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Interim dean continues tradition of advocacy for future educators and human service professionals

News

… dean. “We’re listening to the community and want to share with them what we do well,” says Ehrhardt, who also is a … students. “We do a good job in supporting students, but we can do better,” she notes, “and helping us to do so is one of my goals.” Besides preparing teacher candidates and student scholars in education and human …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69765

Accreditation assessment team invites public comment

News

… the rigorous examination process. That process begins with assessment, which started anew this year as the … on Thursday, Dec. 21, between 1 and 3 p.m . Email comments can be sent to crime@wmich.edu . Telephone comments are … and other places where compliance with the standards can be observed. Once the assessors complete their review of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73789

Cartographic Products

Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change

… at nominal 1:24,000 (1 in. = 2,000 ft.) scale, these maps can be used with digital ortho-images (such as NAIP) and retain their … Information Systems. Purchase authoritative topos on: Your mobile device at Avenzamaps . Order the printed maps at …

https://wmich.edu/geographicalchange/authoritative-topos

Employees urged to 'Go West' by finding their own paths of study

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… tuition discounts and remission are among the most significant parts of the WMU benefits package. Full-time benefits-eligible employees can use a 100 percent tuition-and-required fees discount … to both graduate and undergraduate courses.  Employees with full-time benefits eligibility also are eligible for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8571

Music theatre performance graduate ready for next act

News

… while also preparing me to be a well-rounded adult that can advocate for and carry myself as a professional in the … says. It’s given him the ability to enter the job market with confidence in his ability to adapt to whatever … pursue higher education. “It feels so good to know that I can be a role model for my niece and start the tradition for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59064

State Authorization

State Authorization

… basis. WMUs Office of Institutional Effectiveness works with faculty and staff members across all colleges and departments within Western Michigan University who have or may establish … of NC-SARA; full list of member states and institutions can be found at nc-sara.org/directory 2. Instructional …

https://wmich.edu/stateauthorization

Printed Wireless Sensor for Heavy Metal Detection

Research and Innovation

… complicated instrumentation and typically entail significant manufacturing and operational costs. Thus there is a … include a printed coplanar inductor, a printed capacitor with interdigitated electrodes (IDEs), a sensing coil, and a network analyzer. The sensor can be fabricated by screen printing silver (Ag) ink onto a …

https://wmich.edu/research/printed-wireless-sensor-metal

Agreement awards college credit for career and technical education

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… WMU students may be eligible, when their CTE courses align with courses in one of the college's majors, to receive up … that may align with students' high school CTE coursework can be found on the advising office website . Ultimately, it … approved by the state department of education. This can be demonstrated through a student’s transcript or by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51145

Politics played a role in pandemic shelter-in-place orders, WMU researchers find

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… and Kevin Corder , professor of political science, along with graduate student Daria Blinova poured through data to … enacted SIPOs a week earlier than states with both a Republican governor and legislature. Eight states never issued a … managed this crisis,'" Mingus says. "At that point, I think you can place some of the blame on the way the politics work …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61626

Certificate in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

… institution for more information. Who is it for? If you have completed a bachelor's degree in another area but … prerequisite requirements for many graduate programs. If you are a current WMU student interested in these courses, … Questions? To find out if this program is the right fit for you, contact UG Coordinator Alyssa Eminhizer at …

https://wmich.edu/speech-audiology/academics/undergraduate/ug-cert