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Housing and Residence Life and Institutional Equity staff win GLASS award at Great Lakes Association of College & University Housing Officers conference

Housing and Residence Life

… director of housing and residence life; Jackie Miller , assistant director of housing and residence life; Valaree Kyser … meaningfully engage with the broader campus community.    “What's particularly significant is how our staff has become … focused on the importance of moving past acknowledgement, digging deep and doing the work.   “It’s beyond just checking …

https://wmich.edu/housing/news/2024/12/glacuho-award

Making AI more accessible for people with speech differences

W Magazine

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Hope Gerlach-Houck is on a team working to create voice-activated technology … to widen," says Gerlach-Houck. "If AI can't understand what you're saying, you're not going to have a fair shake." … surveying a diverse pool of stutterers to identify what type of voice-activated technology they currently use …

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

Ethics Center starts spring season with Ninth Amendment talk

News

… . Dr. Brian C. Kalt , professor of law and the Harold Norris Faculty Scholar at Michigan State University, will speak … people." Scholars and lawyers have disagreed mightily over what these "other rights" are. This is a tricky question, … he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Danny J. Boggs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. Kalt's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/56

AT&T donation helps Upward Bound students pursue a college education

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… AT&T donation helps Upward Bound students pursue a college education Submitted by … and help pay transportation costs for students making visits to prospective colleges. Ruth Gaudard , AT&T regional … some sort of postsecondary education, and that’s exactly what the Upward Bound program is trying to ensure for these …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48178

Organize an Excitement Zone for the Kalamazoo Marathon

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… More than 1,000 runners from throughout the country are registered for the second marathon in city history, and WMU is organizing Excitement Zones along the campus portion of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/330

Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation

College of Aviation

… Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation Submitted by Tom … Jones made a pitch for her to become affiliated with what became the WMU chapter of the Organization of Black … better pilot and individual.  They make certain I am doing what I am supposed to do so I can advance my career." Then …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58976

Free flu shots available to limited number of students

News

… have to pay for the vaccinations. WMU's Student Health Advisory Council has secured funding from the nationwide … support for families that have lost a child. Timing is important The U.S. Center for Disease Control recommends that everyone 6 months and older …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29003

Western celebrates first-generation college students, alumni

News

… "Walking in the line (at commencement), I was in disbelief that I had made it through; I graduated. I had a … "(First-generation students) often have more of an idea of what they want to do in life and how they want to make an … conferences to game nights after class, it was exactly what I needed to change my thinking from 'I don't belong' to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69691

Employees offered chance to study Spanish and culture in Mexico

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… Employees offered chance to study Spanish and culture in Mexico Submitted by Anonymous (not … intensive language and cultural study abroad program is open to all WMU faculty members and benefits-eligible … de Queretaro. To be eligible, applicants must complete Spanish 1010 or the equivalent language skills test by the end …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/36

Koretsky named associate dean of Lee Honors College

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… Trustees during its Feb. 29 meeting. The Lee Honors College is among the oldest honors programs in the nation and has a … added opportunities to conduct research alongside established faculty members, and the chance to explore new … chair of the geosciences department in 2006, and was advisor in 2003-04 for the interdisciplinary geochemistry major …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/204