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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

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

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

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

"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

Enhancing Clinical Skills for Strengthening Clients’ Internal Attachment Management in Social Work Practice

College of Health and Human Services

… continuing education course is tailored for social work professionals aiming to elevate their clinical skills in the realm of attachment theory. The course will delve into the intricacies of attachment and focus on strategies to strengthen clients' …

https://wmich.edu/events/74330

"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

MLK 2024 Special Guest Speaker I Chaos or Community

Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations

… constants/event_status Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X and an award-winning author, educator and … required and available through the Miller Auditorium box office for pick up until the evening of the event.  The event is held in partnership with the …

https://wmich.edu/events/72624

Native Wildflower Seed Bombs

Climate Change Working Group

… Wildflower Seed Bombs, with  Ameilia  D., WMU Student and Office for Sustainability Land Steward Discover the wonders of native plants and their benefits in this informative session about the local flora of Michigan. Engage in a hands-on experience by learning how …

https://wmich.edu/events/75045

Art Music Activism: A Book Talk with Dr. Cristina Fava

University Libraries

… in 1930s New York City." According to the University of Illinois Press, "Maria Cristina Fava explores the rich … to advance the promotion, circulation, and acceptance of leftist ideas in 1930s New York City." Also, "Fava's … teases out fascinating details from performances and offstage activity attached to works by composers such as …

https://wmich.edu/events/74590