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Human Subjects Research Protection and the Institutional Review Board Policy

Policies

… Actions of the university will be guided by principals as set forth in such nationally accepted documents as the … and with the terms of the Federalwide Assurance (FWA) on file with the U.S. Department of Health and Human … and assures that human subject research to which the FWA applies is conducted in accordance with the terms of the …

https://wmich.edu/policies/human-subjects-research-protection

Eckert, Gogan honored with Distinguished Teaching awards

News

… Eckert, Gogan honored with Distinguished Teaching awards Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Drs. … with Western Michigan University’s Distinguished Teaching Award during a ceremony Friday, Oct. 29 . “We do not often … and every assignment, reading and discussion is firmly set within the context of re-applying the knowledge in a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66033

Business college receives naming gift for financial wellness center

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… long needed programs focused on teaching financial skill sets at all levels of the educational spectrum in order to … literacy: Fewer than 50 percent of individuals have set aside three months of living expenses in case of … financial planning, corporate employee benefits and asset management. Sanford, with his team, sets the course for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44734

Forever brown and gold: September Buys

College of Fine Arts

… your best work if you do a job that makes you happy." With awards and accolades including    National Art Education … ART ROOM CULTURE By September Buys It can happen.  If you set up the culture of your classroom just right, you CAN … are thinking! I have never been let down by a student who wanted to take something in their own direction. It's about …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/blog/2016/09/forever-brown-gold-september-buys

Generous gift expands University art collection

News

… art collection Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Walking between rows of paintings and sketches sprawled out … to be staying blocks from the home where the collection was located. "The work is incredible," says Lācis, who excitedly set the ball in motion with Dan Guyette , dean of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63282

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. prepares to celebrate 60 years at Western

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… Xi chapter during Western Homecoming 2022 festivities, was the first Black Greek organization established on campus. Initially founded in 1935 at what was then Western State Teachers College, the Beta Iota … Alpha brothers. "I'm very proud of the foundation that we set and the open arms that we had," he says. "The young men …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69476

Sisters of the Skies: WMU aviation alumni help dreams take flight for young women of color

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… sees her childhood dreams realized on a daily basis. She’s wanted to be a pilot ever since she boarded her first plane … little girl. “I remember then thinking, this is something I want to do,” she says, intrigued by the science behind … prospect of traveling the world. Little did she know, she’d set off on a trailblazing path, and decades later she’d …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62257

Summer Camp Forms - Minors

Fort St. Joseph Archaelogical Project

… box) Middle School High School Experienced Learner Waiver, Release, and Indemnification Agreement  I, … hereby acknowledged, I agree as follows:  I represent and warrant that the Student will be covered throughout the Dig … gender, age, or ethnic background. I will follow rules set forth by the university and instructor.  Participant's …

https://wmich.edu/fortstjoseph/scformsminor-0

College of Arts and Sciences faculty earn coveted rotations with federal programs

College of Arts and Sciences

… mission. Bautista will be based at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. where he will be "managing their science … Engineering and Medicine. Bautista is most looking forward to gaining a broader perspective of the astrophysics … who plans to make an effort to carry that collegial mindset with him back at WMU. He was made a faculty fellow in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68126

Pitch competition helps tee engineering grad up for business success

News

… dad bought him a 3D printer for Christmas. "He knew I was into that type of stuff. So I used it for knickknacks … and there and just made random stuff," he says. Fast forward several years to college, when Rochowiak was a member … of a year prototyping, failing and trying again. Using the set of skills and knowledge base he built in his academic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68053