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Trustees approve 3 percent room and board rate increase for 2018-19

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… for the room and board package will be $9,894, starting in fall 2018. Complete rates for all residence halls with varying meal plan levels can be found at wmich.edu/housing/info/rates . The new rates … and career goals. The strategy has allowed for significant improvements, incentives and discounts for students, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46537

Regional locations to offer convenient master's program

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… and development profession. Beginning with the 2013 fall semester, Western Michigan University will offer the … The new degree offering was announced in 2012, and the fall 2013 enrollees will be the inaugural class. Students … development and organizational effectiveness, the program can enhance the careers of those in business, government, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8018

University reorganizes admissions area to match recruitment plans

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… on recruiters being on the road and taking the WMU name farther and deeper into markets we've carefully selected for … "We'll be conducting a national search for people we can train on how to take the WMU message on the road, work closely with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39446

Expert Insights: Raising young children in a screen-saturated world

W Magazine

… is not what it used to be.  When a toddler’s whining, begging and crying starts for items paraded before them row … phone as a distraction.    But over time, such decisions can have unintended impacts, says Mindy Holohan, faculty … of self-regulation, the ability to delay gratification and how to identify and manage their feelings.”  According to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72483

CAMP, family science alum prepares for career in bilingual childcare with El Concilio

College of Education and Human Development

… and through their preschool, Escuelita Nuevo Horizonte. However, Zuniga's first experience was as a volunteer in … students she supervises. However, she says the most significant growth she witnessed was with a student who … her there. The daughter of migrant blueberry and strawberry farmworkers, the opportunity to attend college was an …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/08/family-science-camp-alum-internship-kalamazoo-elconcilio-preschool

Doing the right thing (or not) topic of WMU panel discussion

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… there are serious gaps between our self-assessment of how ethical we are and how we fare ethically in our actual behavior. It is not that we are … the mark on these matters and make suggestions about what can be done about it. Visit wmich.edu/ethics for more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/218

Three new dinosaurs stomping into Rood Hall Dino Park in summer 2023

College of Arts and Sciences

… and parents bring their kids out in the summer to show them the dinosaurs because it was outdoors and COVID-19 … their ideal locations within the park. Visitors to the park can also explore the Schmaltz Geology Museum , located on … Gillespie. “It addresses what’s built up in Michigan as far as economic minerals, especially in the Upper …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71118

Students learning to navigate, adapt to challenges of remote education

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… more challenging. But my professors have lots of ideas on how to make it work." Dybing, who graduates this semester, … ways than I'm used to," she says, joking that she could fall back on a career as a Youtuber. Dybing admits being … are working really hard to give us the best education they can, and it shows." It's not surprising the WMU community is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58706

Using music as a vessel for social justice

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… of Chicago to a public research university in Kalamazoo, however, wasn't the easiest transition.  "My sophomore year … as someone who’s Black, and her advice was: All you can control is being the greatest artist you can be," he … determined to make a statement at his junior recital in the fall. "I wrote four movements, and those four movements …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62039

Combining passion for medicine with philanthropic ideals, biomedical sciences grad ready to make an impact

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… research resume that includes multiple promising studies on cancer-killing viruses published in prestigious medical … early on. As a child, he was fascinated by medication and how it worked within the human body, and he was always … trust and the grace to make mistakes, they really go very far. And that is my experience; I was trusted and I was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75831