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Students, public invited to career fairs held this fall

News

… All WMU students are encouraged to prepare for the upcoming fairs by attending pre-fair events designed solely for them by the University's Career and … Student Employment Services and the Zhang Career Center . Free parking will be available close by for the fall …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55090

Excess Compensation in Sponsored Programs Policy

Policies

… governing compensation to faculty members for teaching assignment during such periods.  In the case of WMU, the written policy would be the AAUP contract. 4.6. Part time faculty. Charges for work … not in excess of that regularly paid for the part time assignments. For example, an institution pays $5,000 to a …

https://wmich.edu/policies/excess-compensation

WMU's family engagement office marks 10 years of success

News

… staying connected; another 19 percent pointed to being supportive while letting go; and 3 percent felt the parent-child relationship change presented the biggest challenge. While the student is necessarily the focal … and advocates, she says. Consequently, there's been a significant rise in parent and family offices at colleges.   …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44961

Liberty Kostrzewa

First-Year Faces

… very specific goal of curing the flu.” With the pandemic upon us, Kostrzewa says she’s become even more determined to … Kostrzewa will focus on several core areas of study, making up WMU’s state-of-the-art, well-rounded approach to public …

https://wmich.edu/firstyearfaces/liberty-kostrzewa

About the Department of History

History

… those pursuing high school history certification. Courses designed to foster discipline-specific pedagogy have remained … he immigrated to the United States, continued to build up the teaching training focus of the department. While he … course in the history department. Teacher education groups nationwide called for greater emphasis on preparing …

https://wmich.edu/history/about

Annual festival brings theatre artists from across Midwest to campus

News

… as audience and their input in post play discussions will significantly impact the future of these new works. It is … unique ways. Each play centers around a character (or group of characters) who are lost and searching for something … maker wanting to make an impact on the world, a group of people finding connection in the aftermath of a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47468

WMU welcomes new VP for marketing and strategic communication

News

… attention, students, research talent and financial support." Since January 2015, Proudfoot has served at the … student persistence, graduation rates and philanthropic support. Earlier in his career, Proudfoot moved up the ranks in marketing in the Indiana University system …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47241

Two honored with Distinguished Service Award

News

… Michigan Autism Council, and he was among a select group invited to the State Capitol this spring as a new autism-related bill was signed into law. Fuqua also was named Psychologist of the … the First-Year Experience Curriculum Committee, WMU Upward Bound and the International Festival Committee. A WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1600

Kellogg Foundation is first recipient of aviation award

News

… Kellogg Foundation is first recipient of aviation award Submitted … The Kellogg Foundation was singled out for its longtime support for diversity initiatives that impact the college and … to create a world-class aviation program in Battle Creek. A significant portion of the grants from the foundation to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/336

Tweets net huge book donation and generous outpouring from Japan

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… KALAMAZOO—Twitter messages requesting Japanese books to support Western Michigan University's new major in Japanese … hours, he opened every box, sorted the materials, and sold duplicate and unnecessary items to used bookstores. Then he … houses had been half-destroyed, and as they were cleaning up the chaos, they didn't know what to do with their books," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4831