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Make a Difference staff award nominations due

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… are due by Friday, Feb. 28. KALAMAZOO—Nominations for the spring round of Western Michigan University's … peer-to-peer program that recognizes staff members for their accomplishments and daily investment of energy and … are presented to a maximum of 15 people. Those selected for the accolade receive a before-tax $300 prize and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/12876

Carls Foundation awards $314,400 to help children hear

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… with hearing problems. The gift will continue support for infants identified with hearing loss as newborns and will also support services for late-identified infants and children, as well as … speech and language development. According to the Center for Disease Control, approximately 98 percent of infants in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1243

Researcher earning impressive national accolades

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… professor is being lauded in numerous circles this year for his research expertise and contributions to society. … February, Poling received the Outstanding Contributor Award for the 2015-16 fiscal year from the California Association … he notes that the rodents are so light they hardly ever trigger a mine, and they have highly sensitive noses as well as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/33813

Sustainability executive to present business college talk

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… KALAMAZOO—A leader in sustainability and green initiatives for an information technology hosting company will be featured in the … Business. Melissa Gray , senior director of sustainability for Rackspace, will present "What We All Want From Work" at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13596

Expanded COVID-19 testing before Thanksgiving

Sindecuse Health Center

… Expanded COVID-19 testing before Thanksgiving Submitted by Joe VanDerBos on With WMU … Thursday, Nov. 19 . The University’s no-cost testing plan for students, faculty and staff is still in effect. If … spouses) and WMU retirees may make an appointment for a COVID-19 test at the health center in the days before …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61786

Detroit enlists help of WMU teams to boost city operational efficiency

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… facility as well as the maintenance and stores facility for the city's bus system. The teams are identifying both … recommendations to the city to optimize the facilities for the future. Students, alumni and staff part of effort … the table. We have been taught to ask questions and keep digging until the root cause of a problem is found, and we all …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16655

Non-bargaining staffers honored at recent events

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… director of Dining Services, Outstanding Professional Award for service of five or more years to WMU Kerstan L. Ryan , … and Alumni Relations, Outstanding New Professional Award for service of five or fewer years to WMU Amy J. Seth , … and facilities in University Recreation, Tony Griffin Award for exceptional service to APA (recipients must be APA …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7160

Geoffrey A. Smith obituary

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… (not verified) on Geoffrey A. Smith Geoffrey A. Smith , a former dean of the Division of Continuing Education at … of employment as director of the Dissemination Project for the CREATE team in the Evaluation Center. Long-lasting impact Smith was responsible for the off-campus credit courses and degree programs …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46238

School of Music faculty produce dozens of creative and research projects in trying times

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… been completed including music compositions written and performed, albums recorded and released, lectures and clinics … Commissioning Grant and commissioned five new pieces for septet by Hawaiian composers. The grant supported a … You Hear Me? Examining Racial and Cultural Biases and Microaggressions in the Modern Classical Music World” at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61926

Paule Miller obituary

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… 1992 after 31 years of service to the University. She was forced to retire early due to surgery for a brain tumor which left her blind. Years later, she … A native of France, Miller was a major and minor advisor for her department for many years and wrote "Parlons de …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32193