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WMU board to welcome new trustees, elect leadership Thursday

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… in the WMU Student Center Ballroom. The meeting also will be livestreamed . Appointed to the University's governing … by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer earlier this month, James L. Liggins Jr. of Kalamazoo and Kara Wood of Grand Rapids will be taking the oath of office. Judge Christopher T. Haenicke …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74450

Student Recreation Center reopens with safety precautions in place

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… Student Recreation Center —SRC—is implementing a number of safety measures to promote wellness and prevent the … Saturday: 10 a.m to 3 p.m. Sunday: 2 a.m. to 7 p.m. “We’ve been doing research, we’ve been talking with our colleagues … 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

Facing the future: Artificial intelligence is evolving at warp speed—but at what cost?

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… and revolutionize the way we communicate, work and live—for better or worse. Drs. Autumn Edwards and Chad Edwards "It's … the University of Central Florida. While forms of AI have been around for decades, the emergence of generative AI, … new. It's not Alexa telling you the weather or Siri digging up an obscure fact on a celebrity; this technology is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71771

Louwina Petersen obituary

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… at Riverside Cemetery in Kalamazoo. Memorial donations may be given to the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission or the Borgess …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/449

Gladys Stuifbergen obituary

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… Gladys Stuifbergen obituary Submitted by Deanne Puca on Gladys Stuifbergen , a retired Western Michigan University staff member, died Sunday, Jan. 24 in Kalamazoo. She was 98. A former …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4488

WMU to confer more than 1,600 degrees during fall commencement

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… ceremonies. Montgomery will distribute 1,651 diplomas on behalf of the University: 1,202 at the bachelor's level, … doctoral level. Among the students who are graduating will be 65 military veterans as well as international students … three commencement ceremonies will last about two hours and be geared toward students who are graduating from a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50678

Summer construction results in parking lot, road closures

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… traffic disruptions and parking lot closures will be experienced on the campus of Western Michigan University this summer as demolition begins on McCracken Hall. Parking lot closures The following parking lots will be closed Monday, May 1, through Friday, Aug. 4 : Lot 23 , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39683

Ongoing, new facility improvement projects slated for this summer

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… the academic year is over. Instead, a few more fences have been erected as improvement projects heat up for the summer. … align="left"] [/caption] The most noticeable work is being done in the South Neighborhood, now named Hilltop … Lot 12; and the Physical Plant's Lot 6. In addition, staggered closures of both parking ramps will occur. • Although …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53480

Public input session set for Valley Dining Center

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… Western Michigan University's new Valley Dining Center will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 3 , on campus in the President's Dining Room of the Bernhard Center. The event is an opportunity to be updated on the project's progress and to make comments …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16142

Improving quality of life, enhancing degenerative disease detection

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… His passion lies in developing technology to bridge the gap between marginalized and underserved populations and … a killing on the stock market or helping them with getting better chances on the lottery. That’s not my mission. My … physical therapy assistant that can monitor movement and suggest exercises in real time. *Inertial motion units, which …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71792