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Date sugar is the winning ingredient for nutrition and dietetics students
College of Education and Human Development
… students baked their way to success at the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics annual conference. The conference … top prize in the student poster contest is impressive, but of note is that the WMU group were all undergraduate … , chair of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. "This truly is a feather in their caps." The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71622
Pathway Tutoring program connects teacher candidates to community youth
College of Education and Human Development
… for WMU teacher candidates and Boys & Girls Club of Kalamazoo students to learn from one another. Camille … with Western Michigan University and the Boys & Girls Club of Kalamazoo's collaborative tutoring program. The program … for teacher candidates to help improve the literacy of students and apply skills from their courses. The Pathway …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71518
Last Bronco Standing finals with Roy Wood Jr.
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… Shane Petersen and Alec Robbins will compete for the title of this year's funniest Bronco, followed with a set by … Lately." In 2009, Entertainment Weekly named him one of 12 comics to watch. For more information on Roy Wood Jr., …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4934
Deadline for service-learning awards approaching
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… the Service-Learning Award Celebration, hosted by WMU's Office of Service-Learning, on April 12. For more information , contact Shawn Tenney, university coordinator of service-learning, at @email or (269) 387-2155. Contact: …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/190
Arts and crafts featured at Kalamazoo Art on the Mall
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… Mall Friday and Saturday, June 7-8 KALAMAZOO—Original works of arts and fine crafts will be sold along the downtown … is sponsored by DKA Charities, the charity organization of Downtown Kalamazoo Inc. For more information , visit …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7169
Education student receives achievement award from YWCA Kalamazoo
College of Education and Human Development
… Submitted by Chris Hybels on Whitney Lewis was one of six recipients who won the YWCA Kalamazoo's 2023 Young Women of Achievement Award. Whitney Lewis, center, with Dr. Kristal Ehrhardt, interim dean of WMU's College of Education and Human Development, and her …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71728
Culture, fashion and food on display as Western's International Festival moves to new venue
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… in a new location. The highly anticipated event will cap off WMU Homecoming week on Sunday, October 15 , from 2 to 6 … Auditorium. The International Festival is a celebration of the University’s diverse student body and offers a unique opportunity for attendees to experience a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72738
Alumna with passion for poetry named Kansas Poet Laureate
College of Arts and Sciences
… a Western Michigan University alumna, has made a career out of her passion for poetry. And, now, the entire state of Kansas is ready to hear her. Dr. Traci Brimhall Brimhall, a Kansas State University professor, was recently named Kansas Poet Laureate for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70298
Alumna returns to WMU as new leader for DEI planning, programs and initiatives
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… Dr. Danyelle Gregory , M.A.’14, first realized the profound benefits of college access programs through the TRiO Upward Bound … Western Michigan University as associate vice president of diversity and inclusion, responsible for providing …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72609
Expert Insights: Raising young children in a screen-saturated world
W Magazine
… world Submitted by Deanne Puca on Considering the impact of screens on child development is not about evoking guilt … a plan for technology use based on research and knowledge of early learning and development. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Going to … specialist II for the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. Holohan “In the short term, the use of the screen …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72483