Institutional Memberships

The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) is a global organization focused on programming, research, events, advocacy, and campus-based projects that support and propel innovations to improve educational quality and equity for the success of all students. Peruse their on-demand webinars, listen to their Academic Minute podcast, or access their other resources, research and tools.

Activate Your AAC&U Membership

Claim your WMU Sponsored Membership by completing the following steps:

1. Visit aacu.org
2. Select “My Account”
3. Select “Create Account”
4. Enter your information and ensure you select “Western Michigan University - Kalamazoo, MI” from the Organization dropdown menu so you will be linked correctly.
5. Select “Next”

Educause is a nonprofit organization focused on the use of information technology to advance higher education. Browse their topics list for resources surrounding areas such as Teaching and Learning, Student Success, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Artificial Intelligence. 

Activate Your Educause Membership

Claim your WMU Office of Information Technology Sponsored Membership by completing the following steps:

1. Visit educause.edu
2. Select “Login”
3. Select Western Michigan University from the InCommon Federation login list.
4. Access using your two-factor identification information

The Gardner Institute is a non-profit leader in advancing teaching, student learning, success, retention, and completion. The Institute works in collaboration with universities such as Western Michigan to advance equity, social justice and upward mobility through higher education.

All WMU faculty, staff, and students can take advantage of the support offered through our partnership with the Gardner Institute.  Our current initiative with the Institute is Gateways to Completion (G2C), a course redesign project to positively transform teaching, learning and reducing failure rates in lower division and/or developmental education “gateway” courses through working directly with faculty and staff.  

Want to know more? Contact the Merze Tate College Director of Student Success, Katie Easley at @email.

NCFDD is the leading provider of professional development in higher education. As part of our membership, we can offer all faculty, academic staff and graduate students access to the following:

• Monthly Core Curriculum Webinars
• The Hidden Handbook
• Guest Expert Webinars and Multi-Week Courses
• Library of All Prior Trainings
• Monday Motivator
• 14-Day Writing Challenges
• Dissertation Success Curriculum for Graduate Students
• Buddy Matching (by request)

Activate Your NCFDD Membership

Claim your WMUx Office of Faculty Development Sponsored Membership by completing the following steps:

1. Visit facultydiversity.org/join
2. Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Western Michigan University”
3. Select “Activate my Membership”
4. Complete the registration form using your WMU email address.
5. Check your WMU email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email.

Orientation Videos

Did you miss our NCFDD orientation sessions? No problem! Explore our archived videos below and hear from colleagues at WMU who have experience with NCFDD as they share their advice on how you can make the most of this professional development opportunity. 

Have questions or want to know more? Contact the WMUx Office of Faculty Development.

Online Learning Consortium is a global community of education and learning professionals, dedicated to providing resources to leaders, teachers, faculty, staff, and other learning professionals in higher education, K-12, and corporate organizations. OLC inspires innovation and quality through an extensive set of resources, including best-practice publications, quality benchmarking, leading-edge professional development, community-driven conferences, practitioner-based and empirical research, and expert guidance. Activate your membership to access live and on-demand webinars and other research and resources to support teaching and learning in online, hybrid, and blended learning spaces.

Activate Your OLC Membership

Claim your WMUx Instructional Design and Development team Sponsored Membership by completing the following steps:

1. Visit https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/
2. Select “Login”
3. Select “Create account” 
4. Enter your wmich.edu email in the “Enter your work email” box
5. Select “Continue”

Have questions or want to know more? Contact WMUx Instructional Design and Development.

Quality Matters is a global non-profit organization focused on the quality of online and hybrid education and innovative teaching and learning environments. Informed and reviewed by expert faculty, instructors, instructional designers and other education professionals, it is the industry standard when it comes to creating quality online courses and online support for in-person instruction. Create an account and sign up to attend a QM Success Story webinar, browse their event and livestreams recordings, or explore their research and resource materials.

Activate Your Quality Matters Membership

Claim your WMUx Instructional Design and Development team Sponsored Membership by completing the following steps:

1. Visit MyQM— www.qmprogram.org/myqm/
2. Input email address
3. Select “No, I am new here”
4. Select Sign In
5. Add your information and select Western Michigan University as your institution

Membership sustained through: WMUx Instructional Design and Development

Have questions or want to know more? The instructional design team is trained in applying the Quality Matters Higher Education rubric, can offer training in the application of the rubric, and would be happy to talk with you! Contact us today.

UPCEA is the only organization in North America focusing on the professional, continuing and online (PCO) education enterprise. For more than 100 years, UPCEA has served most of the leading public and private colleges and universities in North America. Based in Washington, D.C., UPCEA also builds greater awareness of the vital link between contemporary learners and public policy issues. 

The association serves its members and advances leadership in PCO education with innovative conferences and specialty seminars, research and benchmarking information, professional networking opportunities and timely publications. Examples of UPCEA benefits include: 

• Best Practices
• New & Emerging Models
• Peer Connections & Networking
• Actionable Research & Benchmarking
• Expertise & Resources
• Career-Building & Professional Development
• Conferences & Events (free and paid)

Activate Your UPCEA Membership

Claim your free WMUx Sponsored Membership by completing the following steps:

1. Visit the UPCEA Member Portal
2. Select “Create a User Account”
3. Input name, email address, and postal code.
4. Continue to Create your account by filling out organizational information. Be sure to search for Western Michigan University.
5. Fill out the rest of the account information and click next
6. You have been added to the WMU roster and can now take full advantage of your UPCEA membership

Want to know more? Contact us today.