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WMU center receives highest level of accreditation
Disability Services and Adult Wellness Programs
… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Center for Disability Services and Adult Wellness Programs received the highest level of accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) … for adults with disabilities in Kalamazoo County for more than 40 years, in addition to providing valuable learning …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74684
Webinars explore WMU research regarding social consequences and response to COVID-19
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… COVID-19 Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As discoveries unfold regarding the physical implications of … This webinar examines American federalism in action, for better or for worse. Thursday, Oct. 15, at noon . Watch the … and professor of comparative religion, and Dr. Diane Riggs , faculty specialist II of comparative religion. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61262
Associate professor leads effort to save local restaurants, support front-line workers in pandemic
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… the heroes of the pandemic in West Michigan, and demand is growing by the day. Feed the Fight Kalamazoo is ramping … Human Services. To date, the organization has raised more than $60,000 to deliver more than 6,000 meals. It's an … started to shut down, restaurant workers had to be furloughed or laid off, and those who were furloughed had to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62261
Parsons Dance at Miller Auditorium
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… Mich.—Internationally-renowned dance company Parsons Dance is performing at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14 , at Miller … the world. Parsons Dance maintains a repertory of more than 70 works by its director, as well as commissions by emerging choreographers. The company has also …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19405
Sew worth it—fashion design students use skills to craft masks for hospital workers
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… some have called sewing a dying skill. That skill, however, is now helping protect frontline medical professionals from … she says. "We were able to do something together that was bigger than us and forget for a moment about the chaos around us.” …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58737
Sangren Hall earns LEED gold certification as a 'green' building
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… Council. LEED—Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design—is the national benchmark for the design, construction and … certification process. "We've been patiently waiting for this terrific news, knowing that Sangren not only meets, but … it. Together they created a facility that has more than four dozen classrooms, thousands of instructional seats …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17649
Owner of local HR consulting firm to speak at business college forum
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… College of Business Entrepreneurship Forum. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at … or at wmich.edu/business/e-rsvp . Free parking is available in the nearby Fetzer Center parking lot. Bringing more than 26 years of leadership experience in the HR field, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14574
New home for Kalamazoo Autism Center to formally open
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… New home for Kalamazoo Autism Center to formally open Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Entrance to the new Kalamazoo Autism Center building KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A new home for Western … effective approach, and the earlier the intervention the better," Kohler says. "Much of that early intervention work …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34885
Some campus offices on reduced hours for the holidays
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… respectively, Saturday, Dec. 30, at University Arena. Visit the events calendar for up-to-date listings. Residence halls open at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6. … submitted by 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, for pickup no later than 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21. Prescriptions will not be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44110
Safe on Campus promotes LGBTQ allyship, inclusiveness at Western
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… Western Michigan University, and the Safe on Campus program is among a number of initiatives focused on making sure all … more resources, safety and inclusion campuswide," says Nathan Nguyễn , director of Western's Office of Lesbian, … was something as simple as a button that said, 'Have you hugged your queer Bronco today?' that made me feel like …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68227