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Dr. Laurel A. Grotzinger obituary

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… Dr. Laurel A. Grotzinger obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Laurel A. Grotzinger Dr. Laurel A. … librarianship and library administration. Her career took another pioneering turn in 1979 when Grotzinger was named …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44365

May 17 Status Letter

Research and Innovation

… Status Letter Dear Colleagues: The Office of Research and Innovation has been working diligently on preparing a phased … campus remains closed, Katie John has worked with the governor’s office and confirmed we can start to return to outdoor … and primarily performed outdoors, including but not limited to forestry workers, outdoor power equipment …

https://wmich.edu/research/may17-status

Essay contest

Study of Ethics in Society

… Center for the Study of Ethics in Society is pleased to announce the winner of its 2019 essay contest. Freshman … call for submissions. Due to budget cuts, the Center is not planning to sponsor an essay contest in 2020. 2019 Essay … Announcement Prizes: Monetary prizes of $500 will be deposited to the WMU student account of the winners in each …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/essaycontest

WMU expert tells PBS audience University has resources to help vulnerable students transition to college

College of Education and Human Development

… support. When students move to college, they are no longer overseen by IDEIA, they are then covered … students find a university that best fits their needs. It's not a random decision, doing a little bit more … for students with disabilities (OSD). The university cannot reach out and do anything for them if they don't …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71595

Earn Credit

Health Promotion and Education

… University students with certain academic majors and minors may choose to use their work as a Peer Educator to … students may need elective credits for their major or minor or need additional credits to graduate, which they can … an approved elective (see below). If #1 and #2 above do not apply to you but you need and want  general elective …

https://wmich.edu/healthpromotion/involved/earn-credit

Professor takes 20 millionth step and keeps walking

College of Health and Human Services

… to count her steps. Three years later, Brangelina is no more, Breaking Bad and Taylor Swift are only slightly … of Health and Human Services and back nearly every day. Not to mention the thousands of steps she's actually taken inside the CHHS building. And if that weren't enough, she walks to main campus on a daily basis as well. An …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/09-2017-sue

Sew worth it—fashion design students use skills to craft masks for hospital workers

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… have called sewing a dying skill. That skill, however, is now helping protect frontline medical professionals from the … was an awesome chance to bring together design students who normally only have the opportunity to sew together when it's … she says. "We were able to do something together that was bigger than us and forget for a moment about the chaos around …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58737

NSF 2026 Idea Machine @ WMU!

Research and Innovation

… encourages out-of-the-box thinkers to propose and submit innovative science, technology, engineering and math (STEM-related) ideas that … can earn prizes and receive public recognition by suggesting the pressing research questions that need to be …

https://wmich.edu/research/nsf-idea-machine-wmu

Frontline for relief: WMU team helps small businesses survive COVID-19 impacts

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… many small businesses throughout West Michigan are struggling to make ends meet. From lack of sales to growing … aid. However, preparing to secure disaster relief is no small feat, a detail the Michigan Small Business Development Center—SBDC—knows all too well. Housed within Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58749

Willow Martin: Finding your balance

Haworth College of Business

… to check in with classmates on FaceTime to catch up on notes and other course essentials. As she traveled to … Paula Eckert, her grandparents made a surprise appearance, not realizing that Martin was in class, and the class could … Palmer has started to do group chat through Elearning at normal class time to get participation points. This is nice …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58744