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Safety communication options grow out of committee appointed by Dunn

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… are being unveiled this month. The campuswide committee was appointed by Dunn after shootings in Kalamazoo on a single evening last … links and information, including links to campus safety services and links to area media's breaking news alerts. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37740

WMU's President Dunn announces 2017 retirement date

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… verified) on WMU President John M. Dunn KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After serving for 10 transformative years and awarding some 50,000 academic degrees to students, Western … year full of work still to be completed, and he noted he was announcing his retirement date now, only to "ensure that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/33779

Goats to be tested on WMU campus as woodlot management tool

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… Sunday, July 10. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Hungry for a better way to control invasive plants damaging campus woodlots, … Buba, Cinnamon, Diva and seven other goats to its landscape services staff for a week, providing the 10 rented eating … grass. Plus, the seeds of invasive plants aren't viable after passing through a goat's digestive system, so native …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33450

Outstanding student employees, supervisor recognized

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… important career competencies to carry with them long after graduation. Challenges brought on by the pandemic put … of student employment in Career and Student Employment Services. "It adds to a student's financial resources, … during the day. Her peers have often complimented the way things are labeled and the way notes are specific that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63563

WMU researchers win $526,000 grant to better treat substance abuse

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… substance use screening and boost intervention and referral services. The grant, from the U.S. Department of Health and … Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, was awarded to Dr. Tiffany Lee-Parker , assistant professor … their internship or clinical experience and one year after graduation. Students will learn empirically based …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30797

WMU researcher wins $800,000 NSF grant to assess education efforts

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… of large-scale data sets, analyze them and come up with ways to inform the design of large evaluations of teacher development initiatives. "In education, we're always asking and trying to answer questions about what … an idea of what that variation looks like," Spybrook says. "After we analyze those data sets, we're going to write …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29895

Love on the ice: A Lawson romance comes full circle

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… Ohio—Western Michigan University's Lawson Ice Arena will always hold a special place in Doug Wheelright's heart. He … in the NHL, and the other is to drive the Zamboni, so I was batting .500," jokes Wheelright, who graduated in 2014. … often hang out at Lawson, playing table tennis or going on after-hours skates. "I loved that I found someone that loved …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63180

Town hall meeting, letters to homes key parts of compensation rollout

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… Van Der Kley , vice president for business and finance, and Warren Hills , associate vice president for human resources, … Each meeting will last for approximately 90 minutes. Watch the town hall meetings online Both town hall meetings … sessions will be available online approximately one hour after the live feed concludes. Viewers may need to download …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23700

Associate professor leads effort to save local restaurants, support front-line workers in pandemic

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… enacted by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. To date, the organization has raised more than … ago when a Western Michigan University associate professor was invited to join a Facebook group for a Feed the Fight … Tre Goodhue to help with social media and graphic design after graduation in April. The opportunity gave him purpose, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62261

Business college receives naming gift for financial wellness center

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… alumnus Todd Sanford , CEO and founder of Sanford Financial Services of Portage, Michigan. The gift establishes a new … Financial Planning and Wellness will provide a variety of services and impactful programs for members of both the … communities. Building a network of planners and financial services professionals who give of their expertise. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44734