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NeoVent: Breath, Life and Ingenuity
Haworth College of Business
“We’ve received so much help along our way from individuals in southwest Michigan—both from WMU and from the community. As a business, we want to give back, hopefully by creating jobs here while saving neonatal lives around the world.” Awards and Recognition Winner of the Collegiate Inventors Competition, a program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, sponsored by the U.S.
https://wmich.edu/business/2016neovent
WMU grad student's poetry book published, wins big award
WMU News
Rocha plans to graduate in April 2016 and will apply for various post-doctoral fellowships, as well as travel abroad fellowships. She'll also be applying for teaching positions. "Ideally, it would be a job where I could teach poetry full time," she says. "But those jobs are few and far between. I'm still going to apply and hope for the best." For more news, arts and events , visit wmich.edu/news .
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26664
Coaches
Human Resources
Benefit details Benefits enrollment information for new employees Careers and job postings Employment law posters Family and medical leave of absence Form I-9 Your HR representative
https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/coaches
Bringing the world home
CELCIS
“When Tariq gets back home we hope to visit him and his family. When he arrived at WMU, Tariq was going to be an engineer, but he changed majors to aviation. He already has a job lined up as pilot with Saudi airline when he graduates. We are very proud of him!” Provide a home for an international Bronco Western Michigan University is seeking homestay placements for visiting international teachers and students via Lodge & Learn.
https://wmich.edu/celcis/homestayspotlight
Jennifer (Parkhill) Bond
Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
Greatest accomplishment in life so far: Continuing to redefine myself and better myself in all aspects of my life is a great accomplishment. Trying to balance a full-time teaching job while being a wife of 10 years and mother of 2 young ones, has been one of the most challenging, yet rewarding jobs, I have had. It’s not an accomplishment but a constant work in progress. In addition, I am always looking for opportunities to present and cheer other educators on with technology integration.
https://wmich.edu/teaching/early-student
Aviation Associates
Human Resources
Benefit details Benefits enrollment information for new employees Careers and job postings Employment law posters Family and medical leave of absence Form I-9 Policy (aviation associates) Your HR representative
https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/aviation
America's drift away from equal opportunity to be discussed
WMU News
The initiative seeks to bring the Kalamazoo community together in a coordinated effort to produce a measurable impact in three areas: the healthy growth and development of all of the city's youth; broader access to well-paying jobs; and strong, economically secure families. Tim Ready , director of the Walker Institute and a member of the planning team for the ambitious initiative, says considerable good work is currently being done to address each of those issues.
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23269
Interview Guide
Human Resources
Set the interview agenda Let the candidate know: The interview will take approximately (time). I/we will ask a series of job related questions. I/we will give you more information about the job. You will have the opportunity to ask questions. I/we will "wrap up" at the end of the interview, including "next steps."
https://wmich.edu/hr/interviewguide
Ira Glass to spin stories of 'This American Life'
WMU News
Ira Glass Glass began his career as an intern at National Public Radio's network headquarters in Washington, DC in 1978, when he was 19 years old. Over the years, he worked on nearly every NPR network news program and held virtually every production job in NPR's Washington headquarters. He has been a tape cutter, newscast writer, desk assistant, editor, reporter and producer. He has filled in as host of "Talk of the Nation" and "Weekend All Things Considered."
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29734
Employee Safety
Human Resources
Non-urgent injuries or problems where the relationship to the job is questionable should be addressed with the occupational physician. Appointments should be scheduled at Sindecuse Health Center for these non-urgent cases. The treating physician completes the physical capabilities form and the lower portion of the medical treatment for on-the-job injury form (WC-210), which the employee returns to his/her supervisor.
https://wmich.edu/hr/manual-safety