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ATYP Qualifying Information
Precollege Programming
… Overview The Academically Talented Youth Program (ATYP) was founded in 1981 with 22 students. We have enrolled over … Read the article " Why Getting 100% on Everything is Setting Gifted Students Up to Fail " What does it cost? … at enrollment and at the beginning of each semester. Fee waivers are available for those who qualify for a …
https://wmich.edu/precollege/atyp/qualifying/qualifyinginformation
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
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
Bringing social issues to light
College of Arts and Sciences
… “WMU is really where I discovered who I am, who I want to be and my purpose,” says Billings. As an undergrad … her skills, learning that film and media can be utilized in ways more than for pure entertainment. “My time as an … story “I never really go into a project with a strictly set plan,” says Billings. “I have directional ideas and …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/billings-storytelling
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
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
Powerful piece wins WMU dance student prestigious choreography award
News
… piece wins WMU dance student prestigious choreography award Submitted by Erin Flynn on Midea KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A prestigious award could help a Western Michigan University dance student … Midea recorded her testimony from Nassar's trial and set it to music, choreographing a moving piece about her …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56188
Opportunities abound for WMU community around Kalamazoo
News
… who earned a master's degree from WMU in 2014. "Also, find ways you can apply what you are learning in class to make … shops and restaurants as well as several food trucks that set up at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market and other events … bike at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market. "Whether it be the water trails or hiking trails or biking trails, people love …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54810
Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities
News
… Concilio, I can really relate to those students because I was a student who struggled. I was in the bottom 10% of my class through elementary; I had … me know I have a voice and I have the ability to do what I set my mind to do. Because of the support system, I ran for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67907