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WMU awards recognize diversity and inclusion efforts
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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will recognize campus efforts toward … winner. The Diversity and Inclusion Committee at Sindecuse Health Center has assessed and improved the environment, the … and the professional development of employees at the health center. Formed in spring 2014, the committee has …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30039
School of Environment, Geography, and Sustainability reimagines environmental education and scholarship at WMU
College of Arts and Sciences
… Geography, and Sustainability , would like to make Western Michigan University the first-choice school for students … becoming a department chair. He joined the staff at Western Michigan University as department chair of geography in … that impact living conditions—including those resulting in health inequities such as racial disparities in maternal and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73665
WMU earns seventh consecutive Tree Campus USA designation
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU was one of two Michigan universities to be recognized as a Tree Campus in the program's inaugural year. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University has earned its seventh consecutive Tree … as helps colleges and universities establish and sustain healthy community forests. WMU was one of 29 U.S. colleges …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22470
Ten staffers honored for outstanding service
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Ten Western Michigan University staff members were honored as … and Student Employment Services Joe VanDerBos , Sindecuse Health Center About the program The Make a Difference Award …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28926
Improving quality of life, enhancing degenerative disease detection
W Magazine
… associate professor of physical therapy in the College of Health and Human Services as well as a neuroscientist, his … marginalized and underserved populations and affordable health care. Artificial intelligence has allowed him to ramp … response with very simple changes in life such as exercise, healthier diet or relief of stress.” With AI cracking open …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71792
The philosophy of grief
College of Arts and Sciences
… Now as an associate professor of philosophy at Western Michigan University, she’s applying her expertise in social … to connect her expertise in grief to policy and public health fields. “How could I work with people in these …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-atkins
Trustees approve retirements of 7 faculty, 12 staff members
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… members and 12 staff members were approved by the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees at its June 10 … of physician assistant and of integrative holistic health and wellness, 27 years, effective Dec. 31, 2014. Dr. … , faculty specialist II–lecturer of human performance and health education, effective Aug. 20, 2014. The change in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16681
WMU trustees approve 2019-20 tuition rates
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… by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.-- The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has approved a … as well as investments in programming for student mental health needs and resources dedicated to Title IX. The budget … 2019-20 state allocation will be, as the state of Michigan has not passed its own budget. In the past, the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/54096
Richard F. Raklovits obituary
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… Richard F. Raklovits , associate professor emeritus of health, physical education and recreation, died Nov. 21, … now named the Department of Human Performance and Health Education. He also served as an assistant football …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45100
Services, programs at WMU highlighted during LBGT Pride Month
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… students talks at Kalamazoo Pride. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In West Michigan and across the country, members and allies of the … be who you were always meant to be," says Western Michigan University student Chris Mattix . From Fall Fab … requirements for the WMU Signature Program. Sindecuse Health Center offers gender-affirming care for transgender …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53968