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Executive director of local nonprofit to present at first Mercantile Bank of Michigan Speaker Series
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… Executive director of local nonprofit to present at first Mercantile Bank of Michigan Speaker Series Submitted by … director of Urban Alliance , a local nonprofit working with the community to provide unemployed and underemployed … maintain employment, will be the first speaker in the Mercantile Bank of Michigan Speaker Series at Western Michigan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54715
Celebrations, activities mark beginning of fall semester
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… , a four-day program that assists first-year students with their academic and social transitions to college life. … State University football game traffic, students who can't arrive by noon will need to wait and move in any time … games, music and more than 450 booths, where students can peruse the wares of area merchants and get information …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26602
Scholar examines role of social media in mass violence
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… 'dangerous speech,' which is any form of expression that can increase the risk that its audience will condone or … way to regulate and respond to dangerous speech, because it can often help disseminate the message in question. "Geert … of speech. She started the project in 2010, collaborating with academics and organizations to offer ideas that could …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52594
Sports Medicine Clinic schedules spring semester drop-in events
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… commons Clinic staff will be on hand to answer questions with no appointment needed. Visitors are invited to ask … or to learn how a sports medicine approach to treatment can help someone with an injury return to activity as soon as possible. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13124
Professor emeritus and photography department pioneer establishes endowment
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… continues to impact photography students at WMU in significant ways. With a gift of $150,000, Carney has established an endowment … It was important to me, and with these awards, I can encourage students for their talent and hard work too.” …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38388
Renowned dance company coming to Miller Auditorium
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… for merging the spirit and energy of the country’s best young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most … Tickets are on sale now and range from $25 to $45. They can be purchased online at millerauditorium.com , by calling …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26107
BIORETS program gives local science teachers authentic research experience
College of Arts and Sciences
… the 2022 BIORETS program, engaging in real-world research with Western faculty and various hands-on teaching modules. … provide “teachers research and education opportunities that can enhance their classroom teaching and entice students to … sciences and director of the program. Teachers were paired with one of eight faculty mentors, including Lu and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69141
Students help lead COVID-19 prevention, education efforts on WMU campus
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… We just want students to have a centralized resource they can use," adds Grace Filpi , a biomedical sciences student … hoping to recruit more student members as well as partner with more Registered Student Organizations across campus. … a positive impact." Students interested in getting involved can find the COVID-19 Student Coalition on Instagram , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61540
Gaining his Western Wings and Finding His Way to FedEx, Jason Woo’s in Full Control of His Aviation Career
College of Aviation
… instructor in Korea, Jason Woo could have shared the skies with a plane bearing an insignia of a country that doesn't … "It was a sobering experience of how quickly the tides can shift in the aviation industry," he says. "I received not one, but two furlough notices from Delta in the span of a few months." …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/woo
WMU researchers creating national database of religious response to COVID-19
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… A priest delivers Easter Sunday mass via livestream with photos of parishioners in pews in South Orange, New … religion, who is leading the project alongside Dr. Diane Riggs , a faculty specialist. "(Teaching) modules will serve … the materials to teach about religion and COVID-19, we can aid society in critically thinking about this point in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60002