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Assessing Student Leader Competencies, Lynnae Stankus
Assessing Student Leader Competencies, Lynnae Stankus
Academic Leadership Academy
This project consisted of creating an online survey for student leaders on campus. The survey was open for a period of one month, and 72 students participated in the survey. This study aimed to focus on student leadership competencies in Western Michigan University (WMU) student leaders, and to qualify their experiences.
Development And Implementation Of A Criminal History Review Policy, Amy Tuley
Development And Implementation Of A Criminal History Review Policy, Amy Tuley
Academic Leadership Academy
The intent of this project was to research, develop, and implement a criminal history policy for the School of Social Work. The Admissions Committee wanted to develop a policy that held to the integrity of the Social Work profession, while holding true to the Social Work values of self-determination and elimination of discrimination.
Creation Of A Custom Course Textbook For The Wmu First-Year Experience Seminar, Maleeka T. Love
Creation Of A Custom Course Textbook For The Wmu First-Year Experience Seminar, Maleeka T. Love
Academic Leadership Academy
Since the inception of the First-Year Seminar (FYS) course in 2005, there has been a desire to create a custom textbook. In the fall of 2009, a committee comprised of seminar faculty, staff and students began the planning process for creating a custom textbook for Western Michigan University’s First-Year Seminar. The FYS program will be fully prepared for a “full customization” textbook within the next two years.
Leg-Up: Helping Youth Apply Engineering, Tycho K. Fredericks, Steven E. Butt
Leg-Up: Helping Youth Apply Engineering, Tycho K. Fredericks, Steven E. Butt
Academic Leadership Academy
Leg-Up is a program that was designed to encourage youth to understand and apply math and engineering concepts they are taught in school. This program immerses middle school students in real world problem solving; it allows students to select a problem they deem important, and with the aid of mentors, determine a solution via the scientific method.
Scholarworks At Wmu, Maira Bundza
Scholarworks At Wmu, Maira Bundza
Academic Leadership Academy
This project is about the scholarly repository - ScholarWorks at WMU. ScholarWorks is an online open access repository for Western Michigan University's research, scholarly and creative output. ScholarWorks serves as a permanent digital archive for these materials, and is administered by University Libraries.
Western And You Parent/Family Academy, Shari Glaser
Western And You Parent/Family Academy, Shari Glaser
Academic Leadership Academy
The Western and YOU Parent/Family Academy is a newly created interactive classroom experience that took place during the 2011 Orientation program. It provided an opportunity for family members to experience (or re-experience) the classroom environment. The course offered a hands-on approach in educating our families to better understand and assist students through the transition of attending college.
A Qualitative Assessment Of Non-Traditional Graduate Student Cohort Experiences At A Wmu Regional Location, Amy Routhier
A Qualitative Assessment Of Non-Traditional Graduate Student Cohort Experiences At A Wmu Regional Location, Amy Routhier
Academic Leadership Academy
Objective: Evaluate the non-traditional graduate student cohort program experience (marketing, competition, decision-making process, and student services) at a WMU regional location and provide recommendations for the program that will result in increased satisfaction and program enrollment.