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Most campus offices closed for Memorial Day

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… services, Western Michigan University offices will be closed Monday, May 29 , in honor of U.S. Memorial Day. There will be no classes. Listed below are Memorial Day weekend hours … Portions of a particular building that do not normally go into night setback mode will not go into holiday mode. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40061

Roads closed Homecoming Saturday for 5K Campus Classic

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… roads and parking areas at Western Michigan University will be closed for varying periods the morning of homecoming … runs clockwise around the main campus. The 1K events will be held at Kanley Track. Major changes were made to the race course for 2012 to accommodate what has become one of the largest 5K races in Michigan. About …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1354

Campus Ring Road to close temporarily

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… of the Ring Road in front of Valley Dining Center will be completely closed to traffic moving in both directions. The move will allow workers to tie into the sanitary sewer, enlarge the bus stop and improve … flow. Traffic from Howard Street routed south Vehicles will be allowed to enter campus from Howard Street at Valley …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33292

Bronco Bash booth registration open

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… July 31 . Applications submitted after that date will be assessed a $25 late fee and processed pending available … is 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25. The 37th annual event will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, on the Sangren … apply for a booth, how to volunteer, information on how to be a sponsor and the event policies, visit wmubroncobash.com …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/40522

Procedures reviewed for clearing snow and ice on campus

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Winter hours beginning for snow and ice removal crews. KALAMAZOO—Winter hours will soon begin for Western Michigan University's snow removal crews. … office at (269) 387-8557, as snow and ice removal schedules can be adjusted to accommodate needs. Those making requests …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3313

Film chosen for Grand Rapids festival screening

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… a documentary about forgiveness and mentoring youth, will be part of a selection of Transformational Films that start … film is a 16-minute documentary about two former gang members who not only found their way to forgive each other, but … This inspiring story is an example of how working together can change the lives of at-risk youth, and inspire all youth …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45980

Western team works to increase gender, racial diversity in higher ed STEM fields

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… left, and Dr. Kristina Lemmer stand with a vacuum chamber in Lemmer's lab. The device is used to simulate … and Dr. Michelle Hrivnyak "I enjoy thinking about how we can support women on campus, how we can support everyone on … and Allies program, which focuses on bringing male faculty into gender and racial equity and advocacy efforts. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67503

New affiliation creates opportunity for international experiences in student affairs education

College of Education and Human Development

… in student affairs education Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University College … and differences in the U.S. higher education systems to be able to effectively implement the practice of student … international exchange initiative, students are immersed into cross border cultural contexts gaining new insights and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72637

Expert Insights: Raising young children in a screen-saturated world

W Magazine

… grocery store with a three-year-old is not what it used to be.  When a toddler’s whining, begging and crying starts for items paraded before them row … phone as a distraction.    But over time, such decisions can have unintended impacts, says Mindy Holohan, faculty …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72483

A lifelong gift: 1980 graduate gives back to Department of Philosophy

College of Arts and Sciences

… create an endowment for the department that will directly benefit generations of philosophy students to come.  “I … in Washington, D.C. After seven years, he decided to go into private practice, serving as a criminal defense lawyer … than 45 countries.  Rochon said these kinds of allegations can surface in many ways—sometimes another government learns …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69151