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University to honor its top four staffers for 2017-18
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… University to honor its top four staffers for 2017-18 Submitted by … have been selected to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award. The award is the highest accolade WMU bestows specifically on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48805
Three high-profile graduates to receive WMU's top alumni honor
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… Three high-profile graduates to receive WMU's top alumni honor Submitted by Anonymous … receive Western Michigan University's Distinguished Alumni Award--the highest honor WMU can confer on its graduates. The … types of brains tumors that are uncommon and have the greatest need for research. The Olson Laboratory intends to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49360
Ample resources on hand for switch to WMU Essential Studies
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… Ample resources on hand for switch to WMU Essential Studies Submitted by Anonymous (not … Oct. 12 and 26, and Nov. 9 and 30, in Sangren Hall’s Swain Library. It features three concurrent breakout … model and student learning outcomes with assessment rubrics was recently added there. A user guide for the electronic …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48731
'Life-changing' gift: Western student receives hearing aids thanks to collaborative effort
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… gift: Western student receives hearing aids thanks to collaborative effort Submitted by Erin Flynn on Abondance … solutions company Phonak. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Rattling silverware, clanking cups and the pitter-patter of water splashing … Health Center to make an appointment for a hearing test," he says. It confirmed what he had known for years: …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65924
WMU to host 10th International Conference on African Development
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… WMU to host 10th International Conference on African Development … of Education, Health, Governance, Conflict, and Food and Water Security." Registration for the event begins at 8 a.m. … the WMU center. "We have to observe the world in a positive way without imposing our culture." Problems facing North …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48263
WMU to confer nearly 1,300 degrees during summer commencement
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… WMU to confer nearly 1,300 degrees during summer commencement … Saturday, June 23 , in Miller Auditorium. WMU President Edward Montgomery will officiate during the ceremonies. … ceremonies will last about two hours and be geared toward students who are graduating from a particular set of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47571
WMU local history expert to appear on popular PBS series
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… WMU local history expert to appear on popular PBS series Submitted by … were interested in the uniqueness of the mall, which was originally developed in 1959 as a shopping district on a … were interested primarily in the reasons why the decision was made by government and business leaders to do something …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47842
State's first lady announces fall summit to be at WMU
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… State's first lady announces fall summit to be at WMU Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sue … summits are an important part of our work to raise awareness and prevention efforts to ultimately change the … I'm excited to host our fourth summit at WMU and look forward to focusing our efforts this year on best practices for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46489
Nobel laureate to give talk on peace building, women's rights
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… Nobel laureate to give talk on peace building, women's rights Submitted by … who helped bring an end to the second Liberian civil war in 2003 will present a public address at 7 p.m. Friday, … thousands of women staged pray-ins and nonviolent protests demanding reconciliation and the resuscitation of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46210
Ethics center to host series of book clubs this semester
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… Ethics center to host series of book clubs this semester Submitted by … in philosophy, will be leading discussions of "Moral Machines: Teaching Robots Right From Wrong" by Wendell Walach and Colin Allen at 5 p.m. Wednesdays Jan. 31, Feb. 7 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44601