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Registration underway for free Chinese culture workshops
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… and raised in Beijing, the capital city of China. Growing up in a traditional Chinese family, she learned to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19723
Countywide Earth Day celebration set for April 20
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… a home more energy efficient to banding together to clean up a neighborhood river or write letters to governmental … officially observed each year on April 22 with events that support the environment and raise awareness for the … organized by the Kalamazoo Earth Day Committee with major support from WMU's Western Student Association and Office for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52948
Think Big initiative shifts from thought to action
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… only about a quarter of a public university's budget is supported by the state—the rest comes from tuition and fees. … people have participated in various town hall sessions, design groups and surveys since November 2018. "This is not … dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, works with her design group. Now that they have direction and the "Big Idea" …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57294
Pact with WMU puts Aquinas students on fast track to master’s degrees
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… degree in as little as five years. The two institutions signed a cooperative agreement Feb. 20 in Grand Rapids … a bachelor’s degree to start working on a graduate degree. Signing ceremony participants included, from left: (seated) … apply them toward a WMU master’s degree. Of the 12 credits, up to six non-entry-level undergraduate credits can be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52249
WMU administration to launch employee engagement survey
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… Survey, this confidential, online questionnaire is designed to gather input specifically from employees. The … Teaching Assistants Union. About 3,800 people in those groups will receive an email invitation March 18 from … and satisfaction data. A survey website has been set up to explain the project and share information about …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52385
LBGT office celebrates 30 years of inclusion, diversity on campus
W Magazine
… Office of LBGT Student Services that was broadcasted and supported,” says Kilgore, who remembers seeing the Out at … who complete three hours of training get a door sign to display in their campus living or work space. The … program also fulfill some pathway requirements for the WMU Signature Program. Sindecuse Health Center offers …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57382
Trustees approve new three-year faculty contract
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… a 2.25 percent salary increase. In addition, a research supplement of 1 percent becomes effective in Jan. 1, 2018 , and another 1 percent research supplement is effective Jan. 1, 2019. The final year of the … of the agreement include changes to the health care plan design, leave changes that include up to six weeks of paid …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42775
Faculty awarded prestigious Fulbright fellowships for global research and teaching opportunities
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… Dr. Stephen Covell Dr. Stephen Covell Covell is wrapping up his second Fulbright scholarship, which has taken him to … education. Covell plans to teach both courses at Western upon his return. In addition to teaching, Covell has been … engaged southwest Michigan. These initiatives include designing and promoting scholarship and academic …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/url-2025-fulbright-fellowships-awarded-stephen-covell-chien-juh-gu
Learning across the globe in WMU's College of Arts and Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
… study. “The College of Arts and Sciences is incredibly supportive of study abroad programs, encouraging their … peoples and cultures, more compassionate about their struggles, more sensitive to other people’s needs.” With these … impacts every aspect of life, Orbe says, and while there is significant cultural diversity in the United States, it’s …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-studyabroad
'Queer Voices in Hip Hop: Cultures, Communities and Contemporary Performance'
W Magazine
… culture from voguing dance trends to Beyoncé's music to "RuPaul's Drag Race." "They're not newly emerging phenomenons. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69856