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WMU board approves new three-year contract with part-time faculty
News
… PIO represents approximately 650 part-time employees, made up of non-tenure-track instructors who teach at least three, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5944
Funded call for students' original artwork on climate change
News
… enrolled in the fall 2013 semester are eligible to submit up to three pieces of original artwork by email to … william.davis@wmich.edu or (269) 387-2445. Contact: Tonya Durlach August 5, 2013 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8336
Book identifies strategies for successful fundraising
News
… with those donors early in the process. When I came up with some models, I thought, why wouldn't I share it?" …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7670
Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation
College of Aviation
… to their stories about travels and meets while growing up, she wanted to follow in their spike marks as well. Good … Brown, who was the oldest of six children, "so the first couple of years of college were challenging to me. I wasn't … taking flight lessons. Students are required to triple-up as groups for the course and the two she paired with— …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58976
Uncharted Waters: Campus community navigates unprecedented shift to distance learning
W Magazine
… in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Personally, my biggest challenge is dealing with the grief of leaving my … with no more performances and a student with no more warm-ups, naps in the student lounge or improv jams with my … in April, found software which allowed her and her senior design project partner to control their lab computer remotely. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59590
How to keep your body healthy during COVID-19 pandemic
News
… Don’t sit all day watching TV and surfing the internet, get up and get moving. It’s important to stick to a schedule—no … Health Center, recommends going to sleep and waking up at the same time each day, eating your meals at the same … safe, and it can be beneficial to talk about the struggles you're going through, whether it's from having to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58648
The Velvelettes: A legendary Motown group born on Western's campus
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… The Velvelettes: A legendary Motown group born on Western's campus Submitted by Erin Flynn on … Bertha Barbee-McNeal , co-founder of legendary Motown group The Velvelettes. At 9 years old, she remembers, "I would … needs a name. Street was studying French at the time and suggested Les Jolies Femmes—French for The Pretty Women. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63261
The philosophy of grief
College of Arts and Sciences
… does recall, however, is always having an internal preoccupation with philosophical topics—not a flashy or bold … “I think when you’re a teenager, you’re sort of waking up to the world in a way,” she says. “And I think that … was happening at the nationwide level merged with her own foggy, understood experience of grief, she was drawn to the …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-atkins
Exercise science grad represents WMU on international rugby stage
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… Rugby Centennial . The France-USA Rugby Centennial wrapped up in Paris as the city prepared to host hte Olympics. "To … players in the country." Career preparation Growing up in Chicago, Delgado found Western through the rugby club. …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/excercise-science-grad-international-rugby-star
WMU trustees to consider labor agreements at special meeting Thursday
News
… consider approving labor agreements with two employee groups when it meets at 12:05 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14 . The … achieve "Instructor II" status would increase to $100, up from $50. The University and the International Alliance …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73783