City lifts boil water advisory; WMU precautionary measures continue

Continue to use bottled or boiled water in affected WMU buildings as Facilities Management flushes water systems and replaces drinking fountain filters. Advisory signs will be removed as each building is flushed. Signs, coverings or bags on drinking fountains and bottle-filling stations will be removed as filters are replaced and those fixtures are cleared for use.

See the latest campus operations update, which includes information on the move back toward more usual service at the dining centers.

Yanyu Ward

Faculty Specialist II in Chinese

Office: (269) 387-3001

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Location:

413 Sprau Tower, Mail Stop 5338

Mailing address:

World Languages and Literatures
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, 49008-5338

Office hours:

By Appointment

Education:

Ed. S., Educational Leadership, Western Michigan University, 2024
M.A.T., Secondary Education, Wayne State University, 2012
B.S., Urban Planning Management, Sichuan Normal University, 2005

Teaching Interests:

Proficiency-based Chinese language and culture
K-16 Chinese language immersion

Research Interests:

Chinese as a world language curriculum development
Proficiency assessment for Chinese as a first and second language

Creative Interests:

Baking

Bio:

Before her current role, she taught Chinese at Wayne State University and several public schools in the Metro Detroit area. She also co-developed a proficiency-based Chinese language and culture curriculum for Oakland Schools. Prior to teaching in the U.S., Yanyu worked as a translator in China.