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Decline in pollinators prompts WMU staffers to build them a home
News
… about anywhere, it's necessary to have water nearby. To supplement the four stormwater retention ponds at the … rates. In Michigan, both honeybees and bumblebees are in significant decline. Problems from pesticide use, climate … bees like leafcutter and mason bees are docile, unless aggressively provoked, and have a mild venom so there's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54576
Major (Prior to Fall 2016)
School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability
… Academic focus Majors select a disciplinary focus made up of at least four courses (two above the 3000 level) from … to the required foreign language component of the program. Up to four courses in a second foreign language beyond the …
https://wmich.edu/environment/academics/undergraduate/major-past
Sales students place first at National Sales Challenge
Haworth College of Business
… in the overall competition, Farrell and Tungate racked up the most cumulative points in two events: speed selling …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/12/national-sales-challenge-farrell-tungate
WMU taps leader from Oregon State to take reins of Bronco Athletics
News
… a four-decade career at Western, including 24 years heading up the division. “We are grateful to Kathy for her many … leading Bronco Athletics has left an incredible foundation upon which our forthcoming athletic director can build in … State University (OSU) Beavers as deputy athletic director supervising capital projects and internal operations in 2017. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66647
Food Diversion Initiative Video
Dining Services
… vegetables from Bear-Foot. Bear-Foot farmers are picking up the bins three times per week. They are to follow … hygienic practices when coming into the kitchen to pick up the bins from the coolers. The bins are loaded by the … the blue bins to Dining Services as clean as possible. Upon returning the bins to campus they are sanitized inside …
https://wmich.edu/dining/fooddiversion
Applications for Libraries' open textbook grant due Dec. 4
University Libraries
… and content for their courses. The Libraries will award up to $10,000 in grants annually. The grant initiative … One student commented that "t he free textbook provides significant financial relief. It caused me to have a more … their courses. They may also work with WMUx instructional designers for support in altering their course design. Visit …
https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2020/10/oergrants2020
WMU professors help young adults prepare for college through daily lectures
College of Arts and Sciences
… misses a day of class, falls behind, or is simply struggling with a particular topic, that student can get free … and breadth of knowledge with high school students who are up for the challenge,” said Trevor Packer, Senior Vice … higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of over 6,000 of the world’s leading educational …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/professors-teach-ap-daily-lectures
May 22, 2017
Registrar's Office
… who reserved their tickets before June 14 may request up to two additional tickets from June 19 through June 21. … Students will no longer need to go to the Bookstore to pick up their commencement tickets or wait in line at Miller for … times; however, they can only be scanned once at Miller. Duplicate tickets with the same bar code will be denied …
https://wmich.edu/registrar/notes-2017-05-22
An electrifying future: Western team charging ahead with energy innovations
W Magazine
… energy from the sun within 15 years by dramatically ramping up the nation’s solar capacity. But you can't just flip a … students. They're traditional devices that haven’t been redesigned in about 70 years, which becomes an issue when trying … such as transformers and motors." These components aren’t designed to work with the new technology, which can lead to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66666
May 20, 2019
Registrar's Office
… by the deadlines stated above . Earlier submission up to one year before students' planned graduation date is …
https://wmich.edu/registrar/notes-2019-05-20