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Director Labor Relations
Human Resources
Job description Job code: 009158 Pay grade: J Pay type: Exempt/salaried General summary Oversees the labor relations function within Human Resources. Provides timely and competent legal advice to the University administration with regard to labor relations issues. Major duties Serves as a member of the human resources management team, including policy development and administration and legal compliance with internal and external regulations and policies.
https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/009158
Western alum appointed to leadership post in U.S. Department of Transportation
WMU News
"Developing skills of resilience, of motivation, of problem solving and of understanding institutions are all things that helped me in my career and in life, and much of which I learned or cultivated throughout my time at WMU," Brown says. "Whether it was working as a busboy or working in a geochemistry lab while I was at Western, every job still informs the work I do today to some extent." As he looks forward to the work ahead with PHMSA, Brown is excited to advance the agency's mission and also focus on a rapid and comprehensive response to the
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63812
Lockout Tagout Program
Environmental Health and Safety
Personal locks shall not be used as safety locks or for locking out equipment. C. If an employee is required to take his/her safety lock to a new job, but the old job should remain locked out, an equipment lock and adapter may be used at the old job site to replace the employee’s safety lock. Some departments have a supply pool of safety locks that can be used for this purpose.
https://wmich.edu/ehs/policies/loto
Top three reasons why now is the time to consider switching to Open Educational Resources
University Libraries
Students taking online courses have reported problems accessing or purchasing their textbook—shipping delays, closed bookstores, print backorders, and cost are primary factors affecting students’ ability to obtain the textbooks needed for their classes. Job losses and the economic downturn have families looking at the cost of college, especially as classes move online. In these circumstances, educators may solve many of these challenges by adopting Open Education Resources (OER) in place of traditional textbooks.
https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2020/06/three-reasons-oer
New program pairs Western students with MSP to bring justice in unsolved murders
WMU News
"It's going to be a phenomenal opportunity for students to utilize their education while in college, gain some extremely valuable skills and experience for the job market, help them to investigate and discover a career that best suits their talents and give back to their community by assisting police in their investigation efforts," says Dr.
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63526
Accessing Aviation with Amanda Charlton – Crusing Towards a High Flying Career
College of Aviation
Western is a comprehensive, fully formed, multi-dimensional university that offers myriads of opportunities that speak to this perspective -- there is more to life than just a career or job. "I was a fitness instructor at the Student Recreation Center last spring and I absolutely loved it," she says. "I wanted to take advantage of the fact that I was at a university with the chance to meet people outside of aviation. That job really helped me do that." Down the line, Charlton -- other than continuing to spend some time in the gym
https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2021/03/charlton
About
Physician Assistant
The profession flourished, primarily in great part by the return from Vietnam of military personnel who were trained as medics and who wished to forge a civilian career using their acquired medical skills. Still a popular educational goal, with abundant job opportunities and generous entry-level salaries, WMU's program attracts hundreds of qualified applicants each year. In 1998, the WMU program converted from baccalaureate to master's degree level, a national trend and another indication that the profession has significantly advanced its stature in the short span
https://wmich.edu/pa/about
WMU's Unified Clinics offer specialty care to thousands each year
WMU News
Caspers admits that those first experiences with actual patients were intimidating. "But there's a lot of preparing for it. The OT department does a really good job of preparing students," she says. "They also try to push students out of their comfort zones because that's how you learn how to do things." Now in her final semester in the program, Caspers is working at a skilled nursing facility in Bay City and later this spring will spend three months in an outpatient medical practice.
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45318
March 26, 2021
Registrar's Office
Spring midterm grade reporting Midterm grades were reported in 47% of all gradable sections offered this semester. The College of Arts and Sciences reported grades in 61% of its sections. Great job, CAS! Here is a breakdown of the grade reporting: Arts and Sciences: 555 of 907 sections (61%) Aviation: 65 of 119 sections (55%) Education and Human Development: 143 of 323 sections (44%) Engineering and Applied Sciences: 63 of 224 sections (28%) Fine Arts: 180 of 431 sections (42%) Haworth College of Business: 107 of 294 sections (36%) Health and Human Services: 125 of 332
https://wmich.edu/registrar/notes-2021-03-26
A time to celebrate student and campuswide achievement
Office of the President
The Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) created remote-work-friendly opportunities for ORI employees to continue to build on their professional knowledge, skills and job effectiveness. The Division of Intercollegiate Athletics leadership team committed to a strong diversity and inclusion program for student-athletes and all staff called We Must Unite , and individual teams engaged in Sindecuse Health Center trainings on how to become leaders for preventing sexual assault.
https://wmich.edu/president/time-celebrate-student-campuswide-achievement