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Deadline for service-learning awards approaching

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… Building Bikes, Building Community project KALAMAZOO--Nominations are due Thursday, March 15 , for the 2012 Western … honor faculty, students and community partners who demonstrate outstanding dedication to service-learning. Criteria and … at @email or (269) 387-2155. Contact: Tonya Durlach March 5, 2012 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/190

WMU offers workshop on leadership in a technical world

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Recognizing that many people with a technical education who work in a … p.m. at WMU’s Grand Rapids location . Registration is ongoing until March 30; the total fee is $400. Dr. Tim Greene … for more than 1,700 employees and a budget of upwards of $275 million. Previously, he has served as dean …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67342

WMU unveils its results from national campus climate survey

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… WMU unveils its results from national campus climate survey Submitted by Anonymous (not … of Western Michigan University students feels safe and supported by faculty and administrators when it comes to … as students. Of those surveyed, 63 percent knew where to go for help if they or a friend experienced sexual violence, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36597

Flags lowered Friday for Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Schwartz

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… Flags lowered Friday for Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Schwartz Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Air … Schwartz and his wife, Jennifer LANSING, Mich.--By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, U.S. flags on all campuses of Western … sons and daughters by lowering flags. Contact: Tonya Durlach January 11, 2012 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/55

Aviation student receives top award for maintenance tech skills

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… Aviation student receives top award for maintenance tech skills … for this skill set—and one of only two in this category who took home top Gold honors—during the weeklong event … participants proved their expertise in job skills for occupations such as electronics, technical drafting, precision …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8448

Assessment in Action conference returns for 7th year

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University faculty, staff and graduate teaching assistants are invited to the seventh annual … conference, set for 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, at the Fetzer Center. The conference is free of charge, but … any or all of the sessions and to feel free to come and go as their schedules permit. The program will also include …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30755

WMU researcher spends fellowship period on education research registry

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… WMU researcher spends fellowship period on education research registry Submitted by Anonymous (not … on Educational Effectiveness was founded some 10 years ago with the goal of promoting rigorous research in … will help researchers think about all facets of their study upfront. And, two, it will put that accountability piece …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32721

WMU launches campuswide common read, sets leader training

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… University has launched a campuswide common read program that starts this summer for all incoming and current students … Skloot's book this summer or fall, individually or in groups. Training sessions A 90-minute session on the basics of … book to be incorporated into class work across campus. It's going to be used as the initial focus of readings and papers …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/610

Columbia University scholar, author to give humanities talk

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… (not verified) on Hermann KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The powers of creative writing to build empathy will come into focus in … "Breakout" book. Her short story, "Can We Let the Baby Go?" won first prize in Glimmer Train's 2008 "Family … Season of Migration," about the early life of Vincent van Gogh, was published in January and was a New York Times …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27275

Enroll now for Campus Kids Summer Program

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… will run from June 11-Aug. 31 , and each week will feature a different theme with special interest topics. It is open to children who have completed kindergarten, up to age 9. Parents may sign up children by the week, or … Program online or call (269) 387-2277. Contact: Tonya Durlach March 31, 2012 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/304