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Immersive course lets Western students explore Indigenous approaches to environmental justice

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… on Students and employees from Western kayak and canoe down the Pine Creek. (Courtesy: Johnathon Moulds) FULTON, … led by Dr. Dee Sherwood , associate professor of social work and director of WMU's Native American Affairs Council . … really want to learn about but don't necessarily know how to connect with tribal communities," Sherwood says.  The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72530

Partnership will lead to WMU engineering degrees for Aquinas students

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… "With a partnership like this, the ultimate winner is the workforce, as our two institutions team-up to produce … of an Aquinas education, grounded in Catholic and Dominican values." About the partnership Students may apply … real world problems in a practical setting. "Students learn how to bring real products and services to market," he says. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39787

Engineering students design concussion sensor for football helmets

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… use in monitoring blows on the football field. Here's how it works: Data from the sensor, whether inside a football or … graduate students are working on the project. Three are doctoral students in electrical engineering and one is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17339

Students to gain experience at new CentraCare senior center

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… location is set to open in about a year in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo at 445 W. Michigan Ave. and will be … assistant, nursing, speech pathology, audiology and social work as they assist older Kalamazoo County residents. "This … them with a wide range of health care needs, including doctor checkups, prescriptions, medical equipment, nursing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/556

Gov. appoints two to WMU Board of Trustees

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… a release from his press office. "I am confident they will do great work on behalf of Western Michigan University." The pair … Crumm's background also includes positions at the Kellogg Co. and at Plante and Moran. Crumm was named one of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3281

Grad student looks to fill critical gap in orientation and mobility specialists in South Africa

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… it comes to goals, Tracey Joubert sets the bar high. "My biggest thing in life is to be able to have a positive impact … and mobility for children make her well-positioned to do just that. Vision impairment is the most prevalent … disability in her home country of South Africa, where she works at the College of Orientation and Mobility , yet a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65565

Array of volunteering opportunities lead to 'eye-opening' experiences

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… communities, the volunteers set up their tax centers and worked up to 14-hour days. Recent Haworth College of … Roosien. “By traveling across the barren tundra and seeing how another community lives, I was able to comprehend how we … in Kalamazoo, encouraging young students to normalize random acts of kindness. Western students organized activities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75863

WMU announces second 2025 cohort of Experience-Driven Learning Venture Grants

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… Grants Submitted by Erin Flynn on Occupational therapy doctoral student Yun Shin Huang measures a participant's … with opportunities to have more access to health care.”   Maggie O'Connell, an occupational therapy doctoral student, … of its kind. As part of the event, health care providers worked with students to perform comprehensive wellness …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/experience-driven-learning-venture-grants-cohort-2

Raising the bar: Gymnast and dietetics major hoping to take on new challenges in military

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… "(Joining the military) is something I've always wanted to do," she says. A Solid Foundation Just down the road from … determined to excel in the sport. "I guess everything worked out how it was supposed to, because I ended up where I wanted to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63916

Goats to be tested on WMU campus as woodlot management tool

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… space. "Our goats all have their own personalities and work together as a team in hard-to-reach places. Every site … 24 hours a day, whether in the country or city. Noise doesn't bother them—they just kept on munching even with the … species present, and in cases where there is especially aggressiveness vegetation, two or three repeat grazings could …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33450