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Dance students return from moving experience in Panama

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… children in dance while in Panama. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—What started as a class project has now evolved into an active student organization on campus, an annual service trip to Panama and plans to bring dance education to at-risk youth in Kalamazoo. Last year, dance major …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33038

WMU students claim top spot in national digital marketing competition

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… WMU students claim top spot in national digital marketing competition Submitted by Samantha … in a digital marketing case competition and also claimed a category award for Best Research. The event featured more … so the team had about two months to dig into regulatory constraints and investor behaviors and trends, all in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57297

WMU researcher's study shows that virtual, blended schools continue to struggle

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… WMU researcher's study shows that virtual, blended schools continue to struggle Submitted … Michigan University researcher has co-authored a study that reports full-time online schools and blended learning … consistently show virtual school outcomes that lag significantly behind those of traditional brick-and-mortar …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31874

WMU's BTR Park Phase 2 moves into final design development; final community forum set

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… Carr & Huber and O’Boyle, Cowell, Blalock, & Associates is entering the final stages of the design plan for the … last session is set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 20 , at Oshtemo Township Hall, 7275 W. Main Street. The team will … for open space, parking, landscape themes and site preservation. This Phase 2 plan for the BTR Park will also be used …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33001

Shirley Bach obituary

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… Bach , WMU professor emerita of philosophy and internationally recognized authority on biomedical ethics, died in … as a member of the faculty until her retirement 37 years later at the end of 1997. She was a member of the executive … Borgess Health and Bronson Healthcare and the West Michigan Cancer Center.  She served on the board of the Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45322

Summer construction to cause few traffic disruptions on campus

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… construction . Motorists will encounter some interruptions at the end of the turnaround in front of the Seibert … also will remain open during the work. Other significant construction U.S. 131 interchange The Michigan … is north of Sangren. WMU Alumni Center The final significant project this summer, creation of the WMU Alumni Center, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16683

WMU grad and instructor is named state's top teacher

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… WMU grad and instructor is named state's top teacher Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Chang KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The state Department of Education announced May 18 that Laura Chang is the 2018-19 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47497

Chauncey J. Brinn obituary

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… senior executive who oversaw several critical administrative areas at Western Michigan University, died Sept. 14 in … in which programs, services and facilities grew significantly and numerous organizational changes were implemented. … affairs. In this capacity, he served as director of WMU's minority student services units. His title was changed in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27262

Children's Place receives grant to support student-parents

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… totaling $718, 936 in partnership with the College of Education and Human Development. Starting Oct. 1, the grant … to receive the award. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Child Care Access Means Parents in School … programs including academic resources, parenting education, social support activities and staff professional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43438

County event to focus on richness, wisdom of workplace diversity

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… County will focus this year on the richness and wisdom that diversity brings to the workplace when it holds its … a specialist in leadership development and diversity training, will present her talk at 9:30 a.m. and again at … and open to the public and will include an on-stage American Sign Language translator . Program for 2018 Bordas The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45934