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OT, social work faculty earn $1.8 million behavioral health grant

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… grant Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Chapleau Harrison KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A four-year, $1.8 million grant for … professor of occupational therapy, and Dr. Jennifer Harrison , assistant professor of social work, received the grant from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45083

WMU's Michigan campuses and regional locations closed through Thursday, Jan. 31

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… Events See the University events calendar for a full list of canceled events. The Bronco men's basketball game, … basketball team was slated to play at Northern Illinois on Jan. 31; that game has been canceled with a reschedule … to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. The cutoff for appointments is 2:30 p.m. There will be no charge for canceled or no-show …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51382

WMU appoints proven leader as new VP for development and alumni relations

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… alumni relations Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Kristen DeVries KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Following a national search, … Western Michigan University has named an experienced fundraising executive to provide strategic leadership and … efforts, alumni engagement and foundation enterprise. Kristen R. DeVries , previously vice president for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50885

Medieval Institute Publications and De Gruyter Partnership

College of Arts and Sciences

… July 26, 2018 KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A leading academic publishing house has been selected to partner with Medieval … The partnership will allow MIP to expand its niche publishing market in these areas significantly over the coming … new areas of publication. “We are pleased to enter this new partnership with De Gruyter and look forward to …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/mip-degruyter-partnership

National chemical engineering JEOPARDY! challenges students

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… diligence and perseverance … and a lot of studying. But it isn’t only calculations, reading and lab work. Sometimes, … Beasley, Zachary Hansen, Andy Kaczmar, Chase Roberts, Chris Rohen, Derek Ronayne and Willis Seifert, all chemical engineering students in Western’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66627

Biomedical sciences graduate driven by resilience, called to help others

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… biomedical sciences. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Jovanny Ruiz-Alavez is a natural caregiver. It's a quality he leaned into as a teenager when his mother was diagnosed with cancer. "I would always go with … school student at the time—stepped up to help provide for his family. "It's really hard to focus on your grades when …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63981

Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sometimes the path to a college degree is a winding one. Sarah Bular changed her major three times, but her persistence paid off and put her on the path to a fulfilling … when we found manufacturing, I jumped into it. I wasn't struggling anymore; I was powering through like 18 credit hours …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509

Prescribed burns OK'd at WMU's two nature preserves

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… If weather conditions are not conducive for a burn yet this spring semester, the next window of opportunity will be this coming fall in mid-October to mid-November. Fire's … various plant species to grow more vigorously and discouraged others that were not adapted to fire. "Without …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45596

Fashion Merchandising and Design Majors

Family and Consumer Sciences

… Fashion Merchandising and Design Majors The fashion merchandising and design majors prepare students for careers in the … processes and products and focus their studies on merchandising or design and development to achieve specific career …

https://wmich.edu/familyconsumer/academics/fashion-merchandising-design

June 20, 2016

Registrar's Office

… Over 600 students will be attending commencement this Saturday, June 25 in Miller Auditorium. The schedule is as follows: 9 a.m. College of Education and Human … Box Office.  If extra tickets are available they will be distributed on Friday, June 25 in Miller Auditorium beginning …

https://wmich.edu/registrar/notes-2016-06-20