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Way2Go

Mallinson Institute for Science Education

Way2Go Inquiry instruction versus direct instruction An … used to augment experimental data. Broader impact Given the near universal advocacy of inquiry pedagogy, the proposed … Climate Scene Investigation! Teaching Climate & Seasons as Scientific Mystery Stories”, Presentation at the Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/science/way2go

WMU exceeds national average in attracting international students

News

… 2013 Brazil International Academic Partnership Program. WMU was one of only 14 United States higher education … enroll in a U.S. university through the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, which provides scholarships for … Language and Culture for International Students—CELCIS—grew nearly 30 percent to 324 full-time students this fall. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11325

Unmasking the stigma surrounding face coverings

News

… face coverings Submitted by Erin Flynn on The CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings to mitigate the spread of … masks have received pushback. "A lot of people just don't want to wear them. They think it's an infringement on their … of minutes.” COMPLICATED ISSUE In addition to developing scientific knowledge, an ideological divide in an already …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59906

Student startup connects small businesses to Gen Z for events, food and shopping

College of Education and Human Development

… shop, Shindigz is a website made for Generation Z consumers to easily scroll through events, food and shopping in … in doing. There didn't exist a simple website that was targeted for Gen Z," says Ford. Shindigz was … relationships among individuals, families and their near environments with the goal of improving the quality of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74175

Professor wins prestigious Japanese literary prize for poetry

News

… University professor of world languages and literatures, was honored during a formal ceremony in Tokyo Feb. 17 as the … Literature in poetry. Angles won the prize—comparable to America's Pulitzer Prize—for his book of Japanese-language … ever to win the award, a fact due in large part to the difficulty of mastering the Japanese language. He is the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38292

Global water supply crisis informs research of WMU professor named American Association of Geographers Fellow

School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability

… Global water supply crisis informs research of WMU professor named American Association of Geographers Fellow Submitted by … activities have drastically altered the water cycles and distribution of water resources across the globe. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66997

Political Activities Policy

Policies

… Responsible office Office of the Vice President of Government Relations Enforcement official Vice President of … views and to provide all political organizations and candidates equal access to University facilities. The freedom … and prohibit University resources from being used in any way that could appear to endorse or support a political …

https://wmich.edu/policies/political-activities

Traveling far and wide

College of Arts and Sciences

… Western Michigan University is their third place, their home away from home. For Lauren LaLonde, her third place is … studying political science, Spanish and Latin American Studies at WMU– has studied abroad five times during her …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/lalonde-study-abroad

Mike Wolfe

West Hills Athletic Club

… Training, Olivet College Personal Training certification, American Council on Exercise I am originally from northern … path led me to West Hills, where I joined their team of dedicated fitness professionals in 1998. I work with a wide … I truly believe that exercise can be fun, painless, and rewarding. …

https://wmich.edu/westhills/directory/wolfe

Western alumna named Distinguished Educator of the Year

College of Arts and Sciences

… Western alumna named Distinguished Educator of the Year Submitted by Anonymous … master’s thesis book in class and at the time I thought ‘no way,’” says Wehrwein, who went on to earn bachelor’s and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69144