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University getting ready to adopt new email system
News
… actual conversions will take place at night to minimize disruptions. Due to the volume of data involved, it will take … WMU's current email provider, Merit in Ann Arbor, will end support of its cloud-based email service on June 30, 2017 . … for Education and Microsoft O365 for Education we found significant strengths in both. The result was that both …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28112
WMU Researches Rare Disease
College of Arts and Sciences
… diagnosis five years ago. Cervone, who has always been an upbeat sort of man, attributes his survival to the help of … for Ohio H.B. 184 which passed on November 28, 2012, to designate March as “Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month.” … devoted our lives to: informing everyone about MSA.” The couple wears purple and teal, the colors identified with MSA, …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/rare-disease
Student Recreation Center reopens with safety precautions in place
News
… on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s gym and fitness center workgroup, tasked with guiding the safe reopening of fitness … across the state. With the group’s input, the governor signed an executive order allowing gyms statewide to open … arrive someplace new, that isolation can begin to feel bigger.” “To feel connected and that sense of belonging here …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61100
Anthropology professor emeritus receives State History Award for Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
College of Arts and Sciences
… colonial French newcomers and the Native Americans who occupied the area for centuries before settlers arrived. Dr. … the gap between the academic and public communities.” Digging into the history of The City of Four Flags Beginning … through surveys and excavation at the request of a group of local history buffs called Support the Fort. This …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70260
General Principles for Curriculum Change
Policies
… policy. Curricula: Requirements that apply to a larger group of majors, such as the Liberal Education Curriculum that … governance procedures have been followed, since the chair’s signature on curriculum change documents indicates that both … for any curriculum change proposal. Deans shall not sign proposals unless resource requirements have been met. …
https://wmich.edu/policies/general-principles-curriculum-change
Conflict of Interest for Research Investigators
Policies
… maintain objectivity in research and to ensure that the design, conduct, and reporting of research will not be biased … (e.g., patents, trademarks, service marks, and copyrights), upon receipt of royalties or other income related to such … and: if with a publicly traded entity, the aggregate value of any salary or other payments for services …
https://wmich.edu/policies/conflict-interest-research-investigators
Media
Seita Scholars Program
… Foundation, February 16, 2017) Foster youth need academic support to succeed (Youth Today, October 17, 2016) Will ESSA … (Michigan Radio, Oct. 29, 2014) The perfect college support system for foster youth (The Chronicle for Social … teens leaving foster care (USA Today, June 15, 2009) Kellogg Foundation grants $500,000 to foster care efforts …
https://wmich.edu/fosteringsuccess/media
Kalamazoo to be home to nation's first sustainable brewing degree
News
… country's highest per-capita densities of craft brewers. Designed to meet the 'industry's gold standard' Science courses will make up a large part of the curriculum. "Water use and water … we enlisted the help of our industry advisors and designed a rigorous science-based degree program that will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21143
Business student awarded patent for speaking device
News
… patent process two years ago. "This patent validates the design of my product and my hard work to this point," says … also make it easier to speak with future influencers and supporters and grow my business." Starting Gate plays role … of Floyd's life since childhood. Speaking clearly was a struggle for Floyd, and therapy helped him immensely. Yet when …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20784
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Breach Notification Procedures
Legal Affairs, Risk and Compliance
… Potential Breaches . The Privacy Officer, or their designee, shall promptly investigate any reported privacy … be approved and directed by the Privacy Officer or their designee. No other WMU personnel are authorized to provide … Delay of Notice Per Law Enforcement’s Request . Upon request from a law enforcement official, the Privacy …
https://wmich.edu/legal/hipaa-breach-proceedures