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Library putting new twist on communicating with patrons

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… Mich.—A telepresence robot is interacting with patrons of Western Michigan University's Waldo Library. The robot … to 1 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays through the end of the fall semester. In addition, Waldo Library patrons … Social Robotics Lab, or CSRL, in WMU's College of Arts and Sciences. During the course of the project, library staff …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28111

Topping-out event, groundbreaking to celebrate two WMU building projects

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… project. All students, staff, faculty and members of the community are invited to attend the two-part … Michigan Director Cheri Holman and student leaders will offer remarks.  Arcadia Flats The festivities start with the … to open fall 2020, the apartment-style housing will offer multiple living options for graduate and upper-level …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55089

Public career fairs, special events for WMU students slated

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… aimed at the University's students and recent alumni. Both of the fairs are free and being held on WMU's main campus. … has been scheduled to help WMU students prepare for one of the upcoming fairs, while three events have been … presented by the Zhang Career Center in the Haworth College of Business and are detailed at wmich.edu/business/career . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35635

Fall programs highlight tuition-related employee benefits

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… employees and their eligible children take advantage of the University's tuition-related benefits. Brown-bag … and Wednesday, Dec. 9 ; in the President's Dining Room of the Bernhard Center. Sessions for employees' children who … Friday, Nov. 13 and Dec. 4 , in the President's Dining Room of the Bernhard Center. Students and parents are welcome to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/28054

Kellogg Co. and Consumers Credit Union honored by business career center

Haworth College of Business

… by Stacey Lowis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Haworth College of Business Career Center will honor the Kellogg Co. with the first Premier Partner of the Year award and Consumers Credit Union with the first Employer of the Year award at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 , in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26661

Study abroad on rise at WMU, international enrollment holds steady

International Student and Scholar Services

… in study abroad participation last year. That's just one of many comparisons officials in WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education are able to make following the Nov. 16 release of the 2015 Open Doors Report on International Educational …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28607

Board signs off on name for new student residence halls

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… Board signs off on name for new student residence halls Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Artist rendering of Western Heights KALAMAZOO, Mich—Western Michigan University's new state-of-the-art residence halls will be known as Western Heights …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19403

Construction fencing prompts temporary change in bus stops

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… fencing went up Monday in preparation for installation of a new iconic feature on Western Michigan University's … in mid-November , weather permitting. The fencing closes off the turnaround area located at the end of West Michigan Avenue by the Seibert Administration …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18814

WMU to launch intercultural and anthropological studies institute

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… The Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies officially launches at the beginning of the fall semester and will be administered by WMU's College of Arts and Sciences. It will house WMU's existing undergraduate major …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47728

WMU to use large grants to study improvements to aviation safety

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… ultimately, reduce accident risk. The grants fund three of four Federal Aviation Administration projects aimed at improving the use of weather in the cockpit. The goal is to use the latest … has increased in safety," says Lori Brown , WMU associate professor of aviation, who is principal investigator for WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29646