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Student team launching NASA competition dream

News

… students over the past six years to move the club from a group of individual hobbyists to a competitive team. Jay Krebs … a parachute recovery system, and a payload system. The goal of this year’s NASA mission, "Lunar Ice Recovery," is … advanced certifications in hand, the club entered the Argonia Cup Collegiate Rocketry Competition in the spring of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56773

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in September

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… opportunities in September. Highlights include a pop-up thrift shop and world bazaar, Chinese culture classes, a … 1 WMU Study Abroad classroom presentation Initiative —ongoing, hosted by WMU Study Abroad. WMU Study Abroad welcomes … party for international students —1 to 3 p.m. at the Goldsworth Valley Pond, hosted by International Student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42183

Microbiological Safety and Security Policy

Policies

… Classification Board of Trustees-delegated Policy Category Research and Intellectual Property Statement of policy … with federal, state, and local laws and regulations that govern teaching and research involving potentially hazardous … microbiological agents, recombinant DNA biosafety, and occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Legal and local …

https://wmich.edu/policies/microbiological

Institutional Base Salary Policy

Policies

… Classification Board of Trustees-delegated Policy Category Research and Intellectual Property Statement of policy … to be on a reduced-salary under Article 35.4 of the WMU AAUP Contract will retain a base salary for sponsored project … year. 3.4 Salary Cap: Limitation imposed by the Federal Government on the amount of salary that may be charged to …

https://wmich.edu/policies/institutional-base-salary

LZ Granderson returns to WMU to inspire next generation of journalists

College of Arts and Sciences

… “I’ve taught at USC, Northwestern and University of Chicago, but this is different because it’s home. It only makes … media,” says Granderson. “What we do is what was called upon us by the forefathers. While they had issues, they … the higher education reporter at the Grand Rapids Press and got his first real taste of national politics during the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73669

Pandemic inspires students to create ‘A Moment of Magic’ in myriad ways

News

… more than two years, a committed and magnanimous group of Western Michigan University undergraduate students has … into hospitals,” McLellan says. “A couple of weeks ago, another chapter president and I livestreamed into a … ability to bring joy at a time when many people would struggle to find it.” VanGilder characterized that particular …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59946

Battle of the Mud Buckets

Study Abroad

… and Culture in Thailand , Summer I 2019   While our group was in route to Chicago to board our 15-hour flight to Hong Kong, we had a … not to. Some of the Elephants at the Sanctuary were upwards of 80 to 90 years old. Looking at an animal that is …

https://wmich.edu/studyabroad/blog/2019/07/wicklundbattleofthemudbuckets

Going above and beyond to support instructors

University Libraries

Going above and beyond to support instructors Western Michigan University rapidly … Libraries staff members joined the instructional support team in early April. “During conversations with Julie … of summer I courses in the queue for development, the team got to work quickly, creating new workflows and making …

https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2020/10/going-above

Intro to Functional Course Design

Teaching and Learning

… Course Design Guide This guide has been created to support WMU instructors in the design and development of … them to create learning experiences that meet instructional goals and outcomes, encourage interaction between the …   Phase 1: Ideation Phase 1 Objectives Establish goals for learners and instructor Consider potential …

https://wmich.edu/x/teaching-learning/teaching-resources/intro-fcd

November 26, 2018

Registrar's Office

… may order regalia online through the Willsie Cap and Gown Company at http://www.gownman.com/commencementrentals.html .   The deadline to … they earned their degree. Regalia will be available for pickup in the York Arena Theatre beginning an hour before the …

https://wmich.edu/registrar/notes-2018-11-26