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Accelerating Discovery: Research Annual Report 2018, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research Annual Reports

• Investing in students and research at WMU
• WMU central hub of national STEM work
• WMU postdoctoral fellow wins NSF award
• Aviation professor innovative in training the next generation of pilots
• Education researchers get $12.5 million grant for school leadership renewal
• WMU marketing students help Kalamazoo airport with digital makeover
• $1.8 million behavioral health grant impacts underserved in community
• Research works to save bats from deadly fungus
• Research that impacts the lives of women, children, and healthy pregnancies
• Gilmore Foundation grant provides new instruments to one-fifth of the Marching Band
• Understanding the ecosystem of the Interdunal Waters
• Senior helmet for detection …

Enhancing Diversity In Fye 2100 And Beyond, Everyone Counts Learning Community, Steve Palmer, Robyn Bowers

Diversity Learning Communities

The Problem: There is little doubt that meaningful in-class engagement with diversity issues leads to important educational outcomes for students (Antonio et el, 2004; Cole, 2007; Umbach & Kuh, 2006). The frequency of this engagement often depends on institutional climate, faculty discipline, and faculty socialization (Patton and Hannon, 2008).

Western Michigan University Magazine, Winter 2018, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• Student-Powered Clinical Care - By helping real patients with real problems, student practitioners in WMU’s Unified Clinics learn early in their education the power of their future professions.
• Clinics That Care - A collective of 10 outpatient clinics at WMU trains students, provides specialty care to thousands of patients annually and serves as an incubator for investigating therapeutic techniques
• ‘Holistic’ Hearing Help - A little girl gets the comprehensive care her parents learned about, and she finally hears with clarity
• She Returned to Serve - A clinic’s commitment to community drew alumna audiologist back to her academic home
• Trevor’s Story …

College Of Fine Arts 2017-18 Year In Review, College Of Fine Arts

College of Fine Arts Year in Review

• From the Dean's Desk - news and updates from Dean Daniel G. Guyette
• By the Numbers - numeric highlights from the 2017-18 academic year
• Milestone Moments - 10 defining events and memories from this dynamic year
• A Time for the Arts - a preview of the 2018-19 excitement that is just around the corner

Race And The Society For Historical Archaeology: Steps Toward Claiming An Anti-Racist Institutional Identity, Michael Nassaney

Diversity Learning Communities

Background:

Archaeologists, as social scientists and humanists, are well aware of the ways in which our personal and political lives influence our practice and vice versa. Since the 1980s archaeologists have paid increasing attention to the rationalization of the past and how white privilege, white supremacy, and racial hierarchy structured the material world. Yet less attention has been paid to how these conditions structure our practice. Since the discipline remains predominantly white, it follows that our practice supports and reproduces values, attitudes, conditions, and worldviews that privilege whiteness. If this compromises our discipline and makes us intellectually and emotionally …

Haworth College Of Business News (01/2018), Haworth College Of Business

Haworth College of Business News

• MAJOR GIFT FUNDS FINANCE CENTER
• THE BOTTOM LINE ON VENTURE CAPITAL
• RETAIL REINVENTION
• SAMPLES SHARES INSIGHTS INTO SUCCESS OF PROGRAMS
• CALL FOR CLASS NOTES

College Of Arts And Sciences Magazine: 2018, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• Arts and Sciences News
• A Deep Dive Into Freshwater Science and Sustainability
• A Life-Changing Scholarship
• Help a Bronco Experience the World Abroad
• Alumnus, Storyteller Brings American Legend to the Screen
• A Physics Approach to Stroke Rehabilitation

Connections, 01/2018, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• CHHS dean search underway
• College gathering volunteers for Day of Caring
• College plans retention activities to increase enrollment
• Blind alum interviewed about voice recognition technology
• Art installation at CHHS brings attention to hidden pain
• Now enrolling: KG Bound Kids

The Graduate Standard - 01/2018, Western Michigan University

Graduate College news

• News from the Western Michigan University Graduate College
• WMU Alumna Accepts Faculty Position at University of Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
• Damon Chambers, immediate past president of Western Michigan University Graduate Student Association elected president of the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students
• Graduate Students in Geography Program Map a Promising Future

Building An Understanding Of The Effects Of Power And Privilege On Human Development, Doris Ravotas Phd

Diversity Learning Communities

Introduction: Human development textbooks and courses traditionally address diversity and sociocultural influences on development but seldom are these points extended to an understanding of the role privilege and power plays in human development. Students (particularly privileged students) do not make this jump by themselves. This project was developed to explicitly extend an understanding of sociocultural influences to the major influence that privilege plays to build a general understanding about how power and privilege function in our society.

