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Open enrollment period underway for WMU employees

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… on KALAMAZOO—The open enrollment period for Western Michigan University health care benefits and Flexible Spending Accounts began … Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; Michigan State Employees Association; and Police Officers …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2812

Open enrollment period underway for benefits-eligible employees

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… Dec. 7 KALAMAZOO—The open enrollment period for Western Michigan University health care benefits and flexible spending accounts began … Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; Michigan State Employees Association; and Police Officers …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2957

WMU commits to strategic initiatives to enhance student, faculty and staff well-being under global charter

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… the Okanagan Charter, a framework for institutions to embed health into all aspects of campus culture and to lead … a banner affirming their pledge. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University on Tuesday, Nov. 7, adopted an … their pledge. WMU is part of a small number of colleges in Michigan, one of the first 25 in the nation , to adopt the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73324

Bioethics scholar Art Caplan gives public lectures at WMU

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… University of Pennsylvania will address the rationing of health care in a presentation later this month at Western Michigan University. Dr. Art Caplan , the Emmanuel and … Humanities, the Medical Humanities Workgroup, the School of Medicine, the College of Health and Human Services, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/143

Bosnia to Grand Rapids: Refugee student becomes advocate for multilingual learners 

College of Education and Human Development

… her master’s in 2013, Sanela Sprecic returned to Western Michigan University to pursue her doctoral degree in … building a career in education and before coming to Western Michigan University, Sanela Sprecic , M.A.’13, started … educational leadership. This drive brought her to Western Michigan University, where she earned her master’s degree …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/10/sanela-sprecic-bosnian-refugee-multilingual-education-advocate-grand-rapids

Rutgers vice president to take research reins at WMU

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Following a nationwide search, Western Michigan University has named Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy of … has resulted in funding from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and other agencies, … the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program, and she has published in the areas of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44262

Alumnus helps Western esports program focus on well-being, level up skills

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… global tournaments and a worldwide fan base. And Western Michigan University alumnus Edward Cleland has unlocked the … share his secrets to success during a discussion on player health and performance on Friday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. in the … graduate degrees in holistic health education and mind body medicine, is founder of Mind Body Esports . He specializes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69809

Turfe elected vice chair of WMU Board of Trustees

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In a unanimous decision at the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees meeting held on Sept. … Turfe serves on several boards, including those of NEMO Health, DocShop Pro, Upkara, STEL Technologies, Tespo and the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73054

Brown University professor to kick off Ethics Center fall 2017 season

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… on Baruch KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The belief that practicing medicine is an art will come into sharper focus when a Brown … will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 , at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, … of the humanities as a means for community engagement on health care issues. His teaching and curriculum projects at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42292

WMU closes early Jan. 27 because of severe weather

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… Center will close at 2 p.m. Tuesday . The Sindecuse Health Center will close at 2 p.m. Tuesday . The Student … outages. 2007, Feb. 5—Extreme cold and snow closed many Michigan colleges. 2008, Feb. 1—WMU closed due to snow. … and expected severely cold temperatures prompted many Michigan colleges to close. The closure delayed the start of …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/early-release-january-27-2026