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World's medievalists coming to Kalamazoo for annual congress

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… this month for the 54th celebration of the Western Michigan University International Congress on Medieval … year are sessions on topics ranging from medieval herbal medicine and military technology to Norse mythology. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53094

Gamma Rho chapter earns Superior Status

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… Status Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO— Western Michigan University's Gamma Rho chapter of Beta Alpha Psi , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11361

Why I Give: David Sluyter

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The decision to give back to Western Michigan just came naturally for alumnus David Sluyter .  … months, the couple often paddles out on Coldwater Lake in Michigan, where they have a cottage.  Sluyter builds his own … psychology and subsequent work for community mental health organizations, he fell hook, line and sinker for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71780

State regulatory atmosphere is topic of breakfast talk

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… (not verified) on Hilfinger KALAMAZOO--Efforts to revamp Michigan's regulatory and licensing environment will be … of the Keystone Community Bank Breakfast Series at Western Michigan University. Steven Hilfinger, director of the … Hilfinger plans to focus on regulations that protect the health and safety of Michigan's citizens. The Keystone …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/778

WMU trustees approve new three-year contract with AFSCME

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… conference-call meeting Monday, Aug. 20 , the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees unanimously approved a … elements of the new agreement include changes in employee health care premium contributions as well as health care … expanse on the eastern side of Howard Street between West Michigan Avenue and Stadium Drive. For more WMU news, arts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48598

Outstanding seniors to be honored as 2022 Presidential Scholars

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… Mich.—Fifty students will be recognized as Western Michigan University's top seniors for 2022 during the annual … and government affairs counsel for LivWell Enlightened Health Michigan. Dr. Edward Montgomery , president of WMU, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67695

Alumna uses equine therapy to help patients overcome physical and emotional barriers

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… to continue paying for treatments. Then he met a Western Michigan University alumna and her therapy horse Adele . … Emotional scenes like that are not uncommon at Northern Michigan Equine Therapy , says Courtney Sumpter , a … passionate about hippotherapy. After moving to northeastern Michigan to take a job in a hospital and fulfill her desire …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47690

WMU's new physical therapy department names founding chair, director

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Fruth KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is going full steam ahead with plans to … with Dr. Earlie Washington, dean of the WMU College of Health and Human Services, in planning and ongoing … program since January 2015. "Stacie is coming to Western Michigan University to build something new from the ground …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/33780

Social work student finds passion, home at WMU

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… III , it happens multiple times a week. The Western Michigan University graduate student is an advocate for homeless individuals, helping connect them to health care, housing and other essential services in the … enrolled in some college courses close to home in Pullman, Michigan, but gradually veered off that path to venture into …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57553

Mindful change: One professor's vision to transform stroke recovery

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… an associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs and director of the University’s Integrative … Mary Free Bed, a rehabilitation hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She also started using her training in mindfulness … stroke survivor. I hope this work will also propel Western Michigan University in a very positive way.” After the end …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70900