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WMU and WMU Cooley Innocence Project garner $418,000 grant

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… WMU and WMU Cooley Innocence Project garner $418,000 grant Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU-Cooley Innocence Project Director Marla …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27269

DEI Vocabulary

Diversity and Inclusion

… A person's perception of having a gender, which may or may not correspond with their sex at birth. Harassment – A form … bias—whether intentionally, visibly, verbally, or not—we engage in interpersonal racism. Interpersonal racism … and gender identities not included in this list. Microaggressions – Manifestations of prejudice and hatred that are …

https://wmich.edu/diversity/resources/deivocabulary

Town hall meeting, letters to homes key parts of compensation rollout

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… to homes key parts of compensation rollout Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Campuswide town hall … letters will outline the individual's annual salary or hourly pay rate, job title and pay grade in the new …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23700

Efforts to boost registration, early voting ramping up on WMU campus

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… vote early. That’s the message from WeVote , a nonpartisan organization at Western Michigan University … 2018 midterm elections, for instance, WMU student-voter turnout was 34.5% among those registered . WeVote hopes to … there are these barriers about address and registering and knowing how that process works and sort of getting in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61321

Compensation Project—Phase I, 2013

Human Resources

… interviews with the University’s senior leadership. Please note: Phase I is only an audit of a sample of benchmark jobs. At this point in time, there will be no pay changes.  Timeline for Phase I Project planning … structure, October. Presentation to senior leadership, November. Project updates June 18: Conference call with WMU …

https://wmich.edu/hr/phase1

'Sweet Magnolias' star shares how she planted seeds of success at Western

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… 'Sweet Magnolias' star shares how she planted seeds of success at … owner Dana Sue in the hit Netflix series "Sweet Magnolias." (Courtesy: Netflix) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From "Steel Magnolias" on a small stage at Western Michigan University to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67412

Resilience, hope fuel athletic training grad's drive for success

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… for patients in need. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Taylor Gaines is no stranger to hard work. Since she was old enough to be employed, she's been bringing home paychecks, … and eventually help families and children who were also struggling. She'll take a giant step toward that goal, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66430

Getting career-ready during a pandemic

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… do you prepare for your career when in-person contact is no longer an option? That is a question that many students … of uncertainty. “Lately, things have have felt anything but normal,” says first-year business student Jacob Myers . “I … around its Business Externship Program—one of the single biggest career exploration opportunities that students early …

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

Cooley Law is now Western Michigan University Cooley Law School

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… Cooley Law is now Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Both schools' accrediting bodies … areas of potential in which an affiliation could have the biggest impact. Preliminary discussions have revealed a number …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18003

Maximilian Kollock

International Admissions

… (far right) at a casual dinner for WMU Fulbright guests Another difference Kollock experienced and enjoyed at WMU was … are much more focused on the major, offering little to no chance to take classes outside of that major. “In … like you do in the U.S.,” he said. “In Germany, our bigger cities have a couple centers within them. It was fun to …

https://wmich.edu/internationaladmissions/maximilian-kollock