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Eleven incoming students earn $60,000 Foundation Scholarships
News
… performance and demonstrated financial need. They are part of WMU's mix of top scholarship programs for beginning students . This year's Foundation Scholars were selected from a pool of more than 100 applicants. To be eligible for the award, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32204
Upjohn Center Open Houses
Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change
… Center Open Houses The W.E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change at Western Michigan University: … digital collections. Conducts research in the development of high definition maps and their use in promotion of geography as a critical discipline. GeoChange/HDReAM …
https://wmich.edu/geographicalchange/open-house
WMU honored for diversity, inclusion efforts for fifth year in a row
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… that focuses on diversity in higher education. WMU was one of 80 institutions from around the nation named an annual … each year since 2013. "The HEED Award process consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application that includes … questions relating to the recruitment and retention of students and employees—and best practices for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42545
All things Russian to highlight 20th annual Russian Festival
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… costumes. This year's festival will feature a series of humanities lectures and poetic readings in addition to … Speakers will include Victor Afanasenko , president of the Chamber of Commerce of Pushkin, Russia; U.S. Rep. Fred Upton ; …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28235
Spindler Policies
Housing and Residence Life
… themselves in a manner that does not infringe on the rights of others or interfere with the educational functions of Western Michigan University. The Community Living … and also identifies the rights and responsibilities of residents. Spindler students deserve to live in an …
https://wmich.edu/housing/spindler-policies
Giving
CoreKids
… was initiated in 2006 with funds from the Department of Energy. We are currently seeking funds to help continue the current level of services and develop future projects, detailed below. … staff salaries; expenses for creation and maintenance of displays and new instructional materials; purchase of …
https://wmich.edu/corekids/giving
Geography alumnus successfully navigates detours on road to career
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… Erin Flynn on A post-graduation activity report reveals 94% of 2018-19 WMU graduates are actively employed or pursuing … in his field. "We got to test out a new method of data analysis which had never been done before, so that part was really awesome." A mosaicked image comprised of six satellite images that Taylor used to assess the tree …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58014
WMU journalism project presents perspectives on guns
College of Arts and Sciences
… perspectives on guns The spring capstone reporting class of the WMU journalism program exhibited their reporting … with Kalamazoo-area residents accompanied by portraits of each source. The interviews focused on each individual’s … came through the exhibit on Friday, June 3. “The goal of the series was to explore the variety of experiences and …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news-art-hop
Researchers explore human-robot communication with Pepper, a humanoid robot
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… University are gaining insight into their knowledge of human-robot interactions with a new, glistening … Meet Pepper , a humanoid robot that reads the emotions of people it meets and reacts to their moods using its … it uses to play games and respond personally to the mood of the moment. Pepper was brought to WMU in late July …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42083
Newly revamped Western Wellness effort takes fitness and well-being to new heights
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… (not verified) on Western Wellness has organized a number of fitness-related activities on campus. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Be … Western Wellness program and improve the well-being of University employees. To broaden its appeal and extend well-being to all WMU employees, Western Wellness offers a wide variety of programs and services throughout …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32843