2013-14 Everyone Counts Learning Community On Race & Racism, Lewis Walker Institute For Study Of Race And Ethic Relations

Diversity Learning Communities

The Diversity and Multiculturalism Action Plan is the strategic plan for the University as it relates to diversity and inclusion. It aligns with the University Strategic Plan Goal #4: Ensure a diverse, inclusive, and healthy community. WMU President Bailey charged Dr. Warfield, Vice President for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, with leading a council to develop the DMAP. Over 75 WMU community members assisted in its development. It was adopted by the Board of Trustees in 2006. The DMAP defines terms such as diversity, multiculturalism, institutional bias, global, culture, and affirmative action so that our community has a shared …

Everyone Counts! Campus Project Online Learning Modules, Bryce Dickey

Diversity Learning Communities

Uses and Benefits of the Learning Modules:

• Designed to be used singly or as a package.
• Each can be "plucked" for various uses (e.g. classes, trainings, professional development).
• Do not require resources other than internet.
• Users can choose self-grading (assessment by quiz) or interactive (assessment by discussion or reflection paper).
• Available for use by the entire WMU community.

Feast Of Nations Dinner, Judith Gipper

Diversity Learning Communities

Goals of Feast of Nations Dinner:

1. Educate students about international cuisines.
2. Broaden the palates of WMU student to include flavor profiles that are authentic to the cuisine of the region.
3. Utilize fresh vegetables and other fresh, authentic and natural ingredients in the preparation of the dinner, such that the overall quality is that of fine dining.
4. Serve a memorable meal students will enjoy as part of their total experience as part of the WMU community.
5. Enhance the culinary skills of Dining Services. Gain confidence and excitement about preparing international cuisines such that international dishes are successfully added the dining menus. …

Arts & Sciences Enews: Winter 2018, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• English 1050 Intensive program gives first-year writing students a lifeline for success.
• Bell's Brewery partners with WMU, KVCC to offer internship in four key departments – quality, brewing, packaging and brewing innovation – over the course of one year.
• Michael Braun, master faculty specialist of Spanish, is winner of the Barbara Ort-Smith Award from the Michigan World Languages Association. It is the most prestigious distinction an educator in the field of world languages can receive in the state of Michigan.
• An unconventional journey: Just a few short years out of college, Kathryn Giroux (B.A. '13, Global and International Studies) has …

Business Magazine (2018), Haworth College Of Business

Haworth College of Business News

• Leadership, Identity and Culture
• Project Management
• Perspectives
• In the Spotlight
• Making a Difference
• Experiential Learning
• Focus on Faculty and Staff
• Student Success
• Celebrating Alumni and Friends
• Business Buzz
• Class Notes

Cds- Annual Performance Improvement Report 2017-18, College Of Health And Human Services

Center for Disability Services News

2017-18 Annual Performance Improvement Report

Cds- Annual Report 2018, College Of Health And Human Services

Center for Disability Services News

Annual Report

Cio Updates - 01/2018, Office Of Information Technology

Tech Talk

• Waldo Library Virtual Reality Lab
• Information Technology Acquisition Policy
• 3D Printing
• Ransomware
• Food for thought
• WMU public safety advisories
• Bulk emailing and spam
• Award winning video

Western Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• General Information
• Colleges
• Course Descriptions (by prefix)

Western Michigan University Magazine, Research Edition 2018, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• Future leaders in research start here Guided by world-class faculty scholars, WMU students are engaged in research that adds new knowledge and unique value to the world.

• On the edge of the unknown Biologists and their students are studying the communication habits of field sparrows, a species declining in its range.

• Urban living: An avian refuge? Cities may offer an unexpected oasis for some songbirds.

• The sitting specialists A WMU engineering lab’s specialties include ergonomics as well as product design and evaluation.

• Climate change and construction challenges Experts in the Georgeau Center study ways to build better in the face …

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Creating A Speech Choir: The Bounty Of Authentic Audience Experience For Students, Susan Redding Emel

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

For most students at my university, classroom experience alone was the choice for formally developing speaking skills. My idea was to provide students with recurring authentic audience experience, attending to the audience dimension outlined by Derryberry (1989) as a critical requirement of public speaking pedagogy. Through research, a new idea was proposed: Create a Speech Choir, combining talents of the students in one performance. Though it has elements of forensics, reader’s theater, choral reading, public speaking and more, it is not identical to any of these. As the team evolved, more pedagogical elements were added including service learning, attention to …

Journal Of Communication Pedagogy, Complete Volume, 2018

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

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Betty Kocher Memorial Tribute, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

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Alumni Unscripted: Lessons Learned From Wmu, Derondal Bevly

Haworth College of Business News

Blog Post by Alumni Unscripted

Cultivating Cultural Exchange: Improving University Study Abroad Programs, Katherine Crawford

Honors Theses

My affinity for culture, both foreign and domestic, has greatly shaped my life and future career path. As I have been frequently reminded, I did not take the “typical” exchange route. However, I accredit this atypical experience to my passion towards the subject. My first immersive cultural experience occurred during a yearlong, high school, Rotary led exchange to Bourges, France. Simply put, it changed my life. I encountered the culture first hand, accepting a new normal: bisous greetings, daily baguettes, and a well-structured hierarchy. Within six months, I considered myself fluent in the language. I lived with French families, was …

Western News, December 7, 2017, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: South Neighborhood to be redeveloped; Planning underway for annual MLK celebration; New web service makes finding funding opportunities easier; On Campus with with Bethany Gauthier.

Wmuk Campaign Message, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

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