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Western alumna highlights first-generation Latinx student journeys at documentary screening
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
… Mich.—A Western Michigan University alumna details the struggles of first-generation Latinx students in a documentary … students in Holland, Michigan, who are part of the TRiO Upward Bound Program. It highlights their dreams of becoming … the screening, Martinez will participate in a Q&A session with the audience. The Latinx Employee Association is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72796
Sindecuse Health Center achieves AAAHC accreditation
Sindecuse Health Center
… to know that our efforts to provide the WMU community with quality health care have been recognized," said Lisa … by an AAAHC expert in quality care standards—a physician with a deep background in college health care. Accreditation … is granted for a three-year period and must be renewed with an on-site survey and submission of qualifications. For …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23101
WMU joins national initiative to increase study abroad enrollment
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… in the international exchange of people and ideas, partners with sponsors around the country to create programs of study … Report on International and Educational Exchange. Along with colleges and universities such as WMU, IIE's Generation … meet major, minor and general education requirements Significant funding support Building on its nearly 100-year …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14323
New York artist next up in WMU Frostic School of Art Lecture Series
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… Center is staging the series of lectures in conjunction with its exhibition schedule in support of the thematic … Art in America. She was a 2009 recipient of a residency with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and a 2014 Artists in the Market Place residency with the Bronx Museum of the Arts. Raafat currently holds a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19656
Need-based aid hike outpaces 2022-23 tuition increase under WMU board-approved plan
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… investments of the Empowering Futures Gift. Combined with institutional aid, these funds bring an unprecedented … advantage for room-and-board rates in comparison with other Michigan public universities. On-campus apartment … cost for room and board in a traditional residence hall with a 14-meal plan option will be $10,545. Housing costs …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68372
University Theatre announces 2015-16 season
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… greatest work, this Pulitzer Prize-winning glimpse of American culture explores the beautiful intricacies of small-town … left hand for 27 years meets two bickering lovebirds with a hand to sell and a hotel clerk with an aversion to gunfire. The Mystery of Edwin Drood …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24336
WMU human resources student chapter wins national award
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… time in seven years. The society honored the WMU chapter with a Merit Award both this year and in 2013. The WMU … of its student chapter members as well as partnership with the society, support of the human resource management … provides an exceptional opportunity for students to connect with human resource management professionals and to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16622
Groundbreaking for Valley Dining Center set
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… Valley Residential Neighborhood. It will be integrated with the surrounding natural wooded environment and serve … The second floor will provide a restaurant style experience with numerous seating options to create a comfortable and social space for guests to connect with others during meals. Features of the new dining hall A …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24622
WMU among four schools in nation recognized for sustainable cleaning
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… University to basically eliminate daily chemical cleaners, with the exception of disinfectant, and a change in floor … Midwest to earn this certification, and shares the honor with Harvard, University of Maryland and University of Virginia. "This is a significant achievement for this team and our University. Our …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21909
Electric guitarists take the Dalton Center Recital Hall stage
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… performance of Leo Brower’s seminal work, Cuban Landscapes with Rain. The ensemble has also commissioned works by … by Terry Herald. Each year, the ensemble collaborates with the Oakland University Repertory Dance Company in an exciting project called Dance with Guitar. On Oct. 20, it will be performing works by …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43177