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Esports summer camp at WMU lets youth hone skills, explore growing industry

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… just a way to get you in a mindset of what it feels like to be a professional gamer." When most people think of summer … campers are eager to learn and improve their craft so they can go back to their school and start their own team. "We … "We've been pushing the idea that you can incorporate this into your curriculum." The esports program has already begun …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54279

Student fall ambassador positions available

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… Michigan University students who would like to be a positive role model and mentor for a group of incoming … first-year students during the week prior to classes beginning this fall are encouraged to apply to be a fall ambassador. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/186

Student sustainability grant proposal deadline extended

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… budgeted. Proposals meeting minimum requirements will then be evaluated based on merit by an all-student committee. Allocations will be announced before April 1. Applications must be submitted in PDF format …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/150

Leo Niemi obituary

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… University's early efforts to incorporate computer literacy into business education, died at home in Kalamazoo March 2. … as well as the need for business graduates with better communication skills. Niemi also served as assistant … WMU's business school from 1963 to 1978. He was a board member and international director of the Data Processing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/206

Making AI more accessible for people with speech differences

W Magazine

… for people who stutter. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Siri and Alexa can order groceries, turn on lights and appliances and even … Accelerator Grant to shift development of the technology into high gear. It's a tall order: Within a year, the team … to people who stutter," says Gerlach-Houck. "This is about being understood, being seen as a human being and being …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71793

Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future

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… she would pursue a degree in pharmacy. "After I got into school, I realized I like working with my hands a lot more than I like sitting behind a desk or working in a pharmacy, so I wanted to do something where I can build stuff and work with things, constantly changing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509

Clinical psychology Ph.D. student wins first place in regional Three-Minute Thesis

College of Arts and Sciences

… and three minutes, one Western Michigan University doctoral candidate made her research stand out.  Tabitha DiBacco , a … Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions can be a helpful strategy in times of crisis and that quick … competition by distilling her year-long dissertation into three minutes of engaging and educational content in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68578

Webinars explore WMU research regarding social consequences and response to COVID-19

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… isolation, religion and the future of higher education will be highlighted in a series of webinars throughout the … onset of COVID-19 in the United States, but the most significant has been state-level political party control. This … of online instruction. The findings of a yearlong study into the implications of the COVID-19 crisis, their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61262

Participation needed for institutional transformation effort

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… low-income students. The learning communities are being set up through the Broncos FIRST program, which is … initiatives aimed at student success and turn them into one strong and successful effort. The effort is getting … through ongoing research, student success programs that can tackle the problem of low rates of degree completion. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25412

Welcome-pack items sought for Seita students

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… students Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Donations can be dropped off beginning July 20. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Donations … support services, will receive the packs when they move into the residence halls in late August. Welcome pack …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25200