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Western, Kellogg Community College renew agreements to maintain smooth transfer pathways for students

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… Western, Kellogg Community College renew agreements to maintain smooth … of earned credits and prevents the duplication of coursework. “Kellogg Community College is thrilled to strengthen … confusion of determining which courses transfer and which do not. “We know students are seeking college degrees that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71418

IT Lab Manager Racine dies, services planned

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… helps students use adaptive technology to complete course work and access the Web. Visitation will be held from 2 to … obituary, directions, online guest book or to leave a condolence. www.langelands.com . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25693

Annette LaVier obituary

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… to talk to college students on a daily basis. This made her work enjoyable and kept her young at heart. Prior to joining WMU's staff, LaVier worked at what was then the Upjohn pharmaceutical company. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39649

WMU celebrates journal's 10-year anniversary on grandfamilies research

College of Education and Human Development

… partnership with  Dr. Debra Whitley , a professor of social work at Georgia State University, developed the journal in … to a 2012 comprehensive needs assessment of professionals working within the field of kinship care. Participants … years, Grandfamilies has published 61 articles and has been downloaded in 166 countries. In addition, the journal has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/74996

$5.5 million renovation unveiled at WMU-Grand Rapids Beltline location

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… center called the Woodland Suites. "Research has shown many ways we can improve the way we are educating … can think about education—in the classroom and beyond." Artwork in a hallway at WMU-Grand Rapids Beltline The project … wrap that covered two sides of the WMU-Grand Rapids downtown facility for 2011 Art Prize. About WMU-Grand Rapids …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26334

WMU awarded $3.7 million for programs in blindness and low vision

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… by educating the next generation of specialists who will work with visually impaired youths and adults in schools and … this award will teach safe and efficient travel skills to working age and older adults with blindness or low vision. • … Lee , associate professor, $697,140. These professionals work primarily with blind and visually impaired adults, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20138

Campus wayfinding proposals available for viewing, comment

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… . The design firm made a presentation Sept. 12 on the work it has been doing for the University. The firm was engaged by WMU to: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34968

Noted scholar's talk to focus on black identity

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… as it applies to the African-American experience. His work has inspired identity discourses for other social … gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. His more recent work has focused on the way social identity is performed or … bachelor's degree from the University of Denver and a doctoral degree from Princeton University, where focused on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22866

School of Music to present a memorial tribute to C. Curtis-Smith

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… Western Brass Quintet will play two movements of "Games," a work written for them by Curtis-Smith, and the … of over 100 grants, awards and commissions, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Koussevitzky Prize at Tanglewood … these pieces have a voice of their own. One hears ideas at work and a momentum that carries thoughts coherently and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21878

Southwest Michigan slates Chávez dinner, awards program

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… KALAMAZOO—Southwest Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader César E. Chávez Saturday, … of student financial aid and scholarships at WMU and has done considerable work on behalf of homeless students as … camps. Receiving the Chávez Scholarship are Luz Maria Hurtado Becerra of South Haven, Mich., a senior at South Haven …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14270