College of Education and Human Development Ph.D in counseling psychology reaccredited The education college’s Doctor of
in Michigan. Reaccreditation for the
Philosophy in Counseling Psychology
maximum seven-year period indicates
has earned seven more years of
full compliance with the profession’s
accreditation by the Commission
accepted standards for the highest level
on Accreditation of the American
of psychological training.
Psychological Association.
now will remain accredited through
The doctorate in Counseling
2019. It is offered by the Department
It is the only APA-accredited doctoral
Psychology has been continuously
of Counselor Education and
program in counseling psychology
accredited by the APA since 1993 and
Counseling Psychology.
College of Arts and Sciences
Haworth College of Business
Grad student wins renowned creative writing fellowship
Student marketing team takes first place in national competition
Traci D. Brimhall, a doctoral student
national marketing competition.
in WMU’s creative writing poetry program, is one of 40
The students won the EdVenture Partners’ Jobs for America’s Graduates Scholastic Achievement Award Challenge in Washington, D.C., continuing a
people nationwide
tradition of strong showings in the event over the past several years.
to be awarded with
WMU has participated in the EdVenture Partners National Case Study
a 2013 National
Competitions since 2005, placing in the top 10 nationally each year.
Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship.
A team of nine advertising and promotion students clinched the top award in a
The team included fall graduates Paige Moyer, Aaron Coney, Rachel Dudley, Jon Brimhall
Burns, JoeTaylor, Becca Wilson, Kristin Robarge, Ashleigh Cipta and Jenna Grodecki.
As a fellowship recipient, Brimhall
The students participated in the competition as a part of their fall 2012 capstone
was awarded a $25,000 cash prize.
work for the Integrated Marketing Communications Campaigns course. They
“The acknowledgement of my work
were advised by Dr. JoAnn Atkin, associate professor of marketing.
is great,” she says. “But there are so
College of Health and Human Services
many other deserving people who didn’t get an award. I’m very grateful.” More than 1,100 people applied for the fellowship. The fellowships are among 832 grants totaling $23.3 million through the NEA’s Art Works funding program. Non-profit arts organizations in 47 states and in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico received grants along with the 40
Online occupational therapy journal publishes inaugural issue The first issue
The journal was made possible
of the Open
through generous philanthropic
Journal of
support. Part of a $2 million gift
Occupational
from Kalamazoo residents Frederic
Therapy was
(Fred) W. Sammons and Dr. Barbara
published in
A. Rider to the Department of
the fall.
Occupational Therapy was set
This WMU
aside for innovative projects like the journal.
creative writing fellowships, totaling
Department of Occupational Therapy
$1 million.
peer-reviewed quarterly publication is
Articles in the journal will include
the first open-access online journal in
topics of quantitative and qualitative
the profession. Its mission is to publish
applied research, practice and
high-quality articles that focus on
technological guidelines, opinions
applied research, practice and education
within the profession, topics in
in the occupational therapy field.
education and letters to the editor.
Brimhall is the only writer in Michigan to receive an individual artist grant; however, many arts organizations in the state received grants.
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