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OIT Team
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Posted by Sharon Kingston on April 10, 2020 I can honestly say that I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of the WMU OIT ‘essential’ team. Throughout this whole ordeal, I haven’t once heard anyone say “That’s not my job.” We have pulled together and supported each other, faculty, staff, and most importantly, the students to best of our ability, doing whatever needs to be done.
https://wmich.edu/provost/upside/2020/04/oit-team
Internship: Amway Aviation Maintenance
College of Aviation
Moderate understanding of the general job aspects and some understanding of the detailed aspects of the job. Works within clearly defined standard operating procedures and regulations . Receives instructions and close supervision, consistent with amount of on-the-job experience . Work is closely inspected for adherence to quality guidelines.
https://wmich.edu/aviation/jobs/blog/2020/01/internship-amway-aviation-maintenance
Annual Report
Institutional Equity
The Institutional Equity annual case report provides information about incidents, allegations and charges of protected class discrimination, harassment and retaliation prohibited by federal and state civil rights laws and regulations involving WMU students and employees, and other members of the University community. The report also includes requests for disability job accommodations for WMU employees. The reporting period is from September 1 through August 31. 2016-17 Annual Case Report 2017-2018 Case Report 2018-2019 Case Report 2017-2019 Institutional Equity Training
https://wmich.edu/equity/annualreport
Corporate Partnership Programs
Professional Development
Employees you have carefully selected and invested in over time will continue to learn critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills they will apply immediately to their jobs while earning a high-quality and career-relevant degree or certificate. Your location, our location, or online—with no productivity lost during work hours.
https://wmich.edu/professional/corporate
Kirstin LaDuke
First-Year Faces
She’s committed to attend Western Michigan University and Lee Honors College as an elementary education major this fall. “Teaching is such an important job … especially at a young age, you really start to make an impact on those kids’ lives,” LaDuke says. “I’ve loved working with kids for a really long time, but I think mainly what pushed me to go into (education) was to spark change.”
https://wmich.edu/firstyearfaces/kirstin-laduke
Preparing students for a virtual world
Haworth College of Business
“Artificial intelligence is influencing business in every possible way,” says Dr. Mike Tarn, chair of business information systems. “Interacting with and understanding AI is critical to being competitive in the job market. Students need to know how to use it for informed decision making.” Experiential learning helps students prepare to work with innovations in which AI might play a role, such as automation or personalization.
https://wmich.edu/business/virtual
Higher Education Leadership Graduates
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Dissertation Topic: Knowledge, attitudes, and instructional practices of Michigan community college math instructors: the search for a KAP Gap in collegiate math Jacob Arndt Title/Organization: Faculty/KVCCFA Grievance Officer/Kalamazoo Valley Community College Dissertation Topic: Comprending male and female levels of engagement in subsets of the national survey of student engagement; explicating the dynamics of gender role conflict as a mediating factor for males Heidi Beidinger-Burnett Title/Organization: Assistant Professor/University of Notre Dame Dissertation Topic: Effective leadership
https://wmich.edu/leadership/academics/ed-leadership/doctor/phd-students/graduates-higher-ed
Q and A with Patrick Nicholson
Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
It took me until second semester sophomore year to find my place in the food and consumer package goods marketing major. I took a class with Dr. Zondag who showed an incredible passion for this major. He talked about the faculty members’ industry knowledge, the 100% job placement rate, and the high-quality employers who recruit from the program. All this led me to be all in for food marketing. What is the most exciting professional or academic experience you’ve had thus far in college?
https://wmich.edu/foodmarketing/nicholson2020
Persevering in a pandemic
Center for Principled Leadership and Business Strategy
MOLLY WRIGHT, B.S.’20 Molly Wright standing and smiling Rising to exceptional challenges is one thing that college graduates from 2020 will be known for. Despite unforeseen obstacles, like finishing their degrees via distance learning and entering an uncertain job market, they persevere. New Western Michigan University graduate Molly Wright is no different. In fact, she is one of many Broncos who faces those challenges head on and uses them as opportunities to prepare for the future.
https://wmich.edu/leadershipcenter/wright2020
How to come out of the COVID-19 lockdown financially stronger
Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness
According to Yahoo Finance News, many traditional employers have immediate openings nationally. The PennyHoarder.com blog has a list of 29 companies that are hiring right now for work from home jobs . If your hours were cut back, but you like your job, you may want to think about a “side hustle” or two. SideHustleNation.com provides information on all kinds of part-time gigs.
https://wmich.edu/financialplanning/mora32020