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WMU faculty promotes Seita Scholars Program at national conference for student social mobility

College of Education and Human Development

… San Marcos . Lewis shared the success and continuation of the Seita Scholars Program to support students from the … "What the Seita Scholars program is doing is at the core of social mobility,” says Lewis. "It is about helping young … throughout their time at WMU. Nationwide, fewer than 3% of foster youth graduate from a four-year college. Since the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73514

Grad student looks to fill critical gap in orientation and mobility specialists in South Africa

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… is the most prevalent disability in her home country of South Africa, where she works at the College of … a country with nearly 60 million people, there are only 23 schools for children with visual impairments. And only a handful of those schools have orientation and mobility (O&M) …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65565

Exhibit features paintings by West Michigan artists

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… at the Richmond Center for Visual Arts on the campus of Western Michigan University. The Richmond Center's … All Richmond Center exhibits are open to the public free of charge during normal gallery hours, and free parking is … 10-12 years, in which Johnson has experimented with the use of landscape in abstract paintings that explore color and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/355

New visual identity materials posted

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… posted Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Samples of University materials created using the visual identity guidelines KALAMAZOO—The Office of University Relations has updated Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7721

Instructor's book honored in 2013 Arab American Book Awards

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… Carpets" is a story collection in the grand tradition of Arab storytelling. In it, Habra waves her writing wand … two sections move between Egypt and Lebanon with a touch of magic realism. In the second half of the collection, the characters become less rooted in time …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8522

Second East Hall community input session set

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… community input session to gather feedback on the progress of plans to transform East Hall into an alumni center. The … in the Little Theatre, which is located at the intersection of Oakland Drive and Oliver Lane, across the street from … Lot No. 1. The Jan. 7 session is the second in a series of three community input sessions that were planned to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/12116

Physics professor amasses support for WMU students

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… Physics professor amasses support for WMU students Submitted by Erin … working to make sure basic necessities aren’t on that list of worries for Western Michigan University students. Led by Dr. Michael Famiano , a professor of physics, a contingent of WMU faculty, staff, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58964

Class project puts social work students' research in leading journal

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An unusual examination of the practical therapeutic applications of mindfulness combined with a senior faculty member's … graduate social work students to have their first professional paper accepted for publication in one of their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37351

WMU alumna named a Hodder Fellow by Princeton arts center

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… Arts at Princeton University has announced the selection of Western Michigan University alumna and award-winning … as a Mary MacKall Gwinn Hodder Fellow. Moustakis is one of four writers named a Hodder Fellow for the 2012-13 … award was created to provide artists in the early stages of their career time to undertake significant new work. "The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/279

Dedication set for Zhang Legacy Collections Center

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… KALAMAZOO—A spectacular new home for the historical records of southwest Michigan will be formally introduced to the community during a Friday, Oct. 18 , dedication of Western Michigan University's Charles C. and Lynn L. … which is located at 1650 Oakland Drive , just north of the intersection of Howard Street and Oakland Drive on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10119