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Getting career-ready during a pandemic

News

… content has been a challenge, but a challenge our team was ready to take on for our students,” says Bob Stewart , career development specialist. “In times of crisis, … like distance learning, will come with a different set of challenges. It will be necessary for students to be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58851

WMU Career Services works to connect graduates to employers in new (remote) world

News

… opportunities. “It is clear that career services doesn’t want any recent graduate missing out on information or … and job search resources, both prior to and after the onset of distance learning. The dedication to students is … are still engaging with our students. Employers still want to connect with WMU," says Dr. Deveta Gardner , acting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59795

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

News

… 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

Responsibility and Auxiliary Unit FAQ

Budget

… for each college RU? There will be an SRM department set-up for each college.  That department will be used for … year-end practices. What happens with college carryforwards at the end of the year? Year-end balances will stay … participation assessment (UPA) calculated? The UPA is the central pool net expense (central pool revenue less central …

https://wmich.edu/budget/responsibility-faq

Guidelines for Stewarding our Institutional Voice

Office of the President

… Guidelines for Stewarding our Institutional Voice The Western Michigan … ingredients in our ability to accomplish that mission. Stewardship of free speech and academic freedom requires that … research and creative scholarship. The guidelines set forth in this document formalize and clarify our …

https://wmich.edu/president/leadership/institutional-voice

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

News

… 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

Planned, Structured, Supervised Student-AI Interaction

Teaching and Learning

… demonstrate their analytical skills, metacognitive skills (awareness of their own thinking), and ability to integrate … more targeted prompt or piece of feedback to guide the AI toward deeper or more accurate insights. This cycle repeats … student reflection continues either until goals are met (as set up by the instructor during the design of the activity) …

https://wmich.edu/x/teaching-learning/teaching-resources/student-ai-interaction

Learning and Leading: Global Leaders use their skills to help refugees

W Magazine

… Dykstra, left, and Haley Ritsema explored the desert in Wadi Rum, Jordan, during their study abroad experience with … the Global Leaders program. Surrounded by the crystal blue waters of the Aegean Sea, the Greek island of Lesvos is … stretched beyond the people Echols and her classmates set out to help. "It's always valuable for the refugees …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57378

WMU recognizes 2016-17 Presidential Scholars

News

… the highest honor WMU can bestow on an undergraduate. The award goes to the most outstanding seniors in each of the … in British literature from the late Victorian to early Modern period with a specific focus on World War I and the … Assistant Program in France. This seven-month program is set up through the French government. It offers young …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39545

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