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Trustees approve new three-year faculty contract

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Board of Trustees, meeting in formal … . Additional parts of the agreement include changes to the health care plan design, leave changes that include up to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42775

Felix Sithiphone: Finding the fun in governmental accounting and life

Haworth College of Business

… and personally. After graduating from Western Michigan University in 2012, he accepted a position as a financial analyst with Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services. He enjoyed the work, which he … Integrated Services of Kalamazoo, the division for mental health and substance abuse services. Soon after, Sithiphone …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72095

Longtime employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club

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… 53 people, all but one who began their service to Western Michigan University in 1989, will be inducted into the … Ray T. Cool , assistant professor of human performance and health education James C. Cotton , network programmer, … Sverns , coordinator of central supply (retired), Sindecuse Health Center Alison K. Thor , coordinator of reference …

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

Trustees opt to continue current operating budget for 90 days

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a motion June … budget elements on the expense side—pay increases and health care plan design—are still to be determined due to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40856

Time to review winter weather policies, issues

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Michigan weather can change suddenly, with snow or ice … means this time of year is a good time to review Western Michigan University's closure policy, snow- and ice-removal … . Walking in winter The Office of Environmental Health and Safety reminds students and employees that slips …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44064

In Memoriam, summer 2026

W Magazine

… , assistant professor emerita of human performance and health education, Jan. 26, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI Daniel …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/memoriam-summer-2026

3D maps could help people with visual impairments navigate their world

W Magazine

… of a 3D-printed map of the fourth floor of the College of Health and Human Services, where the Department of Blindness … a 3D printed map of the fourth floor of WMU’s College of Health and Human Services. The white plastic model may not … for students with vision impairments at the annual Michigan Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57071

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

From mechanic to dietician, Air Force veteran focused on helping patients maintain healthy lifestyles

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… Air Force veteran focused on helping patients maintain healthy lifestyles Submitted by Erin Flynn on Derek Fischer … learning opportunities under his belt through Western Michigan University's  nutrition and dietetics program , … grown. "We took some bok choy from a farm in Battle Creek (Michigan) and made a vegetable stir fry that we served at …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/nutrition-dietetics-fall-2024-graduate-derek-fischer-air-force-veteran-employed

WMU nursing students lead hospital study that could change future of pressure-wound monitoring

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… pressure wounds at Ascension Borgess Hospital, and Western Michigan University nursing students are leading the charge. … Neary, faculty specialist II of nursing. "What the Western Michigan University students are doing is retrospectively … one day maybe hospitals will be using this Shieh scale." "Health care is ever-changing; nursing is ever-changing. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75334