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February 2017 News Items, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• WMU celebrates research, diversity and global engagement
• Professor wins prestigious Japanese literary prize for poetry

Cto Updates - 02/2017, Office Of Information Technology

Tech Talk

• Attention supervisors of student employees
• Survey policy
• Online computer training update
• Two IT staff members retire
• Homepages update
• Did you know?

Statement On President Trump's Immigration Executive Order, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order banning all immigration from seven predominantly Muslim nations. Although I was away from campus over the weekend to attend a family function, I spent the past two days carefully monitoring the news and the implications for Western Michigan University and our students.

Michigan Student Financial Aid Association, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

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Hall Of Fame Tribute To Dr. John Hubert Dunn, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

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Western News, January 26, 2017, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Rinvelt; Bolger to lead governing board, Businessman’s estate gift benefits multiple unit, WMU postgrad data shows 92 percent find swift success, NEH grant aiding first-generation college students, Emeriti Council awards $10,000 in book scholarships for spring semester, On Campus with Jim Hilliker, Nonresident undergraduate tuition sharply decreased

Updates In Academic Affairs: 01/24/2017, Office Of The Provost And Vice President Of Academic Affairs

Updates in Academic Affairs

• Haenicke Institute administrator to serve as its interim leader
• Staff, faculty can now access online training for higher ed professionals
• Spring Convocation is set for Feb. 17

Mlk Higher Education Open House Welcome, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

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Western News, January 12, 2017, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Governor appoints two new WMU trustees, Product design program is object of $3 million gift, WMU employee wins regional United Way sweepstakes, College of Aviation’s gift-giving elves still flying high, New appointments to key leadership positions announced, On Campus with Sheneeka Skinner, Time to review winter weather policies; procedures

Notes From The Editor, Zahra Ameli Renani

The Hilltop Review

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The Hilltop Review, Vol 9, No 1. Fall 2016

The Hilltop Review

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Updates In Academic Affairs: 01/10/2017, Office Of The Provost And Vice President Of Academic Affairs

Updates in Academic Affairs

• New semester offers several professional development opportunities
• Workplace violence prevention workshops slated
• Learn to be a better LBGT ally through Safe on Campus training
• Gold Gatherings on tap for spring semester

President's Perspective (Jan. 2017), John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

The spring semester is upon us, and with the dizzying speed of events over the past few weeks, this promises to be an action-packed semester that unfolds quickly. It will be a period of change, growth, accomplishment, thoughtful analysis and celebration.

• A season for the history books
• Cotton Bowl experience a huge plus for University
• Athletic success not confined to football
• The semester ahead
• Post Graduation Success

The Reciprocal Relationship Between Art And Occupational Therapy Practice, Jennifer Fortuna

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Susan Burwash, Ph.D., OTR/L, an occupational therapy professor and artist based in Washington State, provided the cover art for the Winter 2017 issue of the Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT). The featured piece contains Professor Burwash’s signature fauxpals, lampwork glass beads made from molten glass and pure silver foil. Art creates balance between traditional medicine and personal medicine, those meaningful activities that give life purpose. Professor Burwash’s personal medicine is making beautiful things that can be given away.

Generation Y Health Professional Students’ Preferred Teaching And Learning Approaches: A Systematic Review, Caroline Mary Hills, Tracy Levett-Jones, Samuel Lapkin, Helen Warren-Forward

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Generation Y or Millennials are descriptors for those born between 1982 and 2000. This cohort has grown up in the digital age and is purported to have different learning preferences from previous generations. Students are important stakeholders in identifying their preferred teaching and learning approaches in health professional programs. This study aimed to identify, appraise, and synthesize the best available evidence regarding the teaching and learning preferences of Generation Y health professional students. The review considered any objectively measured or self-reported outcomes of teaching and learning reported from Generation Y health professional student perspectives. In accordance with a previously published …

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

Center for Disability Services News

Overall Report

College Of Arts And Sciences: State Of The College 2017, Carla M. Koretsky

College of Arts and Sciences news

State of the College presented by Dr. Carla M. Koretsky, Dean on the College of Arts and Sciences.

