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Engineering students’ project designed to improve clinic’s efficiency wins national acclaim

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… improve its operations. After observing and analyzing data for several months, they recommended a variety of changes to … a cancellation policy and installing hallway desks for specialists to reduce down-time between patients. Geyer … connected to the IEE program helped set the team up for success. “The team worked very well with each other,” …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61515

Dining Services partners with Invisible Need to expand food options

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… Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Feeding students isn't just a job for Rob Powers ; it's a passion. A sous chef in the Bernhard … up culinary creations at Western Michigan University for 12 years now. Rob Powers labels food that he's packaged … up with the Invisible Need Project to give students struggling with food insecurity new freshly prepared meal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58180

University Libraries acquires David Small and Sarah Stewart archive

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… one of Publisher's Weekly's best books of 2009, a finalist for the 2009 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and a 2010 Alex Awards … become available as materials are cataloged and prepared for public use. The collection was acquired to enhance …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57699

Student group focuses on breaking the stigma surrounding mental health

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… Week. Students wrote words of encouragement and also performed spoken word poetry about mental health. KALAMAZOO, … among young people. "I'm an outgoing person. For me to be stuck in the house every single day for … and leaning on each other. "This is something that I struggled with and didn’t want to admit to myself," says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61714

Montgomery delivers his third State of the University address

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… President Edward Montgomery thanked faculty and staff for their dedication and challenged them to continue elevating the institution as a school of choice for 21st century learners.  President Montgomery delivered … between majors. And citing a widely referenced report suggesting that 85% of the jobs that will exist in 2030 have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55519

Mathematical musician says flexibility of Western's programs is music to her ears

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… also exploring opportunities to incorporate her passion for sports in her future career. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Numbers … statistics at a company like Pfizer or data analysis for a sports team—it's the flexibility to explore other … flute and tuba. (Courtesy: Rebecca Burgen) Her penchant for math ties in perfectly with her two passions, whether …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64400

Summer camps online at WMU in June

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… still have an opportunity to explore graphic novels, cryptography and playwriting, among other areas, as summer … moved its half-day, one-week June summer programs online. Information about these courses for middle and early high school students, along with a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58373

WMU and Thomas M. Cooley Law School to part ways

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… with Cooley made sense at a time when new ventures for extending the University's reach could be explored and … pandemic is impacting every aspect of our lives. It is transforming higher education in ways that will have lasting … we are focusing on our core mission as we chart a course for an even stronger post-pandemic WMU." WMU-Cooley …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61931

New class of Medallion Scholars inducted into elite group

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… the names of their scholarships' donors or the individuals for whom the scholarships were established. The students … As a parishioner and peer minister at St. Francis de Sales Parish, she volunteered at Sunday night dinners, the … dressing as a frog as entertainment during the RE/MAX Egg Hunt, helping with Fourth of July and Halloween events …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/54831

Master's student celebrates citizenship, graduation weeks apart

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… Flynn on U.S. Army Spc. Ewaen Ediae is part of the Task Force Red Lion COVID-19 Vaccination/Testing Team. As an administrative assistant, he prepared medical supplies for medics administering the vaccine to community members … "I found out you can be anything you want to be if you work for it. This is something that is not available where I came …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64006