
Sharlet Rafacz
Psychology
Her research in OBM focuses on rule-governed behavior, financial incentive systems, and changing aversive work conditions to improve cooperation, productivity, and job satisfaction. She also conducts research on improving health and wellbeing in the workplace and increasing healthy food choices by children and adults at home, schools, restaurants, and grocery stores.
https://wmich.edu/psychology/directory/rafacz