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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
News
… 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
News
… 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
Bronco lineman recognized among elite student-athletes in the nation
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… Caliendo is a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, known as the "Academic Heisman," and a semifinalist for the … Caliendo runs onto the field at Waldo Stadium. Caliendo, No. 61, leads the Broncos onto the field at Michigan … football performance and exemplary leadership. Caliendo, No. 61, leads the team onto the field at Michigan Stadium. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66104
Undergraduate Auditions
Trombone Program
… Days. Spring semester auditions are typically held in November, while students planning to enroll during the fall … your best technical and lyrical playing. Please note that piano accompaniment is not required for any solo material. …
https://wmich.edu/trombone/auditions/undergraduate
WMU dining remains open, transitions to carry-out only
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… remains open, transitions to carry-out only Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As the novel coronavirus continues to affect lives, food remains an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58531