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WMU researcher finds little connection between violence, video games

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… has found that's really not the case. In fact, three studies he has conducted over the past several years show very … director of the Kercher Center for Social Research, set out to answer a question that has clouded the picture of … make people violent, or do violent people just gravitate toward violent video games? His research shows it's the …

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

Ready for the spotlight: Theatre grad prepares to make the world his stage

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… his stage Submitted by Erin Flynn on Donovan Boursiquot Wade is ready to take on the world after graduating with a … how to grow and having confidence in myself," he says.  Finding purpose Wade admits, like most teenagers, he had … Niemi , technical director and shop supervisor. He built sets, moved equipment and put in countless hours of sweat …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/theatre-acting-english-creative-writing-fall-2024-graduate-donovan-boursiquot

International students at WMU to share their cultures

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… its annual observance of International Education Week, set for Saturday through Friday, Nov. 12-18 . The 2016 … the main campus to educate and entertain. Plus, the Indian Student Association has planned a related cultural … during which attendees can experience Caribbean life by way of the Dominican Republic, learn about how various …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36352

Education researcher to be honored as WMU emerging scholar

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… education researcher who is developing resources to plan studies that better assess professional development initiatives … as an emerging scholar during a Sept. 30 campuswide awards ceremony. Dr. Jessaca Spybrook , who recently received … project will mine a treasure trove of large-scale data sets, analyze them and come up with ways to inform the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35309

Thank You Notes

Career and Student Employment Services

… you notes 22% of employers are less likely to hire a candidate who does not send a thank you and 91% like being … Creates an opportunity to introduce information that wasn’t brought up in the interview. Thank you notes should … Dear Ms. Lewis:    Thank you for the time you took to set up my visit with Golub & Company as a part of the …

https://wmich.edu/career/thankyou

Guidelines for Stewarding our Institutional Voice

Office of the President

… Guidelines for Stewarding our Institutional Voice The Western Michigan University … ingredients in our ability to accomplish that mission. Stewardship of free speech and academic freedom requires that … research and creative scholarship. The guidelines set forth in this document formalize and clarify our …

https://wmich.edu/president/leadership/institutional-voice

Retirement Planning

Human Resources

… employee is not included in these calculations. After providing your department with your official retirement notice, … you may have. We recommend that you review the steps toward retirement as detailed below to develop a more complete … HR recommends that you contact  Accounts Receivable to set up this account.  As a WMU retiree, you are eligible to …

https://wmich.edu/hr/retirement

Love on the ice: A Lawson romance comes full circle

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… Ohio—Western Michigan University's Lawson Ice Arena will always hold a special place in Doug Wheelright's heart. He spent three years as a student employee at the rink, feeding his passion for hockey while pursuing a degree in food … forward to him carrying on the Western tradition. "Western set me up for success in a lot of ways," says Emily, who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63180

Meretta Marauders Years

Bronco Marching Band

… Meretta Marauders Years In 1945, a new director joined Western Michigan University's marching band: … in 1968, Meretta celebrated his 25th year at Western and was honored with the longest conductorship in the MAC. … arts program to configure band formations. Once he set the formations, the Western print shop copied and …

https://wmich.edu/marchingband/history/meretta

WMU researcher wins $800,000 NSF grant to assess education efforts

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… National Science Foundation to develop resources to plan studies that can better assess how well professional … that will mine a treasure trove of large-scale data sets, analyze them and come up with ways to inform the design of large evaluations of teacher …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29895