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Grants and Awards

Assessment

… Steering Committee to acknowledge and celebrate assessment work that has led to verifiable improvements in academic or … to learn about and honor the great work that is being done to use assessment results for continuous improvement of … Unit This unit-based award is designed to recognize and showcase outstanding efforts in the area of assessment at …

https://wmich.edu/assessment/grants

Gender Inclusive Resources

Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Student Services

… provides resources for WMU on campus gender inclusion. This document provides information on how to create an inclusive classroom environment for … in its  non-discrimination policy .  No one attending or working for Western should, under any circumstances, be …

https://wmich.edu/lbgt/resources-0/on-campus-gender-inclusion

Outstanding faculty, staff members awarded WMU's highest honors

News

… Skaggs, Dr. Willam Rantz (Front row, from left) Dr. Vun Doubblestein, Diana Hernández, Dr. Leah Omilion-Hodges, … faculty and staff members will be recognized for their work with students and contributions to the University … lies in his ability to maintain a steady hand; no matter how difficult the people and circumstances might be. Bill is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55462

WMU student program recognized by national diversity magazine

News

… from INSIGHT into Diversity, we know that we have more work to do and we will continue to make strides in enhancing … Plan that has guided the University's efforts since it was adopted in 2006. The extensive application submitted by WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55464

Reading, writing and balancing a budget: Financial literacy coming to Michigan school curriculum

W Magazine

… promotes youth financial literacy through summer camps, workshops and other programming. Paying bills, saving money and learning how to stick to a budget are just a few of the skills that … financial literacy can be fun. The center also runs a Dollars and Sense summer camp each year for students in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69053

Top three reasons why now is the time to consider switching to Open Educational Resources

University Libraries

… needed for their classes. Job losses and the economic downturn have families looking at the cost of college, … available at no cost to the student. Research studies have shown that students are much more likely to enroll in a class … the U.S., which could force another change mid-semester in how classes are offered. With so much about the future …

https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2020/06/three-reasons-oer

Alexandra Rozema, B.B.A.'97

Haworth College of Business

… and industrial relations. Following graduation, she worked in human resources, training and recruitment … now more than ever. “Leaders are constantly being asked to do more with less,” she comments, when asked about the … if we pay attention. Successful leaders are those who know how to use that and constantly seek it to grow and build …

https://wmich.edu/business/rozema-alexandra

Rent: In Concert Tour

Auxiliary Enterprises

… Larson’s beloved musical includes the full score of the show, including favorites like “Seasons of Love,” “La Vie … of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of …

https://wmich.edu/auxiliary/events/rent

Cultural Anthropology

Intercultural and Anthropological Studies

… research mostly in the non-Western world, today they work across the gamut of institutions and cultural settings … Department of Anthropology at Western Michigan University work in several geographic areas: East Africa; Japan; Latin America, including Ecuador, Cuba and Mexico; and the United States. Geography alone …

https://wmich.edu/intercultural/academics/anthropology/cultural

Secondary education alumna receives award from WMU Athletics

College of Education and Human Development

… of Color  who recommended Ms. Sarah Giramia for her amazing work with the youth at her school and how important literacy was for them. In addition we were … thesis addressing the lack of diversity in education and how to solve it, which we thought was great. She is also a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73161