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WMU Libraries awards nineteen grants for open textbook adoptions
University Libraries
… $184,000 in textbooks costs. The grants, awarded in December 2019 by the University Libraries, provide support and … reported that they felt their class performance was better because they had access to a free textbook. One … of students that were expected to take the course in the coming year," said Maira Bundza, Scholarworks Librarian and …
https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2020/10/oer-grants
WMU Board of Trustees to meet in formal session Thursday, March 14
News
… of Trustees to meet in formal session Thursday, March 14 Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees is … 14 , in the Heritage Hall ballroom. The meeting will also be accessible by livestream . The agenda includes a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75004
Development of a Wireless Robotic Arm Control System Using Piezoelectric Sensors and Neural Networks
Center for Advanced Smart Sensors and Structures
… Sensors and Neural Networks A robotic arm capable of mimicking hand gestures through data analysis of the … to each finger movement. Using a segmentator, the event can be recorded, then compared to the approximated data by …
https://wmich.edu/casss/robotic
Part-time Instructional Opportunities
Sociology
… Opportunities The Department of Sociology at Western Michigan University occasionally seeks individuals with an … to teach on a part-time basis. If you are interested in being considered as a part-time instructor, please submit … and prior teaching experience. These materials should be emailed to David Hartmann . You will receive notification …
https://wmich.edu/sociology/part-time-0
Burian lecturer to speak on Affordable Health Care Act and grassroots organizing
College of Health and Human Services
… first-person account of how health care reform came to be, revealing how a reform campaign led by grassroots … 2010. On Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 5:30 p.m., the author will be at WMU's Fetzer Center to sign the book and speak about … studies on health care reform, and has been honored by Families USA and the New York Statewide Senior Action Council …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/burian-lecturer-speak-affordable-health-care-act-and-grassroots-organizing
New name, enhanced mission: WMUx fosters innovative next-level learning
News
… New name, enhanced mission: WMUx fosters innovative next-level learning … "Tell us your crazy ideas." That's one of the approaches behind the transformation of Western Michigan University's … presentation might provide cross-departmental academic benefit? WMUx wants instructors and learners to provide …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58331
LBGT office celebrates 30 years of inclusion, diversity on campus
News
… celebrates 30 years of inclusion, diversity on campus Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"I have been bullied, knocked unconscious, called every name in the … in political science as well as communication, the Comstock Park native holds leadership roles in a number of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56242
WMU football Broncos are headed to the Cotton Bowl
News
… WMU football Broncos are headed to the Cotton Bowl Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Graphic courtesy of … 15 (CFP) Western Michigan University football Broncos will be playing in the 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium … Conference champions. WMU's Cotton Bowl appearance will be its first in school history and third-straight bowl …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36762
Spring career-related events set; fairs are open to public
News
… career-related events set; fairs are open to public Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … is set for 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 , in the Bernhard Center's East Ballroom on WMU's Main Campus in … shoes and accessories. Additional giveaways and prizes will be available at Sephora inside J.C. Penney and the salon. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45800
Newsletter Feature: October 2021
Medieval Institute Publications
… Newsletter Feature: October 2021 Dziady. Samain. Halloween. In many European cultures, this is the time when the veil between this world and the other was at its thinnest — the time when something from the other side just might cross over. For centuries, people protected the …
https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/halloween-2021