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Professor receives grant to support research on community college trustees and their decision making

College of Education and Human Development

… Times.”  Dr. Regina Garza Mitchell In collaboration with colleagues Dr. Susan Kater and Rebekah Grue l from … We are interested in how trustees’ values intersect with institutional roles in attaining these goals. … The team is collecting the quantitative data needed with a series of surveys and will host focus groups and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70778

Tigers' Dan Petry keynote speaker at Bronco baseball event

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… in downtown Kalamazoo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., beginning with a social hour and autograph session with the 2013 Bronco baseball team, as well as the chance to … draft pick of Detroit in 1976, Petry had two stints with the Tigers from 1979-1987 and 1990-91, totaling …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3430

Artists from Center for Disability Services display works

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… make their unique mark in the world. Some individuals paint with their feet. Others, such as featured artist Jimmy, paint with their mouths. A positive alternative Art at the center is a positive alternative to anger or aggression and a means of coping with anxiety and sadness. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5930

Wellness coach, nurse to speak at Keystone Series breakfast event

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… Table.” The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Reservations are required and … . Free parking is available. Heather Ratliff With a passion for wellness, Ratliff began The Wellness RN … lead to serious problems. Her interest in helping people with weight management, lifestyle change and nutrition is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10410

Owners of downtown spirit shop next up in Entrepreneurship Series

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… Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Reservations are required and … mugs and other specialty items. Andrew and Kathleen Widner With the help of Downtown Kalamazoo Inc., an organization … coordinated services related to downtown development, along with The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9483

Celebration planned for 2024 Experience-Driven Learning Grant awardees

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… is ramping up the impact of experiential education with the new Experience-Driven Learning Grant program. The … 9 , from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the WMU Student Center ballroom with brief remarks followed by a reception and opportunity to speak with project team members. Comprising collaborators from a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75272

Ribfest comes to Kalamazoo

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… for Kalamazoo nonprofit Community Advocates for people with developmental disabilities. Gates open at 11 a.m. each … and $10 after 7 p.m. Guests must be 18 years or older or with an adult to enter after 7 p.m.
 Children 12 and younger … ribs. Cost is $50 for amateurs and $75 for professionals with cash prizes. Judges are from the Southwest Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1068

WMU one of 14 U.S. schools selected for Brazilian initiative

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… activities to help implement and sustain partnerships with institutions in Brazil, culminating with a study tour to Brazil in spring 2013 to meet with potential partner campuses. WMU’s efforts will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3018

Michigan Public Radio airs more episodes of WMU professor's show

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… Sept. 5 , on Michigan Radio's daily news show "Stateside with Cynthia Canty." The episode is dedicated to education. Downey begins the piece with a collage of voices from interviews she conducted with … Room" Producer Zak Rosen about The James and Grace Lee Boggs School, named after the nationally known authors and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/9020

WMU among earliest schools to award Mandela honorary degree

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… degree resolution to WMU's Board of Trustees in June 1988. With the board's approval, an honorary doctor of humanities … honorary degree. Listen to a recent WMUK-FM interview with Cooney about the protests against apartheid and meeting … of others above his own personal freedom. His personal struggle has raised the fundamental concern for individual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11944