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WMU trustees approve new three-year contract with AFSCME
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… is effective through Aug. 12, 2021. The union's 418 members include employees who work in building maintenance and … and several other roles. Under the new agreement, members will see wage increases in each year of the contract. … year of the pact, increases of 1.5 to 2.5 percent will be provided. In the second year, the contract calls for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48598
Dr. Lawrence B. Schlack obituary
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… times and in multiple teaching roles. He was a full-time member of the faculty from 1964 to 1967 and 1981 to 1988, … well as the popular summer writing workshop on Michigan's Beaver Island. In addition, he continued to speak and write … issues, often in the Michigan news media. Schlack began his career as a teacher in the Saginaw and then the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48924
Chemistry associate professor to receive Emerging Scholar Award
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… research to study new methods for purifying water will be honored by Western Michigan University as an emerging … awards ceremony Friday, Oct. 6. Dr. Gellert Mezei will be presented the 2017 Emerging Scholar Award during WMU's academic convocation ceremonies at 11 a.m. in the Bernhard Center. The event will feature WMU President Edward …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43085
WMU researcher making groundbreaking gains in filtration of toxic chemicals
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… change is fueled by carbon and other harmful chemicals being released into the atmosphere. A Western Michigan … working on a revolutionary way to capture those particles before they have a chance to do damage. Dr. Mert Atilhan , … published in the journal "Nature Energy," is revolutionary because it takes a process that historically has been slow …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72846
WMU to honor alumni, Detroit influencers during campus event
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… is creating multiple portraits of the honorees that will be displayed, beginning in 2018, in and around the two residence halls and … Hall-Archer-Pickard Conference Room. A sample image will be on display at the ceremony. WMU's Western Heights …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42780
Alumni Spotlight: Shannon Hoffman
Family and Consumer Sciences
… said starting her business was scary but equally exciting, believes that having a positive mindset is a must for … of Studio H Chicago “I did imagine my business would be as successful as it is; I think that is how I got here,” Hoffman said. “I continue to believe my business will grow and that there is no limit to …
https://wmich.edu/familyconsumer/spotlight-hoffman
Electronic Resources Analyst
Human Resources
… collection by assisting with the management of subscribed and open access, print and electronic, continuing … Manages the electronic resources lifecycle for subscribed, perpetual, and open access collections. Maintain vendor … other Alma Administration Certification or ability to be certified withing one year. Desired qualifications …
https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/010707
Solidarity fund set up to help WMU employees and students
College of Arts and Sciences
… established fund outside of Western Michigan University to benefit WMU employees and students has been created to channel help to the campus community as … of students and folks who were not making a lot of money to begin with that suddenly find themselves unable to pay …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/wmu-solidarity-fund
College of Fine Arts names new marketing coordinator
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… of Fine Arts as marketing coordinator. The WMU alumna will be working with the School of Music, the Frostic School of … Center, Kalamazoo Valley Community College and the Stulberg International String Competition. She serves on the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23015
Susan Reed, Sergio Cira-Reyes and Nelly Fuentes
Humanities
… identification programs. In what appears to some to be among the darkest times in American history for immigrant …
https://wmich.edu/humanities/susan-reed-sergio-cira-reyes-nelly-fuentes