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Coded Bias screening and discussion with Shalini Kantayya

College of Arts and Sciences

… constants/event_status Coded Bias explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling … in the algorithms that impact us all. Join for a screening of of the film Coded Bias and a discussion with filmmaker …

https://wmich.edu/events/65977

China’s Development and China-U.S. Relations

Asian Initiatives

… presented by  Consul General  Jian  Zhao, Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago. Topic:  China’s Development and …

https://wmich.edu/events/72640

Differences between Chinese and American cultural values

Asian Initiatives

… Dr. Brender will argue that cultural identities consist of a set of values; that is, the degree to which such institutions as … Dr. Brender will present a basic understanding of what it means to identify as Chinese or to identify as …

https://wmich.edu/events/69487

Communicating about Climate Change: Basic Skills for Productive Climate Communication

Climate Change Working Group

… more information Dr. Kathryn Docherty from WMU's Department of Biological Sciences will lead a fun and practical session … will introduce participants to The Six Americas of Global Warming and brainstorm ideas on how to initiate …

https://wmich.edu/events/74332

Entrepreneurship forum featuring Tamara Davis and Sarah Forrest

Haworth College of Business

… Forum series will be two guests from the Haworth College of Business. Tamara Davis, regional director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and director of Starting Gate, and Sarah Forrest, business consultant for …

https://wmich.edu/events/69877

Special Labor Day Workout

West Hills Athletic Club

… , determination and grit —for success both in and out of the gym! Show us what you are made of on Monday, Sept. 4 at this special Labor Day workout with …

https://wmich.edu/events/72206

Eval Cafe: Assessment for Liberation: From Theory to Practice

The Evaluation Center

… 2019) developers function within a swirling environment of socio-historical factors that produces both disjunctures … embedded within the assessment development portfolio of the presenter will be shared. A description of implications for assessment theory and a call for …

https://wmich.edu/events/66766

Fiber Fueled! How to maintain a healthy microbiome + Challenge

Western Wellness

… Workshop This workshop will overview the key points of Fiber Fueled and will provide strategies to optimize your … for Workshop   Challenge This wellness challenge is based off the book, Fiber Fueled by Dr. Will B. Join this seven-day challenge to increase the diversity of plants in the diet! We know that plants promote a healthy …

https://wmich.edu/events/71189

WMU Theatre Presents HEAD OVER HEELS

Theatre

… This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s! A hilarious, exuberant celebration of love, HEAD OVER HEELS follows the escapades of a royal family on an outrageous journey to save their …

https://wmich.edu/events/67264

Well-being as Value Fulfillment Book Club

Study of Ethics in Society

… graduate student Henry Curcio will lead online discussions of Well-Being as Value Fulfillment: How We Can Help Each …   by Valerie Tiberius. T he author argues in the first half of the book that well-being consists in fulfilling or … our appropriate values over time. In the second half of the book, she applies this theory to the problem of how …

https://wmich.edu/events/66781