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Goats to be tested on WMU campus as woodlot management tool
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… project begins Sunday, July 10. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Hungry for a better way to control invasive plants damaging campus … Diva and seven other goats to its landscape services staff for a week, providing the 10 rented eating machines with … species present, and in cases where there is especially aggressiveness vegetation, two or three repeat grazings could …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33450
WMU Children's Place Learning Center to sponsor family fun night
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… in the middle of WMU's campus, is a child care option for children of University students, faculty and staff as … is open 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for University holidays, a recess period in December and two staff training days. In addition to child care for children aged 18 months through 12 years of age, the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30200
WMU's family engagement office marks 10 years of success
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… Mich.—During a parent orientation session a few weeks before fall semester began, Family Engagement Director Shari … felt the parent-child relationship change presented the biggest challenge. While the student is necessarily the focal … through research that the transition is equally challenging for the family as for the student," Glaser says. "It's not …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44961
WMU men's soccer leads Academic All-MAC
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… soccer Academic All-MAC team. The Academic All-MAC honor is for those who have excelled on the field and in the … have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. Members of that group, including the 10 WMU players, will be considered for the conference's Distinguished Scholar Award, which will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36793
CommUniverCity Night celebrates Bronco-community connections
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… State University will be the setting Saturday, Sept. 19 , for the 24th annual CommUniverCity celebration that will attract thousands to Waldo Stadium and Hyames Field for an evening of tailgating and football under the lights. … Ebert fields that is by invitation only. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. Fireworks are planned as part of the halftime …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26896
WMU orchestral pop ensemble sets sights on big recording project
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… in Texas. A crowdfunding campaign is now in progress to pay for the group, MNOE , to travel to the famous Sonic Ranch … orchard near El Paso, Texas. Members of MNOE, which stands for the Mark Niskanen Orchestral Experiment, will live … June 13-23 , says Joel Pixley-Fink , who acts as producer for the band. Pixley-Fink graduated from WMU in April as one …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32268
Disability services office slates employee lunch and learn series
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… Mich.—Being successful in college can be daunting for students who have a variety of disabilities. To promote … classroom that those students face, the Disability Services for Students office at Western Michigan University is … session. Staff members from Disability Services for Students facilitating discussion. Programs in the series …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21425
WMU LBGT alumni group to host homecoming reception
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… with its second annual Alumni Community Impact Award for extraordinary work impacting the lesbian, bisexual, gay … Center, where she has created their marketing materials for the last seven years entirely on a volunteer basis, … Pride event, members of the center's steering committee for several years and have also been facilitators with the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27900
Three professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards
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… Michigan University will honor three faculty members for being exceptional educators and mentors and … honor given by the University to recognize faculty members for their work with students. Anderson, Bierlein Palmer and … the student role. Writing in support of her nomination, a former graduate assistant noted the long-lasting impact …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43111
Employees urged to attend Benefits and Wellness Expo
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… include health prevention and safety tips, drawings for prizes, healthy food samples, exhibitor giveaways, Western Wellness assessments, health plan information, chair massages, informational session by MPSERS, consultations with benefit …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35811