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Protective Factors

Suicide Prevention Program

… a characteristic or attribute that reduces the likelihood of attempting or completing suicide. Protective factors are … suicide, e.g., strong beliefs about the meaning and value of life Social skills, e.g., decision-making, … or spiritual beliefs that discourage suicide A healthy fear of risky behaviors and pain Hope for the future—optimism …

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

Geographic Information

Engineering Division

… patterns and trends. This system integrates hardware, software and data for capturing all forms of geographically reference information. Geographic … The system stores information relating to the distribution of all these systems and provides effective management and …

https://wmich.edu/facilities/engineering/geographic-information

WMU's Heritage Hall is finalist for governor's energy award

News

… being the least energy efficient building on campus to one of the most efficient and environmentally sophisticated … buildings in Southwest Michigan. The WMU effort is one of three energy projects around the state up for the award … seven other categories were announced by Gov. Rick Snyder's office this week. Winners will be revealed during a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33747

Assistant Director Mental Health Outreach (Part-Time)

Human Resources

… mental health education, early intervention, and prevention of escalating concerns. Major duties Directs and implements … listening Desired qualifications Physical requirements Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands … with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements. Revised 2024-02-12 UTC12:00 …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/010676

Sandra Glista

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

… Glista Sandra Glista Master Faculty Specialist Emerita Office (269) 387-8064 Send an email Location 4496 Health and … Building, Mail Stop 5355 Mailing address Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Western Michigan University 1903 W Michigan Ave …

https://wmich.edu/speech-audiology/directory/glista

Upjohn Center Open Houses

Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change

… Center Open Houses The W.E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change at Western Michigan University: Provides support for GIScience aplications in esearch and administrative … digital collections. Conducts research in the development of high definition maps and their use in promotion of

https://wmich.edu/geographicalchange/open-house

WMU Food Marketing Conference moves to Grand Rapids

Haworth College of Business

… Marketing Conference, an event that has grown to upwards of 700 industry attendees, will move to Grand Rapids this year. The 51st annual conference, one of the leading conferences for the industry, will take … a strategic one, designed to support and promote the growth of the event. “Our conference has grown significantly in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30225

WMU Regional Locations

Teaching and Learning

… WMU Regional Locations WMUx extends the reach of Western Michigan University beyond Kalamazoo through our … innovation through community engagement and the delivery of responsive contemporary programming, WMU-Grand Rapids …

https://wmich.edu/x/locations

TRCLC 16-10

Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities

… that is flexible and can be adjusted to different levels of data availability and quality. Bicycle data that are … source in bicycle modeling and planning. The combination of traditional bicycle count data and emerging crowdsourcing … improves environmental sustainability and the livability of urban communities. Promoting cycling also has significant …

https://wmich.edu/transportationcenter/trclc-16-10

Two Educational Leadership Grants Held One-Week Summer Conference for About 200 School Leaders

Education Leadership, Research and Technology

… about two hundred attendees.  These participants--made up of principals, aspiring principals, and teacher … their school renewal plans and provided examples of best practices going on in their schools.  The time spent … included experts in the field from the Michigan Department of Education.  Most importantly, the conference provided …

https://wmich.edu/leadership/conference