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WMU graduate students to host national conference this week

News

… discuss issues important to graduate students, network and socialize. In addition, they will conduct national … to graduate student life. This year's schedule includes: "Social Justice and Voting: Using Constitutional Institutions …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10979

Archaeological project earns state award

News

… researchers and students at the University have continued working to uncover and interpret the fort's physical … of Revolution." The documentary earned a gold award in the social sciences area of the … the University's School of Communication, co-produced the work. David Tabor , a 2010 WMU graduate, served as second …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11236

WMU expands, re-envisions definition and measures for sustainability

News

… a way that will make it easy for our campus community to network and connect with others on campus who are doing similar … environmental issues, but will cover such items as access, social sustainability, food safety and research.  Dr. Harold … particular, he says, there is a tremendous amount of superb work in the realm of curriculum and research that needs to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11612

Week of Juneteenth events aims to celebrate emancipation, spark conversation

News

… joy and peace and also be healed," she says. "Activist work is great, too, but sometimes it gets exhausting and we … Africana Studies at Western, and Dr. Michelle Johnson , who worked as a Freedom Trail coordinator for the state of … what our role looks like in this fight toward racial and social justice and to be antiracist, one way to do that is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64444

Putting student well-being ‘front and center’

W Magazine

… the world, you were probably unfamiliar with the term “social distancing.” The practice of keeping physical … against COVID-19, but it’s also a challenge to avoiding social isolation and its potential emotional toll. "For me … the pandemic on college campuses—and their virtual workspaces.  “I would imagine that just about everyone has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63622

Getting Underway and Unlocking Aviation Opportunity with Zach Orfin

College of Aviation

… spaceports under construction in Michigan.  If that doesn't work, there are other spaceports around the country.  My absolute dream job would be to work management or operations at a spaceport within the next …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/05/orfin

Finding Home with Hunter: Hayes Finds His Crew at WMU Aviation

College of Aviation

… office of vice president.  While the NGPA internationally works to diversify and to create a more inclusive aviation … opportunity both to make scores of life-long friends and valuable career connections.    As chapter vice president, … Recently finished with his commercial licenses, he’ll begin working on his c ertified flight instructor license  in the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/03/hayes

College of Health and Human Services celebrates grads with drive-through event

College of Health and Human Services

… had set up a small backdrop for photos, and the School of Social Work provided graduation gowns for anyone who needed to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64186

American-style teaching covered in CELCIS graduate assistant training program

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… help international graduate assistants prepare to teach or work with undergraduate students at WMU. Light said the … at other universities, attending related conferences, networking with colleagues in national organizations doing similar work, and by conducting research in the field to learn best …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/02/celcis-graduate-training-feature-0

Facing the future: Artificial intelligence is evolving at warp speed—but at what cost?

W Magazine

… the future and revolutionize the way we communicate, work and live—for better or worse. Drs. Autumn Edwards and … who co-directs the first-of-its-kind Communication and Social Robotics (Combot) Labs at Western alongside Dr. … (UX/HCI) minor. Students in the program study the social and societal implications of human-machine …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71771