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Experience a world of cultures during one week
News
… its annual observance of International Education Week, set for Saturday through Friday, Nov. 15-21 . Many … traditional Chinese clothes, take your picture in the Great Wall photo booth, play traditional Chinese games and … Republic and learn about their country's culture and way of life through food, dance and more. Host: Dominican …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/19974
Intro to Functional Course Design
Teaching and Learning
… to engage with learning content and activities in a way that is enjoyable and effective by removing barriers to … objectives and can be used to gauge learner progress toward key assessments and course outcomes, support … Integrate your syllabus into Elearning, including setting up the gradebook and connecting dropbox, quizzes, …
https://wmich.edu/x/teaching-learning/teaching-resources/intro-fcd
Phase 5: Implementation
… Phase 5: Implementation The Think Big brand strategy was established at the end of 2019. Implementation began in … the brand in an arresting, provocative and persuasive way. We began work on the creative strategy with the brand … portal for every student. It will allow students to set and monitor their wellness goals on eight dimensions. …
https://wmich.edu/thinkbig/phase5
Forever brown and gold: David Alpert
College of Fine Arts
… returned to campus as guest director of Baby with the Bathwater , which takes the York Arena Theatre stage September … Scholar and Conspicuous Achievement in Theatre award recipient in 2006, David has gone on to work on a … hundreds of people who all want the same job, and what will set you apart is to be a good human being. Be careful what …
https://wmich.edu/finearts/blog/2016/09/forever-brown-gold-david-alpert
Premodern Transgressive Literatures
Medieval Institute Publications
… medieval fragments inside (12th century). Photo by Erik Kwakkel. CC BY 4.0. Premodern Transgressive Literatures takes … century moment. We aim to show, with insistent urgency, the ways in which the premodern can help us make sense of the … understood in scholarship historically. Whilst there is no set structure for TC volumes, appropriate thematic groupings …
https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/books/premodern-transgressive-literatures
Western alumna named Distinguished Educator of the Year
College of Arts and Sciences
… master’s thesis book in class and at the time I thought ‘no way,’” says Wehrwein, who went on to earn bachelor’s and … master’s degrees in biomedical sciences from Western. “He was one of my biggest inspirations in life and he continues … education, this consortium of educators developed a set of recommended curriculum guidelines for undergraduate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69144
Telecommuting/Hybrid Work Schedules Policy
Policies
… KEY DEFINITIONS Ad Hoc Telecommuting: an unplanned day or set of hours of Telecommuting for infrequent circumstances … that is available to all Eligible Employees and in no way changes the standard employment policies and other … reasonable advance notice if changes to Telecommuting are warranted. Hybrid work schedules define the working schedule …
https://wmich.edu/policies/telecommuting-hybrid-work-schedules
Western honors staff for impact on students and campus community in 2023-24
News
… recognize four exceptional staff members during the Fall Awards Celebration on Friday, Oct. 11 , for their … are recipients of the prestigious Make a Difference Award, which is one of the University’s highest honors for … involved in providing thousands of meals daily. “What sets William apart is his work ethic and constant caring. At …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/make-difference-award-annual-winners-2023-24
Archived book clubs
Study of Ethics in Society
… religious and cultural influences to address a set of guiding questions. These include: What constitutes a … of Machine Thinking by Shannon Vallor . In this book, the award-winning philosopher who used to be Google’s AI ethicist suggests that the best way to think of AI is as a mirror, rather than a mind. When …
https://wmich.edu/ethics/book-club-archive
Project Closeout Procedure
Grants and Contracts
… Grants and Contracts Office at 387-8292. 2. End Date of Award If modification of the end date of award is allowed by the Project Closeout Policy: 2.1. … the project. The expense close date will be automatically set by the PeopleSoft system at 60 days after the project …
https://wmich.edu/grantscontracts/project-closeout-procedure