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Dining Services partners with Invisible Need to expand food options

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… A sous chef in the Bernhard Center, he's been whipping up culinary creations at Western Michigan University for 12 … food that we make for them," he says. "Some students are away from home for the first time, and to be able to give … partnership is a wonderful solution where students are better fed and landfills contain less food waste." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58180

Graduate student research aims to streamline recycling

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… to encourage recycling on campus with a new placement and design of collection bins. Located in Brown Hall, the bins are … a bachelor's degree in psychology from WMU. "Mostly, it's a way to streamline recycling on campus," she says. "Removing … classroom and placing larger, all-inclusive bins in the hallway reduces the resources needed to collect waste while …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/580

Foster youth program seeks mentors for incoming students

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… help guide new students entering into WMU's foster youth support program this fall. Known as the Seita Scholars … skills to manage their lives in a more fulfilling way," Harris says. "I think I was able to do that, but what … with my family as they have developed, and also led me to better appreciate many of the things that I might consider …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/735

Business students take first place in ACG finance competition

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… Michigan Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth Cup Competition , winning a $5,000 cash prize. Drew Guinn of … won by WMU in 2010. "The ACG competition has been a great way to apply the classroom learning experience to real … from this class and competition." The ACG Competition is designed to give MBA students real world experiences and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/237

Art exhibit examines recovery from abuse

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… the trauma of sexual abuse and an artists' reception are upcoming at Western Michigan University's College of Health … was essential for artist M'Bwende Anderson. "Finding my way to forgiveness for my childhood-self was long overdue," … FIRE Place at Sindecuse Health Center, a resource and support center that addresses the issues of sexual assault …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1791

Rich palette of local artist on display at WMU

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… pleasure, explore emotions and provoke thoughts. "In this way," she says, "these works are both a vehicle and a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/103

Alumna transforms pain from spinal injury into works of art

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… of her [COLD+HOT] SERIES, which explores her ongoing struggle with neuropathic pain on the entire left side of her … pain. A goal of her artwork is to find a true, meaningful way of depicting the sensations she feels daily, both …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3697

Recent Webmail Plus upgrade introduces new email features

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… Recent Webmail Plus upgrade introduces new email features Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Upgrades to the Webmail Plus email system include a delayed … by when originally received and cannot be sorted any other way. Filter outgoing messages Filters may now be applied to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2879

Campus gathering to bid goodbye to Hoekje and Bigelow halls

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… In the coming months, both halls will be demolished to make way, in coming years, for new campus residence halls. … in Hoejke or Bigelow represented their first experience away from home. The two halls are part of what is known on … halls, with Henry Hall as the third component of that group. Their central campus location behind the Bernhard Center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7341

WMU wins 2013 diversity award from national publication

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… made thus far to establish an institutional culture that supports diversity and multiculturalism by fostering an … Transgender community. "We hope the HEED award serves as a way to honor those institutions of higher education that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10337