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Registration underway for summer Chinese culture courses

International Student and Scholar Services

… underway for summer Chinese culture courses Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Discounts are offered to WMU faculty, staff … charge all participants a fee for materials, and those with low enrollment may be canceled. Summer 2016 course …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31592

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

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… yearn for control over their lives. Western is responding with a first-of-its-kind effort for any Michigan public … Anderson says. "Our students graduate with excellent knowledge of the content of their own disciplines, but what … kinds of things aren't always top of mind when you're struggling, and to have them right there as a reminder that they …

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

Annual festival to showcase wind and percussion musicians

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… to showcase wind and percussion musicians Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Ticheli KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The … place in Miller Auditorium. The conference will conclude with an evening performance beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Miller … Central Montcalm Clare Concord Dansville Delton Kellogg Detroit Central Detroit Henry Ford Dundee East Kentwood …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31540

Business student awarded patent for speaking device

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… student awarded patent for speaking device Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Daniel Floyd with his invention, SpeechMasterPro KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Patent … of Floyd's life since childhood. Speaking clearly was a struggle for Floyd, and therapy helped him immensely. Yet when …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20784

World's medievalists coming to Kalamazoo for annual congress

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… ranging from medieval herbal medicine and military technology to Norse mythology. Attendees will include professional scholars, most with university appointments; students; independent … Community attendance Kalamazoo County residents and those with a valid WMU ID may attend the WMU International …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53094

Bin there, done that — student's research optimizes recycling

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… by a third party," Cartee says. "The partnership we have with Western Michigan University is very valuable, being a … pull." Newell, which has a location in WMU's Business Technology and Research Park, wanted data to support the optimum … 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

Interim campuswide policy on sexual misconduct now in effect

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… Interim campuswide policy on sexual misconduct now in effect Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The … "While we wanted to make sure we are in compliance with recent federal guidelines, an even more important … of the University's Title IX coordinator. As is the case with all other alleged violations of WMU policy, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21036

Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions

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… a blog post , remembering how she loved to sing and dance with her parents when she was little. "At the young age of … life." But there would be plenty of growing in her future—not in fields but in living rooms across the country. Long … the courage" to follow her acting dreams in New York City. "With working as a teacher in the city and attending classes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63204

CEHD students explore India through interdisciplinary study abroad

College of Education and Human Development

… human services, allowing for a well rounded and diverse knowledge base. Co-led by  Dr. Louann Bierlein Palmer , … at the base of the Himalayas. In Darjeeling, they worked with the children of tea plantation workers at a rural … connections and building a community that I will carry with me," says  Whitney   Lewis , an elementary education …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74398

Longtime employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club

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… employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 25 Year Club Gala. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A total … WMU. Invitations have been mailed to members of the club. With the 2014 class of inductees in place, the 25 Year Club …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20077