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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

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

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

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

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

Hope in the darkness: WMU music therapy alum finds calling in hospice

News

… on ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A guitar slung on her back, Kaitlin Ridgway isn't the typical professional you'd expect to see … different practicums, so I got a really great variety of settings with patients," she says. "I got to work with kids … about it all the time that it made it that much more bearable … I learned a lot." With a rigorous application …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55317

Hustle matters: Q&A with Aaron Coney

Marketing

… of the most interesting experiences I’ve had in my career was landing a presentation design contract with Disney … Experiences and Products. Although COVID-19 has kept me away from Disney’s Creative Campus, I don’t think I ever had … as accomplishments I’m most proud of, on March 9, 2018, I set a career goal to book 15 guests at a Comic-Con and gave …

https://wmich.edu/marketing/coney2020

Trailblazing Western alumna Dr. Merze Tate honored with celebration, statewide tributes

Merze Tate College

… for Dr. Merze Tate Day. Pictured left to right: Tomika Ward, assistant dean of academic advising in Merze Tate … the barrier-breaking Western Michigan University alumna who was a teacher, journalist, author, world traveler and … and received assistance in finding employment. This action set a powerful precedent that still stands today that the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70638