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LBGT office launches mentoring program

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… Student Services. The program matches LBGTA students with LBGTA professionals in the local area. Participating … with working professionals who are LBGTA identified and who can help them navigate the workplace successfully as … transition from campus life to the workplace, and we need your knowledge and insight to make this program a success," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10066

WMU instructor and education students make privacy screens for virtual learning

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… while it's important for teachers to be able to interact with their students, the prospect of instructors and peers having a window into their home life can be daunting. A privacy screen decorated for use as a … as a teacher to engage and interact in learning. But if you don't understand or never take the time to figure out …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62393

High-dose flu and updated COVID-19 immunizations available

Sindecuse Health Center

… vaccine. Both the high-dose influenza and COVID-19 shots can be given in a single appointment session. The Centers … may receive one or more additional updated doses—ask your primary care physician for guidance. Unlike past … You may make an appointment to see a provider. Patients with any upper respiratory symptoms are expected to wear …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/72960

WMU student recruiting and orientation captivating from afar

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… Center is (Hint: it’s the largest in the Mid-American Conference), how sleek Western Heights Residence Hall … of Health and Human Services learning spaces look like, you have to at least catch a glimpse of them. Even in an era … lengthier and livelier phone and video conversations with admissions counselors and student ambassadors, mean …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59384

Western announces 2023 class of Presidential Innovation Professors

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… President Edward Montgomery . “Each of them has made significant contributions to Western and their fields, and we are … Kalamazoo: Creating a Community-Driven Archives Initiative with the Society for History and Racial Equity (SHARE) In partnership with SHARE, Capturing Kalamazoo will pilot a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71469

WMU press scores first National Book Award nomination

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… "As hardscrabble as these lives may be, they are suffused with strange beauty and love by Marta's solicitude and … Artist Award and a finalist for the Henfield Award, American Fiction Award and a Pushcart Prize. National Book Award … alumna Bonnie Jo Campbell was a finalist in 2009 for "American Salvage." For more information , visit nationalbook.org …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/42994

Newly revamped Western Wellness effort takes fitness and well-being to new heights

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… the year. Step into the action today by logging into your Holtyn account and logging your activity. Similarly, … today, including caregiving for aging adults, communicating with children and putting more laughter in your life. … in a health coaching session. The biometric screening can be done by scheduling an appointment with Holtyn & …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32843

Business students vie for share of $250,000 competition prize

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… prize Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When you're a heating and cooling contractor, it's important to get all your ducts in a row. The process can be labor-intensive and time consuming. But two Western … to "Shark Tank" for college students. The stakes are high, with more than $250,000 in prize money up for grabs for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52859

Counselor education faculty named director of campus counseling center

College of Education and Human Development

… says she looks forward to growing the center's partnerships with campus departments and organizations to attract a … with graduate student counselors. "In the classroom, we can talk about how you meet with clients and applying the foundational …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72818

WMU named finalist for national Climate Leadership Award

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… colleges and universities that are signatories of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment. … advances that can be used to tackle some of society's biggest challenges. "This is enormously gratifying," says WMU … sustainability efforts. Voting opens Tuesday, April 1, with the videos available for viewing and voting on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14863