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All Life is Learning - March 2023

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU

… All Life is Learning - March 2023 Director's Note Wow! The response … OLLI members during the discussion following the film. Thank you to everyone for helping us fill 50 seats, and a … Classic What it Was: Growing up When Music Mattered  Wigging Out with Garry Lee McCormick "Only the Ball was White" …

https://wmich.edu/olli/newsletter/march-2023

All Life is Learning - August 2022

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU

… All Life is Learning - August 2022 Director's Note Happy August!  Thank you to everyone who has already renewed their … the hamstrings are more pliable and flexible, they have a better ability to handle the stress of day-to-day …

https://wmich.edu/olli/newsletter/august-2022

Kevin Hood Gary - Why Boredom Matters

Humanities

… Kevin Hood Gary - Why Boredom Matters Please Join us!   When: Apr 6, 4pm … 2500 Knauss Hall What: "Why Boredom Matters: Education Leisure, and the Quest for a Meaningful Life"   Boredom is an … students on how to engage with boredom productively. Rather than being conditioned to avoid or blame boredom on …

https://wmich.edu/humanities/kevin-hood-gary-why-boredom-matters

Breakfast is *not* overrated.

Study Abroad

… Breakfast is *not* overrated. Madeline Peterson   Ceramics and Spanish  Universidad de Cantabria, Spain   I never realized how … in Santander is called rabas and is basically calamari (but better, because it’s Spanish, of course) and is typically …

https://wmich.edu/studyabroad/blog/2019/08/petersonbreakfastisnotoverrated

Research 101: Why do professors require peer-reviewed sources?

University Libraries

… Research 101: Why do professors require peer-reviewed sources? You’re … experts for validity, quality and accuracy.  “Scholarship is a conversation,” says Lexi Smith, Humanities Librarian at … them carefully. Use them with peer-reviewed sources to better understand your topic. How to find peer-reviewed …

https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2022/11/peer-reviewed-sources

All Life is Learning - May 2024

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU

… All Life is Learning - May 2024 Director's Note Giving Day 2024 has drawn to a close and, thanks to you all, our OLLI has had another successful year! … pursuit.  Curriculum Committee volunteers build on ideas suggested by OLLI members, brainstorm potential course topics …

https://wmich.edu/olli/newsletter/may-2024

What is Linguistics?

World Languages and Literature

… What is Linguistics? The Department of World Languages and … literature, foreign languages, pedagogy and psychology. Why study linguistics? The study of linguistics permits a person to better understand the world around her or him, as this world …

https://wmich.edu/languages/academics/linguistics/study-linguistics

September is Deaf Awareness Month

Unified Clinics

… September is Deaf Awareness Month September is Deaf Awareness Month! … say something and they don’t respond. However more likely than not, they are deaf or simply didn’t hear you. 2) Every … choice A lot of Deaf individuals hear the question “Why don’t you get a cochlear implant or hearing aid?” Not …

https://wmich.edu/unifiedclinics/deafawareness

Why should employers create Handshake accounts?

Career and Student Employment Services

Why should employers create Handshake accounts? Each … contacts needs to create an account in Handshake.  Doing this is very easy and only requires a few clicks.  Employers need …

https://wmich.edu/career/staffbjempwhy

All Life is Learning - February 2023

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU

… All Life is Learning - February 2023 Director's Note Calling on You … us as a Class Liaison and help make the OLLI experience better for our OLLI members! If you have questions, please … often and being curious in all things, seeking the why, what, and how.  Don’t just follow others – do things …

https://wmich.edu/olli/newsletter/february-2023