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Long cane research to improve health and well-being of the visually impaired

College of Health and Human Services

… Vision Studies Associate Professor Dr. Dae Kim has been awarded a grant of $421,125 from the National Institutes of … and safely detect drop-offs and obstacles on their walking paths. With the knowledge obtained from the study, … and cane-use biomechanics can be altered—and taught by orientation and mobility instructors—to enable blind …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/long-cane-research

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Theatre

… A Midsummer Night's Dream Submitted by Emily Duguay on Arts and entertainment Sat, 05/29/2021 - … A Midsummer Night's Dream and the delightfully funny musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will be …

https://wmich.edu/events/64260

Multicultural Meet and Greet 2024

Multicultural Affairs for Students

… Multicultural Meet and Greet 2024 Submitted by Vunsin Hiew Doubblestein on Fairs and festivals Mon, … acclimation and belonging. DJ/Dancing: A DJ plays live music during the event where students can dance and receive …

https://wmich.edu/multicultural/events/meet-greet-2024

Richard F. Raklovits obituary

News

… Richard F. Raklovits obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Richard F. Raklovits Richard … physical education and recreation, died Nov. 21, 2017 . He was 89. Raklovits, of Kalamazoo, joined the faculty in 1957 … to WMU, Raklovits served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and played baseball for what was then the Brooklyn …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45100

Why I Give: David Sluyter

W Magazine

… Why I Give: David Sluyter Submitted by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The decision to give … when I can finally admit I’m getting older,” he jokes.  “It was time to figure out what kind of legacy I wanted to … he says. “Miller Auditorium brings us theatrical, musical and intellectual events, and the music and theater …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71780

Mike Tarn

Business Information Systems

… Commonwealth University B.S., Navigation, National Taiwan Ocean University Dr. J. Michael Tarn is a professor of … first scholarly book in enterprise systems education and was editor-in-chief of two peer-reviewed international … has been recognized and appointed as an honorary professor by the School of Business at Macau University of Science and …

https://wmich.edu/infosystems/directory/tarn

Applications sought for assessment awards program

News

… Applications sought for assessment awards program Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western … Assessment Excellence Collaboration, Individual and Unit awards. The awards program recognizes and showcases …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44716

Employment

Human Resources

… of "non-exempt" are eligible for overtime pay as required by federal and state laws or University policies. These … official records of employment, such as hiring, transfers, wage changes, performance management, disciplinary action, … any materials be added to or removed from the official file by anyone other than a Human Resources staff member. While …

https://wmich.edu/hr/handbook-employment

Standing Committees

Multicultural Affairs for Students

… Review Committee meets to review all requests for funding by individual student, student organizations or departments. …

https://wmich.edu/multicultural/committees

Renowned foreign affairs expert Lawrence Ziring dies at 86

News

… foreign affairs expert Lawrence Ziring dies at 86 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Lawrence Ziring Dr. Lawrence … , a Western Michigan University political scientist who was internationally known as a leading expert on Pakistan, died July 17 in Kalamazoo. He was 86. Lawrence Ziring Ziring was also one of the world's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25594