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WMU student program recognized by national diversity magazine

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… an annual Higher Education Excellence in Diversity —HEED—honoree by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. WMU has been … a testament to our commitment to building broader diversity within our student body and across our faculty ranks. While … has broadened its focus to assist first-generation students with economically and academically disadvantaged …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55464

Agreement awards college credit for career and technical education

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… WMU students may be eligible, when their CTE courses align with courses in one of the college's majors, to receive up … state-approved CTE curricula. For example, a student with approved high school coursework completed at an early … transcript. The application is available online . WMU will not charge tuition for awarded credit. The articulated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51145

WMU graduate student awarded addictions counselor fellowship

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… awarded addictions counselor fellowship Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Ursery KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western … In return, she commits to a minimum of two years of working with adolescents after her graduation. Princilla Ursery … management and treatment plans for clients who struggle with suicidal ideation, mental impairment and/or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23156

Western implements more strategies to improve building air quality

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… units such as this one are being installed in areas that do not have access to outside air. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … Michigan University is welcoming back students with additional strategies to improve indoor air quality in … Management began doubling the amount of outside air used within the building, as well as ventilating the building two …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/64920

Sunny, Oreo and Poppy join WMU's new therapy dog clinic

Unified Clinics

… by Jillian Fraze on Dr. Angie Moe (second from right) with Children's Trauma Assessment Center staff and therapy … and incorporating therapy dogs into existing operations within the Unified Clinics and the surrounding community. … in regulation and emotional balance. The same impacts were noted in regard to their guardians, caseworkers and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/69818

WMU instructor and education students make privacy screens for virtual learning

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… while it's important for teachers to be able to interact with their students, the prospect of instructors and peers … backgrounds with safe, mainstream things happening, it's not a problem," says Marcy Peake , director of diversity and … where they're actually teaching as well. They saw the struggle immediately, because half of the students they work …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62393

Professor receives award for contributions to LGBTQ-inclusive literature in elementary education

College of Education and Human Development

… at a book signing event. Dr. Jill Hermann-Wilmarth posing with her book, " Reading the Rainbow: LGBTQ-Inclusive … of Teachers of English  (NCTE). She shares the award with her longtime collaborator,  Dr. Caitlin L. Ryan , … in the Watson College of Education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. According to the NCTE, the award …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71204

Thousands of students, families to attend summer orientation sessions

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… to attend summer orientation sessions Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Orientation attendees listen to … be spent touring campus, taking placement tests, meeting with academic advisors, registering for fall classes, … finalizing financial aid, getting Bronco Cards, connecting with faculty and staff members, and engaging in student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16146

Music students invited to perform at Carnegie Hall

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… students invited to perform at Carnegie Hall Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—At the invitation of … in performance and choral conducting. He studies piano with Dr. Silvia Roederer and conducting with Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams. He earned a Bachelor of Music …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12663

Legendary Bronco track and cross country coach George Dales dies at 96

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… cross country coach George Dales dies at 96 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dales in more recent years (Photo … 79-13-1 in cross country. Dales ended his coaching career with the winningest record in MAC history from the … both Greece and Mexico and in the latter assignment worked with Christos Papanicolaou, who went on to become the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42968