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UMSC January Minutes

Environmental Health and Safety

… (VA)   OLD BUSINESS   Devin Johnson provided an update to the  safety concern regarding condition of stairwell/steps located at the central loading dock of Goldsworth Valley #1.  Maintenance Services personnel from …  Further information can be found at:  https://www.epa.gov/radon/national-radon-action-month-information .       …

https://wmich.edu/ehs/umscjanuary

Trustees set strategic direction for WMU for next five years

News

… over the next five years. Trustees unanimously adopted the Gold Standard 2020, a five-year strategic plan designed to … strategic planning period that has just concluded. The updated plan retains the core tenets of the earlier … discovery driven and globally engaged university. The Gold Standard 2020 has been in development since July 2015, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31205

Participant Support Costs Policy

Policies

… Participant Support Costs Policy Policy number 17-04.06 Responsible … Classification Board of Trustees-delegated Policy Category Research and Intellectual Property Statement of policy … costs on externally funded sponsored projects. The federal government through Code of Federal Regulations Title 2: …

https://wmich.edu/policies/participant-support-cost

Spring registration underway for low-cost Chinese culture courses

International Student and Scholar Services

… Language I, was born and raised in Beijing. She grew up in a traditional Chinese family and was exposed to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29531

WMU Symphony nabs 3rd place in national competition

News

… Bruce Uchimura , cellist and professor of music. The WMU group placed third in its division, with the Baylor University … that place or win the American Prize, get a lot of bragging rights," he says. Competition results are based on … Dvorak and Tchaikovsky. Uchimura says the jury is a "good mix of professional conductors, college music educators …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29479

Library putting new twist on communicating with patrons

News

… with the robot. "Telepresence robots are beginning to show up in organizational and educational settings. These robots …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28111

Western staff honored for their commitment to student, University success

News

… a Difference Award, one of the highest accolades bestowed upon nonfaculty employees by Western, and chosen from the … and handypersons, and is responsible for setting up and maintaining the dishwashing area to ensure workers … specific information and use descriptive examples in support of your nominee to assure this person gets the full …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68716

WMU historian awarded National Humanities Center fellowship for early Supreme Court book

College of Arts and Sciences

… awarded National Humanities Center fellowship for early Supreme Court book Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … of her collaborative efforts on the book "One Supreme Court," a scholarly endeavor that delves into the … look amazing, so the fellow lunches every day are just going to be such a highlight,” says Hadden. "I'm very …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72562

Graduate student set to earn first dual degrees from WMU and University of Lisbon

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… between Western Michigan University and the Instituto Superior Técnico at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, with … opportunities for international studies. “My primary goal is to find employment as a structural engineer in the … in a program that would advance his professional goals, taking on the challenge of a completely different …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71261

Top seniors to be honored as 2013 Presidential Scholars

News

… Scholars include a talented young woman who grew up in the foster care system, came to WMU through the … Miguel A. Acuña of Grand Rapids, Mich. Integrated Supply Management— Jordan S. Tauriainen of Milford, Mich. … China. Nursing— Alexandra M. Scheidt of Kalamazoo. Occupational Therapy— Rebecca J. Layer of Howell, Mich. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5560