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First Lady Snyder to visit WMU, highlight campus assualt prevention initiative

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… Mich.—Michigan First Lady Sue Snyder will visit the Western Michigan University campus Monday, Nov. 9 , to … Prevent. Let's End Campus Sexual Assault" initiative and grant program. Snyder will speak at 7 p.m. in … Rebecca Campbell , neurobiological trauma response expert and professor of psychology at Michigan State University. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28113

WMU named one of top 100 schools for veterans by Military Times

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University has been named one of the … most comprehensive school-by-school assessment of veteran and military student services and rates of academic achievement. This also is the eighth …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44012

Communication professor selected for prestigious TV academy fellowship

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… Machiorlatti KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Jennifer Machiorlatti , Western Michigan University professor of communication, has … Academy selected just 25 professors from colleges and universities nationwide for the prestigious annual … a comprehensive program designed to enhance knowledge and, in turn, enrich learning environments. Those selected …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43439

Seminar to focus on building adult literacy in southwest Michigan

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… Michigan will be the topic of a one-day seminar at Western Michigan University Friday, Dec. 4 , that will draw … across the area to examine best practices in adult literacy and strengthen services for adult learners. The Adult Literacy Research and Training Symposium, a free, public event, will be held …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28805

WMU to offer BSW program in Benton Harbor

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… WMU's regional location in Benton Harbor KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is launching a Bachelor of … that will begin in September.  Community college graduates and students with an associate degree or equivalent credit … Work, to "educate social workers to advocate for social and economic justice and personal well-being," the degree …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23093

Plans for new alumni center unveiled

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… building wings refined to reflect the existing look and feel of East Hall were among the features unveiled … from TowerPinkster unveiled the final design for the new Western Michigan University Alumni Center . The renovation design shown in the third and final public session has been done with the aim of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14654

Immigration at the forefront in 2016-17 Sichel Series

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… at that thorny issue in the coming months when they visit Western Michigan University as part of the 2016-17 Sichel … 2028 Brown Hall. They are open to the public free of charge and followed by a light lunch reception. The series kicks … Immigrant Groups Over the Long Term: The Second Generation and Beyond." STEVE Trejo Trejo holds a bachelor's degree in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34946

Luminary author, journalist, blogger coming to WMU to deliver message on race

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… man who grew up in drug-riddled, inner city Baltimore and went on to become a famous author and national correspondent is visiting the Western Michigan University campus in early November to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27835

WMU alumni create educational opportunities for Kalamazoo refugees

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… teacher gestures to the book, pointing at the pictures and teaching them words like “octopus.” Each student shows … enthusiasm, but all of them share a need to better understand English as refugees starting a new life in the United … together. The Summer Enrichment Program was initiated by Western Michigan University alumni Jeremy Goldman , Neena …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54617

Music of the Carpenters featured in Miller Auditorium event

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… to You: The Music of the Carpenters" is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium for a single … with more than a dozen No. 1 hits. Now, singer Lisa Rock and her six-piece band are bringing the music of the Carpenters back to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35843