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Hospice services discussion kicks off Mercantile Bank series
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… Hospice services discussion kicks off Mercantile Bank series Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Latiolais … Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan will share her insights into the services offered by the long-time leader of hospice … Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Reservations are required …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18251
Faculty Senate approves design for general education revision
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… setting the stage for implementation of the first significant change to WMU's general education offerings in 33 … which already reflects four years of work. That work began with assessment of the current general education … content areas will be added. Five areas that will be built into the new curriculum are: • Diversity and inclusion …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40176
From climate change to food waste, WMU mechanical engineering student brings her ideas to life
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Western Michigan University's campus. “It is difficult to be taken seriously in a male-dominated field as a female, … and the food waste crisis by converting various waste into electricity utilizing the methane that is naturally … the Lee Honors College and the vice president of the American Foundry Society (AFS), a registered student organization …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74832
Through community partnerships, Western professor highlights history of African American Muslims in Detroit
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… partnerships, Western professor highlights history of African American Muslims in Detroit Submitted by Erin Flynn on … hopes to change that. "For some reason, Detroit has been underrepresented by scholars studying Muslims in … and language. She's had a chance to take a deeper dive into speech patterns while transcribing oral histories for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64682
Info sessions on new master's program in Grand Rapids
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… a new educational opportunity for working adults to become leaders in the areas of organizational learning and … a presentation from 6 to 7 p.m. Explaining how the program can enhance careers in business, government, education, … in Leadership for Organizational Learning and Performance can be completed entirely in Grand Rapids. The courses are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/818
Culture and football team topics at upcoming community breakfast
Haworth College of Business
… culture of Western Michigan University's football team will be the topic at the upcoming Mercantile Bank of Michigan Breakfast Speaker Series at 8 a.m. … degree in mathematics from WMU in 2000 and was inducted into the University's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. WMU led …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45236
Balancing leadership and learning at WMU Haworth
Haworth College of Business
… Smith’s commitment to enhancing his knowledge has already begun to have positive results on his career. Having earned … Smith is finding ways to implement what he is learning into his job responsibilities in real time. “I hope to apply … in this aspect as well.” While taking on graduate education can be intimidating, especially when it coincides with a …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/09/mba-jumangie-smith-leadership
New program teaches business students how to ask valuable questions
Haworth College of Business
… by Stacey Anderson on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When students step into an interview, a networking event, their first full-time … has created a comprehensive program to help students become skilled at asking valuable questions. The FRAME™ … the FRAME method has been a transformative tool that significantly enhanced my communication skills, particularly within …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75417
Many WMU offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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… KALAMAZOO—Many Western Michigan University offices will be closed, and there will be no classes Monday, Jan. 20 , in … Exceptions include Subway, Santorini Island Grill and Biggby Coffee, which will be open for their regular hours of … Portions of a particular building that do not normally go into night setback mode will not go into holiday mode. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12650
Researchers explore human-robot communication with Pepper, a humanoid robot
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… at Western Michigan University are gaining insight into their knowledge of human-robot interactions with a new, glistening white-plastic being that stands nearly 4-feet tall, weighs 65 pounds, and … message patterns? Autumn and Chad Edwards also can control what the robot says to test different patterns …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42083