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WMU Alumnus to Chair Olivet College Board of Trustees
College of Arts and Sciences
… WMU Alumnus to Chair Olivet College Board of Trustees Tom Kolassa has been elected to serve as chair of the Olivet College Board of Trustees. "I’m excited about all … Michigan University in 1972. He has led a successful career in the insurance industry, retiring as senior vice …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/wmu-alumnus-chair-olivet-college-board-trustees
WMU establishes interdisciplinary energy center with grant from U.S. Department of Energy
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… on Dr. Pablo Gomez KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Today’s energy systems are facing major challenges: Carbon emissions need to be reduced and the reliability, security and efficiency of delivering … STEM disciplines across the University and is funded by a $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. “The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72154
WMU trustees to consider sale of property, capital outlay requests
News
… 11 , Western Michigan University trustees will consider the sale of a parcel in the Business Technology and Research … other agenda items. When the board meets at 11 a.m. in 157-159 Bernhard Center, trustees also will consider the … each public university to submit annually. Trustees are additionally expected to act on a request to adopt a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55244
Planned, Structured, Supervised Student-AI Interaction
Teaching and Learning
… pedagogy, two complementary interaction models emerge. In the Student-Driven Interaction, students take the lead by … AI platform (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.). Beginning from a shared, structured starting prompt, students craft follow-up … analysis. In the reflect phase, the student considers what they have learned, identifies any gaps or …
https://wmich.edu/x/teaching-learning/teaching-resources/student-ai-interaction
ISM student one of four statewide awarded $5,000 industry scholarship
News
… ISM student one of four statewide awarded $5,000 industry scholarship Submitted by Anonymous (not … is one of only four students statewide to receive the prestigious $5,000 Transportation Club of Detroit … how I'm going to pay for my last semester at WMU." Honors are not new to DeGraaf. In addition to this most recent …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25688
Creator of eco-friendly glove dryer up next in Entrepreneurship Forum
Haworth College of Business
… by Anonymous (not verified) on Smoots KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The entrepreneur and Western Michigan University graduate … Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business. Karen Smoots , who earned a bachelor's in business and … Glove Dryer, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37034
China's economy, agricultural system on tap as topic of Sichel Series
News
… later this month at Western Michigan University as part of the Werner Sichel Lecture Series. Dr. James G. Wen , … within the current land system or leave it with their own share of land. James G. Wen Wen earned his master's degree … For more information , contact Huang at (269) 387-5528 or huang@wmich.edu, or Zhou at (269) 387-5550 or …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31053
Associate professor of literacy studies receives COVID-19 response grant
Special Education and Literacy Studies
… Protacio , associate professor of literacy studies in the College of Education and Human Development at Western Michigan University, has received a $6,500 WMU Meader Presidential Endowment COVID-19 Response … teachers usually make to help ELs access curriculum, they are one of the most vulnerable student populations being …
https://wmich.edu/specialed/associate-professor-literacy-studies-receives-covid-19-response-grant
SPAA Educator and Alumnus Recipient of Meritorious Service Award
College of Arts and Sciences
… SPAA Educator and Alumnus Recipient of Meritorious Service Award WMU School of Public Affairs … faculty member and alumnus, Dr. L. Robert McConnell '86 is the 2013 National Rehabilitation Association's (NRA) Max T. Prince Meritorious Service Award. The Meritorious Service Award is presented to an individual …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/recipient-meritorious-service-award
Town hall meeting, letters to homes key parts of compensation rollout
News
… town hall meetings and informational letters mailed to the home of each member of Western Michigan University's … letters will be effective with the July 1 start of the 2015-16 fiscal year. Town hall meetings Also on May 19, two … Hills says. "There's still much more to do as we prepare to implement the new structure and put mechanisms and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23700