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Interim dean continues tradition of advocacy for future educators and human service professionals

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… service professionals Submitted by Deanne Puca on Dr. Kristal Ehrhardt KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Supporting faculty and … and Human Development have been paramount for Dr. Kristal Ehrhardt , interim dean. “We’re listening to the community and want to share with them what we do well,” says Ehrhardt, who also is a professor of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69765

Shirley A. Ray obituary

News

… of working with Western Michigan University students with disabilities, died March 16 in Kalamazoo. She was 91. Shirley … in 1964 and retired from the University in 1991. She was assistant director of what was then called Handicapped Student Services at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45853

WMU research team wins grant to study impact of speed on crashes

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… was awarded to Drs. Valerian Kwigizile and Jun-Seok Oh , assistant professor and professor, respectively, of civil and … in 1997 still hold true. The other objective is to see what the real impact is of changing speed limits. Economic … fuel consumption "The state is in interested in knowing if what they are doing is cost beneficial," Kwigizile says. For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33086

Reconnecting with nature

College of Arts and Sciences

… through the woods or along the shore of Lake Michigan. What do you notice? Maybe you see birds flying overhead, … surroundings through their sense of sight as humans are vision-centric beings. Dr. Sharon Gill, professor of … sense of peace and also connectedness to something bigger than ourselves.” Roughly 450 bird species have a home …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/soundwalk

Winning the battle for mental wellness

Seita Scholars Program

… - 3:00pm constants/event_status We often consider issues of mental health through the lens of mental illness. But what does it mean to be mentally well? How do we get there? We will examine and discuss strategies to fight the battle for mental wellness. …

https://wmich.edu/events/64219

Understanding grief: WMU philosophy professor awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

College of Arts and Sciences

… that can occur in grief, such as the sensation that time is suspended or arrested or that one's body is no longer a living body. "It's only in hindsight that I … and often isolating human emotion," says Atkins. Indeed, what unites these diverse texts is a common sentiment …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75178

More to discover at 2023 Western Week: Kickin’ it with the Broncos

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… More to discover at 2023 Western Week: Kickin’ it with the Broncos … Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is gearing up for Western Week , Wednesday through Saturday, … power of philanthropy—how our alumni, who truly understand what it means to be a Bronco, are providing a lifetime of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71328

WMU students take third place in national advertising competition

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… WMU students take third place in national advertising competition Submitted by Samantha Hooker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— A team of advertising and promotion students from Western Michigan … about the advertising campaign process since it mirrors what they will do for a real client when they enter the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64051

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.

Information Technology

… Awareness Month (NCSAM), celebrated every October, is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness of the importance of cybersecurity and ensure … permissions and use the “rule of least privilege” to remove what you don’t need or no longer use. Learn to just say “no” …

https://wmich.edu/it/techtalk/2019/10/2019-ncsam

Developmental Mathematics Program Schedule: Spring 2015

Mathematics

… Mathematics Program Schedule: Spring 2015 Unless otherwise stated office hours will be held in the department tutor lab, which is located inside the third floor computer lab: 3374 Rood Hall.  This is a link to an interactive campus map. Math 1090: …

https://wmich.edu/math/developmental-math-schedule-spring2015