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WMU to mark 20 years since 9/11 attacks with silent climb at Waldo Stadium
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… very important that people understand what happened to this country on Sept. 11 and the sacrifices our neighbors (in … because we have to. We owe it to everybody else in this country to remember those hard times and how we pulled … our generation in America," adds Anthony Helms , interim assistant dean and director of academic advising for Lee Honors …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65246
World-renowned artist carved path to success at Western
W Magazine
… World-renowned artist carved path to success at Western Submitted by Erin … the art world, renowned sculptor M. Scott Johnson , BS ‘00, is at the pinnacle of his craft. His installation—a triptych of African American …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70894
Physical therapy instructor creates scholarship to give marching band students a boost
College of Health and Human Services
… Dr. Rodney Weir's future success—and he hasn't forgotten his roots. “The marching band added a great deal to my high school experience,” says Weir, an assistant professor of physical therapy at Western Michigan … to almost every experience that followed. Time management, discipline, teamwork and organization are skills that I have …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60421
Annual county event to explore unconscious, implicit bias
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… and Implicit Bias." Blackburn, a former police officer, is CEO of Protecting Resources through Awareness Training … consulting service in Clinton Township. He will present his interactive talk at 9:30 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m . … bias. Blackburn will use scenarios, self-assessment exercises and personal evaluations to demonstrate how snap …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52701
Acclaimed playwright to visit WMU for Gwen Frostic Reading Series
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… Acclaimed playwright to visit WMU for Gwen Frostic Reading Series Submitted by … Gwen Frostic Reading Series . Peter Ullian will read from his works at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 , in Rooms 157-159 of the Bernhard Center. The event is free and open to the public. Ullian Peter Ullian Ullian …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19572
Healing arts in the spotlight during WMU Humanities Center season
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… out its 2014-15 Healing Arts Speaker Series . The series is designed to nurture a conversation among scientists, humanists, social scientists, artists, politicians and citizens …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19571
Thousands of students, families on campus for 2015 orientation
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… Two types of orientation programs are offered. The biggest one, New Student Orientation, is for incoming first-year students. A smaller but no less … set of activities, the Transfer Transition Program, is tailored for new transfer students. Registration forms …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24757
WMU students help show go on, virtually, at the Playhouse at White Lake
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… industries around the world to a screeching halt earlier this year. But, as they say,"The show must go on." And it will … to do while keeping people safe," says Beaman. "We have this really perfect little niche of a community around this theatre where a lot of families are really involved." …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60339
Why I give: Bill Thompson
W Magazine
… to love about WMU, starting with my relationships with administrators, faculty, staff, students, former students and … who continue to enhance my degree through their accomplishments." Thompson has fond memories of attending Waldo … to watch the freshman football team on Thursdays with his father, followed by several visits with his aunt to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68998
Group started to fill students' critical unmet needs
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… needs Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The project is seeking donations from the campus community. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Meeting critical unmet student needs is the aim of a new campus initiative that also will help … students. "As the cost of education rises and families struggle to make ends meet, many students cut back on their food …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18486