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WMU Board of Trustees meets Thursday

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… for the late trustee  Shani J. Penn . Other agenda items up for board consideration include a recommendation to continue the Law Enforcement Support Office Program at Western; adoption of an amendment …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73540

Building a cultural bridge, engineering students teach refugees about science, math

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… day dart back and forth across a room. They gather in groups, conversing in various languages. All of these children … intact while being dropped from a second-story balcony. "It was something to get the kids thinking about impacts and how … groups, the creativity started flowing. Students gather to watch their eggs get dropped from a balcony. Moments like …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54203

Ethics Center announces book clubs for spring 2024

Study of Ethics in Society

… Ethics Between the Lines book club series that is underway. All discussions take place in person on Western … and racism after a woman publishes a book as her own that was actually written by a deceased colleague. Meetings will … 20 and 27 and April 3, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. "The Women Are Up to Something " by Benjamin Lipscomb — Daniel Kosacz , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74500

Event welcomes new and returning students to campus

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… involved in the campus community. The fourth annual Western Warm-Up will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 , in … programs and services offered at WMU in a more intimate setting," says Steve Miller, director of WMU's Office of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/53

Zumba event to raise money for breast cancer research via United Way

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… event to raise money for breast cancer research via United Way Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO—Come enjoy a Zumba … a $1 discount for each non-perishable food item brought up to three items. Donors will be entered in a drawing. All … the Cure, Southwest Michigan Affiliates, through the United Way of Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region and will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10570

Ethics center to host series of book clubs this semester

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… are provided free of charge to the first 10 people who sign up. To sign up, email @email  no later than one week before … Machines: Teaching Robots Right From Wrong" by Wendell Walach and Colin Allen at 5 p.m. Wednesdays Jan. 31, Feb. 7 … and various automobile manufacturers are merely years away from having the ability to produce road-ready autonomous …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44601

WMU included in $2.2 million grant to enhance mobility for veterans

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… by Deanne Puca on The autonomous electric shuttle can hold up to four passengers at a time, or a wheelchair rider with … including removing some old engines and testing equipment, setting up new computer workstations that can run vehicle design software and autonomous control simulations, updating the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51504

Professor receives international honor with prestigious Kuwait Prize

College of Arts and Sciences

… Professor receives international honor with prestigious Kuwait Prize Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on Mohamed Sultan, a … Sciences at Western Michigan University, has been awarded the 2023 Kuwait Prize in the field of Applied … all our wonderful winners – as we say in Arabic, 'you light up Kuwait.'”  Sultan's research provides new insights into …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-sultan

A love letter to single parents: WMU alum publishes poetry collection

College of Arts and Sciences

… the release of his book, “Sprawl,” Collard is moving forward in the literary world, adding new titles as he goes.  … region while telling part of the city’s story. It touches upon the auto industry, the newspaper strikes of the 1990s, … as he goes.  The cover of "Sprawl." “As an introvert, it was a little bit of a challenge,” says Collard. “But it’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74346

Southwest Michigan slates 2019 Chávez march, awards dinner

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… Southwest Michigan slates 2019 Chávez march, awards dinner Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … The 25th annual march and program to recognize Chávez is set for Friday, March 29 . Meanwhile, the annual celebratory … member of the Hispanic/Latino Commission of Michigan, and Lupe Ramos-Montigny , who will speak at the dinner and is an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52584