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What did the first female voters do with their new right?

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… researcher's new book delves back into history to offer new details about how U.S. women voted when first … voting rights to women was a titanic and hard-won expansion of the U.S. electorate, little was recorded about how women … on a national scale, says Dr. J. Kevin Corder, a WMU professor of political science. Published by Cambridge …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36069

Nominate colleagues for spring 2016 staff award

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Nominations for the spring round of Western Michigan University's semiannual Make a … members for their accomplishments and daily investment of energy and creativity. It features semiannual and annual … and spring, semiannual awards are presented to a maximum of 15 people. Those selected for the accolade receive a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29874

Mental Health Week at WMU aims to raise awareness, offer resources

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… Mental Health Week at WMU aims to raise awareness, offer resources Submitted by Erin Flynn on 10/23/20 Update: … mental health. A recent Active Minds survey found 76% of college students report their mental health has worsened … emerged as a global threat, citing increasing feelings of stress, anxiety and loneliness. Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61633

WMU researcher finds little connection between violence, video games

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… between the two. Dr. Whitney DeCamp , WMU associate professor of sociology and associate director of the Kercher Center for Social Research, set out to answer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36296

Two input sessions and surveys will help boost campus wayfinding

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… wayfinding Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Photo of the Bernhard Center. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Two public meetings Wednesday, Oct. 29, and a survey of community views will give members of the campus community a chance to be involved in a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19707

PRO Services advances endowed professorship campaign for paper program

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… PRO Services advances endowed professorship campaign for paper program Submitted by … an industrywide effort to raise money to fund an endowed professorship in the Western Michigan University Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering. Mike VandeMaele , chief …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31162

Program Educational Objectives

Engineering Design and Manufacturing

… Educational Objectives The program educational objectives of the engineering design technology program at Western … Plan, design, implement, and improve cost-effective design of products Communicate professionally in verbal, written, and graphic forms Practice …

https://wmich.edu/engineering-design-manufacturing/program-educational-objectives

Student ticket lottery set up for Broncos vs. MSU football opener

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… its final days, WMU students are looking ahead to the start of the fall semester and making plans for a highly … game against Michigan State University. WMU's Division of Intercollegiate Athletics this week announced the launch of an online, random lottery to determine which 7,000 WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23467

Restoration Comedy

Theatre

… has been roaming the world on a hedonistic binge, learns of his wife’s death in London and decides it’s now safe to … tries to woo back her prodigal husband by learning the “art of lewdness.” Wicked wit, irresistible intrigue and fabulous fashion combine through a dizzying kaleidoscope of Restoration characters, all chasing the joys of love.   …

https://wmich.edu/theatre/restoration-comedy

Criminologist tapped for his expertise on video games and violence

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… Publications, Brian Powers) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In the wake of recent high-profile mass shootings, Western Michigan University's Dr. … serving as an expert for media nationwide on the question of whether such violence is linked to teen video game use. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45673