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Humanities speaker series focuses on education in the 21st century

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… public school teachers and university professors struggle to define and defend the goals of a liberal education … begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 , in 3502 Knauss Hall with a presentation by Dr. Mark Edmundson titled "In Defense … and "Why Write?" directly addresses the human goods that can be obtained through intellectual pursuits. His …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42622

U.S. response to Paris attacks explored by lecture series

College of Arts and Sciences

… about the recent terrorist shootings in Paris and the American response. Dr. Laura Hastings and Dr. John Clark from the … participated as well as Susan Reed, managing attorney with the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center in Kalamazoo. Why …   “There is no Arab-French identity like the Arab-American identity in the United States,” she said.   Neither does …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/paris

WMU women aviators ready to tackle national cross-country race

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… against other teams flying small aircraft to reach Santa Fe with the fastest time. The 2,600-mile race follows a zig-zag … conditions from the Battle Creek campus to provide the team with the latest updates. A similar team is supporting the … progress A map of the race route and additional information can be found at airraceclassic.org . The WMU team will file …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40531

Recycling Equipment

WMU Paper Pilot Plant

… located at the wet end of the paper machine. Both refiners can be used during a recycle trial. Pulper: Kadant Black … suspended solids levels as low as a few parts per million can be easily achieved. Hollander Beater The Hollander … used to screen out large contaminates, such as wood chips, candy wrappers, and cigarette buts, from reclaimed white …

https://wmich.edu/pilotplants/recycling/equipment

Ongoing, new facility improvement projects slated for this summer

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… dining facility. Both projects kicked off last year with demolition of the Elmwood Apartments as well as the … of Main Campus so it's causing minimal disruption. People can still drive around the area, and we're not anticipating … Lot 12; and the Physical Plant's Lot 6. In addition, staggered closures of both parking ramps will occur. • Although …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53480

Business students recognized for academic excellence and leadership

Haworth College of Business

… Trailblazers program recognizes students who make a significant impact.” All students were recognized in a ceremony … Sigma Machine. She has also interned as a category analyst with SC Johnson and is interning at Abbott Nutrition this … the Haworth College of Business isn't something that can be turned on or off," says Carroll. "Business students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39522

University adopts new mass email policy

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… email policy to regulate the dissemination of information within and beyond the campus community. The policy was … and empowers owners of mailing lists to send messages without the assistance of the Office of University … to distribute messages when possible. The mass email policy can be read in its entirety at wmich.edu/web/policies/email …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32696

Li Xiang

World Languages and Literature

… and Instruction from Portland State University, Oregon, with a focus on Chinese language teaching. She has been …

https://wmich.edu/languages/directory/xiang

WMU to play critical role in national manufacturing initiative

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… processes. The institute will be centered in California, with Silicon Valley's FlexTech Alliance leading the … that meet the expressed needs of the military and can be transitioned to consumer markets. They will include … Earlier this year, CAPE was honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences as the lead …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26501

Senior Director Corporate and Foundation Relations

Human Resources

… existing relationships and build new partnerships with corporations and foundations for the University. Major … engagement. Identifies and promotes relationships with corporate and foundation prospects and donors in … the University to interact effectively and efficiently with external corporate and foundation funders. Serves as a …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/008120