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Fueled by resilience, social work student advocates support through mentorship

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… Fueled by resilience, social work student advocates support through mentorship Submitted … up a final exam when a bullet pierced his neck as he drove down the street—a random act of violence that nearly … human growth." A scar on the left side of Hargrave's neck shows how close he came to being paralyzed by a bullet. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/64961

Math professor awarded Fulbright grant to work in South Africa

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… Math professor awarded Fulbright grant to work in South Africa Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … mode of instruction in that country, Dr. Jon Davis thinks doing a little more talking about math could lead to better … Fulbright Program Scholarship to delve deeper into how conceptual discourse and code-switching techniques can …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38948

Speaker discusses how families deal with incarceration of other members

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… Speaker discusses how families deal with incarceration of other members … at a pair of events in Kalamazoo Thursday, April 5 , on how families deal with the incarceration of family members. … experience providing therapeutic services to children, adolescents and families. In 2016, she published "A Day I'll …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45914

Goat work crew returns to campus for second helping

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… Goat work crew returns to campus for second helping Submitted by … even larger contingent of temporary landscape services workers will be on the Western Michigan University campus … . New kid on the block The youngest member of the goat work crew. (Photo credit: Jeanne Baron) The 2016 pilot …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40334

Social work professor wins lifetime award from state association

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… Social work professor wins lifetime award from state association … Michigan chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is awarding a Western Michigan University professor … working, driven even, to give her very best in all that she does, and social justice is the central focus of her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22868

Reminder: How to select your preferences for WMU alerts and advisories

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… Reminder: How to select your preferences for WMU alerts and advisories … of also getting them by text messages and phone calls. To do that, or sign up to also receive Advisory Notifications, … road closures, power blackouts, phone outages, network failures, developing weather threats and off-campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54703

'An Open Book: Work by Barbara Ellmann' on display

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… 'An Open Book: Work by Barbara Ellmann' on display Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on A portion of Ellmann's work "Where to Stop" KALAMAZOO—Michigan native Barbara … and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. For more information , contact Don Desmett at @email or (269) 387-2455. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13743

Work with refugee family helps business student expand global perspective

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Work with refugee family helps business student expand … he's committed to learning about international issues and how his actions affect both local and global communities. … to expect, but they welcomed us immediately, so it broke down the barrier," says Coleman. "Being pushed out of my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53332

Researchers' work puts WMU at center of national STEM network

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… Researchers' work puts WMU at center of national STEM network Submitted … will improve student achievement. "Knowing what needs to be done does not equal knowing how to move an institution or department toward that goal," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43581

How can we improve STEM learning outcomes? WMU professor wins $1.3M NSF award to find out

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How can we improve STEM learning outcomes? WMU professor … that the National Science Foundation is supporting this work. Over the past decade we have seen tremendous growth in the quality and rigor of studies seeking to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60237