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WMU rolls out personalized well-being platform to help students harness their power to thrive, succeed and matter

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… barriers or difficulties. The resources it linked to, like mental health and Counseling Services , those kinds of things aren't always top of mind when you're struggling, and to have them right there as a reminder that they … Smart and the understanding that many college students struggle with anxiety, depression and feelings of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62074

WMU takes action to advance racial justice

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… Examples of that work can be found through entities like our Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and … New workshops on power privilege and identity, microaggressions and cultural humility: The Office of Diversity …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61328

Anthropology professor emeritus receives State History Award for Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

College of Arts and Sciences

… the gap between the academic and public communities.” Digging into the history of The City of Four Flags Beginning … Bend, who suggested in the 1970s and 1980s that the fort likely stood on the east bank of the river in Niles. … at the Fort St. Joseph Museum in Niles. “This work is more like archeologist as detective than it is archeologist as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70260

Student Recreation Center reopens with safety precautions in place

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… facility and expected to be used often. Certain activities, like the climbing wall, will remain closed until they are … arrive someplace new, that isolation can begin to feel bigger.” “To feel connected and that sense of belonging here …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61100

Donation helps WMU foster entrepreneur success in Kalamazoo community

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… Ndao-Brumblay says local librarians and book store owners—like Joanna Parzakonis , co-owner of Bookbug in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55256

WMU, Kalamazoo Valley sign agreement leading to smoother degree path for students

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… of 10 Broncos get jobs quickly in their field in jobs they like. About Kalamazoo Valley Kalamazoo Valley Community …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70502

Early childhood educator appointed board president of Kalamazoo County Ready 4s

College of Education and Human Development

… build relationships with early childhood education experts, like Nelson. In February 2011, KCR4s was launched and … as the new board president."    Program Benefits The biggest benefit of the program for most families is the … 1 percent. Preliminary estimates from the  KCR4s  program suggest that there will be large test score increases of up to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72088

Professor transforming aviation education using augmented reality

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… leading-edge innovation in higher education. "Technologies like this bring forth a new medium for aviation training, a … create mixed reality aviation simulations," Brown says. "Unlike other advanced technologies, HoloLens is intuitive and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/45008

Two faculty honored with Fulbright opportunities

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… and their speakers with an open mind. I may not talk like you, but I must recognize that your language is also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64292

Exemplars of engaging education honored with Distinguished Teaching Award

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… how he regularly shows me what excellence in teaching looks like," says  Dr. Ashlyn Kuersten , a colleague in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/whitney-decamp-timothy-palmer-dee-sherwood-named-2024-distinguished-teaching