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New WMU center promoting diversity in primary health care workforce
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… Allegan, Barry, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Jackson, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Branch, Hillsdale and Lenawee … Brennan notes. "We really want to diversify the pool of candidates. So we're looking at the underrepresented, … disadvantaged minority students and getting them into health care training programs to become our next OTs …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29243
WMU engages football fans with Facebook team frame
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… pride on Facebook Facebook team frames are still in the beta stage and have largely been reserved for bigger institutions and team fan bases. Efforts by social … led to WMU becoming the first school in the Mid-American Conference to have a team frame for its fans. "Thank you …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29133
World's medievalists set to flock to Kalamazoo for annual congress
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… Congress on Medieval Studies . The event, which has become a rite of spring in the Kalamazoo community, runs … English, French, Georgian, German, Greek and Latin will be explored, as will the material cultures of Europe, Asia … of the Middle Ages and ranks among the top 10 North American institutes, centers and programs that focus on medieval …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46742
Mobility grant drives WMU and state forward as leaders in high-tech education, research and training
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… by Cindy Wagner on Undergraduate research assistant Maggie Waechter (left) works with Dr. Claudia … Southwest. CAViDS provides a platform for collaboration between industry and academia to develop breakthrough technological solutions that can have deep economic, social, and environmental impacts, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75119
Open house highlights opportunities in history
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… on study abroad and undergraduate history Fellowships. Members of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honorary society, will also be on hand to discuss their organization and encourage other … prizes. The event is free, and pizza and soft drinks will be provided. Contact: Deanne Puca March 27, 2012 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/283
Carls Foundation awards $314,400 to help children hear
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… screening has reduced the age of identification significantly, not all cases of permanent childhood hearing loss … with hearing loss from infancy through middle school and beyond, as well as support for their families." Developments … have shown that, with early, optimal intervention, children can achieve speech-language and auditory milestones …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1243
WMU begins STARS sustainability initiative with 'gold' rating
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… WMU begins STARS sustainability initiative with 'gold' rating … 600 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada that have registered for the program that offers its … the elements of our mission and how sustainability plays into every aspect of University life." Points are accrued in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17657
WMU gearing up to celebrate 90 years of homecoming
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… Sunday, Oct. 11-13 , to coincide with homecoming's biggest events. The 2013 Homecoming theme is "Fight On For … are so many exciting events to choose from that it will be a battle for some people to get to all of their favorite ones. Three anniversaries being celebrated This year, WMU is celebrating its 90th …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9973
Trustees to consider 2020-21 general fund budget proposal Thursday
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… Mich.—The general fund budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 is one of the top action items up for … a.m. Thursday, June 25 . A livestream of the meeting will be accessible at wmich.edu/trustees . An interim sexual and … for about 75% of the operating budget. National modeling suggests that the pandemic will impact higher education …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60033
Teacher education students awarded inaugural innovation research fellowship
College of Education and Human Development
… innovation research fellowship Submitted by Chris Hybels on Allison Beasley, Dr. Don Thompson, Moises … of Michigan at WMU. This RSO brings together teacher candidates at Western and provides informative … and gifting cars. Prior to WMU, he was a member of the Kellogg Community College's cross country team that competed at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75423