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Faculty, staff urged to attend expo focusing on employee benefits

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… and Wellness Expo for faculty and staff will feature more than 30 on- and off-campus vendors that deliver employee … the expo The free event, sponsored by WMU Human Resources, is set for 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 , in the … health plan including one by MPSERS. Participants may register to win fitness trackers and other door prizes and can …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27006

WMU brings research university resources to Grand Rapids compact

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… to bring the essential research university role to this important community effort," said Dunn at the compact signing. "For more than 100 years, we've been providing higher education … Aquinas College, Calvin College, Davenport University, Ferris State University, Grand Rapids Community College and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18905

Dunn visits China and Malaysia to celebrate partnerships

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… Dunn visits China and Malaysia to celebrate partnerships Submitted … WMU has welcomed students from that nation to WMU for more than 45 years, and the University was the first to formally … ceremony in China featured officials from the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Guizhou provincial government. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41069

Grants to WMU top $15 million for fiscal year

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… Grants to WMU top $15 million for fiscal year Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … Feb. 29 meeting. Since the July 1, 2011, start of the fiscal year, the University has received grants totaling … below $600,000, while January awards totaled slightly more than $1 million. Research grants accounted for a little …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/230

Diversity and inclusion nominations sought

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… inclusion goals defined in WMU’s Diversity and Multiculturalism Action Plan and include a brief narrative, no more than three pages in length, of how the individual or team … for their diversity and inclusion efforts. They were: Rising Star in Diversity Award: Sindecuse Health Center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36949

Miller Auditorium subject of upcoming business college talk

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… Tracey Lawie , director of marketing and development, and Bethany Gauthier , assistant director of marketing, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, … titled "A Closer Look at Miller Auditorium." The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15038

Undergrad experiences fuel alumna's passion for climate policy

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… Conference of Parties. ANN ARBOR, Mich.—People often discuss the world's problems. Annalisa Wilder is busy solving them. The Western Michigan … science," she says. Wilder and volunteers planted more than 100 trees and shrubs on the WMU campus. Wilder's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57475

Department of Commerce awards $2.1 million for Phase II of BTR Park

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… the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will provide funding needed to begin 2017 … next year. The need for Phase II of the park was triggered by the fact that the original BTR Park, located just … the city of Kalamazoo and WMU. It has attracted more than $150 million in investment and generated more than

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35437

Education professor's study nominated for Article of the Year award

College of Education and Human Development

… nominated for Article of the Year award Submitted by Chris Hybels on Dr. Summer Davis KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western … influenced their intervention approaches. Their findings suggested there is a willingness to intervene and the … well-meaning responses, quick responses, often do more harm than good. Several teachers focused on using language of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/74965

Adventures in sustainability: Students expand their horizons in India

Haworth College of Business

… Submitted by Amy Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—College is not just a time to increase your knowledge and prepare for your future career, it is also a time to broaden your horizons and learn about the … and the overall cultural experience was so much more than I ever thought possible.”   Exposure to India’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/70967