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Trustees approve new three-year contract with AFSCME

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… during a special conference-call meeting Aug. 14 , Western Michigan University's Board of Trustees approved a new … in the new contract call for increases to employee share of health care premiums; changes to retiree health benefits for those with an initial hire date that is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26182

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in February

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… and needs to be re-embedded. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will offer numerous global engagement … Center for Community and Social Services in Dearborn, Michigan, and Alisa Perkins, WMU assistant professor of … and Inclusion Conference —9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Health and Human Services Building. The theme of this year's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37721

Trustees approve retirements of three faculty, three staff members

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… and three staff members were approved by the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees at its April 22 … D. Straube , associate professor of interdisciplinary health programs, effective March 11, 2015. Dr. Sherria D. … specialist I-professional specialist of interdisciplinary health programs, effective June 30, 2015. Change in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/25389

Trustees approve three-year contract with teaching assistants

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Acting at its July 8 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a new … 2016 for teaching assistants with one-half appointments. Health care payment restructuring to provide a $325 subsidy … elimination of the University's current contribution toward health care premiums for only those teaching assistants …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25540

WMU awarded $2 million grant to assist migrant students

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University has been awarded more than $2 million … only nine institutions in the country and among just two in Michigan to receive funding to implement CAMP. Michigan … participants with the comprehensive academic, financial, health counseling and support services migrant students will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1019

Sophia Julia Marvin obituary

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… by Deanne Puca on Sophia Julia Marvin , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died April 9 . She was 94. … entry. Memorial contributions may be made to Reverence Home Health & Hospice in Kalamazoo. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31803

WMU grad and instructor is named state's top teacher

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… Education announced May 18 that Laura Chang is the 2018-19 Michigan Teacher of the Year . Chang is a second-grade … of special education and literacy studies at Western Michigan University. The two-time WMU graduate learned of … Schools. "Preparing our young people to succeed in a healthy 21st-century economy is becoming increasingly more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47497

Free, public Study Abroad Fair is first step to journey of a lifetime

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… journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Western Michigan University students are invited to take their first … programs. Options include studying comparative health practices in the Netherlands, impacts of … including money received through the Kalamazoo Promise and Michigan Education Trust funds. Numerous scholarships also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18864

Anorexia, bulimia, death imagery next up in Ethics Center talk

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… will be under the microscope next week when the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in … communication from WMU with a focus on organizational and health communication. Her areas of research interest include … portrayal of the female body in popular media and holistic health approaches to body acceptance and spiritual growth. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14475

Welcome events for graduate students begin

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… Hall, home of the Graduate College KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University will welcome its graduate students back … University Libraries University Recreation Sindecuse Health Center and student insurance Miller Auditorium …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1430