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Faculty Awards and Recipients

Teaching and Learning

… About Awards WMU faculty and staff are recipients of both internal and external funding awards, as well as … upon them for outstanding scholarship. This section of our site provides information about recipients of these awards and honors.   Distinguished Faculty Scholar …

https://wmich.edu/x/teaching-learning/faculty-development/awards

Jeannine Shafer: A career adding up to big impact

Haworth College of Business

… Shafer , administrative assistant II in the Department of Finance and Commercial Law, has spent 15 years at Western … representative in the insurance industry, then a homeschool mom and office support in her husband’s business for 28 years. In 2009, she returned to school and completed her Associate of Applied Science in …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/06/jeannine-shafer-retirement

Academics at the Center for English Language and Culture for International Students

International Student and Scholar Services

… that they will experience in their future academic or professional environments.  The Center for English Language and Culture for International Students (CELCIS) offers in-person courses 45 weeks of the calendar year in two semesters (Fall, Spring) and two …

https://wmich.edu/international/english/academics

Mission

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… Mission The Western Michigan University Irving S. Gilmore School of Music is dedicated to the advancement of the musical arts … for an ever-changing profession. The Irving S. Gilmore School of Music serves local, state, national and …

https://wmich.edu/music/about/mission

When curiosity composes a career

University Advancement

… stage for an exciting career in Western's Irving S. Gilmore School of Music. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From student jam sessions in … “This professional performance experience was invaluable to me and my fellow students in learning what being a …

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

Frequently Asked Questions for Prospective Students

College of Aviation

… Many students choose Western Michigan University because it offers much more than an aviation program. Students have the … who obtain their private pilot's license at a local flight school train using the part 61 regulations, which are not as strict, and do their ground school online or self-study. As a result, some students come …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/future/frequently-asked-questions

Professional Development Institute Past Participants

Institutional Equity

… Professional Development Institute Past Participants Note: … Institutional Equity Betty Dennis, Faculty Specialist, School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs Melissa Holman, … Studies Keith Kothman, Professor and Director, School of Music Megan Kowalske, Associate Professor and …

https://wmich.edu/equity/training/participants

Group Norms

Teaching and Learning

… norms is a 10- to 15-minute investment in the creation of clear, agreed-upon behavior for how a group will engage … Everyone comes into group spaces with their own set of experiences, values, expectations, and perspectives that … can help to build trust, work together toward the goal of the session, and hold one another accountable. Norms …

https://wmich.edu/x/teaching-learning/teaching-resources/activities/group-norms

Policies

International Student and Scholar Services

… Policies Policies Understand the policies and expectations of the Center for English Language and Culture for … law to enroll nonimmigrant students. As an SEVP approved school, all CELCIS students who have F-1 or J-1 visas are … law to enroll nonimmigrant students. As an SEVP approved school, all CELCIS students who have F-1 or J-1 status are …

https://wmich.edu/international/english/policies

Peter Gustafson

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

… Peter Gustafson Peter Gustafson Chair Professor Office (269) 276-3292 Send an email Location G-215 Floyd … surgery residency program at the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed), applying structural analysis to …

https://wmich.edu/mechanical-aerospace/directory/gustafson