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Save the date for Fall Convocation

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… convocation features an awards presentation and the State of the University Address, as well as talks and workshops … year, all activities are taking place on the second floor of the Bernhard Center. Some of the University's highest-performing employees will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40724

Jianping Shen

Education Leadership, Research and Technology

… Jianping Shen Jianping Shen Professor of Educational Leadership, and Evaluation, Measurement and Research Co-Director of the Wallace Foundation Grant Office (269) 387-3887 Send …

https://wmich.edu/leadership/directory/shen

WMU trustees to discuss presidential compensation

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A special conference call meeting of the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has been slated for 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18 , to discuss the compensation of WMU President John M. Dunn . The session, which is open …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29169

Decoration Displays and Christmas Trees

Environmental Health and Safety

… As the holiday season approaches we experience the practice of erecting decorations, displays, and Christmas trees.  In an attempt to provide an environment free of fire hazards for faculty, staff, students, and visitors … on the Western Michigan University campus: • Decorations of any type shall be of such materials that they will not …

https://wmich.edu/ehs/policies/decorations

Nepalese government official to address 'kafala' system in WMU talk

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… Nepalese government official to address 'kafala' system in WMU talk Submitted by … system known as kafala, effectively a modern-day form of slavery practiced in various Gulf and Middle East Islamic states, will be examined when a leading government official from Nepal visits the Western Michigan University …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19686

Jazz performance will feature digital processing and live electronics

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… University's Advanced Jazz Ensemble and composition professor Christopher Biggs will perform at at 7:30 p.m. … composed by its members, and it has written that which offers Biggs the opportunity to interact with the group's works and improvisations, adding his rich tapestry of sounds and scope to the ensemble. Bullock Music …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44820

Economics, Chinese language profs snag Light Center research grants

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… Economics, Chinese language profs snag Light Center research grants Submitted by Anonymous … Dr. C. James Hueng and Dr. Xiaojun Wang are the recipients of the fourth annual Timothy Light Center for Chinese … project and publication. About the projects Hueng, a professor of economics, will undertake a project titled …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22386

David Sedaris to perform at Miller Auditorium

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… wit and incisive social critiques, Sedaris is the author of "Barrel Fever" and "Holidays on Ice," as well as collections of personal essays, "Naked," "Me Talk Pretty One Day," … title became an immediate bestseller, and the audio version of "Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls" is a Grammy Award …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19747

Employees Make a Difference in 2014

College of Arts and Sciences

… Make a Difference in 2014 On Monday, April 14, two College of Arts and Sciences employees were honored during the … for their outstanding accomplishments and daily investment of energy and creativity. Mary Lou Brooks, office coordinator for the Department of Geography and Tammi …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/make-difference-spring2014

Three rare campus trees named state champions

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… Registry, measures a dwarf hackberry tree. KALAMAZOO—One of Western Michigan University's 29  dwarf hackberry trees … That news came March 14 after Andrew Sawyer , the state's official representative for the National Big Tree Registry, measured three of the largest dwarf hackberrys discovered so far on campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14820