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Some WMU offices reduce hours, close over spring recess

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… Clinics  will maintain normal hours throughout the recess. Waldo Library  is open reduced hours, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. … March 11; and noon to midnight Sunday, March 12. The Swain Education and Maybee Music and Dance libraries will be … reduce energy costs  during the recess, heating and cooling systems in all classroom buildings controlled by the WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38433

Strategic Planning

Diversity and Inclusion

… measures in order to accurately assess progress toward institutionalizing diversity and multiculturalism at … successes and triumphs. We are intricate parts of a whole system. We each have our roles and duties but we are one … must seek to understand and respect the diversity of belief systems, worldviews, ideologies and thoughts of others. …

https://wmich.edu/diversity/planning

Goats to be tested on WMU campus as woodlot management tool

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… Sunday, July 10. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Hungry for a better way to control invasive plants damaging campus woodlots, … an environmentally friendly solution to controlling the unwanted vegetation. The University will add Buba, Cinnamon, … the native community to achieve balance and restore the ecosystem," Gooch wrote in his project proposal. "Campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33450

Outstanding student employees, supervisor recognized

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… to a student's financial resources, retention and support systems, and it also assists them in building skills, … during the day. Her peers have often complimented the way things are labeled and the way notes are specific that help make their jobs easier." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63563

WMU and WMU Cooley Innocence Project garner $418,000 grant

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… The grant is one of the largest wrongful conviction grants awarded by the Justice Department so far in 2015. Since its … promoting social justice. I cannot imagine a better way for WMU students from diverse backgrounds and majors to … through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice. Since the organization …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27269

So that all may learn

W Magazine

… they could read aloud to their students, but connecting was a challenge because many did not have internet access or … to facilitate lessons. "I thought, 'Okay, if you really want to do read-alouds and have input, why don’t we use … the pandemic and understand the rapid changes in the school system because of COVID-19. "I looked at this as a great …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61847

Professional Development Institute on Cultural Competency Impact Projects

Institutional Equity

… Equity and Inclusion Series Fall 2020 Facilitator:  Luchara Wallace Cultural Competence Training & Development 2-hour … Golf Teams Fall 2020, Spring 2021 Facilitator:  Luchara Wallace The Sum of Our Parts:  DEI Cross Collaboration … 8-hour professional development for Staff Compensation System Job Evaluation Committee members Fall 2021 & Spring …

https://wmich.edu/equity/training/participantprojects

Special Education, Ed.D.

Special Education and Literacy Studies

… Education develops transformational leaders who drive systemic change through cutting-edge research, influential … faculty mentors to craft personalized scholarly pathways, launching into substantive research from their first … tuition Military and veterans Our faculty Dr. Meagan Walsh Program Coordinator Contact Dr. Emily Curiel Associate …

https://wmich.edu/specialed/edd

Engineering students design concussion sensor for football helmets

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… LLC, off the ground. Top eight finisher Their idea was recognized as one of the top eight final teams in a … to give a complete history. "Basically, this device or system would eliminate the possibility of inaccuracies from … hoping a venture capitalist or angel investor will step forward. "We are very excited," Atashbar says. "We think that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17339

WMU nursing students lead hospital study that could change future of pressure-wound monitoring

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… volunteers for their work on the IPUP Survey. Students walk from Ascension Borgess's Navigation Center to the … fellow nursing students enter information into the computer system. Students learn charting skills and interact with … IPUP Survey. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An innovative effort is underway to better detect and prevent pressure wounds at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75334