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WMU closes all campuses, cancels classes for second day due to ice storm

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… services, all Western Michigan University campuses are closed and there will be no classes on Thursday, Feb. 23 … sports and club sports is canceled. The rec center's showers will be available to WMU faculty, staff, students and … power outages. 2007, Feb. 5—Extreme cold and snow closed many Michigan colleges. 2008, Feb. 1—WMU closed due to snow. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70876

Students, employees have free access to New York Times

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… of subscriptions to nytimes.com were made available starting at the beginning of this academic year. They are a group account, called the nytimes.com Pass, and The … Times articles, subscribers receive custom news alerts, suggestions for co-curricular activities and weekly digests of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35560

From Honduras to WMU: Victor Hernandez finds his place

Haworth College of Business

… From Honduras to WMU: Victor Hernandez finds his place Submitted by Janine Adamski on KALAMAZOO, MI— … Beyond his involvement in SPuRS, Hernandez is a part of many other registered student organizations on campus. He is … technical support related to multimedia equipment and software applications, manages data and inventory, and supervises …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/10/accountancy-victorhernandez-home-community

Multitalented microbiology student is highly lauded for her scholarship

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… on Carol Beaver KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With a background that includes working on fighter jet ejection seats as a U.S. … as an elementary school teacher, Carol Beaver is a woman of many talents and diverse interests. Beaver chose to pursue … sciences and Beaver’s mentor.   "What I’m studying is how (certain microbes) break down oil and the byproducts of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34573

Yousef Alavi to be remembered during math symposium

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… Yousef Alavi to be remembered during math symposium Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … but is free and open to the public. Registrations are requested at wmich.edu/math and may be made for both … to 2000. Personal reminiscences of Alavi will be shared during a by-invitation-only emeriti dinner. During the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10358

Trustees to consider 2018-19 room and board rates at April meeting

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… to consider 2018-19 room and board rates at April meeting Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … for employees. Also on the agenda for the meeting are a range of consent items that include reports on … Information items the board will hear include a report showcasing the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46431

Savings add up for students under Libraries' grants for free online textbooks

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… Savings add up for students under Libraries' grants for free … Mich.—More than 1,400 Western Michigan University students are expected to save a total of nearly $164,000 on the cost … an ethical obligation to make education as accessible to as many types of students as possible. OER was a simple way to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63257

Student Rights and Responsibilities’ restorative justice program receives permanent funding

Student Rights and Responsibilities

… collaborative problem solving. “WMU and today’s students are ready to engage in processes where they continue to be … director of student rights and responsibilities, t here are many types of concerns that don’t necessarily benefit from … the residence halls.    “There is a lot of existing data showing that these methods have proven to be very effective …

https://wmich.edu/studentrights/news/2024/10/restorative-justice-program

WMU Signature awarded for outstanding innovation

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… outside of class. Approved events and activities are listed in the ExperienceWMU student engagement portal … into action. "We want to make sure they can articulate how these things are part of their Western experience—how … An instructor herself in her home country, she noticed many cultural differences right away. "I found that the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56585

New event series explores, 'What is a life well lived?'

Study of Ethics in Society

… Borden on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Three local organizations are launching an event series this fall encouraging residents to … know the Kalamazoo area has so much to offer in helping us show the way towards a life well lived for all.” The event …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2024/09/ethics-0