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Choreographing busy schedule, student driven to help people
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… people realize," says Owens. As a child, Owens remembers always wanting to help people feel better when they were sick. That … valuable information regarding navigating the health care system and fulfilling requirements to launch into my career …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53042
Campus office hours released for Thanksgiving recess
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… at 8 a.m. on Nov. 30 . WMU Libraries ' first floor of Waldo Library will close at 5 p.m. on Nov. 25 and reopen at … reduce energy costs during the recess, heating and cooling systems in all office and classroom buildings controlled by the WMU Building Energy Management System will be in holiday mode, unless a space is exempt …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62015
Southern Utah University scholar to address need for liberal arts education
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… First, he asserts the notion of "practicality" as the wrong way to think about educational opportunities. To reduce the … that a liberal arts education is among the most effective ways to fulfill that obligation. Kristopher Phillips … nature of possibility and necessity within the Cartesian system. He also is working on projects regarding the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38613
PRO Services advances endowed professorship campaign for paper program
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… executive and his company have contributed $25,000 toward an industrywide effort to raise money to fund an … L. Janes Endowed Professorship. Janes, who died in 2009, was a longtime faculty member and chair of the former … scholarships and paid internships and co-ops. That support system trains students who are job-ready immediately after …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31162
WMU Humanities Center puts focus on urban food in presentation
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… Pothukuchi , associate professor and interim chair of the Wayne State University Department of Urban Studies and … to be the hotbed for urban agriculture and local food system development. Drawing from her study of these … and interim chair, Pothukuchi is founding director of SEED Wayne, a campus-community collaborative dedicated to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30961
Olympic gold medalist to give public talk about resilience
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… things they are passionate about that will move them forward. While on campus, Mills will meet with two groups of … early life experiences that closely parallel his own. Mills was orphaned at age 12 and grew up in poverty on the Pine … to give back to the community as thanks for the support system of family and friends that aided them. To give back, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26880
Time to review WMU's winter weather closure policy
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… closures WMU rarely closes or delays classes, so always assume campus is open . In the absence of notification … closure is announced on: The WMU home page . The WMU Alert system . Area radio and television stations. The WMU … to the conditions When outdoors in sub-freezing weather, always cover your head, ears and hands. Wear a hat or knit cap …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/50826
Fall 2014 Make a Difference award recipients to be honored
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… Fall 2014 Make a Difference award recipients to be honored Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 14 Make a Difference award recipients will be honored Dec. 1 KALAMAZOO, … Police Officers Association, and Staff Compensation System, members of which are represented by the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20335
Trustees to consider labor contracts, central dispatch agreement
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… with the WMU chapter of AAUP. A tentative agreement was reached Sept. 5, just as the old contract was set to expire. Union members voted to ratify the new … Dispatch Authority, a countywide central dispatch system that would include the public safety operations of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19234
Sindecuse Health Center offers seasonal influenza vaccine
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… Michigan University employees, students and retirees who want to protect themselves and the people around them from … health center has moved to an appointment-based scheduling system that reduces wait time and gives patients a predictable visit timetable. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18286