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WMU student voting rate shows growing civic engagement

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… trajectory to student voting, but there is still much work to do. Moving forward, WeVote has identified a need to … hopes to bring students, faculty and staff together to work on a wide range of collaborative activities to increase …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56808

WMU board to consider new AFSCME contract Monday

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… 16 . The union's 418 members include hourly employees who work in building maintenance and custodial capacities, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48402

Students claim second place in HR Games competition

Haworth College of Business

… resources profession, engage with local practitioners, network with industry leaders and learn from keynote speakers. … the SHRM-certified professional exam. “I am so proud of the work these students have put into preparing for the HR … answer skills in preparation for the competition. “The team worked immensely hard over the last year, and it’s very …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56119

WMU named finalist for national Climate Leadership Award

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… This honor is an acknowledgement of our past work, our current initiatives and our commitment to the … to be able to recognize these institutions and their work." About Second Nature Second Nature works to create a healthy, just and sustainable society …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14863

Professor to star in one-hour radio special on NPR stations

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… her new, original song "In Michigan (Begin Again)." Rosen's work has aired on the BBC, National Public Radio and Public … WMU in translating my sabbatical research into creative work." In addition to being featured as a storyteller at … accomplished singer-songwriter. As a professor, she leads workshops on creativity, storytelling and arts integration. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2585

Gender issues topic of public talk

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… or more often, not at all. To learn more about Johnson's work, visit his website at agjohnson.com . For more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/17751

Graduate students win leading geology awards

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… 49 to 70 square miles. Part of VanderMeer's Pictured Rocks work included digging hundreds of small holes five feet deep … of the region to produce her map. McNeal McNeal doing fieldwork in Svalbard, Norway, with a team researching … the undergraduate to professional level, who present their work at the GSA Annual Meeting. McNeal's project, presented …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43875

Lucas-Perry makes declaration in Broadway debut: She's here to stay

W Magazine

… historically marginalized communities a voice through her work. "I've always been focused on finding my power. And … here, but this is the natural trajectory for me. I've been working in this industry for a while and have loved live theater and had the opportunity to work on so many wonderful projects and with so many …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69836

First-generation sociology student prepares for career in immigration law

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… traveling between Michigan and Florida for seasonal farmwork, Elizbia Capula knows the challenges many migrant … holistic support and mentorship to migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents as they transition to college … her to answer all of her questions and help fill out paperwork. Capula says the CAMP program helped her "every step of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70113

Grad student who lost sight finds hope in transforming rehabilitation for the blind

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… to his life less than a decade ago—a college dropout working a retail job he disliked with no real career … back. "I started at the associate degree level … and just worked my way up degree after degree. Now I'm here," says … and Visually Impaired in Grand Rapids, Michigan. There he worked as the liaison with Mary Free Bed's wheelchair and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64537