College Of Arts And Sciences Magazine: 2017, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• WMU’s New President
• Arts and Sciences Fulbright Scholars
• Sports Media Students Work With ESPN3
• Interns Strike Gold at Michigan State Capitol and Beyond
• The Kalamazoo Autism Center, One Year Later
• Dr. Jim Olson, B.S. ‘84, Advances Cancer Treatment Through Scorpion Venom
• Dr. Jeffrey Angles Wins Japan’s Most Prestigious Prize for Literature
• Bringing Students One Step Closer to Graduation
• Unexpected Award Benefits Nearly 100 Students
• Geology and Mineral Museum to Undergo Renovation
• Congratulations to the 2016 Honorees

Business Magazine (2017), Haworth College Of Business

Haworth College of Business News

• Change and Transition
• Perspectives
• In the Spotlight
• Imagine the Possibilities
• Innovative Businesses
• Focus on Faculty and Staff
• Student Entrepreneurs
• Celebrating Alumni and Friends
• Meaningful Experiences
• Class Notes

Discovery: Research Annual Report 2017, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research Annual Reports

• Center for Research on Instructional Change in Postsecondary Education (CRICPE)
• The Office of the Vice President Initiated a New Program - Undergraduates Discover Discovery
• NSF Career Award Winners - Fahad Saeed, Elena Litvinova, and Wendy Beane
• Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors Focus on Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
• Faculty Scholar Award
• From Invention to Commercialization
• External Funding
• WMed Research Activities
• Undergraduate Research Excellence Award Recipients
• Support for Faculty Scholars Award
• Graduate Student Research and Travel Grants
• External Awards to Faculty and Staff
• Research and Creative Activities Poster Day - Graduate Student Participant Winners
• Technology Development Fund Awards
• Faculty Research and Creative …

Connections, 01/2017, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• WMU well-represented in AOTA's 100 Influential People list
• Lecture, conference set tone for ongoing community conversation
• 2017 Interprofessional Education Expo
• AHEC winter 2016 newsletter
• HHS on Social Media
• WMU well-represented in AOTA's 100 Influential People list
• Lecture, conference set tone for ongoing community conversation
• Interprofessional Education Expo at CHHS

Geosciences Newsletter - 2017, Department Of Geosciences

Geological and Environmental Sciences News

Vol. 10, No. 1

• Greetings from the Chair
• Faculty and Staff Roster
• Faculty Updates
• Hydrogeology Field Course and Hydrogeology Certificate
• Notes from Field Mapping Course
• CoreKids
• Michigan Geological Survey
• MGRRE—Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education
• Distinguished Alumni Award
• Advisory Council
• Endowments and Corporate Donors
• Individual Donors and Grants
• Student Scholarships and Awards
• Department Publications
• Graduate Student Updates
• New Graduate Students
• Geology Club
• AAPG
• SEG
• Department Photos

Family And Consumer Sciences 2017 Newsletter, College Of Education And Human Development

Family and Consumer Sciences News

• A Message from the Chair
• Dietetics
• Family Sciences
• Fashion Merchandising and Design
• Food Service Operations and Sustainability
• Interior Design
• Workforce Education and Development
• Awards and Recognition Ceremony
• Faculty Publications
• Giving

College Of Fine Arts 2016-17 Year In Review, College Of Fine Arts

College of Fine Arts Year in Review

• From the Dean's Desk- News, notes and updates from Dean Daniel G. Guyette
• By the Numbers- Numeric highlights from the 2016-17 academic year
• Milestone Moments- defining events and memories from this dynamic year
• A Time for the Arts- A preview of the 2017-18 excitement that is just around the corner

College Of Arts And Sciences: Winter 2017, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• Through a statewide effort called Michigan Gateways to Completion, WMU is aiding students who typically struggle in biology, chemistry, math, physics and psychology.
• WMU professor’s new book examines how U.S. women voted in elections following suffrage.
• The Tandem Traveler: Dan Sundberg (Ph.D. ’15, Behavior Analysis) and Lisa Sickman (M.A. ’13, Behavior Analysis) are the brains behind the Tandem Traveler, a California-based tech start up that teaches foreign languages for the purpose of travel.
• The Mohammad Hossein Yassaman (B.A. ’77, Economics; M.A. ’78, Operations Research) Endowment for Chemistry, established by Hashem (M. A. ’88, Chemistry) and SuzAnne Akhavan-Tafti, will support a …

January, 2017, Global News, Haenicke Institute

Global News

• WMU Welcomes Over 100 International Students at International Student Orientation and Registration Program
• Take Advantage of global engagement opportunities this month
• Partner visits and an alumni reunion focus of recent delegation in Japan
• Chicago meetings bolster international partnerships

The Graduate Standard - 01/2017, Western Michigan University

Graduate College news

• Dean's Message
• Alumni Spotlight
• College Spotlight
• Student Spotlight

Lee Honor College News – 2017, Lee Honors College

Lee Honors College News

A collection of web news from Lee Honors College from 2017.

2017- The Beacon, Lee Honors College

Lee Honors College News

• A message from the Dean
• In the Spotlight
• Lyceum Lecture Series
• Homecoming Medallion Reunion
• Graduation
• Medallion Scholars
• Bright Inspirations
• Class Notes

Cds- Annual Performance Improvement Report 2016-17, College Of Health And Human Services

Center for Disability Services News

Annual Performance Improvement Report