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Admissions director candidates slated to visit campus

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… prospective students. Prior to joining the U-M team, he was a U.S. Naval officer who had administration … St. Olaf College and a master's degree from the U.S. Naval War College. Kelly Westeen has been at Arkansas-Fayetteville … a recruitment strategy based on a four-year college model and more personal recruitment efforts. Prior to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20054

Michigan Autism Conference to bring who's who in autism to area

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… of the first autism conference last year and the recent awarding of a $4 million grant from the state of Michigan to … for Autism." "We were so pleased that the turnout last year was so strong," says Dr. Stephanie Peterson , chair of the … Academy in Seattle, Washington, "The Morningside Model of Generative Instruction." Dr. Alan Poling , WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18854

Preparation for Development

Teaching and Learning

… and development of the course, instructors should consider ways to: Provide multiple means of engagement: the "why" of … the “how” of learning. Build content and activities with awareness of physical and mental differences, planning for … allow choice in how learners demonstrate knowledge. Teach, model, offer resources and/or explicitly explain language, …

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

University to honor its top four staffers for 2017-18

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… have been selected to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award. The award is the highest accolade WMU bestows specifically on … facilities on campus. In addition, she was cited as role model and mentor for both assistant managers and student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48805

Facilities Management units recognized for good stewardship

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… Facilities Management units recognized for good stewardship Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … maintenance unit in the Facilities Management department was notified it had won a national 2012 Effective and … WMU's steam trap management program is considered a model for U.S. higher education institutions and is viewed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1239

Focused on the future

W Magazine

… McIver. “Traditional notions of shareholder-only business models are becoming obsolete. And traditional notions of … but by working on real problems for real businesses, I was faced with team conflict, ambiguity and fast-paced … in Chile, analyzing whether a philanthropic enterprise model could apply to the wine category. To date, the wine, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62166

When it rains, it stalls: WMU team studies weather impacts on autonomous vehicle technology

W Magazine

… Michigan University is leading an effort to develop software that will keep systems running in all conditions. Dr. … Vehicles Lab , and doctoral student Nick Goberville were awarded a grant from the Michigan Translational Research and … to shift their research to other crucial safety areas that aren't getting as much attention. Plus, it gives them a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/60422

Parents can empower kids by discussing race, racism early and often

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… Parents can empower kids by discussing race, racism early and … in our country, they're going to hear about it. There's no way we can protect them from it; it's out there. So, we have … what happens when it festers and gets acted out in harmful ways toward people," Nelson says. "People think it only …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60000

WMU International Grads

International Student and Scholar Services

… my program and seeing all my hard work pay off. It was a proud and fulfilling moment that reminded me of how … experiences, and opportunities to work on real financial models and valuations, I strengthened my analytical thinking … my time at WMU was the people. Being far from home and my parents wasn't easy. But here I met friends who became like …

https://wmich.edu/international/students/grads

Kalamazoo Promise comes full circle as Western education grad prepares for KPS career

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… childhood education and a job teaching second grade at Washington Writers' Academy in Kalamazoo this summer. … just accepted a summer second grade teaching position at Washington Writers' Academy in Kalamazoo Public Schools … it's a big responsibility, knowing I could be a role model for some of these young boys and girls, and I don't …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67863