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Metrics: Priority Strategies

University Strategic Plan

… The metrics relate specifically to the priority strategies set by senior leadership each year. These are updated and …

https://wmich.edu/strategic/measures/metrics-0

Education and human development honors exceptional alumni

Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology

… Burt-Nanna and Dr. Diane Owen-Rogers with Golden Apple Awards, Kevin Curiel-Vazquez with a Keystone Early Career … of Oversight and Public Accountability at the city of Grand Rapids where he served as a liaison between the … in her nearly four decades of service. She provided executive leadership for Lifestyle Medicine at the advent of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69304

Education and human development honors alumni at 25th annual award ceremony

College of Education and Human Development

… and human development honors alumni at 25th annual award ceremony Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, … coordinated with the public school system of the greater-Grand Rapids area to provide nutrition education and support … nutrition counseling in both medical and workplace settings. Gillis currently works with University of Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73000

Participant Support Costs Policy

Policies

… Statement of policy The purpose of this policy is to set guidelines for participant support costs on externally … Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200) describes the cost accounting … direct costs for items such as stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances and registration fees paid to or …

https://wmich.edu/policies/participant-support-cost

Amy Avery

Dance

… WMU College of Fine Arts Excellence in Part-time Teaching Award.  Amy is the founder and former owner of Dance Dimensions in Grand Rapids, Michigan. With an average of over 750 students … in the West Michigan area. Over the course of 14 years, she was awarded numerous dance and choreography honors at both …

https://wmich.edu/dance/directory/avery

Partnership will lead to WMU engineering degrees for Aquinas students

News

… engineering courses will be taught at Aquinas or at the WMU-Grand Rapids campus for the first five semesters of an enrolled student's pathway. Semesters six and seven and the summer between them … of Aquinas's math and science curriculum is an enormous asset for this initiative," says WMU President Dr. John M. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39787

Systems that Harm: The Ethics of Scaffolding for Support

Study of Ethics in Society

… are especially troubling in clinical and institutional settings, where vulnerable individuals may be impacted by …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/events/systems-harm

Doctoral candidate charts course for success in world-class sailing win

News

… Gold Cup alongside teammate Luke Lawrence. (Photo courtesy: Walter Cooper) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Saying the sky’s the limit … his course for success—both in the lab and on the open water. A former Olympic-track sailor, Asif recently became a … and mentorship he found on campus.   Asif, left, sets up an ion thruster inside a vacuum chamber with student …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/11/star-vintage-sailing-world-champion-mohammed-asif

High Impact Leadership

High Impact Leadership (HIL) for School Renewal

… personnel to sustain the challenging work of school renewal.  Positive core Mission and vision focused:  identify a critical focus area Growth mindset : set actionable, achievable growth targets Appreciative … school personnel to scaffold growth   Continuous school renewal process The continuous school renewal process provides …

https://wmich.edu/hil-school-renewal/hil-model-school-renewal

When curiosity composes a career

WMU Alumni

… Submitted by Jasmine Huynh on Henry Koperski, B.A.'11, set the stage for an exciting career in Western's Irving S. … sessions in downtown Kalamazoo to music directing on Broadway, Henry Koperski’s , career is rooted in curiosity, … his broad musical interests. His time as a student was spent almost entirely within the School of Music. “I was …

https://wmich.edu/alumni/news/2026/05/alumni-henry-koperski-music-broadway-performance-career