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Seminar to focus on building adult literacy in southwest Michigan
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… Community Literacy Centers" and "Keys to Writing with Determined Inexperienced Readers" with Dr. Esther Gray, … to provide strategies to have tutors and instructors who can teach better writing instruction." The same goes for … But the need is still great. There are 25,000 struggling adult readers in Kalamazoo County—13 percent of our …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36668
Registration open for new lifelong learning classes, trips
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… Jan. 17 , in the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts building. If canceled due to inclement weather, the event will be held at … their email invitation. Those unable to attend the event can learn about OLLI at WMU's 2018 winter-spring offerings … trip to Springfield, Illinois, to visit sites associated with Abraham Lincoln and the infamous Route 66. The Osher …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44416
Award-winning short story author next in Gwen Frostic Reading Series
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… Danielle Evans , author of the story collection "Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self," will read from her works … "Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self" won the PEN American Robert W. Bingham Prize, the Hurston-Wright Award, the … and African American teenagers, women and men struggling to find a place in their families and communities. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43411
Realizing potential and addressing disparities focus of breakfast series
Haworth College of Business
… their potential will be the topic of the upcoming Mercantile Bank of Michigan Breakfast Speaker Series hosted by … campus. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m . Reservations are required and can be made by calling (269) 387-5964 or at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34567
One Stop offers multiple student services in central location
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… wishing to take care of last-minute business associated with the start of a new semester. WMU's temporary One Stop … services offered at Bernhard Center Main level Students can get new or replacement Bronco ID Cards in Room 109, and … on the lower level in Room G-09 will assist students with financial aid questions and making payments to their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34332
WMU film festival broadens scope to include more world languages
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… countries, including China, Germany, Japan, France, Spain, Canada and Arabic nations. The festival unfolds Friday … have access to more languages and cultures. These are films you are not going to see anywhere else. The screen will be … independent feature films: "La logique du remords" (2007) with a budget of $3,500, and "Modernaire" (2009) with a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22317
Annual Food Marketing Conference to draw hundreds to Grand Rapids
Haworth College of Business
… facets of our industry, all of which highlight the significant transformation, challenges and opportunities we face." … dynamics, technology, disruptive business models and more with representatives from Amazon Prime, Shoprite, Smucker's, Meijer, the Kellogg Co. and Kroger. Bill McDermott , CEO of SAP and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52391
Clemson University prof, ethicist to give ethics talk
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… Law Review, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, The Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence, Teaching Ethics, … Forum on Educational Integrity and a member and researcher with the Institute of Human Values in Health Care, Medical … preventability and responsibility loom large; make a suggestion about the links between and among these ideas; and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22320
Miller Auditorium welcomes 'Ivy + Bean'
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… The Ivy and Bean book series is a New York Times bestseller with over 4 million copies sold. Tickets "Ivy + Bean, The … by Meijer. Tickets are on sale now and cost $25. They can be purchased online at millerauditorium.com , by calling …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22008
Recent alumnus pursues passion for geosciences research
College of Arts and Sciences
… researcher as well as a caring and inclusive teacher with a newly-minted Ph.D. from Western Michigan University’s … one just accepted. “Mohammed is one of the brightest young geoscientists in the country,” says Kaczmarek. “He is … the Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting; and being selected for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69146