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Students empowered to erase stigma, embrace self care during Mental Health Week

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… Health Week Submitted by Erin Flynn on A broad spectrum of events are planned for Mental Health Week including … finance and business analytics student and WSA's executive officer for student affairs. "We'll have stress relief … The biannual, student-led initiative involves a series of events ranging from group fitness classes and board game …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74732

WMU to close all campuses at 3 p.m. for winter storm

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… all WMU campuses will close at 3 p.m. for the remainder of today, Friday, Jan. 12 , due to severe weather. Classes … Feb. 2—A widespread snowstorm closed WMU and many others schools around the state. 2016, Feb. 25—In an otherwise mild … 2019, Jan. 23—A mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow closed schools throughout the region. 2019, Jan. 28—A snowstorm …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74325

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 … other institutions," says  Dr. Suzan Smith-Ayers , chair of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. "This …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71622

WMU, Kalamazoo Valley forge pathways to success through more than 50 program-level transfer agreements

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… affairs, and Dr. Paige Eagan, provost and vice president of instruction and student services at Kalamazoo Valley, … from left to right; Dr. Staci Perryman-Clark, interim dean of WMU Merze Tate College; Dr. Satish Despande, dean of the … articulation agreement representatives from both schools signed in January. Program-level agreements …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73316

Making AI more accessible for people with speech differences

W Magazine

… who stutter," says Dr. Hope Gerlach-Houck , assistant professor of speech, language and hearing sciences and co-principal … to people who stutter. Right now, inaccessibility of voice-activated technology is robbing people who stutter …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71793

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

Construction, planning professional joins Western as associate vice president for Facilities Management

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… Construction, planning professional joins Western as associate vice president for … Stirrett KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A higher education planning professional with more than 27 years of diverse leadership experience within facilities and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72610

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