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University to honor its top four staffers for 2017-18

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… to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award. The award is the highest accolade WMU bestows specifically on … employees for their service. Recipients are selected from each academic year's Semiannual Make a Difference Award … dedicated, organized, professional and pleasant—no matter how busy or demanding her day becomes. "The managers are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48805

Business college begins pilot study of AI for student interview preparation

Haworth College of Business

… Submitted by Stacey Anderson on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"AI is unlikely to replace you any time soon, but those people … embark on a pilot project for teaching business students how to use AI to successfully research job opportunities and … the Center for Business Analytics, and his collaborators from the college’s Communication Center and Zhang Career …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75700

Hazel L. Starcher obituary

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… college was being created in 1976 as Michigan's first interdisciplinary health and human services college and one of … as administrative assistant to the dean of the college from 1976 to 1981 and as assistant to the dean from 1981 … board and as chair of the Greater Kalamazoo United Way's Allocations Committee. In addition, Starcher was a board …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/172

University archives move prompts closures, changes

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on The Archives and Regional History Collections are moving this summer. KALAMAZOO—The … through Wednesday, July 31 . Hours of operation will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and Mondays by … Storage should continue to use the current process; however, materials in storage will be processed through the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6653

Still time to give to campus United Way, book drive

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… 11 percent of employee pledge forms have been returned. This year's campaign organizers have targeted a 10-percent … retirees have returned almost 7 percent of their forms so far. To be included in a special thank-you drawing for up to $30,000 applied to a car of choice from one of the sponsoring dealerships, pledge forms must be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43489

Interdisciplinary faculty cohort works to expand project-based learning at WMU

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… Interdisciplinary faculty cohort works to expand project-based … the four-day certification workshop. "There are professors from the business school, engineering, economics, even … of medical care. He plans to have students think about how lifestyle choices affect their well-being, and then take …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/interdisciplinary-faculty-project-based-learning-wmux

Two WMU leaders recognized as 'notable women in STEM'

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… Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy and Dr. Carla Koretsky , both scientists and administrators at Western Michigan University, have … to explore," says Kinzy, who came to WMU in early 2018 from Rutgers University, where she did extensive work in … that it is. Having women leaders in STEM is one way to show the next generation that anyone can be a scientist if …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53579

Bridging science and community

W Magazine

… BIORETS program, teachers Liz Ratashak and Jennifer Lacy, from Lakeview Middle School, had the opportunity to learn … sciences and an Emerging Scholar Award recipient, is no stranger to scientific outreach, but her most recent … focusing on a different aspect of the overarching theme of how biological entities interact with one another and their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69848

Dunbar Hall to open with innovative learning, technology at center of complete redesign

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… on A large seating area and informal learning space greets visitors as they first walk into Dunbar Hall. A new edition … in ample natural light. A grand assembly hall is accessible from two different levels. Classrooms are equipped with … students,” says  Dan Guyette , College of Fine Arts dean. “My eternal thanks to Dean Koretsky and Associate Director of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74592

National chemical engineering JEOPARDY! challenges students

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… JEOPARDY! competition with other university student teams from the around the country. A team of Western Michigan … diligence and perseverance … and a lot of studying. But it isn’t only calculations, reading and lab work. Sometimes, … final jeopardy,” says team captain Chris Rohen. “We were shown a graph and asked us to name the correlation—and we …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66627