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Pandemic pushes dancers to explore new territory in virtual Winter Gala
News
… who recently received a Creative Living for Dancers Award to create work in a virtual space. The evolution of … University's Virtual Reality (VR) Lab , Paschich imagined a way for dancers to be transported into a digital world. John … gave Western dance students a chance to expand their skill set and learn new forms of expression. "Getting to work with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63239
ESPN College GameDay coming to WMU Saturday
News
… football game versus Buffalo will kick off at 3:30 p.m. in Waldo Stadium, and will be televised nationally on ESPNU. … are No. 14 in the AP Top 25 and No. 21 in the USA Today Amway Coaches Poll and College Football Playoff rankings. WMU … head to MAC Championship | Dec. 2, 2016 Community send-off set as WMU football team heads for Detroit | Nov. 30, 2016 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36423
Building Rental Regulations and Policies
Lee Honors College
… production in its spaces. Furthermore, no props, set pieces, or scenery may be used if they require being fastened to the floor or walls or being hung from above, and no materials may be used … Equipment MUST be returned to the condition in which it was found prior to Sponsor’s departure. Fees All Applicable …
https://wmich.edu/honors/building-rental
All Life is Learning - July 2024
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU
… the green button that says “Save Changes” Now you are all set to receive texts from OLLI! We hope this new feature … to sit in on a course with you for free. This is a great way to introduce your friends and family to our lovely … Your Time to Shine! Join us for the 13th Annual Kalamazoo Scrabble Fest, a fun-filled event that supports the free …
https://wmich.edu/olli/newsletter/july-2024
Retirement Programs
Human Resources
… at orientation. Social Security The University pays a set percentage (in relation to your income) to the federal … to the plan are a defined percentage of the employee's base wages. For participating employees hired on or after Jan. 1, … the University belong to the employee without any delay or waiting period. Enrollment New employees must establish …
https://wmich.edu/hr/handbook-retirement
STEM outreach fosters science excitement, gives career direction
College of Arts and Sciences
… had connections in Gobles, which is a Project Lead The Way school currently offering three biomedical courses … in a state-of-the-art lab. STEM instructor Bob Lisowski wanted someone to speak to his classes; Beane was willing to … in those subjects. As a result, President Barack Obama has set a priority of increasing the number of students and …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/stem
Combining passion for medicine with philanthropic ideals, biomedical sciences grad ready to make an impact
News
… sciences. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—It's one thing to say you want to change the world and another to go and do it. Omer … "I feel empowered," he says. "I feel an immense gratitude toward Western." Idris' passion for medicine began early on. … take long for Idris to prove himself in the lab, which set off a cascade of professional opportunities, including …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75831
Fifty years of working at WMU evokes brown, 'golden' memories
News
… in the Department of Management, and seven years later was promoted to administrative assistant to the dean. When … my role as being as unstable as Alice going down the rabbit hole," she says, "but in the end, 'shared governance' … good people who make things happen," she continues. "Every set of freshmen and transfer students, every student seeking …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18609
Disability
Institutional Equity
… the act upholds and extends the standards for compliance set forth in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 … affected the outcome of the matter New information that was not reasonably available at the time of the … modification or identify how the denial and/or modification was based on factors proscribed by state or federal law. I t …
https://wmich.edu/equity/disability
From mechanic to dietician, Air Force veteran focused on helping patients maintain healthy lifestyles
News
… systems in military helicopters to helping steer patients toward healthy nutritional choices—and he couldn't be happier. … where he's meant to be. "I have no doubt that Western was the best choice I could have made," says Fischer, who … enough about the faculty and staff here. They definitely set me up for success. They're here to work with you every …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/nutrition-dietetics-fall-2024-graduate-derek-fischer-air-force-veteran-employed