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Distance education as an opportunity for empathy
Haworth College of Business
… lost his first job out of college. “It was a very scary and difficult time for me,” he says. Living and learning through that experience helped Cowley develop … empathy for people dealing with similar life turbulence, and it is guiding him in relating to his students in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58692
Students present research at international conference
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Undergraduate students Blake Tindol and Brandon Buxton recently got the rare experience of presenting research at the Conference on Health IT and Analytics in Washington, D.C. The annual research summit …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57402
Grad student uses creativity, collaboration to keep her students learning
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… challenge to keep students learning. Through creativity and collaboration with families, special education teacher and master’s student in the Interdisciplinary Preparation in … says Dr. Kate LaLonde , Silverstein's instructor and mentor in the IPA program. "I was able to observe a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58673
Haworth College of Business alumni recognition program wins award
Haworth College of Business
… Under 30 program has received the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Gold Award for Best New Alumni Program. The awards program recognizes outstanding work in the areas of alumni relations, communications, marketing, fundraising and events. The Pride of CASE V competition includes public …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57002
Jazz student takes composing experience to new level, livestreaming process online
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… a composing session. In December, he linked up with friend and Bronco alumnus Yakiv Tvietinskyi , who lives in Ukraine, for a "virtual big band" collaboration. The pair composed and arranged a song, recorded all of the parts themselves, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58733
New academic leadership highlights WMU innovation, expertise
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… by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Irma Lopez and Dr. Steven Butt accepted new challenges with the dawn of … Lopez as the new interim dean of the Lee Honors College and Butt as the new interim dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Lopez, during her 25-year tenure as a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55469
Update: Aerial mosquito treatment canceled for WMU campus area
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… that residents sent to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WMU continues to monitor the emergent … was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. today, Sunday, Sept. 29, and conclude at 4:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30 in the Kalamazoo and Portage area. WMU will keep the University updated as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55656
Nights at the museum: history student helps design Smithsonian sleepover program
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… history because the University offers one of the oldest and most renowned such programs in the country. He's in the … for sleepovers at the National Museum of Natural History and National Museum of American History, among others. "This … in the world," says Goodhue. "Getting to be part of it and learn from the individuals who do these programs for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54122
Miller Auditorium hosts 'Piano Guys,' 'Jersey Boys,' 'Riverdance'
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… Group Spotlight Series includes a lineup of new events and the return of patron favorites including "The Piano Guys," "Jersey Boys" and "Riverdance" on its 25th anniversary tour. As in seasons … to the Marana Group Spotlight Series throughout the season, and notifications will be sent to Miller e-club members. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53679
Ethics Center offers four book club events for the fall semester
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… power. Discussions of four books begin Wednesday, Sept. 12, and continue through mid-November. Books are provided free … School of Medicine's program in medical ethics, humanities and law, will lead discussions of " Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic " by Sam …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48334