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Pipeline program expanded to increase health care workforce diversity

College of Health and Human Services

… experiences working toward those careers. Dr. TaLawnda Bragg, internal medicine hospitalist at Spectrum Health, speaks … by connecting them with university students who have been in their shoes,” says Andrea Miller , program … Services. “There are students at WMU and GVSU who have been exactly where these high school students are. We want …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66994

Famous writer, director to speak as part of Humanities Center season

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… Community Speaker Series. Helene Klodawsky , who has been writing and directing films for over 30 years, will … open to the public. Helene Klodawsky Klodawsky's films have been screened around the world, receiving numerous awards, … in Palestine. In their talk, Klodawsky and Nuha will describe their recent experience of working together, with Nuha …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31505

Lessons from Terri Schiavo case up for discussion at Ethics Center event

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.--Lessons to be drawn from the highly publicized case involving Terri … Tuesday, April 12 , in the Brown and Gold Room of the Bernhard Center. His presentation is titled "The … and her condition set off a highly publicized legal struggle over end-of-life care from 1990 to 2005. Schiavo's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31508

College financial aid options explained at free event

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… The event, set from 2 to 4 p.m. in Schneider Hall, is being held at sites across the country to help high school … deadline of Tuesday, March 1 . WMU's event, one of dozens being held around the state as part of the MI College Goal … Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships will be on hand to answer questions about financial aid resources …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30202

University Theatre presents 'A Soldier's Play'

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… and women through a photography exhibit that will be on display at the Gilmore Theatre Complex throughout … , Evan Lugo , Chris Mansa , Justin Montgomery , Reece Schaberg , Nathan Alford Tate and Brian Weigand , with stage management by Daniel Bedoya . Tickets All seating for "A Soldier's Play" at Shaw …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29826

Lambert R. VanderKooi obituary

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… Lambert R. VanderKooi obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Lambert R. VanderKooi , professor emeritus of electrical and … the use of personal computers on campus and resulted in WMU becoming the first U.S. university to make computer literacy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29872

Biking for Black Lives Matter: WMU vocal jazz director raising money, awareness to combat systemic racism

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… He dedicates each of his rides to a Black American who has been killed, taping the person's picture to his handlebars … to myself?" says Jasperse, who has participated in a number of long-distance rides to raise awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ rights in the past and had been thinking about other charitable efforts to get involved …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60200

Education meets innovation: Interior design students envision accessible future for teen living with rare progressive disease

W Magazine

… "It gives me goosebumps to think that something I do before I even enter the field could help change a family's … into practice. Now 18 years old, Donovan Lassig has been through a lot in his young life. At the age of 2, he … and share them with those families who are also struggling to find accessible spaces. "Every step of this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69849

University Theatre presents 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood'

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… Gilmore Theatre Complex. The production is directed by Jay Berkow . Purchase tickets online: wmutheatre.com Performance … neither loves the other. Edwin’s guardian, John Jasper, is besotted with Rosa. When Edwin disappears one stormy night … have the opportunity each night to solve one of the biggest literary murder mysteries ever—Dickens died before …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28238

Journalist, activist Gloria Steinem to speak on campus

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… on Steinem KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Gloria Steinem , the woman who became the nationally recognized leader and spokeswoman for the women's liberation movement, will visit the Western Michigan University campus in early November. "An Evening with Gloria Steinem" is part of the fall …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27969