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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, … Buba, Cinnamon, Diva and seven other goats to its landscape services staff for a week, providing the 10 rented eating … grass. Plus, the seeds of invasive plants aren't viable after passing through a goat's digestive system, so native …

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

Outstanding student employees, supervisor recognized

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… important career competencies to carry with them long after graduation. Challenges brought on by the pandemic put … of student employment in Career and Student Employment Services. "It adds to a student's financial resources, … during the day. Her peers have often complimented the way things are labeled and the way notes are specific that …

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

WMU researchers win $526,000 grant to better treat substance abuse

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… substance use screening and boost intervention and referral services. The grant, from the U.S. Department of Health and … Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, was awarded to Dr. Tiffany Lee-Parker , assistant professor … their internship or clinical experience and one year after graduation. Students will learn empirically based …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30797

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

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… of large-scale data sets, analyze them and come up with ways to inform the design of large evaluations of teacher development initiatives. "In education, we're always asking and trying to answer questions about what … an idea of what that variation looks like," Spybrook says. "After we analyze those data sets, we're going to write …

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

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 … in the NHL, and the other is to drive the Zamboni, so I was batting .500," jokes Wheelright, who graduated in 2014. … often hang out at Lawson, playing table tennis or going on after-hours skates. "I loved that I found someone that loved …

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

Powered Industrial Truck Safety Program

Environmental Health and Safety

… Michigan University. An operator must be 18 years of age. After demonstrating competency, as demonstrated by … the inspection logs to EHS. Periodically verify that highway trucks are being chocked or secured. Obtain and maintain … charging areas that no smoking is allowed. Assure that eyewash stations are available if employee is servicing …

https://wmich.edu/ehs/policies/pit

Town hall meeting, letters to homes key parts of compensation rollout

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… Van Der Kley , vice president for business and finance, and Warren Hills , associate vice president for human resources, … Each meeting will last for approximately 90 minutes. Watch the town hall meetings online Both town hall meetings … sessions will be available online approximately one hour after the live feed concludes. Viewers may need to download …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23700

Associate professor leads effort to save local restaurants, support front-line workers in pandemic

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… enacted by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. To date, the organization has raised more than … ago when a Western Michigan University associate professor was invited to join a Facebook group for a Feed the Fight … Tre Goodhue to help with social media and graphic design after graduation in April. The opportunity gave him purpose, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62261

Expectations of Students

Student Rights and Responsibilities

… faculty member. This includes, but is not limited to the services of commercial term paper companies. Fabrication, … acknowledge the actual source from which cited information was obtained. For example, a student shall not take a … body, complainant, or witness, prior to, during, and/or after a conduct proceeding. Failure to comply with the …

https://wmich.edu/studentrights/expectations-students

2014-15 Events and Colloquia

Psychology

… and clinical literature on resurgence of problem behavior after successful treatment, and will describe some recent research from my laboratory suggesting ways that we might prevent or attenuate resurgence when … The presentation highlighted who these students are, what services they typically receive, what can be done to improve …

https://wmich.edu/psychology/2014-15-events