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March 28, 2024

Book Club Discussion - Healing Grounds

Virtual (Zoom): Book Healing Grounds, with Allen Webb

The Book – Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming by Liz Carlisle

Date: Thursday, Mar. 28
Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm

March 29, 2024

WMU Student Sustainability Summit

The third annual WMU Student Sustainability Summit

The Summit is taking shape and will be held in person on WMU’s campus. Stay tuned for location, time, format, and target audience. The Summit is planned and operated each year by the 2020 cohort of Lee Honors College Medallion Scholars.

Date: Friday, Mar. 29
Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm

Custer Speaker Series

Join Mitsuaki Tanabe from Nihon University in Japan as he presents "Microgravity, a Powerful Tool to Understand Combustion." This talk will focus on Tanabe's research pursuits and challenges within combustion dynamics, encompassing areas such as combustion instability, spontaneous ignition and detonation transitions prevalent in rocket combustors and automotive internal combustion engines. The event is open to the public and snacks will be

Date: Friday, Mar. 29
Time: 1:30pm
Location: D-115 Floyd Hall

Reading Party!

Need an incentive to do some reading? Come to Zhang Legacy Collections Center on Friday afternoons this spring and join others for two hours of quiet reading in a beautiful space. 

Date: Friday, Mar. 29
Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Reading Room, Zhang Legacy Collections Center

April 1, 2024

Custer Speaker Series

Join WMU alumnus Dr. David Gonzalez, B.S.E.'03, M.S.E.'05, as he presents "Uncovering Fundamental Aerodynamics Enabling the Future Naval Aviation Force."  Dr. Gonzalez serves as the director for the naval air platforms division at the Office of Naval Research. The event is open to the public and snacks will be provided.

Learn more: Custer Speaker Series.

Date: Monday, Apr. 1
Time: 1:00pm
Location: D-132 Floyd Hall

April 2, 2024

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How Sex Shapes Governance and National Security Worldwide

Valerie Hudson, George H.W. Bush Chair and professor of international affairs in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, gives the 2024 Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture hosted by the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society. The title of the talk is “The First Political Order: How Sex Shapes Governance and National Security Worldwide.”

Date: Tuesday, Apr. 2
Time: 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: 2213 Student Center

April 3, 2024

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Let's Get Moving Walking Group

Connect with fellow Broncos with 30 min walks

Reduce stress and improve your mood with these 30-minute outdoor walks
All WMU students, faculty and staff are welcome to participate in the walking group. Sign up through ExperienceWMU. 

 

Wednesday, March 20

Meet at Sangren first floor main lobby stairwell.

Date: Wednesday, Apr. 3
Time: 10:00am to 10:30am
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How to Overcome Disabling Thoughts

In this EQ workshop, participants will identify disabling thoughts, develop resilience to these thoughts, and apply positive psychology. The session is based on a 6-hour Brain Potential Webinar by Jaime Kurtz, PhD.
Facilitated by:
Darby Fetzer, Holtyn & Associates

Date: Wednesday, Apr. 3
Time: 11:30am to 12:15pm
Location: 3016 Student Recreation Center

Climate Change: Impacts on the Lake Michigan Region and Legal Update

Seminar with Elizabeth (Joy)Guscott-Mueller and David G. Mueller, organized by the League of Women Voters of Kalamazoo Area.

Come learn about Climate Change and its impact on water resources and the Lake Michigan Region as well as what the future holds for the region as a result of recent court cases and federal legislation.

Date: Wednesday, Apr. 3
Time: noon to 1:00pm
Location: Lounge WMU Lee Honors College

Introduction to Data Analysis Using Excel

Join data librarian Daria Orlowska in a live demonstration of combining, organizing and analyzing data. This hands-on workshop will use actual datasets with step-by-step instructions that you can begin applying right away to your projects, so don't miss out! Register today.

Date: Wednesday, Apr. 3
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Multipurpose Room 1070, First Floor, Waldo Library
Title of book: Unshrinking, part of the Ethics Center's Ethics Between the Lines book club series

Book Club: Unshrinking

Noa Dahan, a part-time instructor in the Department of Philosophy, will lead the discussions of Unshrinking (2024) by Kate Manne. Manne highlights fatphobia as a social justice issue that has received insufficient attention.

Date: Wednesday, Apr. 3
Time: 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: 3014 Moore Hall

April 4, 2024

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