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WMU alum finds success in Broadway's 'Hamilton'
WMU News
"It's a very important role, but it's not a role that often gets a lot of light shed on it because it's an off-stage role," says Winslow. "It's one of those jobs where, if you have the brain for it, it's really rewarding because you get to understand the show from a much larger perspective." Members of the cast of "Hamilton" perform.
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52509
Electronic Resource Specialist - Acquisitions
Human Resources
Job description Job code: 010496 Pay grade: F Pay type: Exempt/salaried General summary Manages business and technical aspects of print serials and electronic resources workflows. Configures off-campus authentication for electronic resources, maintains accurate journal activities and coverage and troubleshoots acquisitions and access related issues for print serials and electronic resources of all types.
https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/010496
Program Manager Center for Research for Instructional Change in Postsecondary Education
Human Resources
Job description Job code: 010493 Pay grade: G Pay type: Exempt/salaried General summary Leads multiple projects and manages complex grants and situations with varying demands and needs. Utilizes established systems to over operations of the center. Major duties Provides operational support to CRICPE including supervisor of staff, in-office support, event coordination and on-boarding of new staff.
https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/010493
Grounded in Aviation - Changing Majors by Changing Direction
College of Aviation
In my eyes, there wasn’t anything like it: having the luxury of always flying, strutting with those stripes on my shoulders, enjoying the four day layovers in exotic places and heading home to enjoy time off for another week before starting a trip again. As I thought about this day in and day out, I said to myself, “This really isn’t a job!” Throughout high school, I began to set my eyes on Western Michigan University and their nationally recognized aviation program. I decided to enroll at WMU and double major in aviation flight science and aviation management and operations.
https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2014/01/grounded-aviation-changing-majors-changing-direction
From retail to research: Dr. JoAnn Atkin on how she came to teach at WMU
Haworth College of Business
After the business school required me to take a marketing class, the “lightbulb” turned on, and I switched my major to marketing, with a specialization in sales management because I was already working full-time in retail management at the time. I worked in the field for a while and decided to continue my education. While working on my MBA, I switched jobs from retail management to an advertising agency account management role to a direct marketing firm where I was a market research analyst. I found that I really liked doing research and uncovering why campaigns were
https://wmich.edu/business/atkin2018
Associate Director Housing and Residence Life
Human Resources
Job description Job code: 009464 Pay grade: G Pay type: Exempt/salaried General summary Coordinates departmental efforts to engage University staff and students in learning and personal development. Supervises processes and procedures for all aspects of Residence Life. Major duties Develops and oversees all facets of resident assistant, graduate assistant and full-time hall director training.
https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/009464
Director Housing and Residence Life
Human Resources
Job description Job code: 005590 Pay grade: I Pay type: Exempt/salaried General summary Provide leadership and overall direction for Residence Life through management of residence facilities, programs and processes to intentionally create educationally purposeful environments focused on student learning and development.
https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/005590
What's trending?
Haworth College of Business
In many cases, it can be challenging to create a successful set of steps to get the exact information you are looking for. That is why it is more important than ever to have the right people with the right skills to get the job done.” photo of Ashley Mahler Ashley Mahler Senior Program: Advertising and promotion Get with the program “The rise of programmatic advertising has been a very hot topic.
https://wmich.edu/business/trending2019
Impacting students a world away
WMU News
As part of the program, Papes helped the College of Arts and Sciences develop ways to increase retention rates in freshmen-level courses. She has experience in the program as a learning assistant, helping students understand the curriculum and leading study sessions. "Having this job has instilled a love for teaching and was part of the reason why I applied for my position with the Peace Corps," Papes says. "All my professors that I worked with have definitely helped me develop my leadership skills and taught me new ways to explain the material in easy-to-
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53031
Electronic Resource Specialist
Human Resources
Job description Job code: 009616 Pay grade: F Pay type: Exempt/salaried General summary Enables and maintains access to the library’s electronic resources via the integrated library system. Major duties Manages and updates active databases, electronic collections and portfolios in the integrated library system.
https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/009616