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Effort to help WMU students in need sees exponential growth, support
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… to help WMU students in need sees exponential growth, support Submitted by Erin Flynn on Students pick up free groceries at the Wesley Center, where Community Student … daily assistance. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Five months ago, as signs of the COVID-19 pandemic first began emerging in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60524
Research shows alarming gap in mental health access for adolescents of color
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… and depression over lost loved ones: They are a tell-tale sign of the times. The Centers for Disease Control and … levels, yet a Western Michigan University study finds significant racial disparities in access to care. Led by … voice actors to play the parts of mothers looking to set up therapy appointments for their teenage daughters. They …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63368
Deadline to apply for Ethics Bowl team approaches
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… is required, as well as independent work researching assigned cases and preparing the team's position. Team members are eligible to sign up for one to two hours of independent study credit in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/241
Engineering students set career plans in motion through Grand Rapids internship
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… students during an engineering internship helped suds up sales potential for a boutique soap company. Dan Praise , … students to execute as part of his team. Another involved designing internal components for complex implantable medical … company focused more on process engineering compared to design engineering at Moetion Technologies. “Being here is a …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/dan-praise-landon-sykes-complete-engineering-internship-moetion-technologies
Summer enrollment open for Campus Kids
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… 18 to Aug. 24 for children who have completed kindergarten, up to age 12. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University … who have completed kindergarten, up to age 12. Parents may sign children up by the week or for the entire summer. … $45 for registration and $207 per child per week or hourly rates for WMU students of $5.65 and for WMU staff and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45659
Speaker to discuss meshing four generations in workplace
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… Differences talk. He will present the program, which is free and open to the public, at 9:30 a.m. and again at … Both presentations will include an on-stage American Sign Language translator. BridgeWorks has been dedicated … generational experts and resident Gen Xers. He grew up in the 1980s and 1990s—sandwiched between the idealistic …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31220
From Northside to North Star—Alumna guides community to more equitable future
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… way for so many. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As a little girl growing up in Kalamazoo's Northside neighborhood, Hon. Alisa … this organization," Parker-LaGrone says. The organization's signature program is a summer basketball league, but the … a judge, she knows access and opportunity are crucial to upward mobility, and she is committed to continuing to open …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66942
High school musicians spend two weeks on campus
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… ensemble concerts. All performances are open to the public free of charge and will feature music learned and prepared … in WMU's Dalton Center Recital Hall. Performing groups include string, woodwind, brass and percussion, vocal … or (269) 387-4678. Contact: Tonya Durlach June 5, 2012 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/658
Kalamazoo Film Society presents 'Your Sister's Sister'
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… A year after his brother Tom's death, Jack is still struggling emotionally. When he makes a scene at a memorial party, Tom's best friend Iris offers up her family cabin on an island in the Pacific Northwest so … of Oakland Drive and Oliver Lane on WMU's East Campus. Free off-street parking is available behind the theatre. For …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1438
WMU Libraries' grants save students $184K in the spring semester
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… in December 2019 by the University Libraries, provide support and incentive to instructors interested in adopting … class performance was better because they had access to a free textbook. One student commented that, "The free textbook provides significant financial relief. It caused me to have a more …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59394