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Efforts to boost registration, early voting ramping up on WMU campus
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… vote early. That’s the message from WeVote , a nonpartisan organization at Western Michigan University … 2018 midterm elections, for instance, WMU student-voter turnout was 34.5% among those registered . WeVote hopes to … there are these barriers about address and registering and knowing how that process works and sort of getting in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61321
Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities
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… has blossomed at Western Michigan University. "I don't know what my life would have been like if I didn't have the … experience with already volunteering with El Concilio, a nonprofit organization in Kalamazoo serving the Hispanic … relate to those students because I was a student who struggled. I was in the bottom 10% of my class through …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67907
Community values focus of Heritage Hall grand opening
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… values focus of Heritage Hall grand opening Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The grand opening event will feature … and two succeeding days of tours are expected to attract thousands of area residents eager to be among the first to tour …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27910
WMU and WMU Cooley Innocence Project garner $418,000 grant
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… WMU and WMU Cooley Innocence Project garner $418,000 grant Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU-Cooley Innocence Project Director Marla …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27269
New collaborative home for student organizations at Western encourages engagement, boosts belonging
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… It's just so cool to be in a space that other people will know about," says Cori Osterman , editor-in-chief of the … of the RSOs are in one space and we can talk to each other. Not only does it give us more visibility, but as student media, we can now showcase everything that everyone else is doing." "I …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72511
Town hall meeting, letters to homes key parts of compensation rollout
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… to homes key parts of compensation rollout Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Campuswide town hall … letters will outline the individual's annual salary or hourly pay rate, job title and pay grade in the new …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23700
Math and science experts chosen for teaching fellowship program
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… chosen for teaching fellowship program Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fellowship program places … rural schools. KALAMAZOO—The third class of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellows , … They are amazing people, and they will change tens of thousands of lives." W.K. Kellogg Foundation The W.K. Kellogg …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8125
Bin there, done that — student's research optimizes recycling
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… pull." Newell, which has a location in WMU's Business Technology and Research Park, wanted data to support the optimum … contaminated, you have to throw it out," says DeBoef, who now works in WMU's Facilities Management Department as … Research Turske and his team of researchers spent a year digging through trash to examine recycling habits in Wood …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52646
WMU student recruiting and orientation captivating from afar
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… and orientation captivating from afar Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Milachristine Jao, Western Michigan … so is a cinch, thanks to virtual campus tours featuring panoramic views of key campus components. Other …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59384
Cooley Law is now Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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… Cooley Law is now Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Both schools' accrediting bodies … areas of potential in which an affiliation could have the biggest impact. Preliminary discussions have revealed a number …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18003