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Safe on Campus promotes LGBTQ allyship, inclusiveness at Western

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… Western Michigan University, and the Safe on Campus program is among a number of initiatives focused on making sure all … semester to all students, faculty and staff. It focuses on what it means to be an ally to LBGT students; strategies to … was something as simple as a button that said, 'Have you hugged your queer Bronco today?' that made me feel like …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68227

Engineering students lead cutting-edge automation research at WMU

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… at WMU Submitted by Erin Flynn on Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, left, sits alongside Jean Ruestman, administrator of … says. Of course, focusing on work isn't hard when it's what you love to do. "It's my passion now, being able to do … be able to have the experience I am now if I went to a bigger school. There's no way I'd be involved this closely …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56105

Miller Auditorium to host 'psychotic puppet party'

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… the skilled art of puppetry and spontaneous comedy collide, is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium … Unpredictable and irreverent, "Puppet Up! – Uncensored" is never the same show twice. Expert puppeteers create twisted scenes and songs on the fly, as suggestions from the audience prompt the improvised story …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14026

WMU Sky Broncos win regional competition seventh year in row

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… row Submitted by Deanne Puca on The Sky Broncos flight precision team. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's precision flight team, the Sky Broncos , won the National … national SAFECON set to take place May 18-23 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This year's win marks the seventh consecutive …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56173

WMU education instructors offer advice for parents navigating virtual learning with young kids

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Keeping a kindergartner engaged with his or her teacher over a tablet while a client waits for you … kids for a normal in-person school year, talking about what the classroom will look like, the supplies they'll need … screen for longer periods of time. To help focus, Doudna suggests introducing sensory toys such as fidget spinners, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60874

WIDR staff brings home two national awards for Best Radio Drama and Best Faculty Advisor

Student Affairs

… national awards for Best Radio Drama and Best Faculty Advisor Submitted by Kaitlynn Boot on (L-R) (Front) Ryan … Dillon's approach "allows us to grow and shape WIDR into what we want, and what we think it should be."   The nomination came as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75005

Aidan Paciorek: Finding a career and community

Haworth College of Business

… Haworth College of Business has to offer. “I had no idea what I wanted to do. Luckily, I had an older sister who had been at Western as a food marketing major. Initially, I didn’t want to feel like I was copying what she had done by majoring in the same area, but she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75082

Time to review WMU's winter weather closure policy

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… up and creating hazards for both pedestrians and motorists.   With the winter season just around the corner, this time of year is a good time to review Western Michigan University's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61739

WMU political science professors field election calls from far and wide

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… on the presidential race. Dr. Jim Butterfield was on television in Vietnam, while Dr. Mahendra Lawoti , who is from … the interest, both worldwide and locally, might sound somewhat unusual. But Clark, department chair, says it's all … always something going on in American politics.' But what makes election season different is that other people …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36122

Renowned student success scholar to present public talk

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… highly acclaimed public speaker and thought leader who is renowned as a student success scholar will speak at … Oct. 19 evening event will serve as a forum for exploring what belonging and inclusion mean at WMU. In his … discussion, Strayhorn will engage participants in what it means to navigate a college campus landscape as part …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35637