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The AI Advantage: Meet the WMU Professors Empowering Students through AI Education

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… The AI Advantage: Meet the WMU Professors Empowering Students through AI Education Submitted … in every major. That's why Western Michigan University offers cutting-edge, hands-on experiences to equip students … essential AI skills and an ethical AI mindset. Join a group of internationally recognized WMU faculty who will showcase …

https://wmich.edu/events/72857

Reginald Dwayne Betts: Freedom Reads

Humanities

… A 2021 MacArthur Fellow, he is the Executive Director of Freedom Reads, a not-for-profit organization that is radically transforming the access to literature in prisons through the installation of Freedom Libraries in prisons across this country. For …

https://wmich.edu/events/72712

Upcycling and Sustainable Clothing

Climate Change Working Group

… overlooked, but its effect is significant. The production of new clothing requires hundreds of gallons of water and tremendous amounts of energy, resulting in …

https://wmich.edu/events/75044

Omnium Circus

Auxiliary Enterprises

… 17, 2023 — 10 to 10 a.m. constants/event_status Miller Box Office (269) 387-2300 Email for more information OMNIUM … company bringing excitement, thrills, and joy to people of all ages as only a circus can! Step into a world of all things possible where we discover the power, the …

https://wmich.edu/events/72028

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference: Advancing Health Equity

College of Health and Human Services

… 03/22/2024 - 8:30am - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 1:00pm 4010 College of Health and Human Services Kalamazoo, MI 49008 United … Betty Dennis Email for more information The theme of the 2024 conference is Advancing Health Equity. Dr. James Jackson, author of “Clearing the Fog: From Surviving to Thriving with Long …

https://wmich.edu/events/74583

Book Club: Unshrinking

Study of Ethics in Society

… Noa Dahan , a part-time instructor in the Department of Philosophy, will lead the discussions of  Unshrinking  (2024) by Kate Manne.  Manne highlights … tackles ethical questions in arguing that harmful treatment of (and biases against) others on the basis of body size is …

https://wmich.edu/events/74593

On Lamentation - Ashley Atlkins, Associate Professor, Philosophy

Humanities

… On Lamentation - Ashley Atlkins, Associate Professor, Philosophy Submitted by Scott Bade on Lecture Thu, … "On Lamentation"    Ashley Atkins will present a portion of her investigation into the "art of grief," the topic of a symposium she organized at this …

https://wmich.edu/events/70686

"Water is Life:" Indigenous Approaches to Climate Action in Relationship to Mother Earth

Climate Change Working Group

… workshop explores the connections between water, the use of fossil fuels, and climate activism from Indigenous … to the climate crisis.  “Water is Life,” a declaration of the Standing Rock Movement is a contemporary expression of a long history of  intergenerational struggle for …

https://wmich.edu/events/74840

"First Voice Generation" documentary screening and Q&A with filmmaker Cynthia Martinez

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… "First Voice Generation" tells the stories of three Latinx high school students in Holland, Mich., who are part of the TRiO Upward Bound Program. It highlights their dreams of being the first in their families to go to college and …

https://wmich.edu/events/72804

Artificial Intelligence in Government

School of Public Affairs and Administration

… Mingus 387-8946 Email for more information Emerging Roles of Artificial Intelligence in Government: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Featuring Alan Shark, Author of Artificial Intelligence - A Primer for State and Local Government, Executive Director of the Public Technology Institute, and NAPA Fellow …

https://wmich.edu/events/75644