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Save Psychology at WMU

 
Signatures | Total: 985

 

# NameComments
51 Laura Methot, PhD
52 Koji TakeshimaI believe that the decision of elimination of clinical and industorial psychology will hurt not only WMU, but also the community that the future graduates will serve.
53 Erin Carey
54 Holly Warner
55 norman BraksickI cannot imagine deleting these programs in psychology. Your graduates are in high demand from both industry and consulting firms and you decide to delete a rather low cost program to The University. This is not a good decision for the established prestige of Western Michigan University. Norm Braksick Executive director of Foods Resource Bank. and former President of the Asgrow Seed Company
56 matthew porritt
57 Judi DeVoe
58 Erin Seligson PetscherIt would be among the worst decisions WMU could make to drop these programs.
59 Dr. Jason OttoThe classes in the I/O program were key in building my understanding of behavioral systems (as a BS, MA and PhD student). The well rounding I gained from the OBM graduate courses is very valuable in my work as a Behavior Analysis Director today. Having had the WMU I/O graduate courses also gives me a great sense of pride because it is so well known and respected, and the thought of closing either program for so-called lack of value is terrible and irrational. That is not the way I want to remember WMU.
60 Hui Ling Loh
61 Thorhallur Orn FlosasonMaster's student - I/O Psychology
62 Kendra Priest
63 Richard Seim
64 Scott LaTourAs both a recent graduate of WMU and a current grad. student, I cannot express just how integral keeping the Clinical and I/O programs is to maintaining the quality and integrity of Western Michigan University.
65 Michael Rubin
66 Carol HainesAs an alumna of Psychology's graduate program and recent retiree from the department, I was extremely dismayed to learn that the Clinical doctoral and the Industrial masters programs were slated for elimination. I appeal to the University to reconsider the decision to eliminate these two excellent programs.
67 Albert NealI strongly support the continuation of the doctorate program for clinical psycholoy and the master's program for industrial psychology. We need these programs!
68 Sheryl Lozowski-Sullivan
69 Kathryn Culig
70 Dennis SullivanPlease rethink your strategy about shutting down the I/O program.
71 Kim Seckinger-Bancroft
72 Katie Yarling
73 Jean Clore
74 Erick MarmolejoThe development of programs with such profound impact on their respective fields, the community at large, and the university takes years of careful stewardship. Please take the time to objectively evaluate these programs before undoing the lifetime of collective effort that has gone into building these institutions.
75 Amanda Ryan
76 Jessica Schultz
77 Joe Fischer
78 Suzanne Decker
79 Susan Hoberecht
80 Rita G. JohnsonAs the parent of current graduate students in your clinical psychology and industrial psychology programs, you will be making a mistake in eliminating these two from your curriculum
81 Allison JayThe impact that cancelling these programs would have is astronomical. It is a huge price for students, clients, families and Southwestern Michigan to pay!
82 Theresa Souza
83 Kimberly A. Collins
84 James Russell Terry, Ph.D.
85 Christie HoltWe need more, not less, qualified I/O Psych people!
86 Anonymous
87 Miranda Anzures
88 Arlen S. Rubin, D.C.
89 Fred SchroyerI have worked for CLG, the behavioral science consultancy, for 8 years, not as a psychologist, but as a writer. I have been privileged to write the company's history (which has intense WMU roots), and know that several of our "best & brightest" (e.g., Leslie (Wilk) Braksick) are WMU I/O grads. I know nothing of the reasons for canceling the program, and obviously they must be strong reasons to drive such a draconian action, but I am completely bewildered. Even from casual reading, it is evident that WMU offers the premiere I/O grad program. So, why on Earth are you closing it? And practically, where will my company, CLG, get its new "best & brightest"? There are other fine programs, but WMU, from what I know, is the top one. Please reconsider your action.
90 Karin Rubin
91 Sarah VerLee
92 Alicia Wolf-Lewis
93 Nicholas Weatherly
94 Melinda Sota
95 Emily Taylor
96 Sarah LechagoEliminating the I/O and Clinical programs are a terrible mistake that will impait the Behavior Analysis program in time, and the University overall. In addition, these programs provide very valuable services to Kalamazoo and surrounding communities.
97 Katherine Kennedy
98 Alison Moses
99 Eric Chubb
100 Susan Makdisi

 

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